The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
GA Man To His Mate
By J. ALLEN DUNN

pers door opened and the girl ap-
peared. She looked like ghost. her
hair was disheveled and her eyes
stared at them without seomin., recog'
milton. But she spoke, in fiat tone
less voice.
INV father Is dead! l." she fall
tered, swayed and Seemed to swoon as
she sank toward the floor. Ralney
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 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 a child. Rainey chafed the slen'
der wrists and beat her palms, ana
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 ahe
, Lund bent over the bunk.
Y 'Looks like it," he whispered II
e Rainey. Then he tore open the SKIP
r per's vest and shirt and laid his hea'
t on his chest. The girl made a fam
S motion as if to stop him, but dld no
e hinder him. She was at the end OF he
s own strength from WEAKNESS ana Wo'
e ~, Lund suddenly raised his head.
e "There's flutter," he announced
e "He amt gone yit. Get Tamada al
'e some brandy"
u With the dose there came signs
revival a low moan from the sklppe
IT The girl flew to his side. Tamad
ID standing by with the bottle, steppe
III forward, handed the brandy to Ralne
H. and rolled up the lid Of an eye 100
ing closely at the pupil.
ir, II study medicine at Tokyo"
'e. said. -,
"Why didn't ye say so before?'
of manded Lund. 1t did not occur TO a
or Of them to doubt Tamada's word. Ihe
lst was an air Of professional assural'
~. and an efficiency about him that G.
Ter ried weight. "What can you 90
est him? There's a medicine chest
he Carlsen's room"
he ii was hired to cook" said Tama
his quietly. II should not have been p
Igh NIT to interfere. 1t is not my buslh
re, II a white man makes a fool OF M
ur- self. Now we want morphine anu
ers podermic syringe"
=. Tamada rolled up the capta
on. sleeve, The flesh, shrunken, pal
his was closely spotted with dot-'
scars that showed livid, as If the
and tain had been suffering from 81
arl. strange rash.
Lund whistled softly. Rainey'
~ " knew what It meant. The skipper
,o,d been a veritable slave to the q
nn, Carlson had administered II,
m scribed it, used it as means TO d
,,nc Simms under his Subsection.
He,s "How much dye suppose ne TOO
,s1 once? Lund asked the japanese
mo low voice. -,
, ID "Fifteen grains, I think. MI
49, more. Too much! Always too n
~ % drug in his veins. Much worse
,mo- opium for man."
an, "Carlsen's work." growied J.! l.
a, Increased the stuff on him III
s,sr, couldn't do without 1t. Made nj
r r slave to dope an Carlson his boss
deserved KILN jest for that'
r. me skunk"
,,nov Rainey frantically searched thr
the medicine chest and, hndlng
Int five tablets marked Morphine
; bottle, sought elsewhere in
.Not And he could find no needle. b
40 ~ ran across some automatic cartr
UT UT Of and put them in his pockets oeto
hurried back.
. "This Is not enough" said Tai
ADD "And we should have needle.
Nh dissolve these in galley And N
III 4 sied out. The girl had slipped do'
|1|M her knees beside the bed, holdln
IInN|O fathers hand against her lips' ne
l|lN|N closed. She seemed to be prayln
l|uO||| Tamada administered the NOR
l(kllpn The beneficial results weio az,
. The dry, frightfully sallow sa
M|N, changed and Simms was pre-
WA freely, while Tamada, feel'n .
pulse, nodded afirmatively :
: girl's questioning glance. =, :,
"Well nave to put In 10 Una
Rainey said. "There are
y there" The girl turned to"a,u
M He smiled at the intensity OF III
.J and pose. , ;
-Vl II play fair, Miss Peggy, q
Mu sRainey, change the course
UT The Karluk came about as
w. reached the deck and gave ms ;.
!" Then he returned to the cao''
captain had opened his eyes, :,
3% apeggy!" he murmured. !
whore is he? Lund! ZOO