The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-13
PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENrl
The Adventurer, His Adventure.
and the Astonishing Sequel
By GILBERT DAYLE.
copyright 1901
By GILBERT DAYLE.
copyright 1901

. tau. powerfuIIy-bult fellow, clad in
~b,te duck suit. with a case OF glasses
-..oned across his shoulders. From be-
- = broad-brimmed straw hat his face
shove5. strongly featured. deeply bronzed,
:. English in character. He wore a long.
5rooDinr mustache. and his hair was al
uoet black. with here and there a streak OF
- Yet he was not old. and his age
vould have been put down at something
,ssrer thirty than forty. He reached the
sba5e Of a clump of trees, then turned
r,-rd and looked down the way he had
come
living in the break between the hills,
about a mile and a half away, was the
town. Viewed from that distance is pre-
sented a pretty sight. The white roofs and
walls Of the houses glistened freshly in the
morning sunlight, and beyond the gap
made by the public gardens the Presidents
palace. Assembly House and other large
buiIdtngs could be seen framed amidst the
foliage Of great trees. On the left, to-
wards the harbOr, the houses grew smaller,
tbe streets narrower, until a dirty line of
wharf was reached. Beyond was the sea,
dotted with a few small vessels and fish
B irg boats. \ bright, g%listening object
caught the mans eye. 1t was a good-sized
steam yacht standing about half a mile
from shore. painted white, her brass shin
ing brightly; the only ship of any impor-
lance in the harbor. The man unstrapped
mis- glasses and examined her.
English. by JOver' he exclaimed. "She
wasn't here yesterday. L wonder TO whom
4 she -belongs-and what on earth she's doing
in this forsaken spot!"
He viewed her for some moments, then
lowered his glasses.
1T isn't bad TO see a thing like that
again. he soliloquized. 'It reminds one of
Cowes-the Solent and, well-what might
have BEEN" he finished with a sigh.
He shifted his position. and. raising the
glasses again. leveling them on the Presi-
dents palace.
II wonder wha she is doing now?' he
murmured. I'm bed? No, I'll bet a SOW
ereign she's up Probably moving about at
the back of the house, arranging flowers
or something of that kind. Cad, it's curious
how that girl has impressed mel Her face
Is ever before me, her voice ringing in my
ears-yet she harly spoke half a dozen
words to me!'
He put the glasses away, and looked
round for a suitable place on which to sit
He found a tree stump.
And in another half-hour she will be in
the midst of it all-her life upset. Jove. the
thought that I've had a hand in it makes
ne fell an awful hound!'
He produced his pouch Of tobacco, and
proceeded 10 roll a cigarette. He lighted il
and pulled at it for some moments, deer
in reflection. Presently he broke into q
short laugh.
"Adventurer! that't about the size of it,
he exclaimed; land pretty low down a
that!' He pulled a cloud of smoke. Its
funny what a man can get to when he's g
well, an outcast!'
he unbuttoned his jacket and pulled out
a bulky pocketbook containing a bundle OF
notes. He counted them carefully.
Ten thousand dollars, and the work:
oonel Not a bad transaction He looked
at them ~thoughtfully. with ten Thousand
dollars l could go to England, to" Fl,
broke off softly and closed his eyes, as Il
ccnjuring up a vision OF the place. Pres
emily a slight noise caused him to opeI
them again. He saw a man riding a horse
slowly up the hill toward him. A minut,
or so afterward he was within a few
yards.
Hello. Martin" cried the newcomer, :"
spied you crawling UP the hill from dowr
below there, so guessed 1 would come alons
and bear you company"
Mr.. Salter Blaine slid from his horse an,
hooked the bride to a branch Of a tree
He was a little man with sharp features
ard a sharp-pointed beard. He produce,
a cigar and stuck it in the corner of hi
mouth.
$50. you're going TO see the thing fxe,
up from here?" he began speaking in
strong American voice.
Yes; what do you think of it?'
wal. it won't be a bad kind of a peep
show" He turned and gazed at Martin
tell figure. And you're going TO stick 1
here all the timer
Martin nodded gravely.
Christopher" exclaimed Blaine, a.
couldn't do it if 1 were built like you. Yor
have fight written all over you!"
I've done my share"
Yes. you ran the guns right enough 70
us. and you've got your money as 1 prom
ised. 1t was about the slickest bit OF worl
such a chancer' Salter Blaine paused. a
il unable TO grasp the situation. why
sonny, it's empire building:"
II don't fancy South America empir
81 buildingt' Martin said with a smile.
Blaine lighted his cigar.
Wal, it's a question OF taste anyway
He stared down at the town.
n Another half hour" he said suddenly
"and they'll be in the thick OF it. 1t look
u quiet and peaceable enough now. Gosh
81 you can hardly realize that all in a me
ment. there1l be a struggling fighting
crowd down there. How long do you thinl
it viii take?"
1t depends on the resistance"
That won't be much. There's the guar,
TO the Presidents palace, two companie
Of soldiers at the barracks, and that
about the lot
You forget the people. the President
supporters. They may feel inclined to re
sent a sudden upheaval of their govern
ment."
Let EN-! They're unprepared and un
armed. With the guns you smuggled in
Caceron has got together a crowd that will
take d lot Of hidingl' He pointed to tn,
hills the other side OF the town. '"Ther,
are two hundred OF them collected now il
the forest. The rest are in all sorts o
holes over the town. Directly the sigma
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