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\i: .j^<«<««««<«««««««<«««««<«««««««««<<4|<«««l«««1k J. Red Heart an. Black Arrow I A Talc of the Rolling Wave k»>»»»»»»»>»»»»»»»>»»9»»»>»>»»>»>»»»»»»»»»>» r,v--- CIIAPTER VI. If there was any hidden meaning in the doctor's speech, the snowy-haired passenger showed no sign of sus- pecting it. Rai.sing his hat lightly more especially to me, but so as to include the general company, he saJd: "Emerson C. Waldo, sir, is my nameâ€" General Waldo, late of the United States Cavalryâ€" on a Yurrup tour for the benefit of health and education. I reckon I've powerfully neglected both, sir, in my time, hav- ing mostly spent my life in aghting Indians on the plains." "Well, General," I said, ."I hope that you will make up for lost time, and get all the arrears of enjoyment due to you on the Queen of Night. It is not in the contract, but we mean to give you fine weather, ."â- mooth seas, and when we get down south, blue skiesâ€" if we can. Wo start fair anyhow." I remained chatting- a minute or two, and when I moved away, Za- vertal .separated from the group and joined me in a promenade of the deck. "You have been so occupied sir, that I have got the start of you with the passengers." he said. "I may as well take the opportunity of posting you in what I have picked up. They are an average lot." p. "Many invalids ?" I asked, with a vivid remembrance of the bo'sun's I reference to "sea-funerals," though I my question seemed almost silly ! amid that scene of gaiety and robust health. "A few, but not many serious cases. There, though you might not think it, is one of them," the doc- tor replied, pointing to a happy looking, chubby-faced boy of four- teen who was amusing some of the elders by skylarking on the lower ratlins. "That is the young Earl of Darranmore, who, if he ever attains his majority, will possess a rent- roll of forty thousand a year. I fear that the lad is doomed, though â€" heart complications." And Zavertal sighed sympathetically as we wheel- ed for another turn. "That is hard lines," I said. "Are there any others about whom you are anxious ?" "There's a man called Desmiond Orlehar whom I doubt it we shall bring home again. He has gone the pace and got himself into a gener- ally played-out condition. There he isâ€" sitting wrapped up on the other side of the deck, and indulging In his old games to the last, I see." Following the direction of his glance, I saw a thin, sallow-faced man of forty, wearing a thick plaid ulster and propped up with pillows on a portable bamboo lounge. A steward had just brought hira a ma- hogany-colored brandy and soda, and Mr. Orlebar's efforts to take the glass from the tray into his shaking hands were painful to witness. There was no doubt about this passenger's illness. "Poor beggar," I said. "And does that complete the list of dangerous cases ?" "Of the really dangerous ones, yes." replied Zavertal. "There are one or two other patients who came to me with bad reports from their relations or private medical attend- ants, but I see no reason to bo ap- prehensive about any of them â€" ex- cept perhaps one." "Who is that "}"- 1 asked, some- what carelessly, I fear, as we reached the limit of our promenade at the stern. Facing about, we both turned inwards to each other, so that, as Zavertal answered my question, his eyes for a rtioment dwelt on mine. Again they had that Etrange glint. "She is a Miss Challenor," was the reply that so startled me, that it would have been allectation on his part to have pretended not to notice its palpable effect. lie has- tened to adtl : "I rather fancy Nathan, before h« went ashore, told mo that you had met her." "Yes, in a way I may be said to have saved her life," I replied, and seeing no reason for further con- cealing a fact which was sure to get abroad im the ship, I briefly narrat- ed the circumstances, only suppress- ing my present relations with Aline. "But surely," I concluded, "there must be some mistake about the state of Miss Challenor's health. I had a few words with her yester- day, and she laughed at the idea of there being anything wrong with her." We turned again, and again I met the doctor's gaze piercing me from out of a face that smiled with sad benevolence in every feature but the eyes. "The old story," he said sym- pathetically. "Every one concedes the danger but the patient herself. I have not been called on to ex- amine her yet, but her guardian wrote that it was an almost hope- less case of pulmonary phthisis. I presume her friends thought it un- necessary to frighten the poor girl by letting her know the nature and extent of her malady. However, as you take a very natural interest in her, I will observe closely and let you know in a day or two. E.xcuse me, but I think I am wantedâ€" and. Captain, if you will allow me to advise, you will turn in for a spell Your night-watch has taken it out of you, and you look as if you needed rest." Needed rest ! As he left my side to go to some one who was beckon- ing to him, the sun seemed to b blotted out, and the voices and laughter around made a horrid blur in my ears like the "racing" of ma- chinery when the main-shaft breaks. To think that Alineâ€" my sweet Aline in the heyday of her youth and beauty, and in the height of our new-found happiness â€" -was dying of consumption. Then gradually the weight of sudden oppre.ssion was lifted, and, reaction setting in, I would not, could not, believe that the trouble existed at all. I recalled what Aline had said about the "wish being father to the thought" with Sir Simon, and began to sus- pect that he had imagined what, probably from interested motives, he desired to become a reality. It was the first inkling o! the truth, but how far short of it the events to be related must show. The wind was light and steady â- k* B To prova to yon that) Vr. 30B|^^n Ch.