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CHAPTER XVI Continued.
"Colonel Pclham," I broko In,
"would you mind leaving nil thoso
details to me? Daylight Is rapidly
breaking, and Warren and I should
bo returning, for ull our sakes. Mlsa
Pelhnm will bo nafo In the hunds of
tho sailors for the rest of the Journoy,
If I might advise you as to whuro to
go, I would iiiik you to make straight
for tho hoiiso of a great and good
frlond of mine, tho Itov. Dr. May,
who lives on the esplanade nt this
end of tho village, and from whom
tho mention of my name will bo suf
ficient to Insure for Miss I'clham
ovcry comfort and attontlon. Now,
I must not go near tho stretcher
ngaln for daylight Is breaking, and
Minn Pelhnm is fast regaining con
MclousiiesH. I will only ask that I
may havo somo news of her."
Tho old Colonol (or, I ought to say,
tho now Colonol, for his manner and
bearing wcro now to mo), roso to hto
foot, nml motioning mo to rcmnln
whero I was, Joined the other party,
taking one glanro at his daughter
and giving her a kindly, patornal nod,
which was returned by her. Ho thon
took Wan en a few stops nsldo, spoko
to him for a moment, shook him
heartily by tho hand, npd bid him
Join mo. I. too, shook him by tho
hand, for I had much to thank tho
noblo fellow for.
"Lot us wait and son thorn start,
Warren," I said, when wo hail takon
n few steps Into tho scrub, nml to
gether wo stood ntul saw tho sailors,
tinder tho direction of tho Colonol, lift
tho Htretchor. and, with him leading,
proceed on their way. Then Warren
nnd I started on our Journoy homo
vnrd. fortunately arriving nt our des
tination without being detected.
CHAPTER XVII.
"Manly, N. W. S.
"My Dear Hlgby. At ten minutes to
four this morning a rap that conveyed,
n raps always do, tho prevailing emo
tion, ns well as nonio of tho Inherent
charactorlstlrs of tho rapper, nimo to
my door. TIiIh tlmo It was an anx
ious, norvous, hurried, nnd yet self-nf-sortlvo
rap that said, 'When 1 havo
time, I am a man that thinks a good
deal of himself and stands upon hU
dignity, but Just now I havo not tho
tlmo.'
"1 hurried on my dressing-gown nnd
Bllppern, to llud at tho door tho re
markable cortege you had directed to
my house. Now I know all tho ajiolo
gius you aro dying to muko for the
unheard-of llheity, etc. My dear boy,
don't trouble; tho gnmo was worth n
good many caudles.
"Tho pompous old colonel, breaking
down every moment over tho lovely
girl, tho lovely girl gradunlly recover
ing under tho administration of hot
celTee that Tilly In a mlraculoiMly
short tlmo had ready for lior, the
millers In tho kitchen, not knowing I
was near them, going through tho
wreck nnd Its details, and constantly
vondorlng what they would 'get out
of It', tho overlastlng apologies of tho
old gentleman well, It wits, to cut It
Hhort, n most Interesting nnd busy
night- -principally Interesting.
"Now I dare say you will want to
know rmiuethlug of what became of
ytur friends.
"Well, nhout 0 o'dock tho old col
onel went into the kitchen nml had a
long talk with tho sailors, lie told
mo afterward they got live pounds
each out of him. Then ho eunio hack
to tho dlulng-ioom, and by dint of
liiiicli persuasion consented to go to
tho spare room. I (Ik daughter went
to Tilly's room. Thev soon fell asleep,
nnd did not wnlio till nearly noon;
then he went out and took rooms ut
the hotel for tho night.
"I wrote a letter to their lodgings
nnd also a short paragraph for the
paper.
"Now, If there U anything else I can
do for thorn that you can think of,
paid mo a telegram worded so as to
be safe.
"In the meantime, good-by. I smell
u rat- I smell n rat; nnd I don't won
dor. Hho la very beautiful. Yours sin
cerely, .1. M. MAY.''
This letter reached me tho day fol
lowing the memorable night Just re
corded. I had, In the meantime,
ttliown myself u good deal during the
afternoon to the people on tho tint,
tit lit oil of my llshlng. the gooil sport
1 nail louuil on inn iirt'iiu mm', uir.
Then I went down to Wnrrcn'H envo
and talked of the wonders of hist
night Warren, by Intuitive sight,
understood the motives of overyhody
that Is. of course, with tho ono ex
ception of the nurse; sho was a stand
ing puzxlo to him; he would linvo done
ni.ythlng In the world for hor, but not
from any of the Impulses that usually
Inllnmo men In their donllng with
women. Not knowing anything of our
past associations, ho nnturally ac
counted for hor obvious Inlluenceover
mo by supposing Hint I hnd the samo
dread of her.
"Wynvnrd St., Sydney, Now South
Wales.
