Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-07

CHAPTER vIII,
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CROSS PuRPosEs.

kngs. The erstWhile light hearted
schoolgirl and youthful mistress Of
her uncle's house Ind been subjected
to dynamic Influences. The ordeal
through which she had passed, un-
scathed bodily. but scared In spirit.
had left her strung to a tense pitch.
OF course in this present clash of
emotions Iris little understood what
her advice really meant. She was ap-
peallng to heaven rather than to the
force Of arms,
Oddly enough, the only professional
soldier present condemned her project
roundly when 1t was mooted.
9In leaving the island tonight yOn
are acting on an assumption" protest
ed Captain San Benavides to his chief
'.You cannot be sure that the Andros-
y-Mela will not appear. The arrange
ment is that she is to send d boat here
soon after midnight, yet ii this mad
scheme OF an attack on armed troops
by unarmed men is persisted In we
must begin to ferry to the island long
before that hour. In all probability we
shall be discovered at once. AT the
very moment that our friends are
eagerly awaiting us on board the ship
we may be lying dead on the island.
The notion IS preposterous. Be guided
by me, Dom Corria, and decline to
have anything to do with 1t. Better
still, let these English Doors promise
to forget that we are alive. Then Mar
eel can guide them to the landing
place, where they win be shot speed
ily and comfortably. There is no
sense in sacrificing the girl She must
be kept here on some pretext.9
The ex-presldent took thought before
be answered.
II Fear we must fall in with our
allies Views, faute de mieux. You
and have to lead a headstrong army.
That little Hercules OF a commander
IS stubborn as a mule--a mule that has
the strength and courage of wild
boar. The younger man thinks only of
the girls safety. He, at least, will not
consent to leave her. Both, backed by
their crew, viii not scruple to sacrifice
us if their interests point that way.
Trust me to twist them into the course
that shall best serve our own needs. 1
am now going to tell them that you ap-
prove Of their plan"
The long day wore slowly. The heat
was intense. Even the hardened sail
ors soon found that If the atmosphere
of the cavern were to remain endura-
bic they might not smoke. So pipes
We're extinguished
Unhappily Iris answered in French
some simple query Of the dapper Off
GERS. Thenceforth, to her great be-
wiiderment and Hozier's manifest an
noyance, he pestered her with compli-
ments and inquiries. TO avoid both
she expressed a longing for sleep.
When she awoke the ravine was in
shadow and the interior of the cave
was dark. Her first conscious sensa
tion was that Of almost intolerable
thirst. Nevertheless she cried involun-
fairly for water and again she was
offered wine. She managed to smile
In a strained fashion at this malicious
humor of fortune.
Hozier, who had aroused her by
touching her shoulder, fancied he saw
the gleam Of merriment in her face.
IF there IS no hitch In our plans"
he said, 1--WE should be on the island
within ive hours. We have every
thing thought out es FER as may be
in view of the unknown. At any rate,
Miss Yorke, If we succeed I'm getting
you safely ashore you personally win
have but slight cause for further
anxiety. The proposal is that Marcel
shall take you at once to the hut of
an old convict whom he can trust
"a conVictg' she gasped.
sefhe population OF Fernando No
fonha il almost entirely made OF con-
victs and soldiers" be explained.
"But am to be left there alone9"
"What else. is there to be done2 You
cannot join in the attack on a fort,
and that offers our only chance, 1t
would seem. Granted an effective sur
prise,e We may carry it, Then your
guardian viii bring you to u.s."
@What if you fail?''
eve must not FAIL" he said quietly
"Please do not hide the alternative
from me-, she pleaded Il have en-
'dnred so much"
swell, don't you see, this man who,
by the way, is married and has
daughter, aged fourteen win, If neces-
sary, reveal your presence to the gov
efnors BY that time, say III a day or
two, the excitement WIZ have died
down, the news of your escape, win be
cabied to England, you will be sent to
the coast on the government steamer,
and you can travel home by the next
mailD
THAT sounds very simple and Euro
pean," she said, and the pathetic sar-
casm was not lost on him.
HoMer was deputed to obtain the
girls consent to the proposal he had
already put before her. He feared that
she would refuse compliance. for he
understood her fine temper better than
the others. he was a young man--one
bat little versed in the ways Of women
yet some instinct warned him that
there was a nobility in Iris Yorke's
nature that might set self at naught
and urge her to share'he companions
lot even though certain death were the
outcome.
Theg passed together through the
cavern. Waits, sound asleep. was "
ing there. The majority Of the men
were seated on the rocks without or
lounging near tie entrance. They were
smoking now freely, the only stipuIa-
tion brin@ tint faafehea were not to