The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-03-04
CHAPTER v.-coNrrNuED.

"You viii come TO see me and ell
Ricardito: But | shall in Seville be-"
Exactly; so vii Dick as soon as he
tan get there"
''Dios! qul temerariol But suppose
suppose 7 do permit him NOT
Hell come all the same; | think L
know Dick" (here she placed the
palm OF her hand over my mouth, as
II to keep me from saying more, but
her bright eyes were swimming with
delight.)
"'Shl FL padre may you hear. It
was 10 speak of him / did wish when we
on deck did come He las been Of you
speaking 10 ell cura, Enrique, asking
the questions all about you-whether
you really un comerciante were In
Manila and Horg-Kong-why this
voyage you were making. In some way
he seems you TO doubt, and he remarks
upon the long talks in su camara you
do have with ell captain. He nothing
knows OF In senorita's vestida, or your
destination he would have suspected
much sooner than did /. and, surely,
your object. Yor must so very careful
be what you do ray, no matter where.
Everything the padres do know, and
in Madrid much influence has ell Sc
bastino. You viii remember, will you
not, Enrique? Aud you must let him
see not that of him you are suspicious
as last night you did; do not you see
how quickly did re notice, and did you
make 10 him like in spite OF yourself?
Now take below me, and TO ell Captain
Dix explain"
The more / thought over what she
had told me, the more ] felt that my
oleaginous clerical friend was likely
90 make trouble for us sooner o rlater;
and when we were alone ] repeated
the conversation for Halstead's ben
eft. lie and Mcpherson, counting
upon the PADRES good offices, had been
inclined to doubt his notwithstanding
ability, though their experience In the
EAST had taught them better; but after
digesting the senorita's warning and
recalling several remarks OF Sebasti-
amos, he began TO look thoughtful.
There's going to be enough diff
guilty as matters are" he said, with
out having a suspicious priest to CON
tend with. 1t begins TO look as IL
there might be some connection be-
tween Parde Julian's absence and Sc
bastiano's trip out here. II what the
eenorita told you is true. about his
being influential at Madrid, 1t seems
mighty queer that so big a gun should
waste his time in the Ladrones. You
see, there aren't enough OF the heather
to convert, nor are there any oppor-
,nuities 10 WELD influence in the Phil
.ppines from such n base OF operations.
The cura, now, might easily be com
ing out TO practice on the natives; but
neither the pickings nor the political
pull are big enough 10 interest a man
Of any standing"
cit would be an odd coincidence,
wouldn't It, II old Julian and this chap
had figured the thing u and were
actually upon the same errnnd as our
selves?"
"Hmpfl II would seem a heap queer
er TO them II. after the time they must
have spent in studying the matter, two
casual travellers like ourselves should
happen 10 hit on the same idea, yes,
and by sheer fool luck TO reach the
islands better equipped for such a job
shan they can possibly be. But, by
the great green turtlei I'm with you
on getting that cash. i didn't take
much stock in the idea at first. and
when / agreed TO 60 in | was thinking
more of you than of myself; but I've
been seeing a good deal OF Don Sill
vestre's daughter during the last 4s
hours, and that makes n heap Of diff
ference. The old man owns too many
vineyards and plantations TO relish
sailor men in his family; SO wouldn't
mind having money enough TO cruise
through Spain like a gentleman when
! go ashore"
well, / guess we're both interested
enough now. We're getting right
along, too. Mac told me he was max
sng IN knots today. When are you GO
.ng to change the course?"
That's what I've been figuring OH
all day, but the padre complexities
matters. Draw up your chair and
let's have another go at the chart.
I'll shut the windows. too; we'd bet
ttr ~suffocate for an hour or W than
have Diaz and his mates guessing ton
much. Now let's Zee. To-nights the