Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-08-20

"Where u.u you come from, thenT'
asked Jim.
II was in ship that was wrecked"
said he shortly. "What is the town
down yOnder?"
at is Berwick"
"Ah, well. must get stronger be-
fore can go further" He turned to-
ward the boat, and as he did so he
gave lurch, and would have fallen
had he not caught the prov. On this
he seated himself, and looked round
him with a face that was flushed and
two eyes that blazed like a wild
beasts.
"voltlgeurs de la Garde" he roared
In voice like trumpet call, and
then again, "voltigeurs de In Garde"
He waved his hat above his head. and
suddenly pitching forward upon his
face on the sand, he lay all huddled
into little brown heap.
Jim Horscroft and | stood and
stared at each other. The coming OF
the man had been so strange, and his
questions, and now this sudden turn.
We took him by a shoulder each and
turned him upon his back. His lips
were bloodless, and his breath would
scarce shake a feather.
Hes dying, JIM" cried.
"Aye, for want Of food and water.
There's not a drop or a crumb In the
boat. Maybe there's something In the
bag" He sprang in and brought out
black leather bag, which, with a
large blue coat, was the only thing In
the boat. 1t was locked but Jim had
It open in an instant. It was half
full of gold pieces.
Neither of us had ever seen so much
before-no, nor tenth part of II.
There must have been hundreds OF
them, all bright new British SOW
erelgns. Indeed, so taken up were we
that we had forgotten all about their
owner until a groan took our thoughts
back Of him. His lips were bluer than
ever, and his jaw had dropped. l can
see his open mouth now, with Its row
of white. wolfish teeth.
"My God he's off," cried Jim.
"Here, run to the burn, Jock, for
hatful OF water Quick, man. or he's
gonel I'll loosen his things the
while"
Away tore, and was back In
minute with as much water as would
stay In my Glengarry. Jim had pulled
open the mans coat and shirt, and we
doused the water over him, and forced
some between his lips. 1t had a good
effect, for after gasp or two he sat
up, and rubbed his eyes slowly, like a
man who is waking from deep sleep.
But neither Jim nor were looking mt
his face now. for our eyes were fixed
on his uncovered chest.
There were two deep red Fuckers in
| II. one Just below the collar bone, and
the other about halfway down on the
right side. The skin of his body was
extremely white up To the brown line
of his neck. and the angry crinkled
spots looked the more vivid against
| II. From above could see there was
a corresponding pucker in the back mt
one place but not at the other. In
experienced as | was, could tell what
that meant. Two bullets had pierced
| his chest-One had passed through 1t,
and the other had remained inside.
But suddenly he staggered up to his
feet. and pulled his shirt 10, with Il
quick, suspicious glance al, us.
"What have been doing1'' he asked.
"rve been off my head. Take no no.
tice of anything | may have said.
Have hcea shouting?"
"Yor shouted just before YEA fell"
tut! neither know nor care"
said /. "No stranger shall pass our
door without "a crust and bed" With
my head cooked, and feeling as II 1
was doing something very fine, in
stead of being the most egreglous fool
south OF Edinburgh, / marched on
down the path. with my new ac-
Quaintance at my elbow.