The Adair County news., 1921-11-22

hair was disheveled and her eyes
stared at them without seeming recOg-
milton. But she spoke. in fiat, tone
less voice.
my father is deadl L" she fal-
tered, swayed and seemed to swoon as
she sank toward the floor. Rainey
darted forward, but Lund was quicker
and swooped her up in his arms as if
she had been a feather, took her to
the table, set her in a chair, dabbled
a napkin in some water and applied it
to her brows.
"Chafe her wrists" he ordered
Rainey. Undo that top button of her
blouse. That's enough; she amt got
on cOrsets. She'll come through.
Plumb worn out. That's ALL"
He handled her, deftly as a nurse
would child. Rainey chafed the slen-
der wrists and beat her palms, and
soon she opened her eyes and sighed.
Then she pulled away from Lund,
bending over her, and got to her feet.
81 must go to my father" she said.
HE is dead"
They followed her into the cabin and
Lund bent over the bunk.
Looks like it," he whispered to
Rainey. Then he tore open the skip
per's vest and shirt and laid his head
on his chest. The girl made a faint
motion as If to stop him, but did not
hinder him. She was at the end of her
own strength from WEAKNESS and wOr-
rys SSUDd suddenly raised his head.
'TThere's a flutter," he announces,
"He amt gone yit. Get Tamada an
some brandy"
With the dose there came signs of
revival, a low moan from the skipper.
The girl flew to his side. Tamada,
standing by with the bottle, stepped
forward, handed the brandy to Rainey,
and rolled up the lid of an eye. look
ing closely at the pupil.
II study medicine at Tokyo" he
said.
"Why didn't ye say so before?" de-
manded Lund. 1t did not occur to any
of them to doubt Tamada's word. There
was an air of professional assurance
and an efficiency about him that car
ried weight. what can you do for
him7 There's a medicine chest In
Carlsen's room"
Il was hired to cook" said Tamada
quietly. 81 should not have been per-
NIT to interfere. 1t is not my business
II a white man makes a fool of him.
self. Now we want morphine and hy-
podermic syringe"
Tamada rolled up the captains
sleeve. The flesh, shrunken, pallid,
was closely spotted with dot-like
scars that showed livid, as if the cap
tain had been suffering from some
strange rash.
Lund whistled softly. Rainey, too,
knew what it meant. The skipper had
been a veritable slave to the drug.
Carlsen had administered it, pre-
scribed it, used it as means to bring
Simms under his SubjectiOn.
How much dye suppose he took at
once?" Lund asked the japanese in a
low voice.
Fifteen grains, 1 think. Maybe
more. Too much! Always too much
drug in his veins. Much worse than
opium for man."
"Carlsen's work." grOwled Lund.
Increased the stuff on him till he
couldn't do without it. Made him a
slave to dope an Carlsen his boss. He
deserved killin' jest for that, the
skunk" 1fG - a;;,ss;ess.ss.
Rafney frantically searched through
the medicine chest and, finding only
five tablets marked Morphine l gr. in
a bottle, sought elsewhere in vain.
And he could find no needle. But he
ran across some automatic cartridges
and put them in his pockets before he
hurried back.
"This is not enough" said Tamada
"And we should have needle. But
dissolve these in galley" And he hur.
ried out. The girl had slipped down on