Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-24
Copyright, 1908. by Edward ]. Clsde.)

Senior Miguel Figuero looked annoyed
at first. His dark. prominent eyes search
whom he expected to find there, but his
wrathful expression changed to blank in
credulity when he saw Warden. The
phase of sheer unbelief did not last long
He darted out of the room and raped
sharply on a neighboring door.
20, Loanda. MWanga. You fit for get
up one time" he shouted.
Crossing the corridor he reused anothers
dusky gentleman. Pana by name. will
the same imperative command. Soon the
four were gathered at window and gaz-
ing at Warden.
"Depty commissioner Brass river lib. u
whispered the Portuguese eagerly. You
savvy-him dat was in Oku bush las
year. Him captain Hausa men. You lit
for see him.
20, Ffguero," said one of the negroes
seemingly their leader, 81 plenty much
savvy. 1 see him palaver in village
''Spose we fit for catch 'im?" suggested
another.
That fool talk here growled Figuero
"You lib for see him today-then we
catch him bush one time. l hear hin
give boat-boy whistle. Stick your eye:
on him. you pagans, an don't you lib fol
IOrSet-SdVVy
They grunted agreement. The Wes
African bushman has to depend almos
exclusively on his five senses for con
tinued existence. and there was little
doubt that Arthur Warden would be
recognized by each man at any future
date within reason, no matter what uni
form he wore. or how greatly his fea-
lures might be altered by hardship OF
fever.
"Why he lib for dis placer" asked Lo-
anda, the chief. who remembered War
denis part in the suppression of slave
raid and the punishment subsequently
inflicted on those who aided and abetted
it.
mo savvy-yet. 1 lib for watch-ther
l savvy." said the Portuguese.
20. Figuero. fit for chop" murmured
Pana, who found little amusement in
gazing idly at an Englishman through a
window when there were good things tG
eat in the hotel
..All right Go an chop. but remain ir
room till I come. Then 1 dash you one
quart GIN
Pana grinned
II chop one time" he said, and. in
deed. the three looked as though they
could tackle a roasted sheep comfortably
Meanwhile. Warden opened his paper
and took more interest than usual in the
news He learned that the emperor dlneo
on board the imperial yacht and subse-
quently visited the castle. being accom-
vanied by Count Won Rippenbach as aid
de-camp.
Warden did not pretend to have more
than a passing knowledge of foreign poll
tics but he noted the name, the coun,
having undoubtedly been party to the
conference on the Sans Souci.
Another paragraph was of more lmme'
date import, inasmuch as 1t tended tC
solve the mystery of the calabaSh. II
ran:
1.-The emperor's yacht, after watching
the British fleet at gun practice on Selsey
Bill yesterday, returned to the island ano
followed the racers during several hours
An alarming incident occurred wher
rounding the Foreland. Though a course
was laid close inshore. both charts ant
lead showed ten fathoms of water. Sud
denly the cruiser struck. At first 1t wa:
believed that she had run into some un
known sandbank formed by recent gale
but examination revealed that She hat
collded with sunken wreck invisible
even at low-water spring tide. No dam
age whatever was done to the stated!
vessel, which continued the cruise after {
delay of a few minutes.
"A SandowH gentleman, passing The
same spot later in his launch, found some
floating wreckage The pieces he brOug h
ashore are believed to be parts of a shll
dating back at least couple of cen
turtles. as there is no record within mod
ern times Of any wooden ship founderins
in the locality. The gentleman in ques
ton decided to mark the exact spot will
buoy, and divers services will b.
requistiOned when tide and weather arr
suitable, SO there is some possibility tina
number of antiques together with
quantity of very old timber. will be re
covered"
Warden read the item twice. He fount
that the emperor was not on board hi:
own yacht at the time. The remalndel
of the newspaper was dull. He threw
al but tI,n .-nfor "
which he stuffed in a pocket, and. al
though he held his nerves under goo(
control, he almost swore aloud when III:
fingers touched the roll of skin. whose
very existence he had forgotten for tn,
hour.
The minutes passed slowly until a gig
from the Sans Souci deposited Miss Dane
on the wharf.
Not wishing to become known to any
of the yachts people if he could possibly
avoid it. Warden strolled away a nttie
distance as soon as the boat appeared In
the Medina. Figuero. whose eyes hao
never left him for an instant since he
emitted the teiltale whistle, hurried To
the door of the hotel and narrowly es-
caped being discovered when Wal den
turned on his heel. :,
The Portuguese an expert tracker In
the bush. was out of his element In
Cowes but he managed to snip gu. oi
sight in good time. He was SAFER .ha III
he imagined Warden was looking at
EVELYN Dane. and she made a pretty
a,o,,1b nicture on this fine summer S
day to keep any mans. glance from wan
dering. 80 TO- 90
It gave him a subtle sense or JOY 10
note The unfeigned pleasure Of her greet
mo Her face mantled with slight
color as she held out her hand
.G am on my way home.' she cried.
but my train does not leave for half an
hour. 1t is SO good of you TO wait here.
7 was dreading that you might row
across to the yacht-not because I did not
uanf to see you again. but Mr. Baum