The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-01
CHAPTER xIx-continued.

DTOOu stOppeu EiIu WIFI al imPn-
tient gesture. 81 must ask you not to
discuss Mrs. Brood. Joe-or you. Dam"
II was just going to say, Jim, that II
was you I'd thank the Lord that she's
going to do It." substituted Mr.. Riggs.
somewhat hastily. shes a wonder
ful nurse. She told me a bit ago that
she was going to save his life in spite
OF the doctor"
What does Doctor Holder say?" de-
manded Brood, pausing in his restless
pacing OF the floor.
He says the poor boy is as good as
dead" said Mr.. Riggs.
Amt got a chance in a Million"
eaid Mr.. Dawes.
They we're surprised to see Brood
in the olden days. His nerve was go
fng back on him, that's what 1t was,
poor Jim Twenty years ago he would
have stiffened his back and taken II
like a man. II did not occur 10 them
that they might have broken the news
to him with tact and consideration.
But you can depend on us. Jim. to
quickly. Remember how we saved
you back there in Calcutta when all
the fool doctors said you hadn't a
chance? Well. sir. we'll still"
'If any feller can get we'll with a
outlet through his" began Mr.. Dawes
'encouragingly, but stopped abruptly
when he saw Brood put his hands over
mi 1a4A Sn&A
chair. deep groan on his lips.
II guess we'd better co." whispered
Mr.. Riggs, after a moment of inde-
-cision and then, inspired by a certain
fear for his friend, struck the gong re.
soundingly. Silently they made their
way out of the room, encoun.ering
Ranjab just outside the door.
"You must stick to 1t, Ranjab," said
MIR. 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
gaze of the motionless brown man who
had been standing in his presence for
many minutes.
Miss Lydia ask permission OF sahib
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 the
tomb. She say no word for herself
just sit and look at the floor 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 go out OF the room
and up to the place where the young
master is, and they cannot keep her
from going in. She just look at the
woman in the white cap and the WON
an step aside. The sahibah is now
with the young master and the doctors
She is 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
She does not believe Ranjab. She locl
into his eye and his eye is not honest
--she see 1t all. She say the young
master shoot himself and"
d..
said Brood stolidly. "She must know
she and her mother. Tonight shall
see them. but not now. Suicide! Poor
poor Lydia!"
Miss Lydia say she blame herself
for everything. She is a coward, she
say, and Ranjab he understand. She
came yesterday and went away. Ran
1ab tell her the sahib no can see her."
Yesterday! l know. She came te
plead with me. know" groanec
Brood. bitterly.
'She will not speak her thoughts &C
the world. sahib." asserted Ranjab
~'Thy servant have spoken his words
and she will not deny him. II is fol
the young masters sake. But she say
che know he shoot himself because
he no can bear the disgrace"
Enough. Raniab." interrupted the
master. Tonight shall tell her every
thing. Go now and fetch me the latest
word"
The Hindu remained motionless just
inside the door. His eyes were closed
"Ranjab talk to the winds, sahib
The winds speak to him. The young
master is alive The great doctor he
search for the bullet. It is bad. But
the sahibah stand between him ant
death. She hold back death. She
laugh at death. She say 1t no can be
Ran1ab know her now. Here in this
room he see the two woman in her
and he no more will be blind. She
stand there before Ranjab, who woult
kill, and out Of the air came a new
spirit to shield her. Her eyes are tn,
eyes of another who does not live IL
the flesh, and Ranjab bends the knee
He see the inside. 1t is not black. I
is full of light-a great big light, sahib
Thy servant would kill his MASTER
gife-but. Allah defendl He canno
kill the wife who is already dead. Hi
masters wives stand before him-tw,
not one--and his hand is STOP"
Brood was regarding him through
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