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He was bending over her, doing what little he could to ease her pain; and with knotted brows rapidly considering, and rejecting, one after another, the desperate expedients that suggested themselves. Suddenly looking up he perceived among the trees, at the distance of a few paces, Rina standing. Hot anger instantly welled up in his breast, and made a red blur before his eyes.
Mabyn and you and Natalie and I!" Her eyes sought his with a poignant glance; and she paled again. He felt he had made an impression. "I will treat him kindly," he said, seeking to follow up his advantage. "You shall go to the shack now for everything he needs; and we will take it to him." "Can I spik with him?" asked Rina in a low tone. Garth rejoiced it was the first token of submission.
In spite of her unwillingness, Garth forced more of the stimulant down her throat. Presently she was able to sit up. She bowed her back, and buried her face in her crossed arms. "Ride with me after them!" urged Garth. "They have less than an hour's start! We will overtake them at their first camp. Rouse yourself!" But Rina only shook her head; and continued to murmur: "He want me die!
"I do so pity poor Rina!" "I'll tell you how it turned out," he continued. "After pressing me a good deal, the empress said: 'I had intended to marry you in a few days, or as soon as the preparations could be made; but I have now postponed that ceremony. I find that military affairs must occupy me for some time, and it would be better for me at present to marry one of my generals.
And now it seemed, she must admit herself defeated. Garth laid out the food he had allotted them; and packed it in a flour-bag convenient to carry. That it would ever fall into responsible hands was problematical; but it was a chance. He refrained from any suggestion that it should be concealed from Mabyn, but Rina of her own accord thrust it in her dress; and he argued well from the act.
My heart knows only one wish to make her well, and to take her back safely to her friends outside. To accomplish that, I will let nothing stop me!" He paused to let it sink in. Rina gave no sign of having even heard. "That is your wish, too," he continued. "You want her away from here. She and I are nothing to you. You were happy before we came!"
Every day after the first week had shown a slight improvement in her condition; and every day had therefore lessened the hold Rina had over them; until now Garth felt, should it be necessary, he could bring the patient safely back to health unaided. Rina knew this too; and became daily more morose and sullen in her demeanour.
"In 1888 the subject of this sketch, W. J. Edwards, was sent to me by his aunt, Rina Rivers, for medical treatment. It was with much difficulty and pain that he walked at all. The boy was kind, courteous and polite to every one, white and colored, and all sympathized with him in his great affliction, and manifested their sympathy in a very substantial way, by sending him many good things to eat.
As soon as the rest were out of the way, Medart began leading the other two through the Palace's private section. Nevan would have been better at point, but he couldn't know this part of the Palace "Down!" Medart dropped automatically, heard a stun-bolt go by overhead, and saw a gray-kilted Irschchan fall two corridors ahead. "You okay, Rina?" "I am fine."
He nodded silently; after what he had suffered, he scarcely dared believe in such good fortune. Rina quickly rose. "You mak' a fire to heat water," she said coolly. "I go to bring everyt'ing." With the words, she was gone among the trees; and Garth, overjoyed to be able to do something with his hands, hastened to build a fire.
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