"Perhaps you had better try sandstone on it this time, or a little burning oil." Halloway did not answer, but hastily tearing his handkerchief into strips, bound the arm as closely as he could.

"There," he said, surveying the bandages critically, and inwardly well pleased with his success; "at least that will do till you can see the doctor." "Are you sure you are quite through now ?" asked Gerald, in mock submission.

"You don't think it necessary to put the arm in a splint, or to fasten weights to it, or to amputate the first joint of the thumb ?" "I am sorry to say that is all I know how to do for you, Miss Vernor." "Then I will go back to Miss Lydia.

By the way, would you recommend soap also for hysterics ?" "Applied with a close bandage over the mouth?
Certainly, it will be both effectual and immediate." "Thank you.

Good-night." "Will you not shake hands with me ?" Gerald turned as she was moving off and held out her hand, more as a queen might have extended it in motion of dismissal than as friend to friend.