The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-08
CHAPTER XiX-Continued,

Brood stopped him with an impa-
tient gesture. Il must ask you not to
discuss Mrs. Brood, Joe-or you, Dan"
Il was just going to say, Jim, that if
was you I'd thank the Lord that she's
going to do It," substituted Mr.. Riggs,
somewhat hastily. She's wonder
full 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-
nanded Brood. paIsing in his restless
racing Of the floor.
He says the poor boy is as good as
dead" said Mr.. Riggs.
Amt got a chance in a Million"
said Mr.. Dawes.
They were surprised to see Brood
vince He hadn't been so thin-skinned
in the olden days. His nerve was 60
ing back on him, that's what it was,
poor JIM Twenty years ago he would
have stiffened his back and taken It
like man. 1t did not occur to them
nat they might have broken the news
to 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 fool doctors said you hadn't q
chance? Well. sir, well still"
II any feller can get well with a
bullet through his" began Mr.. Dawes
encouragingly. but stopped abruptly
when he saw Brood put his hands over
bis eyes and sink dejectedly into a
chair, deep groan on his lips.
i guess we'd better CO." whispered
Dir. 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, encountering
sanjab just outside the door
You must stick to 1t, Ranjab," said
Mr., Riggs sternly.
With your dying breath" added Mr..
Dawes, and the Hindu, understanding.
srarely nodded his head.
"Well?" said Brood, long afterward.
raising his haggard face to meet the
saze OF the motionless brown man who
had been standing in his presence for
many minutes.
Miss Lydia ask permission of sahlb
TO be near him until the end" said the
hihdu She will not go away. have
ueard the words she say to the sa-
hbah, and the sahibah as silent as the
nmo. She say no word for herself.
Just sit and look at the floor and never
move. Then she accuse the sahibah of
oeihe the cause of the young masters
oeath, and the sahibah only nod her
mead TO that. and go out of the room.
ana up to the place where the young
master is, and they cannot keen her
from going in. She just look at the
woman IN the white cap and the wom-
an step aside. The sahibah is now
win the young master and the doctors
0ne IS not OF this world, sahib, but of
another"
ana Miss Desmond? Where is she?"
She wait in the hall outside his
uoor Ranjab have speech with her
she does not believe Ranjab. She look
INTO MS eye and his eye is not honest
-she see 1t all. She say the young
master shoot himself and"
shall tell her the truth, Raniab."
SAID Brood stolidly. "She must know
She and her mother. Tonight shall
zee them, but not now. Suicide. Poor,
poor Lydia."
MISS Lydia say she blame herself
'or everything. She is a coward she
say and Ranjab he understand. She
came Yesterday and went away Ran.
''p teii her the sahib no can see her."
yesterday! know. She came to
p'edu with me. l know" groaned
Brood, bitterly.
, 'he wlli not speak her thought. to
lae world, sahib," asserted Raniab
my servant have spoken his words
and she will not deny him. II is for
'ne young masters sake. But she saw
.1e know he shoot himself because
ne no can bear the disgrace"
enough, Ranjab," interrupted the
master. Tonight shall tell her every.
.ning Go now and fetch me the latest
word" '"'e''
me hindu remained motionless inst
'Dsiue the door. His eyes were closed.
han,ab talk to the winds, sahib. |
ne winds speak to him. The young
.l.as'er Is alive. The great doctor he
.earch for the bullet. 1t is bad. But
"s sahioah stand between him and |
,a' sea'h' She hold back death. She /
Ign at death. She say it no can be.
-saNJao know her now. Here In this
.ooni ne see the two woman in her,
- ne no more will be blind. Sho
@Nu "a, lhere before Ranjab, who would
49, ana out Of the air came a new
rn' .r TO shield her. Her eyes are the
=, Oh another who does not live in
u u hesh. and Ranjab bends the knee.
=. see the inside. 1t is not black. 1t
~ ''i OF iight-a great big light, sahib.
,ts - servant would kill his masters
lm but. Allah defend! He cannot
ras,d ,le "iie who is already dead. His
~, S,er wives stand before him-two