The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-03

She might have stepped right In
from n round OF golf. except that her
skirt was considerably shorter than
any that was ever seen on English
links. short though these can some
times be; and that she carried husi-
ness-like revolver at her belt. She had
an attractive rather than beautiful
face. with brown eyes that now
eiowed with sympathy and earnest-
ness. but looked as though. on ooea-
sion. they could fash with seorn as
readily as they could shine with Joy
aud laughter.
Il heard that you were H." she ex-
planned. without waiting for vain for
maiities. zone OF my Arabs came
back to tell me as soon as the storm
was over. ! had sent him on TO find
water. and M discovered your cara
vans already here May l lookg I've
walked the nOspitfls In india and
know mething 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 borderiand now TO
care much what happened All he
wanted was sleep
Can you fetch my medicine chest?'
she said. turning quick grave face
TO Brownson. She gave the patient
some brandy directly BrOwnson re-
turned. and repeated the dose after
redressinE-more to keep him awake
than 10 help him TO bear the pain.
What she did remains mystery to
Rrownson TO this day. but he tells a
lurld story of how she cauterized the
wound with blood and gunpowder.
and doctored the master necessarily
for thirty hours on end
But she saved his life.
The irony of u was that Dorothy
Hammonde. for that was her name.
did not know whether 10 laugh or TO
cry over her heroic cure OF course.
she was glad that she had been able
20 save Captain ThOrnton's life. not
only because she had one OF ;ke
kindest hearts In the world. hut also
because she admired his courage and
liked him personally more than most
men.
Yet here she was. a publishers
daughter. toward the end Of quest
which was 20 prove that English
women. unaided. could DO as much as
any man hsd done before suddenly
forced 10 save a rival who might
even yet secure the prizo. For she
had discovered that he too. was act
Ing on the paragraph which mad In
rpired her own expedition. 10 was
really too bad
II wonder" he had said. as soon ~
he was out Of danger. and they coulS
sit az ease under such shade as couls
be found beneath the ciump OF palm
trees IN the oasis which sheltere,
their combined caravans. II wonder
what fairy Rodmother brought yoi
20 the last place In all the worl'
where one would expect 10 meet A.
: English Eentlewoman."
Sheer ambition she declared
"senseieaa ambition you win probabl,
call "a: but not more 80 than many ex
petitions for which men have won IN
less. n you like. then the famous jour
ney Of Major I.ains. whose track VI
are both doing our best 10 follow"
80 you. too. are following LANG
route" he replied hastily. with
glance Of mingled anxiety aud sur
prise May J ask whvf"
|. TO win the gold medal Of the p. =
q. 3 ~ can" she said. after som
hesitate AID On this she was spea 4
ms the truth. ~ not the whole trutl
i've done silly little coast journey
i, into the wilds before now. hut mi
= time ! wanted % % something biz
/ and all on my very own
: Captain Thornton looked relieve,
q II was 20 afraid you we're after N
f.alnE papera
4 "And suppose I wsFeT'
= nOhr said the captain innocsntil
= IN that case I should naturally rstir
!. a. gracefully a. couid--unleas Va
4 would aiioW me 20 help 80 some soi
IA % auniiiarT force On case 20 trouhl
u poor old Baker would b. pretty alcl
y bot. Of coufae. 7 should refund h.
money We shared the cost. 80
Know
h "And ell this. Captain Thornton
L. sald Miss Hammondc." 1creiy hscaui
'r I am a woman
b "An This. my dear lady. because va
IL saved my life."
.s But . have not yet said that 7 al
'r 80 after sings diary Come. Cartal
erlss ssn Ia - BE- rivals Fore'