^^o'g Olntmont is a certain B 1 1 CSd ^"'^ absolute cure for eacb " â- â- ^^"«» and every form of itchinx, bleofjisfrand protrujliia plloo, th* mannfactnrera have Ku^mntoed it. Soe tes' timonia!.') In tb« daily prona and a^k yonrneiKh' bora what tboy tliiak of it. Yon can us* It and fKt your aioDCT back If cot cured. 60o .-v box. at all dealers or Edmanson. Bates & Co., Toronto, Dr. Chase's Ointment from the oast, and the glass high We were clanking down Channel at an easy sixteen knots, with the massive front of the Mainbench cliffs The Chest Pains of Bronchitis The dry. tlffht couarh, the aorenest agrffravated by coughing:, all disappear with the use or Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine. It is the tendency of every cold to develop Into bronchitis, consump- tion or some form of lung trouble. Bronchitis is most dreaded, because It has a tendency to become chronic and return again and again, until the patient becomes worn out or falls an easy prey to consumption or pneumonia. Only the most robust tonstitution can throw off bronchitis. Aged people, children, and all who are in delicate health or have weak lungs have every reason to fear this ailment. If the cough is dry and hard ; if there Is pain, soreness or tightness In the chest ; if breathing is difficult and causes pain in the chest, you have every reason to suppose that you have bronchitis, and should promptly begin the use of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Tur- pentine. Cough mixtures that may help an ordinary cold have no effect on bron- chitis and asthma, but Dr. Chase's Syrup of I.ln.wed and Turpentine has won Its enviable reputation on ac- count of lt» wonderful success In more than a mere cough medicine, and acts on the whole .system, thor- oughly eradicating disea.se. Mr. John Clark, coachman, Port Hope. Ont., states : â€" "Being exposed to all sorts of weather I frequently catdi cold. Last winter I was so bad with a cold that I could not spook above a whisper and had great pains in the chest. At last I feared it would develop Into con- sumption if I did not succeed in get- ting proper treatment. "A friend advised me to use Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Tur- pentine and I began to improve be- for» I had taken half a bottle. One bottle cured my cold, which I believe would have proven very seri«ua if I had not used this medicine." It is necessary for you to be care- ful when buying I>r. Cbass's Syrtp of Linsee4 and Turpentioc, for there are many substitutes and imit&t-lena offered. The portrait and signature of Dr. A. W. Chase are on every bot- tle of the genuine, 25 cents a bottia, family size (three times as much) 60 cents. At all dealers, or EkliaansoB, MTtng tbvar Ailments. It la t*r D«V*t «> Co., Toronto. glistening white In the sunlight five miles away on the starboard beam. There was nothing to keep me on deck, and having satisfactorily ex- plained away the cause of my anxiety, I decided to take Zavertal's advice and turn in till dinner-time, leaving him to do the honors at the luncheon-table. la going to my room I had to pass the spot where Mr. Orlebar's lounge was placed, and just aa I Was approaching it I met Aline's chaperon, as yet unknown to me, coming along the deck alone from the opposite >lirection. The sick man caught sight of her while I was within two feet of him, and th2 effect of her appearance upon him was as inexplicable as it was sudden. His shaking fingers dropped the now empty glass with a crash upon the deck, and I distinctly heard him murmur â€" "My God ! It's Ella." The recognition, if such it was to prove, did not appear to be mutual. Mrs. Brinkworth's attention was of course attracted by tlie falling glass, flush and a fleeting expression of and she looked at the occupant of the lounge, but beyond a slight disgust, which might very naturally have been called up by Orlebar's re- pulsive, drink-Bodden features. no sign of knowing him escaped her. She pas.sed on, stately and unmoved to the after-part of the deck, whore I had no doubt that Aline was wait- ing for her. I had seen too many chance meet- ings on shipboard for the incident to make any impression on me, and I should have dismissed it altogether from my mind if one of the parties to it had not been .so intimately connected with Aline. As it was, I merely noted it mentally for future inquiry, in the event of anything tending to show that Orlebar's pre- sence on the ship would cause an- noyance to a lady who had already won my dear girl's regard. After a good sleep I a. voice refresh- ed, and comforted with the reflec- tion that, after all, beyond specify- ing the nature of her imaginary illness, Zavertal had really said no- thing more than Aline herself to confirm Sir Simon Crawshay's esti- mate of her health. The doctor had not examined her chest, and his statement was based on nothing more sub.stantial than a second-hand opinion which was probably all moonshine. I dressed, therefore, with every anticipation of a pleas- ant evening, and after a short visit to the bridge to see that all was right, I went down and mingled with the passengers, eventually making my way to where Aline was sitting with Mrs. Brinkworth. I have the instinct, common to most people, of knowing a friend from an enemy at lirst