Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-03-24

il faud at present no means Of buying
, another be might have to mortgage
the home next year. lie got mp pain
fully and Iimped of toward the tower.
There wasn't any sense Of Lester
standing watch up there Either The
cables would hold or they wouldn't.
and watching was only prolonging the
agony.
/ al this because he had let the
thought Of making hundred dollars
dazzle his eyes aud obscure his usual
caution and common sense. lie re-
| fused to admit that TIE girl and tue
! mystery surrounding her had pulled
| him rs strongly as the thought 81 gain.
lie paused and reached down to rub
his ghlu gently
ia helping Crawford IN be bad fallen
on the slippery unw4y aud bruised a
shin against one or the rolling pins.
Well the poor young woman was pay
ing for her mrdiboel-a cash two
inches lone on the side vi her head aud
an afm strained So. badly that her fin.
1 gers spread Out crD0lediy
And She Fay there oH tile ioor Of the
f b3afheHac without movement. without
speech. too exhausted to moan against
the jain ii har lu3are- Treasure
fle was in O. liue mood for treasure.
he would have liked nothing better
than to Gn1 &c 3nI east il Into the lake.
TO iet IL remain There tin the second
/ deluxe which the minister said last
| Sunday was on the way and ever
| after.
Treasurer What treasure? How
| could there be any treasure on Pidgin4
/ The adventure itself did not stir his
Imagination They were all alive on
shore, bat 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 a moment
! Of mental alteration!
Perhaps the real backbone OF his dis
satisfaction over his conduct was the
| fact that he had now given the missus
| the chance for which she bad been
waiting for years.
She wasn't scold, but she would
/ not have upheld the traditions Of her
sex If she had refused TO seize upon this
weakness. to enlarge upon II. to fling
| It I'm his face from now on. all through
| the dreary long winter TO come.
Inside the boathouse Crawford sat
! with his baek to the lightkeeper's boat,
| asleep.
A smoky lantern hung from the roof
beam.
Between this and the other lantern.
which stood on the floor little way
| from Diana's head. swan pale haze.
| tainted with the odor of kerosene
From time to time dark tongue OF
water would suddenly come In under
| the double doors. to seep lazily out
again. The bolts ratified continuously
Diana lay between the boat and the
PARTITION
blanket was spread over her. I'm
| Her her bandaged head were two cush
tons. over and down which her loosen
ed hair flowed spun bronze In the light
so close to IT,
Her face. thrown into relief. had that
rare mellow tone of a Xelasquez por-
| trait
When she fell on the runway she
struck against bolt.
Fortunately the blow was glaneing
| still. II laid open the side OF her head
| as neatly as knife would have done
| How serious this injury WAS Crawford
| was unable to determine. but the pc
culiar twist to the arm. as they picked
her up and carried her into the boat
| house senselesS. alarmed him.
He had been on too many football
| field not to have learned that often II
strain Is far more dangerous than n
| clean broken bone Wild though he
| was with anxiety, he went to work
eoolly. Billy aud Lester We're worse
| than useless in this emergency,
| or went her heavy outing coat. He
| found IL necessary TO cut away the
sleeve of her sweater, and he was glad
| she had worn that. for wool even II
wet. absorbs and retains heat.
The cut bled profusely. and this he
| stopped with applications of cold wa
| ter ripping up a pillow case for ban
| dages. Next he gave his attention to
the arm. No bones we're broken.
lie bound il tightly TO keep down the
swelling. soaked it with arnica, which
! happily. the lightkeeper was able to
supply, and slung II across her breast
! All this time she remained unconscious
| He drew the stool beside her and set
| lied down 20 watch. An hour or so
later she opened her eyes.
Whit has happenedG" she asked
family.
You Tell and badly strained your
arm And there's cut on the side OF
| your head Now, please. don't talk;
| Keep perfectly quiet Ina going TO pun
/ yoa out of this all right The bow
viii go down 10y midnight. and early
tomorrow Wen make for home. Try
20 Sleep
4 drink
A strong cup of coffee was given hel
forthwith She drank it greedily. but
refused the buttered bread. and lay
back. closing her eyes. She was SO
far gone in exhaustion that Crawford
! knew the coffee would have no other
| effect than 20 hold off hunger weak
ness
Himself he ate three slices of bread
and drank three cups OF coffee. for he
was dead tired and yet he must watch.
| Her head throhbed SO that IL neutral.
| tied the pain in her arm.
She kept her eyes shut not so much
| to urge sleep as TO avoid watching the
| roof revolve and the four sides of the
| bpathouSe pxpau1 and contract And