The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-07

Far out 1t sea. thirty miles away.
great tongue Of fre dartsd up from
the bosom Of Krakatoai
II heaven was IN the heart OF Conrad
Dunl0w, hell burned in the bosom Of
Antonio Menzada. the dark-browea
spaniard. IN vain the girl assured
him that she could never love him
he would not be denied. With fren-
zied jealousy he watched her growing
interest III the young otdcer and
warned her. 10 note after note, that
he would brook no rivalry. She
seorned to answer. and bade the ser
wants refuse him admittance. When
size told Conrad. be laughed, as be
laughed az everything
That very morning Antonio's worst
fears had been confirmed. A mali
eious servant from the villa told him
Of Yivien's hetrothal to the English
man. and then fed for life before the
demon he had aroused.
There was nothing generous or great
in Antonio at any time. and now his
whole being was concentrated upon
one idea-revengel Antonio's stiletto
gIittered as be let the sunlight fan
upon it.
He was the only son Of a rich coffee
planter. and had never known a wish
ungratlfed. To be foiled In the SUI
preme desire Of his life was more than
be could bear To tear the girl from
her lover was now his one thought
and it possessed his soul like a devil
The bearer Of evil tidings was gone
He stood upon the shore alone. A
Little boat rocked idly on the waves.
He united it. jumped in. and seized the
cars A few minutes brought him 70
vantage point, whence he might sur
yey the Americans villa. II was an
old trick OF hls. With the aid Of a
small glass. be singled them out in the
little group upon the veranda. The
tea-drinking over, he saw the young
couple wander away, through the trim
garden out into the screening foliage
Of the woods With clenched teeth
and muttered curses. he turned the
boat toward shore. conscious Of the
keen stlletto BY his side as Of living
presence.
He had nearly gained the shore. A
lew more strokes and be would be
within reach OF vengeance. What was
the matter with his arms Strive and
strain as he might he could not ad-
vance one inch. His muscles stood
out ike knotted iron. but their
strength was useless now. Slowly, re-
sistiessly. the boat was dragged back
ward as By an unseen cable. a great
kissing roar became audible, and look
+ Ing up at last he saw a long line Of
fire rising from the very bosom Of the
sea and extending even to Krakatoa IT,
self The ocean was pouring its
whole volume into the abysmal fires
that yet were not extlnguished, and on
the crest of that awful and majestic
cataract his little boat whirlod on to
doom. The covering wretch sank down
and lid his face The tremendous
roar of the waters drowned out his
frenzicd prayers and curses. He
stroye to make the sign Of the cross
in the cold sweat on his brow.
In that inferno Of waters, his now
senseless body was drowned and
crushed. beaten and burned, into its
/ elemental atoms.
From the commanding height above
supporting the fainting girl In his
arms Conrad Dunlow watched with
fascinated horror the scene below. He
saw the fishing boats drawn one by
one into the fiery whirlpool, and knew
not that in one Of them. scorpion lay
crushed.
There came a mighty roar a univer-
sal crash as OF a world in dissolution
The air grew black around him. Ht
closed his eyes for one instant, and
when he looked again, the city Of An
ier. with its 10000 souls. was gone. and
the hungry waves Of ocean beloved