The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-09-23
CHAPTER V-Continued.
e,s diving. Jim" l cried.

he dying, Jim, Crleu.
aye, for want of food and water.
There's not a drop or n crumb in the
boat. Maybe there's something in the
bag" He sprang in and brought out
a black leather bag, which, with a
large blue coat, was the only thing in
the boat II was locked, but Jim had
1t open in an instant. 1t was half
full of gold pieces.
Neither of us had ever seen so much
before-nO, nor a tenth part Of 1t.
There must have been hundreds of
them, all bright new British SOW
ereigns. Indeed, so taken up were we
that we had forgotten all about their
owner, until groan took our thoughts
back of him. His lips were bluer than
ever, and his jaw had dropped. can
see his open mouth now, with its row
of white. wolfsh teeth.
MY God! he's Off" cried jim.
"Here. run TO the burn, Jock, for a
hatful OF water. Quick, man, or he's
gone! I'll loosen his things the
while"
Away / tore, and was back in a
minute with as much water as would
stay in my Glengarry. Jim had pulled
open the mans coat ana 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 l were looking at
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
il. From above could see there was
a corresponding pucker in the back at
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 it,
and the other had remained inside
sBut suddenly he staggered up to his
feet, and pulled his shirt to, with a
quick. suspicious glance at us.
"What have been dolng?" he asked
eve been Off my head. Take no no.
tice of anything / may have said
Have / been shouting?"
you shouted just before you FELL
what did shout?"
told him, though 1t bore little
meaning to my mind. He looked sharp.
~iy at us. and then he shrugged his
shoulders.
"Well. the question is. what am | to
do nowl l didn't thought | was so
weak. Where did you get the wa.
teri"
] pointed towards the burn, and he
staggered off 10 the bank. There he
lay down upon his face, and he drank
until | thought he would never have
done. At last he got up, with a long
sigh. and wiped his mustache with his
sleeve.
LhdN y DtNtCAs ouih nave yOu
any food1"
had crammed two bits OF oatcake
into my pocket when left home, and
these he crushed into his mouth and
swallowed. Then he squared his shoul
ders. pulled out his chest. and patted
his ribs with the fat Of his hands.
II am sure that owe you exceed.
ingly WE'LL" said he. You have been
very kind 90 a stranger. But I see
that you have had occasion to open
my bagT"
"wp hoped that we might find wine
or brandy there when you tainted"
'Oh have nothing there but just
my iiile-how do you say Iti-ny
savings They are not much. but
nusr live quietly upon them until
ii'd something TO do. Now. one could
i've very quietly here. I should say.
nd not have come upon a more
~erul Mace without. perhaps. sc