The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
CHAPTER yIII.-contlnued.

CHAPTER VIII.-Continued.
-Bnt have you no fear that your doc
0ments may some day be stolen, under
the impression that the chest contains
valuables? These islands we're named,
as you know, with some reason"
Very true, senior; but he would be
rash man who would brave the ven
geance Of Holy Mother church b. such
a sacrilege. There are none in the
archipelago who would attempt such
q thing; besides, the records would be
OF nc value TO un heretico; they are
but our secret history"
And that, / presume, your orders
would forbid your showing TO even so
profound a student and churchman as
the Padre Sebastiano. unless you were
90 directed by the bishop"
well, one would scarcely say so
much ms that. To a lnyman, or un
heretico. no-under no circumstances.
But al Padre Sebastiano-that, you
see, is different. II in la gran honra
that he does visit us"
II see, | see. ! had forgotten for the
moment how near he stood TO the
bishop" This was chance shot, but
could see by the PADRES deferential
manner that it had gone home.
We presently retraced our steps 90
The upper world, and when we saun-
tered out into the sunlight had plenty
OF food for thought. A document, for
instance, which would be utterly be-
yond my reach for consultation,
seemed 10 be at Sebastiano's disposal
whenever he chose 10 call for IL. That
here had been no time for him TO do
so while the steamer was in port, / felt
sure; but that he might return from
Saipan at any moment was something
more than possibility.
The sight of that box lying across
the dead trays lap would keep running
through my mind. and ! thought of IT,
Vulnerable excuses which might in
duce Padre Bartolomeo TO give me a
peep al its contents, especially IL suf-
fcient quantity OF good wine were I'M
der his skin. But one and all seemed
too risky TO attempt. The finding and
recovering OF the treasure were but
minor difficulties; the secreting OF and
the getting away with IT, afterward,
constituted the most serious details OF
the undertaking. Sauntering along
toward the plaza, ! became more and
more convinced that | must search
that box without either the knowledge
or the permission OF my fat ecclesias-
ticul friend; and the dangers involved
in such an attempt so filed my mind
thai scarcely heard the senorita call
ing me from the portico. She must
have been embarrassed by the effort
10 make me hear. for her face was
sca.let when approached the house.
us II because el padre would not abb
solve the senior" she said, that he has
no appetite, and would walk away
when the breakfast does wait? Al, but
he mist be the sinful mani Perhaps
he did not present ell padre with una
contribution for the good of the
church? IL Ia the custom"
We'll I'm afraid did overlook that.
senorita. But Ill make IL all right
with him later. Joking aside, though.
the padre treated me very nicely
showed me all over the place. He
seems 10 he very learned man. No;
i was thinking OF other matters when
you called. Please forgive me-
Possibly IL is that the senior feels
cad because la Senorita Palacios has
gone away In ell vapor? She is muy
hermosa."
Yes, but not more SO than Senorita
Dorotea. ! often compared them from
the photograph which you gave ell
captain"
"Ai. but how can believe the senior?
Come, let us see II you have eli apetito;
and afterward you shall spend the day
with me as you like. Come"
often look back TO those break
fnsts at Agana as among the most de-
lightful hours of my life. Kipling has
echoed the heartfelt longing OF many
q man TO get for awhile outside the
bounds of civilization--to exist where
eociety IL still in rudimentary state,
"where the beat IL like the worst:
where there amt no ten command
ments, and man can raise a thirst"
II you've card the eas' a-caliln'. you won't
never 'eed nauRht else.
MOI you won't 'oed nothin' else but them
smiley garlic smells.
An the sunshine, an the palm trees. an
tho tiEkly tempe bells