Part 13 (2/2)
Fever greatly increased Hush, not a word, Vandean Lie perfectly still I ought to have been told that you had fully recovered your consciousness Now, Mr Howlett, you had better be off”
”No, sir; don't send me away I'll be so careful in future”
”I can't trust you,so glad that poor Vandean's better”
”Glad! Why, you looked sorry There, then, if you promise to be very quiet, you may stay Vandean, he o and get you a little draught”
The doctor left the esture suggestive of kicking hi to his seat beside his messmate
”Tell me, Bob,” whispered Mark
”No; mustn't speak”
”Only this Did everyone--was everyone--”
Mark stopped short
”You're not to talk while you're so weak Now then, what do you want to know? Did any one die?”
”Yes”
Bob nodded his head, and a pang shot through Mark as he thought of the handso lieutenant, and the frank, manly felloho had for of weak iven anything for the power to question his co of the party; for the idea had in his weakness becoh he had see, he it ho had died
At last the power to think returned, and he turned his wan, pain-drawn face to Bob
”Tell ,” cried the doctor ”Here, I have brought you the little draught myself, so as to see that it is taken properly I don't knohy I should have so much trouble over a pack of lads who are more worry than they are worth Why, blessbackward Here, Mr Howlett, go to my quarters and send my fellow here”
CHAPTER TEN
IN THE DOCTOR'S CLUTCHES
It was the next day, and, in spite of wind-sails and open ports, hotter than ever The _Nautilus_ was back off the Palht end in a more successful expedition than the last, for the nefarious traffic was still being carried on just under the nose of Her Majesty's little cruiser, in spite of every effort to catch the cunning skippers who set the officers at defiance
Mark opened his eyes after a long, refreshi+ng sleep, for Bob Howlett had contrived to keep the cabin comparatively cool; and as soon as the lads'
eyes hts went back to the last conversation they had held
”Bob,” he whispered
That young gentleman held up his hand
”Only a word or two and I'll be quiet”