South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-10
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not be-and yet-She bent forward
with her agonized eyes searching the
unconscious face. and then the torch
dropped rafting upon the stones and
Captain Warren steadied himself
upon his crutches and placed a firm
hand over her lips to st'fle the
scream which rose to them as he
drew her slightly away.
you saw" She tore his hand
from her lips.
Yes" He groaned. ct saw. and 7
know that we both must be going
crazy. Didn't I see him die, out
there in No Mans Land?"
NO" she cried softly "I have
known it. I have felt his nearness to
me ever since 1 came home. That
man is my brother"
CHAPTER XI.
OF tell you. I saw him die"
Captain Warren groaned once
more. Then he spoke with a change
Of tone. Whoever ne may be, we
must get him out Of this and at oncel
No, don't return to him! If #
should prove 10 be VIII. he must be
suffering from some form Of am
nesia, and If you awaken him sud-
denly the shock may kill him."
What do you wish me to do, Cap
tain Warren?"
Take the pocket torch and return
TO the edge of the woods, where it
borders the lawns OF your place, and
wait. When we come out look at me-
end If ] nod il Will mean that the
miracle is true, and a frightful mis-
take was made somewhere Then
speak 10 him quietly, as though you
had seen him only an hour before
and had come out to meet him. Ig-
more me. I VIII follow you TO the
house and telephone for Doctor
Green But only II I nod; if I do not,
gun into the house and leave US
alone"
do you think you can manage
him p" she asked softly.
II think so. I am going 20 try an
experiment which / have seen prove
successful before. Now go and pray
that what we hope for may be true"
Without a word Fay took the torch
and flew down the trail as though
she dared not glance backward. lest
her strength fail her. and the cap
tain bent over and felt for the sho T.
der of the unconscious man. shak-
ing him roughly
Come on. VIII We're going
overt"
Automatically the man tried 20
spring to his feet.
Rotten dug-out, that But we've
known worse; Ell. Warrie?"
Come on. Will The captains
heart leaped and his voice was none
too steady. The rest have gone on
and we must follow"
Who the hell took my rifle? Say
my head feels queer"
Never mind your rifle: we'u find
plenty out there. Come, We're go
ing over the top"
There began a strange procession
led by a man whose feet unerringly
sought the path through years Of
habit but whose lips babbled of
strange things, and followed by the
wrecked body which dragged itself
indomitably along and strove by
command and entreaty 10 keep that
half-crazed brain of the leader from
disintegratng into chaos once more.
edge of the clearing the minutes
seemed like hours She dared not
think or speculate on what the com
Ing of the two men would mean 20
her.
AT length she heard stumbling
footsteps and the stump Of crutches.
and held her breath as they drew
nearer and nearer. She heard her
brothers voice raised sharply:
"Warrie. there's a house or some
thing ahead. Cad. where's the rest
OF the outfit. and why haven't we
our rifles2"
With her heart beating as though
it would burst I'm her breast Fay ad-
vanced and tucked her arm beneath
her brothers.
He had stood motionless since she
first touched him, bur his whole body
trembled like a race horse. a low
harsh cry broke from him.
FAY. I thought I was in France,
Fay-Fay. you're real. aren't you?
heres Warrie2 was with him
just now What does IL AL mean ?''
You've had a dream. wilbur;
.hars all" She laughed. but there
--as a catch in her voice.
Why is the house so dark? Where
is Laurel2"
Her heart contracted az the men
ton OF that name. but she forced a
note OF impotence i'm her tone.
captain Warren ls In the library.
talking 10 Aunt Clara, and Laurel
is resting. For goodness sake don't
stop out here on this sOpping wet
lawn and talk all night"
She led him 10 the side door and
into the library.
Captain Warren was seated AZ the
desk apparently writing with his
crutches carefully concealed. and
Mrs Tudor held a book which shook
I'm her hands but she glanced up cas-
ually as they entered and remarked:
BE sure you get out OF those wet
things az once. Wilbur"
Her eyes fell again 20 her book.
and Fay guided her brother up 10
his room
Out upon the porch whittier he
had followed them since. all unno-
ticed DE had witnessed the scene az
the cave. Sergeant Barry caught the
captains eye and beckOned. When