The Elbert County tribune., 1905-10-26

| walk down the line a dozen or so
yards. with the avowed Intention of
building bonfire there. Jack. All Sin
and the guard start upward to do the
same above the stalled carriage.
AS the light from this is thrown
around. dispelling the gloom. 1t will be
easier work collecting the wood.
All Sin proves master hand at this.
and his employer is quite content he
should have charge of the fires, once
they get going, since ii will keep the
Chinaman away from the carriage,
| and hence lessen the danger of his ap-
pearance arousing sudden suspicion in
the mind of the senior.
Besides. Jacks curiosity has been
aroused, and he longs to know what
magic the wonderful Smithers has ex-
ercised in order to make such a de-.
voted ally out of the guard.
The opportunity comes when he can
address the chap. and he does not hes
itate. for he has already learned that
the guard has fair comprehension of
English as she is spoke'
You have seen my friend; you un-
derstand the truth. Is II so?" he asks.
and the guard with smile and
shrug makes answer. as he involun-
tarily raises a hand to his throat.
which doubtless still feels the effect
of the detectives hard fingers.
'Hola. senior, I understand. Any
thing he says, that will do. We are
as one. When a man saves the life
of Pedro Agrilla. there is nothing
would not for him do. And you are
his friend. senior; have no fear that
the truth will ever tell"
All. Smithers has therefore told him
about the dreadful doom from which
he has been snatched. as 1t were, by
miracle. and for the present, at least.
the fellow in his gratitude is ready and
willing to serve them faithfully. What
he might do when the idea grows a
little more familiar to him remains to
be seen
Jack moves down toward the others, |
as All Sin may be trusted to keep |
things going. AS he passes the car
riage he sees two heads at the open |
door, and needs no spirit of divination |
to tell him who the interested spec
tators may be.
While he Is just in front of them,
one of the girls asks him If there is |
any danger. Evidently they are dis.
turbed. as the bravest feminine mind |
might well be-.
Juanita does most of the question
Ing. but her Scotch stepsister OCCASION
ally introduces few words, and evil |
IDENTIFY grasps the situation far better |
than Jack had believed possible.
He is more than charmed with her
apparently brave demeanor in the face |
of danger, and not forgetting his de- |
sign of keeping his identity secret. |
answers as gruffly as possible. Seizing
the first opportunity, he hurres down
to where the others are engaged.
Another form can be seen fitting |
about in the light of the fires-evi-
IDENTIFY Col. Spencer has been aroused
from his nap in the cozy corner of the
carriage. and brought to realization
of the deadly danger menacing them
in case train comes along
Long ere now Howard Spencer has
learned of his fallacy with regard to
the death of Jack Travers. Senor Ro-
blado has regaled him with full and
lar events that followed SO fast upon
his accident in the Canongate. Hence
he knows Jack is alive, and that
through the most peculiar freak of
fortune in the world he was permitted
to wed sweet Jessie Cameron, just as
the outrageous will and and testament
of his Quixotic relative required. This
being the case, 1t may be safely as
sumed that Spencer nurses an addi-
tiona1 grievance against the man he
has wronged, and that when the very
first opportunity springs up he will
avail himself of it in the hope of win
ming Squire Johns widow.
AS to that, Jack hopes to have
voice in the matter himself.
The three are apparently discussing
some knotty question connected with
the peculiar situation when Jack
comes up.
They turn to him as though resolved
to have his idea on the subject and
lack experiences an itching of the fin
gers when he finds himself near the
man who envies him the possession
of Jessie Cameron. for something tells
him that sooner or later they will have
to fight 1t out between them.
Spencer eyes him curiously, but
gives no evidence of suspicion.
'Senor. we We're just debating here
whether this thing that has happened
to us can be an accident or some deep
design on the part of those who Sc
cretly plan to destroy the government
of Spain on this island. had not
thought of that until your friend mem
toned it,"
1t is. of course, Senior Roblado who
says this.
Il myself have wondered whether
the rebels can have any special desire
to make way with some of us. 1t looks