"Mv Dear Hector Hlgby. It Is In
compliance with my daughter's wish,
nb It Is my own. that 1 now make
si mo effort nt thanking you for :ill
your great kindness to us. Sho had
i"ii-n.i n iniieii from her own ob
servation thnt It became necessary, for
her (lUiots sni 10 ie ner
oxteut of your efforts nnd siieriillces
on our behalf. And we both feel that
your care of us during our stay, your
Miecessful hcIioiuo to hlilo us, and,
lrrtly but principally, your heroism
win n the boat foundered, entitle you
to our lasting gratitude. When you
do got released from your Imprison
ment, I tmst you will give us tho op
portunity of thanking you In person.
My dnughtor'a health, I nm thankful
to say, had not suffered from tho ex
citement nnd oxposuro sho underwent;
n dny or two of rost, and tho kind
enre of your friends at Manly, havo
done very much to avert nny ovll
rnnainlirtll-on. Dill- medical I1UU1 linS
done nothing beyond Insisting on hor
remaining inuoora ior iurcu ur iui
days. Will you convoy to the man
Warren our heartfelt thnnks, and ns
stiro him that ho shnll not bo allowed
to go without somo token of our
gratitude? Trusting you will soon be
relensed from your most undesirable
position, believe mo, dear Doctor Hlg
by, slncoroly yours,
"W. PRLHAM."
"P. S. It Is my Intention to visit
Manly this evening, that I may havo
thn opportunity of thanking your good
frlond, Doctor May, as I ought to
thank him."
This wan tho promised letter, and
It camo tho morning following that
which brought tho ono from my doar
old friend Mny. And what did It mean?
In tho first place, It meant that tho
past was gone, tho evil undono, tho
good restored; nnd tho Invitation to
como nnd boo them could mean noth
ing elso than that tho colonel himself
wob willing thnt I should bo placed
upon my old footing In tho family.
If only I could go, not to meet him,
but to havo n chnt with May after
ward, and learn something of what
was mildt Tho moro I thought of It,
tho moro I longed to go.
About thrco that nftornoon I, con
trary to custom, wandered cautiously
In tho direction of Wnrron'B envo. All
was quiet, and I therefore slipped In.
Ho was carving something from a
plcco of soft wood with a pockctknlfo
I had lont him. Ho started up from
hip work iia I cntored, and tried to
hide It.
"You might let mo boo It, Wnrren."
"I did not want you to until It wns
finished, Doctor, It's for you. I may
ns well Mhow It now, though.'
Ho took from behind him an Ink
stnnd, or, rnlhor, tho framo of nn Ink
stand most oxqulsltcly carved a boat
being wrecked upon n stormy Boa; It
was n memento of Edith's Bccond
wreck. It Ib on tho tablo boforo mo
now, and hns throughout hold tho Ink
for tho writing of thin narrative
"Do you say UiIb Is for mo, War
ren?" "Yes; If you'll tako It. sir."
"Tako It, Warren! Indoed, I will; T
shall value It ns ono of my choicest
tronBuros. Hut I camo down this nftor
noon to nsk you If you can dlroct mo
an to tho ensloat may to Manly, and
also If you think It safo for mo to go
early?"
"What do you cnll enrly?"
"About half-past sovon."
"If you nro vory cautloun. You
must start with your fishing rod along
tho ocean sldo; thon, whon woll pnst
tho old mnn'B houso, muko for tho
tclogrnph lino. Thero will bo no dan
gor nftur that until you get within
sight of Mnnly; thon you must boat'
down to tho harbor, and by keeping
well under tho cliff you will avoid
tho police. Onco pnst them you aro
right. Would you llko mo to como
with you, doctor?"
"No, thank you, Wnrren."
A quarter pnst nlno found mo open
ing the gate that lends to tho back
promises of my friend, Dr. May. Onco
In May's garden, I paused n momont
to docldo whethor I should go straight
to tho bnck door or climb up somo
other way. Tho latter course, I soon
decided, would bo tho better ono; 'twas
well to koep tho sorvnnt out of our
secret, so I mado for tho consulting
room window. It was wide open, nnd
from tho shadow of n coral-treo I
could distinctly see tho doctor talking
to somo ono on tho othor Bldo of tho
tnble. To seo who this was necosal
ti.ted my moving nearer, and this not
only revealed Colonel Polham to bo
the second porson, but nlso brought
mo within hearing dlstanco.
"I should not havo opened my
heart to you In this wny, Doctor Mny,
had not your oxtromo kindness to
us and your friendship for Doctor
Hlgby tomptod mo; nnd thon tho fact
of being In n atrango country nnd
among strango people Inclines mo to
take tho full advnntngo of whnt
fi lends ono does Ilnd."
"Hut." nskod Mny, ovldontly full of
Interest, "from what I can gather,
Doctor Hlguy, tiirougnoui hub unior
tunnto affair of which you hnvo told
mo Homnthlng. did nothing that was
really bhunable."
"No; boyond sticking rnther tena
ciously to IiIb engagement after I
thought ho ought to havo glvon It
"If from nis pouu or viow wioro
was no reason why ho should give It
up, that In Itself wna simply ovldoneo
of his sincerity; but, may I ask, are
these Impediments lemoved?"
"1 havo no reason 10 suppose wwy
Htlll exist."
"And theroforo you would not any
longer withhold your consent?"
