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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3,
1936.
THE PRISONER OF SHARK ISLAND
A novelization of DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S 20th..CENTURY PICTURE
·CHAPTER ONE.
A driving rain fell pitilessly on two black-clad horsemen, stumbling in the inity darkness along a de serted backwoods road in Charles County, Maryland, on the night of April 14, 1866. Twenty miles behind them lay Washington: Somewhere mouth was the homici of Bryans- town, and further on the banks of the meandering Potomac,"
The leading horseman urged his mount
Unrough Impatiently
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Thrusting greenback into the man, and something to him, at doing's hand, the man hobbled out
she of the door. they both laughed nad gaily helped him into his coal.
which
But when the door was opened and the feeble light fell upon the two travellers, one supporting the otlier, whose black cano still hid his face, their smiles faded.
"His leg is broken," wald the youth, in a high nervous falsetto. "Can you do something for him?”
Dropping his satchel, tossing aside his hat, the doctor opened the door wide and helped to carry the sufferer inside.
"What happened?" he asked they laid him on a couch.
"Horse, threw him.”
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"Queer sort, wasn't he?" Mudd end thoughtfully, closing the door.
"How much?" his wife demanded practically.
The doctor opened his hand and gasped. "Fifty dollars?!"
"Fifty? Why Sam, there must be some mistake. Shall I call him back?
"Call him back? No, indeed!" He was turning the bill from side to side. admiring it. And to thinlt I thought he was a snake!"
I didn't like him," his wife Oh, "He was.... queer, his slower companion.
Sam, I feel as though...as though of this. "You'll have to speed up, John,"
"Oh! Teggy, get me hot water and something bad will come ho aait sharply. "We can't afford towels," the doctor directed his wife. There was something to be found before we reach Vir-And bring my satchel in here. about it all. I wish it had never
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Kinin, and daylight will be breaking in six hours."
man called John stifled a clenched teeth. He had not allowed he's probably The 2 Oct.
then answered in gronu, then
a pain his cape to be removed and a fold philanthropist, just looking arouELICE Oct.
19 racked voice:
partly hid his face. go faster.. I can't go fare: "I can't
at the man on Looking uneasily 29 Nov.
This leg is killing me
the couch, the doctor's wife hesitated. bro's rammed clear through the ferous, ne womanly instinct warn The ringing of the door bell startled Nov. 16 Resh. You 150 on and leave me ed her that there was something them. Their faces fell as they look- What if I am caught? They're strange in this early morning visited at each other. Looking sudly ut bound to catch me sooner or later But at an impatient gesture from her the fifty dollar bill, the doctor laid Et fi on, man, ride for yourį
husband, she hurried to do his bid it on the table.
With his knife, the doctor slit the riding boot from his patient's foot. After a mute's close examination, the said quietly:
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Whimsically his wife blew a fure- well kiss at the bill as she went to open the door. A small Negro boy grinned up at her.
His companion's face softened. Silently, he swung his horse along side the suffering man's mount,
"Oh," said Mudd, who had follow- to rendjust clumsily sought
ed his wife, his volce Jovial with broken fer that dangled helplessly "You can't go far on that leg, Irellef, "so the stock is herë në Inst!” out of the stirrup. Together, the You've n bad, transverse fracture.
"Oh. Morse Sam!" the boy' cried. tivo re
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fatawk, is she?" They rode sh for perhaps ten
on the couch made 1 minutes longer in the doubtful sound. like fizi oath The other. Who was this strange visitor who ter of dripping trees that lined the moistening his dry lips, sald peevish-sa generously overpaid for a service roadway. Suddenly the leader reined ly: "Fix it up the best way you can, un doctor would have given him? in, apaking in low warning tones doctor. We have to be on our way Why was be in such haste? Dr. to his companion:
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regret! Don't miss tomorrow's in- "Oh, I'm sorry, sir," at the doc-stalment of this story. tor sympathetically. "Well, I'll see Drawing his pistol, the furseman | what we can do.' advanced cautiously to intercept the! There was no radio to tell him what, lantern carrier. As he drew near, had happened a bace five hours be he could hear a soft, ummistakbly fore.
down coming
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