The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-10-08
CHAPTER xix-contlnusd

CHAPTER xix-contInusd.
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brood stopped him with an impa-
dent gesture. Il must ask you not to
dis cuss Mrs. Brood. Joe-or you. DAN"
Il vas just going to say. Jim. that II
[ WA you I'd thank the Lord that she's
going to DO It," substituted Mr.. Riggs.
somewhat hastily. "She's q wonder.
ful nurse. She told me . bit ago that
she was going to save his life in spite
Of the Doctor"
what does Doctor Holder say?" de-
aandad Brood. pausing In his restless
pacing Of the door.
HE says the poor boy 10 - good a.
dead" said Mr.. Riggs.
Amt got . chance In . million"
said Mr.. Dawes.
They ere surprised to see Brood
vince. He hadn't been 20 thin-skinned
n the olden days. His nerve was 60
Ing back on him. that's what It was,
poor Jim! Twenty years ago he would
have stifened his back and taken Il
like = man. Il did not occur to them
mat they might have broken the news
10 him with tact and consideration.
"But you can depend on us. Jim. to
pull him through" said Mr.. Riggs
quickly. Remember how we saved
you back there In Calcutta when all
the foul doctors said you hadn't .
chance? Well. sir. we'll still"
II any Teller can get well with q
bullet through his" began Mr.. Dawes
encouragingly. but stopped abruptly
when he saw Brood put his hands over
his eyes and sink dejectedly into =
chair. q deep groan on his lips.
4 guess we'd better co." whispered
Mr.. Riggs, after q moment Of inde-
cision and then. inspired by q certain
fear for his friend. struck the gong re-
1~oundingly. Silently they made their
way out Of the room. encountering
Ranjab just outside the door.
"You must stick to Il, Ranjab," said
Riggs sternly.
with your dying BREATH" added Mr..
Dawes, and the Hindu, understanding,
Gravely nodded his head.
"Well?" said Brood. long afterward,
raising his haggard face to meet the
gase Of the motionleas brown man who
AaA BEEN standing In his presence for
many minutes.
Miss Lydia AK permission OF sahib
% - near him until tho end" said the
Hindu. "0ho will not 70 away. have
heard the words she say to the "a
Nfbah. and the sahibah as silent as the
tomb. She say no word for herself.
gust sit and look at the foor and never
move Then she accuse the sahibah OF
being the cause Of the young masters
death, and the sahibah only nod her
head to that. and 90 out OF the room.
and up to the place where the young
master IL. and they cannot keep her
from going In. She Just look at the
woman in the white cap and the wom-
step aside. The sahibah IL now
with the young master and the doctors.
ehe ID not Of this world. sahib. but OF
another"
And Miss Desmond? Where Is she? p
She wait In the hall outside his
door. Ranjab have speech with her
Dhe does not believe Ranjab. She look
his eye and his eye is not honest
see It all. She say the young
master shoot himself and"
II shall tell her the truth, Ranjab,"
said Brood stolidly. "She must know
and her mother. Tonight / shall
see them. but not now. Suicide! Poor.
poor Lydia!"
miss Lydia say she blame herself
Tor everything. She is q coward, she
and Ranjab he understand. She
came yesterday and went away. RAN
lab tell her the sahib no can see her"
Yesterday! know. She came to
plead with me. know" groaned
bitterly.
's6he will not speak her thoughts to
the world. sahib." asserted Raniab
Thy servant have spoken his words
md she will not deny him. It 10 for
he yor:x masters sake. But she say
Dhe know he shoot himself because
" 10 = bear tho disgrace"
s2noush. RanJab." interrupted the
master. Tonight I shall tell her every.
lhlne. Go now and fetch me the latest
word"
- Hindu remained motionless Just
$500 the door. His eyes we're closed.
sRanjab talk % tho winds, sahib.
E&o winds speak to him. The young
noster n alive. The great doctor he
DsoEeh Tor the bullet. II IL bad. But
~ oehibah stand between him and
oeefh- She hold back death. She
enoA - death. She ray It no can be.
e1l5ab know her now. Here In this
oom 10 - the two woman In her.
~ 10 no moro will be- blind. 8ho
t1 there bsiors Ranjab. who would
and ont q - air came . new
~ ohiold her. Her eyes are the
G. anethpr Who does not livA n
Rantab bends the knee.
to @ei6e. n = not black It
~ ne groat Bis light. sAhib.
X6neS Menl4 nh hi master's
1ofea1l He cannot
oe1runly AeoA. His
~ %F2S.6sS Ex1aan Aa--A-n