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41 Lure O Gold 1904

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&quot;<br />

The <strong>Lure</strong> o<br />

<strong>Gold</strong><br />

never see that drunk Captain an the other fellers in<br />

that boat<br />

they re gone, as sure as guns.&quot;<br />

&quot;No doubt of it,&quot;<br />

said the Doctor. &quot;How do you<br />

feel now ? &quot;<br />

&quot;A little better, but not much good yet,&quot; sighed Bill,<br />

&quot;I<br />

wearily. got<br />

we went down<br />

knocked in the head somehow when<br />

right there.&quot;<br />

The Doctor examined a great purple bump behind<br />

Bill s ear.<br />

Oh, that ll be all right in a few days,&quot; he said, re<br />

assuringly.<br />

&quot;I ll<br />

bandage it.&quot;<br />

He bound up the man s head, the patient inconsid<br />

erately trying for a moment to fight<br />

Doctor said:<br />

him off.<br />

&quot;Keep quiet here now, and I ll send you<br />

broth in about half an hour.&quot;<br />

Then the<br />

in some<br />

During the entire recital of Bill s tragic story I had<br />

kept in the background, and he had not observed me.<br />

He seemed to be suffering much pain, and kept his eyes<br />

closed most of the time.<br />

seen me, for I<br />

done regarding him.<br />

I was glad that he had not<br />

might the better plan<br />

what should be<br />

I was determined he should not<br />

escape punishment for his crime in despoiling<br />

me of<br />

my gold.<br />

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