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234 to Indian city to … Rose! To Rose and little Eddie. They're there; they're as good as well; Dr. Gilchrist …

But Hurley had gripped him hard with both hands, was again sitting up, muttering:

"Rose, here! And Eddie!"

"They'll be here as fast as they can come," cried Steele. "They are in Indian City; were going to surprise you. Dr. Gilchrist came up with them and Bobbie Carruthers and Sylvia. You just lie still a minute ..." With great running strides he was back at the cabin, jerking the door open, calling to Bill Rice to come with him. And borne tenderly between the two of them Ed Hurley, white faced and unconscious, made the short trip to the bunk across the room from Turk's.

When this second wounded man had been given the rough and ready first aid understood by Steele and Rice, Steele went again to his telephone. Learning that Dr. Gilchrist had already left, he told Carruthers of Hurley's condition; he had found that Hurley had a severe but not dangerous wound in the thigh, and another of more threatening nature in the side. Hurley had lost a lot of blood, but unless he was bleeding internally that was stopped now. And if Rose could come ... As he left the telephone and came back to Hurley's side Steele's eyes met a pair of eyes lifted to his questioningly; not only had consciousness come back to the wounded man, but with it understanding of what had been said. Steele nodded at him reassuringly.