Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
CHAPTER NLIlI.

And had l. with the doubtful second sight
Of Ebnrra's witch mother. been able to see
that which was approaching the Isle of San
Juan | might well have said to myself that
malignant demons Were following our trail.
But as it was | could not discern a GER
tain small boat far out to sea-a boat which
seemed to drift here and there. yet which
notwithstanding progressed nearer and ever
nearer to- our island
There we're two men in it, one of them
lying at full length in the bottom with his
face in the shadow Of thwart- He had his
head turned away The other sat with one
hand in his bosom. The other was laid &C.
casionally or the tiller. from which it would
drop off again in a moment. For the dull,
fiery glow from the slanting sun made the
iron Of the tiIler bar hot the bars of
a CRATE falling at the same time upon the
PROSTATE man and turning a pair of large
silver earrings into hoops of burning cop
per
The man at the tiller looked down as
his companion turned his head and moaned
He slid his hand into locker and drew
from it a case bottle and small cluster Of
bananas Then he held the bottle up to the
light, turning il upside down to see how
much liquid remained in it. The wide neck
was scarcely filed.
field late of the Corramantee and of the
Isle Of the Winds was supporting the head
Of Saul Mark on his knee and pouring the
last drops of rum down his throat. He did
not reserve so much as one drop for him
self
To all intents the man he now stopped to
sucCor had been dead The slight move
nents he made from time to time were no
more than the spasms of imminent rigOr
But the strong liquid penetrated to the
springs OF life. The heavy eyelids were
SLOWLY upraised life looked out Of the
bloodshot eyeballs- The soul Of the man
awOke and showed moment like an evil
beast at the mouth Of his lair Saul Mark
recognized the face that was bent over him.
and the faint resemblance of grin
twitched his mouth downward and to one
side Still sea-mile to windward of hell,
Philip. ne murmured and closed his eyes
with singular CLEAN Of triumph in them
Capt StanSfield sighed and went on try
ing to force a piece of crumbled banana be-
tween the clenched teeth
Not yet. he murmured: mot vet. Death
alone shall release me from nv bond
Will pay the price. yes-to the uttermost
farthing | will pay"
And. lifting his eyes. ne saw black across
IN" crimson arc OF the sinking sun, very
far away. the sierra Of the Isle of San Juan
de Porto Rico.
IL was week or two afterward that the
Lady Juanita Silveda who had recovered
from her brief indisposition. and now went
rlitSe thai she might take the air With
her went Anna. by reason of the sudden
favor which had descended upon her In
deed. the sonora could not be parted from
the girl. scarcely for an hour b.d room
had been hastily thrown into her suite of
apartments in the commanders and the
guards and cloaked gsunt officers from, old
Spain swDre under their breaths that DON
ma Juanita had suddenly gone mad For
they said II was easy TO See that Don Mich
oias had fallen over head and ears land
mat last is long fall, murmured Ramon
Garcla- lieutenant Of artillery in love with
the young English girl. whose eyes are like
IRE matches and whose skin like thf
rose leaves Of the huerta of Arihuela
Carramoa, senores,' quoth Don Ramon
curling his mustachios. 1t is a shame Ina
one shiny-pated old commandante with q
1oreh0id on him like the Port Of Snair
galeon. should monopolize the only twr
Withholding women in the plantation. Iet
them choose. sirs. let them choose. Trust
woman's eye for picking out a fine figure
OF man e
Inere was also much jealousy among the
oricers concerning VIII and myself And
many there Were racked with fever and
disappointment, fingered their dar-ars
when they found themselves passed yer
IN FAVOR of pair OF heretics fresh from,