What happened to them after that I
don't know. But if I had Dixwell Hardley here--now--I--I'd--"
Mr. Keith fell back in a faint on the bed, and, in great alarm,
Tom summoned the nurse.
CHAPTER XII
IN DEEP WATERS
Mary Nestor, as well as Tom Swift, felt great alarm over the
condition of Mr. Keith. But the nurse, after reviving him, said:
"He is in no special immediate danger. Talking about his
trouble overstrained him, but in the end it may do him good."
"Then will he get well?" asked Mary.
"He may," was the noncommittal answer. "His recovery would be
hastened, however, if his mind could be relieved. He keeps
worrying about the loss of his papers that proved his share in
the Texas oil wells. Until they can be given back to him he is
bound to suffer mentally, and of course that effects him
physically."
"Oh, if we only could do something!" murmured Mary.
"Perhaps we can," said Tom in a low voice. "I've learned
something these last few hours. I don't want to promise too much,
but I think I begin to see how matters lie.
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