Colonel Pelhnm paused for several
momonts before replying, and I came
nearer Involuutariy, ror mo iouii
tluobblngs of my heart rendered oven
May's lust words almost Inaudible. AX
length tho answer came, nnd every
word, pregnant with desperate Import,
burned Itself Into my memory.
"The Impediments that existed In
I.cndon were so full of danger to my
daughter's happiness that I should
hove to nssuro myself beyond nil
shadow of doubt that they had disap
peared; then, If that wero bo, my
daughter's deep attachment to Doctor
Hlgby, tho debt of gratitude wo owo
him. and my own great re
gard for him. would secure
my joadlest nnd heartiest
sanction, nnd tho day that made
him my son-ln-lnw would be a very
happy ono for me. I nm not tho mnti
I was, Doctor May; tho troubles of tho
last twelve months hnvo knocked nil
tho reninnnts of youth out of mo, and
I would glndly seo my ouly -child Bot
tled nnd hnppy."
"Quito so, quite so." replied my good
old friend, with n ring of true sincer
ity In his voice, nnd added: "Of nil tho
men I know, thoro la not ono to whom
I would trust n dnughtor'a happiness
with moro conndenco thnn Doctot
Hlgby."
Then thoro wns n pnuso In tho con
versation, nnd thinking I had hoard
onough, I silently crept nwny round to
tho other sldo of tho houso, Thero I
was fortunato enough to find a door
open; Into this I walked, nnd thon
along tho passage until I came to tho
consulting-room door. I rapped gent
ly. It was Instantly opened by May.
"Halloo! halloo!" ho exclaimed with
pleasure, as ho shook mo by tho hand.
"Talk of the you know I"
After returning his salutation, I
walked over to Colonel Pclham.
"I am glad to bco you Colonel Pcl
ham I mean Mr. Phillips."
"Wo need not keep up tllo disguise,"
ho replied, laughing, as he greeted mo
warmly. "I havo told Doctor May that
we aro traveling under n nom do
miPi-rn. I nm vnrv irlnd t.n see YOU.
Doctor Rlgby. Wo wcro Just speaking
or you nnu your troubles in quaran
tine It la reported that you aro to
b" released at an early date. You aro
glad, of course?"
Before I could reply, May had
placed beforo mo some cold beef,
pickles, bread, cheese, a bottlo of
beer, nnd othor Items.
"Como, Hlgby, you must bo hungry.
Hero aro nil tho scrnps I can gathor
together. Now oxcuso mo, la thero
anything clso I can get you? No? Aro
yen sure? Woll, then, I wish you a
good night. Colonol Polham nnd you
mny llko to talk of old times at home."
Then turning to tho colonel. "You
know your room, Colonel Pelhnm?"
Whon ho wns half wny down tho pas
sago, ho cnllcd out to m, nnd ns !
found him, ho, tnklng my nrm, Bald,
"Do you know my bedroom window?"
"Yes."
"Woll, will you, when you havo fin
ished your Interview, como outsldo
nnd rnp, and I will got up and Join
you; thoro nro a fow things I want to
tnlk to you nbout."
This I promised to do, nnd thon ro
turned to tho consulting room. I
found tho colonol In his fnvorlto at
tlludo, nursing ono kneo nnd storing
Into tho fire."
"You had bettor tako somo food,
Doctor Hlgby; you must bo hungry
nfter your long walk; wo can tnlk at
tho samo tlmo."
I wan only too glad to fall In with
this suggestion, for I wnB hungry. Dut
In n fow momenta nil hunger flod.
"My lottor reached you safely, Doc
tor Rlgby?"
"Thank you, Colonol Pelhnm, yen;
but na you know, wo havo no legiti
mate chnnco of replying. Had I boon
ablo to reply, I should havo thanked
you vory slncoroly for It."
"Wo think tho tlinnkB nro owing on
our sldo. You reached tho station
safely, I trust, that evening, or morn
ing rather?" . . . -
"Yes; wo woro rathor tired, but an
hour or two of sleep put mattora
right." . . t
"Now, this man Warron. I trust you
hnvo mado for us somo nrrangoments
with him; wo nro vory deeply In his
"I tinvo trlod to do so. but ho will
not hear of nny reward. Ho Is very
determined, nml t no not minis uiuru
Is nny moving him."
"Denr mo! dear mo! I rcgrot to
hear this; but tho man la strango In
muny wnyB. I rcmombor asking him,
nn lmnt-,1 tlin linnt. who hnd sent him.
nnd why. Ho replied: 'Tho nurso;'"
('twns hero nt mis moment my jiuwur
cunitnu.- tnfr moi. "nnd thon ho ad
ded, 'sho don't llko this 'oro, bont
mnl(B suoii go minor. i u .
know tho nurso, do I?' I snld. 'I reckon
.... .inn't aim nln't nno 'o thom sort
tie only' does things for peoplo ns
knowB 'or," no ropneu. nuw, iu m
this strnngo womnn that tnkos such
nn Interest In us? Do you know hor,
Doctor Rlgby?"
(To Ixj continued.)
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