The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-02-23


and The charts be has taken VII n
form others showing them where %
md what now belongs 20 the Ben0nts
LAzaiie"
uaronne. forFeifui Of bis usual re-
straint when IN IAntte's presence. now
broke forth into a aood u c9raes.
which the latter checked NJ once
The mate turned to the cabin door.
where be paused. end asked Ia a Fotae
trembling with the anger be dared
not show. Have you any orders for
me. captainf"
None. save 20 let the men have
their supper at once. and see 20 Il that
only half-auowance Of grog is served
The foe is coming In. and We win sail
AZ soon a. may be"
Like an army Of shronded ghosts
the fog was again about the Black
Petrol" enclosing her Ia q world
where she WAS the sole tangible thing
But. A. over a path familiar to blind
eyes. the hands hat manned her
could shape an unerring course for
their secure haven.
Long before midnight she vas feel
ing her way north. toward the mouth
Of the t~reacherous channel that would
bring the crew 80 their island strong
hold. the Barra De Hero.
The early morning air Was heavy
with odors Of aromatic shrubs groE
ing beyond the beach. and the carol
Of Weakening birds vas filling 81 with
music. when Latte came ashore. ieav-
ing Garonne IN charge Of the brigan-
tine.
His course lay Inland. at first "
waste fields. and then cultivated n e
Of sugar cane. coffee and tobacco.
Then came some banana and hg plan
tatOns. interpreted with groves q
palms and cocOanut trees. until. after
a walk Of twenty minutes. he reached
a clearing In which stood many small
huts. evidently dwellings. and apart
from these rose the walls Of a ton
building. surrounded by a high wall.
with circular towers al the angles.
LATTE crossed the open space. and
stopping before a stout oaken door IN
the wall. called for admission. But
there was no response. ana. after a
longer silence than suited his humor.
be fell TO striking upon the door. while
he called still louder
This resulted en- IFS soon being
! opened cautiously, 20 show a staiWaTt
giant. whose black face and naked
arms showed ali the darker by con.
trast with The white cotton q his raj
ment. draped in q barbaric fashion
| that told Of its not having known
thread and Ueedle.
my young captain" be exclaimed
in Spanish. a pleased surprise lighting
his grave face; and catching Lshtte's
hand. ne kissed IT, rs the latter = e
piled. Greetings to you, Ezrah Is II
az we'll here:
yes. my young captain. All is well:
but Il viii be more than well. nov
that you have returned.
LATTE waited until the Arab for
such he was) hal closed and barred
the gate. and then. IN a few words.
he told him Of what had taken place.
adding that Lano's body would be
brought ashore later ia the day. foi
burial.
EaEA4 AAeAENAfA win a AAAA EANN AAN
no emotion whatever. save perhaps
that o. anger that she nation his mss.
ter had taught him 20 bate should
have been The means % the formers
death.
His young mistress. the senorita
/ Lazalie. gas Of course not yet awake;
snd Latte after bidding the Arab &c
leave her u~ndisturbed. sen TO bic
own apartments
Laraiie was row sixteen and, since
I leaving a convent school in Seville
two years before her entire time had
been passed upon the Bsna De Hierno
70 which Lauo-her only living rela.
tive-had brought her. and where she
had seemed faliy ~contented with heI
luxurious and independent life.
Laro. OF necessity, passed much Of
his time away from the Barra Dc
Hero: and. during his absence. Ia.
ualie VAS i,s head ard ruler. except
when LATTE found d necessary &C
visit the island Then the Spanish
girl gave place-and With entire Wili.
i~nguess-to the man whom. from their
arst meeting she bad loved with al
the feryur Of her ~uncurhea nature.
Ito De ~continuedl