Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-08

i think so. But you must be care
fyl not TO slip"
She caught his arm, little knowing
the thrill her clasp sent through his
frame This simple gesture of her
confidence was hitterSweet. He reso-
lutely closed his eyes To the knowledge
that this might be their last talk.
They climbed down. Neither spoke
until they stood on the curving ledge
that had proved their salvation. They
reached the place from which the Bra
2iliaus had thrown the rope. They
could hear the quiet plash Of the water
in the cleft. Piled against a low ly-
ing rock were the funnel and other
debris Of the Andromeda. The black
hull was plainly visible beneath the
surface.
If we follow the others, will the
soldiers throw our dead bodies into
the sea 60 she asked
IL want you to believe that you will
be absolutely safe if We escape being
discovered during the crossing Of the
narrow STRIP of water that separates
this rock from the island" he fastened
to say. THAT is your only risk, aud it
is Il light one. Senior de sylvia is sure
that the troops will not keep the keen
esI lookout tonight They are still con-
WINGED that the inSurgent steamer is
sunk Our chief danger will Cate from
tomorrow's dawn. Marcel reports that
4 systematic search of the island was
I begun today. II will be continued TO-
morrow, but on new lines, because by
that time they will have learned the
truth. The AudroS-yMe is not lying
in pieces ut the foot of this rock, the
president has not escaped. and every
practicable inch of Fernando NOrOnha
and the adjacent islands will be scOur-
/ ed In the hope Of finding him. At first
[ 5 light that looks like being in our favor.
/ In reality it means the end if we are
discovered here. The soldiers will shoot
/ lrst and inquire afterward. l have not
the slightest doubt but that plenty of
evidence will be forthcoming that we
were 4 set Of desperadoes who had un-
lawfully interfered in the affairs of a
foreign state"
u want TO do that which is for the
good of all" she said at length. do
you ask ME 10 20 10 this convict's
house. Nlr. HOzierT
. i urge it on you with the utmost
conviction. With you of our hands
We can act freely. We must deliver
an attack tonight. God in heaven, you
cannot think that We would expose you
10 the perils of desperate tightr'
His sudden ouIburst was unexpected,
even by himself lie trembled in an
agony Of passion. Iris placed timid
hand on his shoulder.
a will GO she whispered. please
do not be distressed on my account. /
brought you here not 10 discuss my
own fate, but yours. These Brazilians
will not scruple To make use Of you
and then throw you aside if it suits
their purpose. That man De Sylvia
does not care how he attains power,
and know that lie and the officer en-.
tertain some plan which they have not
revealed to YOU"
"You-knowr'
"Yes. ! understand a little Of their
language / have a mere glimpse OF
It's sense, as one sees q landscape
through q mist. When De Sylvia told
you today that San Benavides was
with you heart and soul. he was lying
There were things said about a ship
and midnight and a boat. l watched
the officers face He was wholly Op
posed To the landing tonight. My minC
is not so vague now. / think / car
grasp his meaning. Was it not TO
night that the Andros-y-Mela was tC
appeari"
Yes"
"Well, may they not hope secretly
that she will keep to the fixed hour
Once you and and the others ar,
on the island and an alarm is giveI
the BraZilians could slip away unno
ticed. Yes, that is it. l do not trus
them any more than l trusted Captain
Coke. Don't you realize that h,
brought the Andromeda to this plac,
in order to wreck her more easily? Il
was to supply pretext for the yisi
that he made undrinkable the watel
In the ships tanks"
That appealing hand still rested OF
Philips shoulder Its touch affected
him profoundly. With lightning dar
of memory his thoughts went back Il
the moment when she lay, inert ant
half fainting in his arms on the bridge
after he had taken her from the laz
arctic. But he controlled his voice
sufficiently to say:
You may be right Indeed, know
( you are right so far as Coke is con
cerned. When | went aft to find ou
if one of the boats could not be cleared
noticed that steering gear box haC
been pried open again. l had tim,
for only a seconds glance, but wa.
sure the damage had not been done by
bullet So the Andromeda was doom
ed to be lost, no matter what hap
pened."
Coke will stand by the rest Of u.
in our struggle for life, at any rate
But the Brazilians"-
Have no fear of them. l, too. hav,
watched San Benavides l don't lik,
the fellow and wouldn't place an ounc,
or faith tn hin, l,r+ IL. S,-t.-. -