Then she slipped on her skirt.
Lawford slumped down in the cockpit, saying he was all right but
looking all wrong.
"Going to get him back to Tapp Point just as quick as I can," declared
the "able seaman" to Louise. "Doctor ought to see that cut."
"Oh, Betty!"
"Now, now, Miss Lou," murmured the old woman with the light of sudden
comprehension in her eyes. "Don't take on now! You've been a brave
gal so fur."
"And I will keep my courage," Louise said with tremulous smile.
"Go right over there an' hold his head, Miss Lou. Pet him up a leetle
bit; 'twon't hurt a mite."
The vivid blush that dyed the girl's cheeks signaled the fact that
Betty had guessed more of the truth than Louise cared to have her or
anybody know. She shook her head negatively to the keen-eyed old
woman; nevertheless she went forward, found one of Lawford's
handkerchiefs and bound up his head. The cut did not seem very deep;
yet the shock of the blow he had suffered certainly had dulled the
young man's comprehension.
"Thank you--thank you," he muttered and laid his head down on his arms
again.
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