New-York tribune., 1901-08-25

I'm going TO land. he told Miss Stratbmore.
II the captain viii have a boat whistIcd for
It's rough" she tried to suggest
1 know ii is he answered levalling his eyes
straight on her for the benefit of all who might
choose TO see so that she flushed very pink If
1t We're not | should ask you and Your mother
% GO too They had done il al Acapulco and
ManZanill3 before
I Will not go" observed the Chiian; it is
Merida caught Miss strathmore's glance Of
contempt and nearly smiled
Toward the middle of the morning 1 rovyh0at
Whose owners were courageous, responded % the
signals and vcntureI to the ship Merida
went down the Jacobs ladder. The captain
"You'n come to grief. Matcho. if you don't
-%sttch - out see that your men aren't teuuila
drunk when YOU start back. It's pretty rad
now, hut it'u he rolling like fun then We b'ist
anchor at o.. he added. warningIy
Meilda watched his chance TO jump: he caught
Il -SPerty and the boat pulled away
II was o'clock when it reappeared coming
Slowly hidden in a hollow. climbing crest.
HunS anout through the frothfng Iar Miss
Nlf&lhThre and the captain and a good many
others We're watching it. Miss Stra-hrl7-a b9d
Deem shooting At driftwOod and at a biz turtle
Ihat was Heating on its back in the sun whe
a shifting ana difficult mark but sha Lad hl+ II
thtre times and then boat had Uut cut II
Ven have turtle steaks tomorrow. :" said the
caI'il"t y 'ure pretty good shot"
"a Rut She mad had enough OF the amusement.
and they were leaning IDLY against fbr rail
The cartain reverted TO Merida
M-fcAo tell You about the paIaci1?" he
He wont" she answered. he says he's for
nrr ir sH5 I55n3! much IN, on talk he said approach
low IN the spar3eck either I suap5s..7''
She shook h@r head
NrH sad th- caTJ3in. shes little r7Irlo
from one of his plantations down tbse. .,'-
H''t' drNl. Too Seems she's IN love ,-lt n nm
ot9 - ~oH look at heT So what DOES SIZE g,
and takr sieera-e passage and follow rim ~
'''.e IN M San Jose hut he never lIre,v sh- was
go gh.I after we got III the .rintll
"'C IN. 3 a shy pne-ani sharp. Tim ale
day when he was down with the Jnc,.,- l.. -i...
a. me hospital she showed herself cL4srs.I b :
hn~'S .ni vent. and ali the rest ~ it 81, H.
the dickens own row lie acted - - -
u put niW an t!ck!ish kind IF pia - ~ ,--,-
g., - le' n+r mp mere. and heS mighty car--
iui - Keep oI The spurdrck now Ha's com ~,
snip h"r back from Frisco he SAYS ~ -
- -' tir b'' K 0f a black haired head th1: an
r,ii,- .r,i. 'rr the Side directly below them
IiIAt h'r Evidently the Eyes IN Ine b-at
"ere watching the boat. too.
seen YOU with him ana she don't ike
..,'i. you 3 n'tLe bit the captain ch1cs.ed she
Mss S.rarhuore did not think i- amus,u, If
M, n ro"1oat was near. Miss Strathmore
captain opined Sing Up TIE
The snip vas rolling heavily
And his MeNicans" said tn. .a-,-,- -
T1suy. oy heaven. they're half drunk. too
LOOK ar their eyes
W neither n was that or not il Vas ,sr-,.,.,
"a '"'J could NOT seem 20 manas. IN ...,,
''e "o'it alongside long enough for Neriia ~
''t1' Ine PLATFORM. when thu ship rolled down .
axe your time Merida" tn. chief errir..a-
called % hiru-"takr your time"
HPp-iehtiS ne word suggested something "a,
Mriid" He pun his hand 10 MS watch unrl.er
Htd ih-H MS fac" changed There were tbr...
MrNIlans in the boat. but only two of fb.rn b,.,
I'"'i- 'Hr 'ther hdd been sitting near him ~
,.t' STERN steering occasionally with an oar
i'iida s"iH something 10 this one Tn. follow
t''h'H I'D" innocent and shook his head Things
""l'I'ii'1 quickly after that. Merida caught m
m"z" uy the arm and that began tba far+
- j. ne Ip"ers shipped their oars. and. urged f.y
thr excitement and th- t-quila Joined in Tn.
boat pitched and plunged
Ih"S u kin him % the captain called out
Lower away a boat"
IF they've no knives''- began the -,rlrs..r
hui as h~ said il knife was thrown and ty
lhe AitIe Indian sirl on the deck below
The captain Swore one oath. -'Thev'U do hf-.
noW-sure. ne said
Merida had his man 10y the throat but he v.
down. ami all three Were atop OF him one :
them jumped up and caught the knife bv tn.
the man who had Merida under him and rht.
other two drew back. \ splendid brown arm
with its hand graSpinS the knife rose high and
poised above MeridA's breast Then IL feII-but
uselessly. limp from the shoulder bone There,
was smoke in the muZZie OF the revolver in
Miss Strathmore's hand.
Merida threw the wounded Mexican of bent
over him. felt in mis- sash and drew out his
own watch The rowers had resumed their oars
Now said Merida, quietly, you take
alongside"
The LITTLE Indian on the sDardaC had Va, tcbaA