Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-23

for taking care Of my baggage, as 1
wished to discharge the carriage, The
offer was Of course accepted, the bag
gage housed and the carriage dismissed.
In the meantime Mao was waiting for
rs IN an appointed place not far away
whore Joined him, and we went to the
obscure tavern, whcro the room had
been engaged George was awaiting u.s.
So far our plan was successful. Mnc
was safely hidden away, while his
clovor friend was speeding miles away
ON IA wild goose chase There was only
ono train day each way, and we knew
the detective could not get back to Rio
until late. Wo felt certain when no
found Mac was not ON the train he
would think his intended victim had
slipped off at some way station-pos-
ably with Wow of making his escape
into the interior Even IL ho sent dis
patch TO tho banl--an unlikely thing for
Il Brazilian to dot would doubtless
bo to tho effect that his quarry had left
Rio on tho early train that morning
with him.
We passed some trying hours together.
Then George left to tako Macs baggage
or to the steamer, He engaged two stall
wart pmtors, They stand on every corner
busily engaged in plating straw for
hats white waiting for n job. Dividing
the baggage between tho two, no hud 10
carried to tho wharf, and taking a small
boat quickly had it slowed in the hold
and tho small articles carried to tho
statoroom. Soon after he joined us on
shore
II was but 10 o'clock when George
Joined Us, and it was with something
like dismay wo realized that tho whole
day was before us, Until the dry be-
fore when Mac was in the bank, had
never known how long nn hour was, but
! this day we all came TO know how long
! day could be,
Al last tho long day drew to nm end
and the shadow, TO our intense relief,
began to darkon in our httlo room,
| where we were holding our watch. Tho
tropic night CLOSES quickly in. Soon the
| city was shrouded in darkness, and we
/ sailed out to the beach ut tho hoad OF
the bay to find relief in movement The
time passed quicker then, and ut last we
sat down ON some wrcckago there aud
watched tho tropio night AS it revealed
It's wealth Of stars, and sitting thore we
moralized upon the destiny Of man and
his relations 20 Things seen and nusncn,
upon spiritual force, most OF all upon
divine Justice, which in tho end evens
up all things, Bat like 10 many other
philosophers who write the style of the
gods and make pish Mt fortune we
failed to mako personal application Of
our philosophy,
We sat for an hour longer, and thon
securing n boat with two negro rowers
wo pulled FOR the ship. Three or four
small boats woro fastened TO tho COM
pnuion ladder, and our arrival attracted
10 attention. Two officials in uniform,
probably customs officers, stood at tina
companion way. IL was an anxious
moment but we slipped through the
dimly lighted cabins and passages and
were soou safely in the statoro0m. Bid.
ding both goudby and promising to be on
board again ut & in the morning, went
ashore and straight to bed and soon was
dreaming Of starlit seas, of tropic wood,
and summer bowers white aud sweet
with May blossoms,
My health then us now WINS perfect
and awoko fresh and hopeful After
brcakiasting ON dish of prawns and AN
other of soft shellod crabs was of
across the bay. Soon after & / knocked
softly pt tho stateroom door, WINS nd
mittcd and presented the lunch hat
brought They gave mo warm greet
ing, but mother had slopt Tho room
had been hot and stuily, and the nois,
of slowing cargo had helped to banisl
sleep, Both were unuerved somewhat
but had just como OIL shore confiden
and cheerful, and my confidence ans
spirits proved infections,
l know by sight the chief Of polio
and those Just under him. also know
Brnga, tho bank manager, by sight
They Of course did not know me, and
could unsupported DO locker on II
, Vienna Soon the shore passengers, thci
friends aud many idlo visitors came OF
, in boatloads while / of course scruti
, nized every boatload ms it came up tn
side Of tho ship.
, At $3.50 saw boat coming, which
4 when half 10 milo away, recognized n
/ containing tho chief of police and sey
4 eral Of his suhordinates. Ton minute
, aftor Braga and one OF tho bank official
came, the ouly passengers In their boat
|, and ut once joined the police on the aft
+. err deck and stood with them waitin
T. and watching tho boats Ms they arrived
I IN the meantime babel reigned aroun
I. tho ship. About threesoore boats SUI
A rounded her, tho owners selling to III
passengers everything from oranges I
!. monkeys, snakes and parrots.
!. ! determined to conceal from Georp
a and Mac that Braga and the police wer
4 on tho ship, and about every 20 minute
q Would slip down and report all's wei
but soon after 10 O'Clock the encny va
4 Joined by tho ticket agent from shor,
and could see they We're contemplatn
q some movement Slipping down to th
n cabin, said, Boys, everything is y
right. Keep perfectly cool. Braga ar
A the police arc pulling to the ship an
may search It, II 90, twill tako half a
"a hour TO got here. Twill keep eyorythiu
!. in ny eye aud give you ample notice.
/ then returned on dock and stoo
10 among the officials. They eonversed
" Portuguese, which was Greek TO m,
, Soon the ngNnt diVed below mud rcs,