The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-05-13
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rious eagerness he anticipated the 9TH
er's obvious intent.
"Pardon me. monsieur" he said, seiz-
ing the vessel. and his direct Anglo
Saxon manner quite robbed his French
of its politeness. Then his vocabulary
broke down. and he added more suave-
ly in English: 81 will persuade her to
drink little. She is rather hysterical.
you know"
The Portuguese nodded as though he
understood. Iris looked up when Ho-
zier brought her the cup.
us there no water?" she asked plain
lively.
I'VE have no water. mademoiselle,"
the officer said. Then he glanced at
the group of bedraggled sailors. "And
very little wine," he added.
BE quick. please" put in the elderly
| Portuguese with tinge of impatience.
I'VE have no second cup. and there
are wounded men,
Give 1t to them," said Iris, lifting
her face again for an instant. Il do
not need it. have told you that once
already. suppose you think 1 should
not be here"
II am sure our friend did not mean
that" said Hozier, looking squarely
into those singularly bright eyes. He
caught and held them.
Il did not mean that the lady should
be left to die, If that is the interpre-
tation put on my remark" came the
m pn Of
the utmost folly to bring a delicate
girl OH such an errand. 1 cannot mag
inc what your captain was thinking
of when he agreed to it."
"Wots that, mister" demanded
Coke. Now that his fit of rage had
passed the bulky skipper of the An
dromeda was red faced and imper-
turbable as usual. The manifold perils
he had passed through showed no more
lasting effect on him than shower of
sleet on the thick hide of the animal
he so closely resembled.
"Are you the captain?" said the
other.
Eyes, sir. An I'd like to ear wy
my ship or FER present trip wasn't fit
for emmy young Teddy. let alone'-
THAT is a matter for you to deter
mine. suppose you know best how
to conduct your own business. My
only concern is with the outcome of
your rashness. Why did you deliber-
ately sacrifice your ship in that man.
ner?
"Wot are you a-drivin' at. MYSTERY"
Coke growled.
do you deny. then. that you acted
like mailman? Do you say that you
did not know quite well the risk you
ran in bringing your vessel to the is
land in broad daylight?"
Then Coke found his breath.
"Riskv' he reared Risk in steam
in to an anchorage an sendin' boat
ashore for water? There seems to be
lot of mad folk loose just now on
Fernando Noronha. but I'm not one of
lem. an that's as much as ! can say
for emmy of you-damme if it amt"
"Who are you, then? Who sent you
here?''
I'm Captain James Coke Of the
British ship ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 100
am-an' ! was sent ere. or leastways
to the river Plate, by David Verify &
Co. of Liverpool"
1t must not be forgotten that Coke
shared with bis employer certain I'M
classical freedom in the pronunciation
of the ships name. The long re" ap.
pareDtly puzzled the other man.
"Andromeda." he muttered. spell
it,.
MY godfather. this 1t an asylum for
rious mirth. "A-n-d-r-o-m-e-d-a. Now
you've got it,
You are unlucky. Captain Coke,
most unlucky," the other said. II re-
greet my natural mistake. which, it
seems. was shared by the authorities
of Fernando do Noronha. You have
blundered into a nest of hornets, and
as result you have been badly stung.
Let me explain matters. am Dom
Corria Antonio de sylvia. ex-president
of the republic of Brazil. There is at
this moment determined movement
on foot OIL the mainland to replace me
in power. and with that object In view
efforts are being made TO secure my
escape from the convict settlement in
which my enemies have imprisoned
me. | and two faithful followers are
here In hiding. My friend Capitano
Salvador de San Benavides." and he
bowed with much dignity toward the
uniformed officer. "came here two
days ago in felucca to warn me that
steamer would lie to about mile
south Of the island tonight. The steam
er's name is Andros-yMela. 1t is rath-
er like the name Of your unhappy YES
sel-so much alike that the Andromeda
has been sunk by mistake. That is
ALL"
Coke. listening to this explanation
with the virtuous wrath of knave
who discovers that he has been wrong
fully suspected.
brist ed now NA
with Indignation. GN r% E
"Oh, that's all. M /&E
Is it?" he cried INTNN ANH
rcasticaliy. WI P/A
NO. sir; 1t amt w KzT VA