Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16

lnES. lie PTStWnlIc IlSuL nedTteu
schoolgirl and youthful mistress OF
her uncles house had been subjected
to dynamic influences. The ordeal
through which she had passed. un-
scathed bodily. but scared in spirit,
had left her strung to II tense pitch.
OF course in this present clash OF
emotions Iris little understood what
her advice really meant. She was APP
peallng TO heaven rather than to the
force of arms.
oddly enough, the only professional
soldier present condemned her project
roundly when it was moutrd.
In leaving the island tonight you
are acting on an assumption" protest
ed Captain san Benayidcs to his chief.
"You cannot be sure that the Anuros-
y-Mela will not appear The arrange
ment IL that she is To send n boat here
soon after midnight. yet IL this mad
scheme OF IN attack on armed troops
by uuarGled men is persisted in we
mus begin 70 ferry to the island long
before that hour. In ali probability Wa
shall be discovered at once. At the
very u.umcut ta3t orr friends are
eagerly awaiting us on board the ship
We may be lying dead on the island.
Tne nutiGn j. pre- oStcrouS Ec guided
by mH Don, Covrii. and decline to
have arythiu.. to do with Il. Better
still let these English boors promise
to forget that we are alive. Then Mar
Gel can guide them to he landing
place. where theg VIII be shot speed
lily and comfortab;. There is no
sense in sacrificing the gir' she must
be KEEP; here OF some pretext."
The y-!.rctidon. took thought before
he answerc5-
Il fcar We must fal. in with our
allies views. faut+ de micux You
and hay, to lead hoadstronC army
That little Hercules of commander
Is stubborn as mule-a mule that has
Me strength; ana courage Of wild
boar. The younger man thinks only of
the girls safety. IIo. at least. viii no.
consent to leave het. Both. bache! ~
their crew. will not scrurl, TO sacrifice
us If ,hei' interests point that WAY
Trust me 10 twist them into the cou,S,
that shall best serve our own need.
an now going to tell them that you a p,
prove of their plan"
The lang day wore slowly. The heat
was intense. Even the hardened sail!
ors soon found that if the atmosphere
IF the cavern We're to remain enaura
Die they might not smoke SO pipes
were eytinguished
Unhappily ri, answerco in French
'ome simple query % the darpnr Off
rcr's. Wh"nccforth, to her grca. be-
noyance. hc pestcred her witt: compli-
ments and INQUIRIES TO avoid both
she expressed Il longing for seer
Wher she awokn the ravine was in
shadow ana the interio" OF the cave
was dark Her firs' conscious sensa
ton was that of almost intolera bic
thirst Nevertheless she cried involun-
.arily for water. and again she was
offered wine She managed to smile
IN a strained fashion ut this malicious
humor of FORTUNE.
HoZier who had aroused her by
touching her shoulder. fancied he saw
the CLEAN of melrlmcnt in her face
"If there IS no hitch In Oil: plans,
he said, 1--WE shout 10 or tho island
within five hour. Wo har" every
thing thought out as fac az may DE
N view of the unknown At any rate,
Miss Yorkc. If we succeed in getting
you safely ashore You personally will
have but slight cause for further
anxiety. The proposal is that Marcel
shall take YOU at once TO the hut of
nm old convict whom he can trust
"A convict" she :,aspcd.
The population Of Fernando No
ronha is almost entirely made OK con-
victs and soldiers" he explained.
But am | to be left there alone:'
"What else Is there to be done! You
cannot Join in the attack on fort,
and that offers our only chance, it
would seem. Granted an effective sur
prise, we may carry it. Then your
guardian will bring you to u.s."
What If you fail!"
I'VE must not fail" he said quietly
please do not hide the alternative
from me-" she pleaded. Il have en-
dured so much
"Well, don't you see. this man-who,
b. the way, IS married and has a
daughter aged fourteen viii. if neces-
]ary, reveal your presence to the gov
,rnOr. BY that time. say in day or
two, the excitement will have died
down. the news of your escape will be
cabled to England, you will be sent to
the coast Oh the government steamer.
md you can travel home by the next
mail"
THAT sounds very simple-and Euro
pean,' she said, ana the pathetic sar-
casm was not lost on him.
IIozier was deputed to obtain .hc
girls consent to the proposal he had
already put before her. lie feared that
understood her fine temper better than
the others. he was young man-onc
but little ycrsed in the ways of women
yet some instinct warned him that
there was nobility in Iris Yorle's
nature that might set self at naught
md urge her to share her companions
lot even though certain death were the
outcome.
They passed together through the
cavern. Watts. sound asleep. was ~
,Hg there. The majority OF the men
we're seated on the rocks without or
ounging liear tho entrance. They were
smoking now freely, the only stipuln-
ton being that matches were not to
he struck in the omen