Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-02

voice, which he recognized instxntty -
belonging to the Senorita MAXWELL.
Yes" said he. drowsily.
Have you the witch-doctor's clothes
you wore when you came on boaro Sne
| ship"
But yes. senorita."
| hand. slight but strong. grasped him
by the shoulder. He felt the rim OF re-
volver barrel pressed against his fore
head.
Get up then. Dress quickly in those
clothes and come out on deck. BY the
side OF your bunk you will find tins of
black and white paint to smear your face
and hands. At the slightest refusal on
your part to do as bid you-if you utter
| a cry or make any noise to- attract atten-
tion-I shall kill you without another
| word
The soft voice had steely ring in it
which persuaded the man from Argentina
| that he had better obey. In less than
! five minutes he emerged from the door
way. The corridor in which his cabin
was situated led into the saloon. Elsie.
awaited him. A lamp. dimiy lighting the
gangway, revealed her face. Suarez
thought he had to deal with a mad
shifted at him gingerly. but a muttered
BE quiet, Joey!" prevented any OUT
burst, every fox terrier being born con-
| Spirator
what do you wish me to do, senorita?"
began Suarez. thinking to placate het
until he could obtain assistance.
You must obey me in silence" she
whispered. tensely. You must not even
speak. One syllable aloud on deck VIII
mean your death. Walk in front OF me.
up the main companion, and 80 straight
| to the ships side.
| but, senoritai-'
| The hammer of the revolver began 10
| rise under the pressure Of Elsie's finger
on the trigger The mans hair rose even
more rapidly. His nerve was broken lie
turned along the corridor in front of her.
not knowing the instant a bullet might
crash into his head. The girl followed SO
| closely that she almost touched his heels.
| The dog would have trotted In front, but
| she recalled him.
When Suarez reached the port rail OF
the promenade deck, Elsie breathed:
| Climb, quickly, and go down into the
canoe by the rope ladder you will find
| there"
1.-The canoew gasped he. 1
| Quick, One. two
the topmost rungs of the ladder As he
descended the revolver followed his eyes.
When his head was level with the deck
the order came:
| Take the dog and go down.
| 81 cannot senorita.
You must try. You are going down,
dead or alive"
He did try. Joey scuffied aslittle. but
Suarez caught him by the neck and made
shift to descend. Elsie was already on
the swaying ladder when Boyle's voice
rang out sharply from the spar deck:
Below there! Who is there?"
II. Mr.. Boyle she answered.
You. Miss Elsie? Where are your
Here; not so far away"
She was descending all the time. Shs
had cast loose the rope which fastened
the canoe alongside. and her difficulty
was to hold the ladder and at the same
time. by clinging to the mast. to prevent
the canoe from slipping away with the
tide. The revolver she gripped between
her teeth by the butt.
Boyle. puzzled by the sound OF her
voice, ran from the side of the bridge
down the stairs and across the deck. He
was a second too late to grasp the top OF
the mast as it drifted out of reach. He
heard Elsie utter a low-voiced command
in Spanish, and the dip of a paddle told
him that the canoe was in motion.
For the Lords sake, what are you do
ing?" he roared.
II am going to save Capt. Courtenay."
was the answer. You cannot stop me
now. Please hoist plenty OF lights. II
succeed, look out for me before day
break. If fail, good-bye!'
(To be Continued Tomorrow