South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-14

She might have stepped right in
from a round OF golf. except that her
skirt was considerably shorter than
any hat was ever seen on English
ltlks, hort though these "a some
lines be-; and tina she carried a bust
hess-like revolver at her belt. She had
an attractive rather than a beautiful
face, with brown eyes hat now
glowed with sympathy and earnest
ness, but looked as though, on occa-
sion, they could flash with scorn as
readily as they could shine with JOY
and laughter.
II heard that you were ILL.," she ex-
planned, without waiting for vain for
malities. zone of my Arabs came
back to tell me as soon as the storm
was over. l had tent him on 10 find
water, and he discovered YOU cara
vans already here. May 1 look? I've
walked the hospitsls I'm Iudia and
know something about snake bites
you are very kind" he said sim
ply; but more from instructive cour-
tesy than anything else; for he was
too far over the borderland now 10
care much what happened. All he
wanted was sleep.
Can YOU fetch my medicine chest2'
she said. turning a quick grave face
TO Brownson. She gave the patient
some brandy directly Brownson re-
AuIlEut anu ItIE1Ntu the NOSG d1AGI
redressing-more 10 keep him awake
than TO help him TO bear the pain.
What she did remains a mystery 10
BroWnson 10 his day, but he tells a
lurid story of how she cauterized the
wound with blood and gunpowder.
and doctored the master incessantly
for. thirty hours on end.
But she saved his life.
=
I'll. E---~ - a. NO chat DDw1+h~,
Hammonde, for that was her name.
did not know whether to laugh or &c
cry over her heroic cure. OF course,
she was glad that she had been able
10 save Captain Thornton's life, not
only because she had one OF the
kindest hearts in the world, but also
because she admired his courage and
liked him personally more Ian most
men.
Yet here she was. a publishers
daughter. toward the end OF a quest
which vas 10 prove that English
women. unaided. could do as much as
any man had done before suddenly
forced to save a rival who might
even vet c the prize. For she
had discovered that he, too. was act
ing on the paragraph which mad in
Spired her own expedition. 1t was
really too bad!
A1 AA1A 11A4H s. 2NOAA ae
he was out OF danger. and they could
sit at ease under such shade as coulC
be found beneath the clump of palm
trees IN the oasis which sheltered
their combined II wonder
what fairy godmOther brought you
10 the last place IN all the worlc
where one would expect 10 meet ar
English gentlewoman."
Sheer ambition she declared
"senseless ambition you VIII probably
call IL: but not more so than many ex.
petitions for which men have won the
praise Of other men. Not more sense
less. IL you like. then the fsmous Jour.
ney OF Major Laing, whose track W.
are both doing our best TO follow"
so you. too. are following LainK'.
route" he replied hastily, with a
glance OF mingled anxiety and sur
prise. May l ask why9"
ITO win the gold medal OF the F r
G.. S II I can" she said. after some
hesitation: and in this she was speak.
ing the truth. II o the whole truth
eve done silly little coast Journey.
into the wtlds before uow, but thi'
time I wanted 10 do something Gig
and all on my very own"
Captain Thornton looked relieved
II was so afraid you were after til,
Laing papers.
And suppose I wereT'
'1Ohl' said the captain innocently
'1n that case I should naturally retir,
as gracefully ss I cOuld-unless yol
would allow me 10 help as some sor
OF auxiliary force in case OF trOuble
Poor old Baker would be pretty sick
but. Of course. I should refund hi
money. We shared the cost yo'
know"
sA,d al .hfs Ca1+asn Thornton
said Mise Hammonde." merely becaus,
] am a woman"
"AIl this. my dear lady. because yol
saved my life"
But I have not yet said that I an
not after Laing's diary. Come. Captain
Thornton. let US be rivals Verge