Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-04
HEART OF THE WORLD.
BY H. RIDER HAGGARD.
A Strange Story, Taken From q Manuscript Be.
queathed by an Old Mexican Indian to His
Friend and Conrade, English
man Named jones.
Copyrighted. 1894, by H Rider Haggard.

CHAPTER v.-CoNrINUED
Fearing that something was wrong,
Senior James went to the captain and
asked him why they had stopped.
Because the engines won't go any
more and there is no wind to sail
with" he answered, politely.
Presently the engine began to work
again, though uncertainty. Toward
three o'clock in the afternoon Molas,
pointing to low coast line and a spot
on the sea where the ocean swell was
tipped with white, told us that yonder
was the bar of the Grijalva river, and
that beyond it lay the village of From
terra. our destination.
Good" said the senior, "then think
that will get my things on deck, P" and
going to his cabin he brought up q sack
containing some wraps and food.
Why do you bring your baggage?"
asked the captain, presently. You
may want it tonight"
''That is why L brought it up" he
answered. 81 do not wish to land at
Frontera with nothing"
Land at Frontera, senior? No one
will land at Frontera from this ship for
another six or seven days. We pass
FrOntera and run straight on to Cam
peche, which by the blessing of the
saints we shall reach tomorrow even
ing"
But I have taken tickets for From
terra" said the senior. 1.-The agent gave
them to me, and l insist upon being
put on shore there
THAT is quite right, senior. All be-
ing well we shall call at Frontera this
day week, and then you can go ashore
without any extra charge, but before
this my orders are to put into no port
except Campeche, that is unless
norther forces me to do So"
That evening we dined together upon
deck. for neither of us was in any mood
to descend to the cabin and meet Don
Jose Moreno, of whom we had seen
nothing since the previous night. AS
we were finishing our meal the light
faded and the Sky grew curiouSly dark,
while suddenly to the north there APP
peared u rim of cloud. 1t was an angry
red and glowed like the smoke from
smelling furnace at night.
Another two hours had passed with
out much change, except that the night
grew darker and darker, and stiller
and stiller.
Then a vivid fash of lightning
pierced the heavens above US, followed
by deafening peal of thunder. By it's
fierce and sudden light we could see the
coast some three or four miles away,
and almost ahead of us the holder out
line of Point Xicalango. The sea about
our ship was dead calm. A mile or so
to wlndward, however, was n different
sight, for there came the norther, rush
ing upon US like thing alive, in front
of it line of white pillows torn from
the quiet surface of the sea, and behind
it, fretted by little ightnings, a dense
wall of black cloud stretched from the
face OF ocean to the arc of heaven
A few more seconds and something
white and enormous could be seen
looming up above our bows, and the
sight of it caused the captain. whose
face looked pale as death in the glare
of the lightning, to shrek another
order. to his crew.
Lie down and hold on tight to the
rope,'' said to Senior Strickland and
Molas, who were beside me. Here
comes ell Norte. and he brings death for