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My mouth and throat were becoming dreadfully parched, and I would have given everything I possessed for a drop of pure water; but, from the appearance of the country, I now began to despair of finding any. We had gone on for some miles, it seemed to me, when I heard Halliday give a shout, and turning my head I saw Boxall waving his stave. I hurried after Halliday, who was making towards him.
"God help me, yes!" cried Valentine, with a groan; "I stand to make the heaviest loss that was ever made by man." "What do you mean?" exclaimed George. "Shall I tell you what you meant when you warned me against your own brother? Shall I tell you why you so warned me? You know that Philip Sheldon murdered Tom Halliday." "Great God!" "Yes; the secret is out.
Halliday rejoined, and looking up saw that Evelyn had come in. She wondered how long the girl had been there. "You don't look as if you were satisfied with your visit to Langrigg, Lance," Evelyn said as she sat down. "I'm resigned." "That's different from being satisfied. But you were plucky. The matter must have needed tactful management; Miss Winter is attractive."
"I daresay I shall be able to make my bargain with Miss Halliday." "Very likely," replied Mr. Sheldon; "and I shall be able to get that bargain set aside as illegal." "I doubt that. I have a deed of agreement drawn up here which would hold water in any court of equity." And hereupon Mr.
Boxall, Halliday, and I sat near the mast with the boatswain, who tried in vain to arouse his companions to exertion, urging them to secure the raft more firmly, and to endeavour to pick up anything which might be floating by.
Soon afterwards a party, accompanied by Selim, set out from the camp; from which circumstance I had little doubt that the young black had carried out his treacherous plan. I could not help fearing, at the same time, that, notwithstanding his precautions, Ben, Halliday, and I might be implicated in it, and suffer accordingly.
"I think it the best you can render; only, your father " He began to smile, but she lifted a glance as utterly without fear as without hardihood and said: "I understand. He must never know it's been done." "That's more than I meant," he replied, as Fannie Halliday came up. The two girls went for their wraps. "March?" said Ravenel, as he and Fair waited to escort them home.
For me, I cast myself down on deck with face upturned to the sun, and slept. I woke to find my father seated close to me, cross-legged, examining a sextant. "The plague of it is," he grumbled, "that even supposing myself to have mastered this diabolical instrument, we have ne'er a compass on board." Glancing aft I saw that Mike Halliday had taken Billy's place at the helm.
Stockard was a fat, wheezy young man, with a reputation for humor based entirely upon his size and his rubicund face, for he had really never said anything humorous in his life. He came panting into the room now with a "Well, what can I do for you?" "I wanted to see you about a situation" began Halliday.
You get another doctor, that's all; get another doctor at once. Mr. Sheldon is a light sleeper. I'll go to his room and tell him you've set your heart upon having fresh advice; if you'll only bear me out afterwards." "Yes, yes; go by all means," exclaimed Mrs. Halliday, only too ready to take alarm under the influence of a stronger mind, and eager to act when supported by another person.
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