sight. and something told me from that mo- ment that the quiet, sad-faced wo- man was Aline's friend and there- fore mine. I think she had already guessed our secret, but, if not, she had every opportunity of doing so in the cheery half-hour we three spent together before' the lirst gong sounded for dinner. We lovers were too confident in tlio future and in the freedom which Aline's majority Would bring her in a few months to affect more reserve than etiquette de- manded in public. The shy and sen- timental stage of courtship had been got over in the old Dahlia, and there was a very frank understanding be- tween us. When I sat down presently to pre- side, for the first time, in the saloon I found that I had General Waldo for my left-hand neighbor, and on the other side an ancient dowager â€" Lady Carberry â€" who took the place of honor by right of her title. Aline and Mrs. Brinkworth were seated at my table, but some way down, and too fai- off for sustained conversa- tion with them. Parallel with mine was another table, at the head of which Doctor Zavertal presided, with the little Karl of Darranmoro and the latter's tutor on one hand, and a financial magnate and his wife on the other. Mr. Desmond Orlebar was also placed at the doctor's table, but some half dozen seats away. The "Captain's table" of course accommodated those who were or considered themselves the elite of the ship, and it was not till I found myself at the head of the brilliant assemblage, and the most deferrcd-to personage in it, that I appreciated Nathan's compliment in selecting me for the Job. Dinner proceeded gaily, and I work- ed hard to make up for lost time in cultivating friendly relations with the passengers. General Waldo kept our end of the table in a constant roar of laughter with comic descrip- tions of Western life, at which even the starcb,v old lady on my right had to unbend, and b,v the time des- sert was reached I cpncluded that the social part of my duty was easier than I had expected. Things were going equally smoothly at the other table, where, with his quips and cranks, the young Earl was evidently establishing himself a gen- eral favorite. The interest in the merry youngster even spread to our table, his boyish laughter at Za- vertal's good humored sallies caus- ing many heads to be turned to look at him. General Waldo, who could see him as he sat, seemed to watch him unceasingly with the sym- pathetic attention duo to a kindred spirit. Suddenly, as the ladies were be- ginning to leave the saloon, Waldo plucked me by the sleeve and ex- claimed, â€" "Thunder, Captain I The swell of the ocean ought to be kinder to the •well on the ocean. What's uc with our young aristocrat yonder ?" I thought at first that the veteran was merely cracking one of his copious wheezes, but I looked round to the head of the other table, and sure enough there was the Earl of Darranmoro leaning bock in his chair and gone deathly white, while Zavertal had risen and was deftly unbuttoning the boy's collar with one hand and feeling his pulae with the other. The night was dead calm and, save for the slight tremor caused by the pulsing of the engines, the ship was as steady as a church. Waldo's suggestion of sea-sickness seemed, therefore, wide of the mark, and I recollected what the doctor had said of the lad's weak heart in the morning. At Zavertal's bidding a couple of assistant-stewards lifted the young Karl's limp form and bore it away to his state-room, the doctor him- self following, but pausing as he passed out to say to me â€" "It is only a faint. Ho will be all right to-morrow, but I fear this confirms the report I had of him â€" poor little chap." And Zavertal hurried away, tapping his broad waistcoat in the region of the heart, and repeating again â€" "Poor little chap." The tables were already pretty well thinned, and in a couple of minutes the incident was forgotten by such as remained, Waldo resuming the thread of a yarn, in which he had been interrupted, about a Texan horse-thief, scoring all his points, bringing the story to a close, and thoroughly enjoying the applause that greeted the climax. For a mo- ment or two he sat as though medi- tating a fresh narrative, then sud- denly jumped up and exclaimed â€" "Pineapple, by Jove ! I guess I'm a whale on pineapple," and be- fore I could toll him that the stew- ard should bring him some he had crossed over to the now vacant table where Lord Darranmore had been sitting, and had seized a dish of the fruit that was there, coming back with it to his own place. As he resumed his scat he looked at me, for the fraction of a second all the babbling fun in his face changed to stern scrutiny, anot in that brief steadfast gaze remem- brance came to me of some one quite different whom I had seen before â€" of Kennard, the American visitor to Nathan's office, who had forfeited his passage. The likeness was one of expression only, and was gone like a flash, as with one of his jokes Waldo set to upon the pineapple with a relish that justified his eagerness to se- cure it. (To Be Continued.) WOMEN'S rLI5. Promptly Eelieved and Cijred l»>i Williams' Pink Piiis • Dr. Williams' I'ink Pills are wo- man's best friend. They emich the blood, tone up the nerves, and strengthen the vital organs to perJ form their functions regularly. They bring the rosy cheeks and shapely, forms that toll of good health and happiness. To the growing girl the;^ are invaluable. To tho mother they are a necessity. To the woman of forty-five they mean relief and ease. 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