The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07

t.iLeI tcdus mat counts Tor something
he hesitated- I hardly know where
Ito begin" he murmurea- Things
have happened-things or which no
man can see the end I Jon't know
leaned forward Turn to me-"
said, earnestly.
Z am doing so. Marian viii be
i1uEry- 1 know. She would not ex-
plain to You what she fears. and she
would not ask your help without ex-
pidln-nS- " hen you last saw her she
dic rot know much tE5-s she has since
lcsiT-ler- She knew only that she
might be called on for a certain duty
lat any moment.
she did not suspect until later that
the presence Of these noblcmen had
ianEtIi'iS 20 90 with this duty. nor
Old - think the call was imminent
no" Il mas come and she mas gone.
would not stop her, Mr.. Scott It is
Fear Fear whatg"
p, Livery thing Dc you think men like
HaEOn HoIsteln and Count Truman
oii and Sir Henry LEScelles came here
.CI = Elue- This Is a grave matter
ana may mean-you We're quite right
II Jalnking that they have followed
Al&E-dn- That Is why I am so anxious
\ servant, Smith, who has been here
az me hotel fcT twenty years, and
VINO was considered perfectly trust
~ CciEyr has just con fessed that he
sPiea on Marian at the behest OF
CONT T-umanofg."
-. ~ saw them talking together on tbs
--o-e- piazza once
No doubt Smith admits that he sold
ne meas or Marian's departure TO the
{ count less than an hour after she. had
gone The count slipped away an hour
The scoundreIr' I meant f. had
forgotten ray own shame
iear that my nephew, Fred, who
, mas accompanied his sister. rncor-
sciously betrayed MS intended denar-
T I
mas very engaging manner. and I
Year that Fred At any rate he has
son The German has gone. too. and
j fear for Marian"
FhaC can do2 Command me
The Bishop hesitated. Il cannot ten
Z you anything Of the erra1d on which
Marian mas gone" he said at last Eek
cept that IL is noble one. For years
she has been ready for the call Mon
DAY u came By messenger"
An Indian half-5lood2 I saw hin"
W eli, she has gone in conseqU ence
OF the word he brought There IS no
court now In my mind or in hers that
the three foreigners were here 10 fol
low her 20 her destination or TO prevent
her from reaching IL That was WHY
If was necessary that she should slip
away without their knowing II. She
Ia-ed 20 do so, and 1 ara terribly
ans iOUs about her.
Il want TO follow her and protect her.
/ but / ana Ole and far from strong. A
year ago M nephew, Payulaster JOr-
dam or the army. would have taken
The duty from her shoulders altogether.
OF would have been ready 10 aid me
bur he. alas was murdered not long
since Perhaps you have heard some
thing OF the circumstances %
7 nodded 7 could not trust myself TO
speak
His death compeIs Marian to play
a man part and leave me with no
one Of my own blood on whom I can
Q call That is why / appeal 10 you
You % right Are you at liberty
[ to tell - where she has Eoue?'
The bishop studied my face
To British Honduras" he answered
Britt 81 Honduras I've never. been
that far south. though 1 have been
pretty well down in Mexico. The
country is wild, is II LCt@"
Parts of Il are The coat IS well
settled md civilized, but ire interior,
-520lG1jlg northern Guatemala and
Sou srI NUcatan. 5 Inhabited only
ny -iLlansr descendants Of the old
Maya nation. whose domain bOrdered
that q me AZtecs-
"NoniualIy these Indians are peace
able. Dut travel in their country is
not altogether safe The Worship OF
the old gods is reported still TO linEer
. In tilS wilder parts and that worship,
as ycI probably know. involved hu-
man sacrifice Not iITTeQuently traV-
elers there disappear absolutely"
asked
Very little. The whole country is
covered with thick UndcrErovth
practically impeneITabIe 10 those who
DO not know the trails. There IS
great danger from many sources not
the least OF which is lack Of water
Except at the coast there are few
surface streams though there are
plenty or underground ones. Here
ana there the roofs Of these sUbter-
ranean Watercourses have fallen In
-orDlnE great sinks. It is only at
these that water can ordinarily be
had. and a man might wander F0r
. GAYS without finding one OF them
J. ortlnatelyr Marian VIII lave the
services OF the messenger you saw
chief OF the Mayas"
she has gone with himT'
Surely. Once in the interior she will
be safer IN his charge than in that Of
. dozen white men Nv fears are for
what may happen before. not after. she
reaches Belize which is her port
What IS Il that voU fes r?'' I broke
in Tell me Just what it Is. and let
me see what can 90"
I dread everything drop iu her
cuD- an accident to her train the loss
OF the boat she travels on.
Every step OF Marian's way VIII be
paved with dangers 10 her and those
near her You say you wish to serve
I her. But viii YOU do Il blindfOlded,
without explanation until the proper
time comes. knowing that It may lever
I Gomez
lA I CLlF snow ne now
Good Marian vert from here TO
! Charleston whence she was 70 sail by
the FCUto line which has a steamer
/ every Saturday e Nassau. Havana
and Belize the chief port Of British
Honduras"
I One moment" Colonel Volta's words
came back to ne 4 have a yacht lying
ct Hampton Roads I will order her TO
I Charleston by wire and we can fOin her
+ there and follow Miss LatOuT. Perhaps
/ we can OveTtake her before she lands"
Good You can trust your crew.
I There Is no one who would destroy the
shin for a high enough bribe2''
Why, 7 don't know The idea
! IT'S possible. 7 don't want YOU to 20
{ into this blindfolded- The danger is
+ very great. Ssh! Here comes some
( cre"'
4 man was ascending the stair with
. heavy steps
Is this, here where Miss LatOur
lives2' he asked, awkwardly-
The bishop rose. Yes" he answered
Here's a letter for her I held 10 at
the pOstoffice. as the gentleman told
. me, expeCtin' him to come ftT Il like he
did for the others, but as he didn't
f thought I'd bring It up. I'm always
& glad 10 ObIige a lady"
The bishop took the letter "I don't
. understand - he said Writ GENTLE