The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-03
ouApTER XlX-Continued.

Uostnre. Il must ask you not to
s ~ Mrs. Brood, Joe-or you, Dan"
4 was just going to say JIM that II
80 Won I'd thank the Lord that she's
10" Voc n do it," substituted Mr.. Riggs
9.a eubat hastily. She's a wonder
], nnrse She told me a bit ago that
nos going to save his life in spite
the doctor"
"Wbat does Doctor Holder say! de-
.ndod Brood, pausing in his restless
rclng of the floor
"He says the poor boy is as good as
lad" said Mr. Riggs.
Amt got a chance in a million"
ad Mr., Dawes. |
they we're surprised to see Brood |
,,nea He hadn't been so thin-skinned
: the olden days. His nerve was 60
Is hack on him, that's what it was,
,oor lin! Twenty years ago he would
saye stiifened his back and taken it
sta man It did not occur to them
mai they might have broken the news
3 him with tact and consideration.
pBut YOU can depend on us, jim, to
mill him through" said Mr.. Riggs
mickly. Remember how we saved
yon hack there in Calcutta when all
tba fool doctors said you hadn't a
chance? Well. sir, Wen still"
Tf any Teller can get we'll with
bullet through his" began Mr.. Dawes
encouragingly, but stopped abruptly
When he saw Brood put his hands over
hts eyes and sink deiectedIy into a
chair, a deep groan on his lips.
a guess we'd better co." whispered
Mr. Riggs, after a moment of indie
eision and then, inspired by a certain
fear for his friend, struck the gong re-
Dundingly. Silently they made their
vay out of the room, enCountering
ganiab just outside the door
"You must stick to it, Ranjab," said
Nj. Riggs sternly.
with your dying breath, added Mr..
Dawes. and the Hindu, understanding,
gavely nodded his head.
Well?" said Brood, long afterward
raising his haggard face to meet the
gaze of the motionless brown man who
had been standing in his presence fol
many minutes.
Miss Lydia ask permission Of sahih
to be near him until the end, said the
Hindu. She will not go away. have
heard the words she say to the sa
hibah, and the sahibah as silent as thu
tomb. She say no word for herself
iust sit and look at the floor and nevel
move, Then she accuse the sahibah O
being the cause of the young MASTER
death, and the sahibah only nod he
head to that, and go out of the room
and up to the place where the yOunj
master is, and they cannot keep he
from going in She just look at tn
woman in the white cap and the won
an step aside The sahibah is nov
with the young master and the doctors
She is not of this world, sahib. but c
another"
"And Miss Desmond? Where is she J?
"She wait in the hall outside hi
door, Ranjab have speech with he
She does not believe Ranjab. She loo
into his eye and his eye is not homes
-she see it all. She say the youn
master shoot himself and"
4 shall tell her the truth, Ranjab
said Brood stolidly, she must kno
she and her mother. Tonight sha
see them, but not now. Suicide! Poo
poor Lydia!"
Miss Lydia say she blame herse
for everything She is coward, 81
say, and Ranjab he understand. 81
came yesterday and went away. Ra
1ab tell her the sahib no can see her.
Yesterday | know. She came
plead with me. know" groant
Brood, bitterly.
she will not speak her thoughts
the world, sahtb," asserted RAMA
Thy servant have spoken his wor
and she will not deny him. 1t is +
the young masters sake. But she s
she know he shoot himself becau
ne no can bear the disgrace"
Enough, Rapjab," interrupted t
master. Tonight shall tell her eve
thing. Go now and fetch me the latt
word"
The Hindu remained motionless il
inside the door. His eyes were clos
"Raniab talk to the winds, sab
Inc winds speak to him. The you
master is alive. The great doctor
search for the bullet. 1t is bad. I
Tue sahibah stand between him a
Death She hold back death. s
laugh at death. She say it no can
hanlab know her now. Here in t
room ne see the two woman in h
AUG ne no more will be blind. S
stand there before Ranjab, who wo
XIII, and out of the air came I
spirit to shield her, Her eyes are
eyes of another who does not live
sae flesh, and Ranjab bends the kr
ne see the inside. 1t is not black
= iuii OF iight-a great big light, sa'
ny servant would kill his mast
Nte-but, Allah defend! He car