The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-24

less VOICE.
MY father is. dead! +" she fall
tered, swayed and seemed to sw0on as
she sank toward the floor. Rainey
darted forward, but Lund was quicker |
and swOoped her up in his arms as II
she had been a feather, took her TO
the table, set her in a chair, dabbled
a napkin in some water and applied II
to her brows.
"Chafe der 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 a child. Rainey chafed the slen-
der wrists and beat her palms, and
soon she opened her eyes and signed.
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-
nv. Lund suddenly raised his head.
There's a fiutter," he announced.
"He amt gone yit. Get Tamada an
some brandy"
With the dose there came signs OF
revival, 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.
81 study medicine at Tokyo" he
said.
"Why didn't We say so beforeT 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
him? There's a medicine chest in
Carlsen's ROOM"
81 was hired to cook" said Tamada
quietly. Il should not have been per
nit to interfere. 1t is not my business
if a white man makes a fool Of him
self. Now we want morphine and ny
podermic syringe"
Tamada rolled up the captains
sleeve. The flesh, shrunken, pallid
was closely spotted with dOt-iik'
scars that showed livid. as if the cap
tain had been suffering from sOm'
strange rash.
Lund whistled softly. Rainey, too
, knew what it meant. The skipper ha'
| been a veritable slave to the drug
, Carlson had administered 1t, pre-
, scribed it, used it as means to brini
? Simms under his subsection. -
! "How much dye suppose he took
| once?' Lund asked the japanese in
q low voice.
4 "Fiffeen grains, l think. Mayb
4 more. Too much! Always too niue
+ drug in his veins. Much worse tina
, opium for man."
!, "Carlsen's work." growled LunC
a Increased the stuff, on him till h
= couldn't do without it. Made him
v slave to dope an Carlson his boss. II
deserved KILN jest for that, I'll
e skunk"
" Rainey frantically searched throug
the medicine chest and, finding on
1t FIVE tablets marked Morphine l or.
a bottle, sought elsewhere in val
ot And he could find no needle. But
10 rar across some automatic cartridg
Of and put them in his pockets before
hurried back.
"This is not enough" said Tamad
"And we should have needle. But
dissolve these in galley" And he hu
ried out. The girl had slipped down
/ her knees beside the bed, holding h
\ fathers hand against her lips, her ey
H closed. She seemed to be praying.
H Tamada administered the morphiI
y The beneficial results were apparel
n The dry, frightfully sallow skin h
N changed and Simms was BREATH
"a freely. while Tamada, feeling
II pulse. nodded affirmatively to
girls questioning glance.
IA "WeIl have to put in to Unalask
n Rainey said. There are doct'
there" The girl turned toward Luz
y He smiled at the intensity of her 81
u and pose.
IL 81 play fair. Miss Peggy" he 50
~ "Rainey, change the course"
The Karluk came about as Rail-
reached the deck and gave his Orde
Then he returned to the cabin. .
vi captain had opened his eyes.
~ "Peggy" he murmured. "Carls
y where Is her Lundl Good @
Lund, you can sect"
Keep quiet as you can," said
mazda. Something In his voice mi
the skipper shift his look to the J
anese.
"Where's Carlsen?" he asked aga
"He can't come now" said Tams
Under the urge of the drug the 81
per's brain seemed abnOrmally eli
a.. his intuition heightened.
g. "Carlsen's dead?" he asked. I'll
shifting to Lund: you killed
JimT'
try. Lund nodded.
, to How much morphine did you [
ews met"
me give grains"
uld, ats not enough. 1t won't