Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-24

an arm strained so badly that her fin
gers spread ont crookedly.
And she lay there on the floor Of the
boathouse without movement without
speech, too exhausted to moan against
the pain Of her injuries. Treasure:
He was In fine mood for treasure
He would have liked nothing better
| than to find it and cast It into the lake,
| to let it remain there till the second
| deiuge (which the minister said last
| Sunday was on the way and ever
after
Treasure? What treasurer How
could there he any treasure on Pidgin2
The adventure Itself did not stir his
imagination. They were all alive on
shore. but he had broken faith with
! himself, and there lay the sting and
! the bite.
Known for years as the most careful
guide on the river, and to smash that
record into smithereens in 8 moment
Of mental alteration
Perhaps the real backbone OF his dis
satisfaction over his conduct was the
fact that ne had now given the missus
the chance for which she had been
waiting for years.
She wasn't a scold. but she would
not have upheld the traditions Of her
seq If she had refused to seize upon this
weakness, to enlarge upon It, 10 fling
# in his face from now on. all through
the dreary, long winter to come.
. Inside the bosthouse Crawford sat
with his back to the ughtkeepefs boat,
. asleep.
A smoky lantern hung from the root
beam.
: Between this ard the other lantern
: which stood on the floor a little way
from Dianas bead swan PATE haze
z tainted with the odor Of kerosene
From time to time "A dark tongue o.
e water would suddenly come in under
$ the double doors, to seen IaziIy out
j again The bolts ratified continuously
: Diana lay between the boat and tbs
G partition.
q A blanket was spread over her. I'm
L der her bandaged head were two cush
o Ions. over and down which her loosen
ed hair flowed, spun bronze in the light
n so close to it,
Her face, thrown into relief. had that
= rare mellow tone Of Veiasquez por
traif.
When she fell on the runway she
struck against bolt.
Fortunately the blow was ElancinE
Still It laid open the side Of her hea(
rs neatly rs knife would have done
How serious this injury was Cranfur,
was unable TO determine, but the ne
Ia culIar twist to the arm. as they PICKED
her M and carried her into the boat
house senseiess. alarmed him.
s He had been on too many football
d field not to have learned that often +:
n strain is far more dangerous than ;
8 clean broken bone Wild though h
$ was with anxiety. he went 10 worl
:. cooliy. Billy and Lester were Worse
t than useless In this emergency.
: on went her heavy outing coat Ii
n found 1t necessary to cut away til
It sleeve of her sweater. and he was gia,
+, she had worn that. for wool even i
wet. absorbs and retains heat
II The cut bled profusely, and this h
d stepped with applications of cold va
It ter, ripping up a pillow case for bar
d dages. Next he gave his attention t
e the arm. No bones were broken.
/. He bound it tightly to keep down til
e swelling, soaked 1t with arnica. whc
l. happily. the lishtkeeper was able t
II supply, and slung 1t across her breast
y All this time she remained unconscious
He drew the stool beside her and sci
= tied down 10 watch An hour or $
1t later she opened her eyes
1t What hns happened:" she aske
J.. family.
You fell and badly strained you