The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-19

dently an officer. and his eyes dwelt
on the girls face with no lack of ami
nation as he led her into cave which
seemed to have been excavated from
the inner side OF small crater.
You can rest here in absolute safe
ty. madame" he said. Permit me to
arrange seat. Then shall bring you
some wine"
Iris flung off the hand which held
her arm so persuasiveIy.
"Please. do not attend to me. There
are wounded men who need attention
far more than l." she said. speaking in
English. since it never entered her
mind that the Portuguese officer had
been addressing her in French.
He was puzzled more by her action
than her words. but Hozier who had
followed close behind. explained in SEN
tences built on the Ollendortfian plan
that mademoiselle was disturbed. ma
demoiselle required rest. mademoiselle
hardly understood that which had ar
rived. ct VOLTA tout.
"Mademoiselle without doubt is the
daughter of monsieur the captain?"
No" said Hozier rather curtly turn
;pa 70 .coor,o;n bow I,is hoa ai.nosod
of borseIf In tho ipterior of tho c.v-
ern. 1t was his first experience of a
South American dandy's pose toward
women or. to be exact. toward women
who ara vouno and nrattv and r.
seemed to bimsnot the least marvellous
avant of an bour cra mmed with mar
vels that any man should endeayor TO
begin an active Irritation under such
circumstances.
He saw that Iris was seated on
camn stool Her face was buried in
her hands. wealth of brown hair
was tumbled over her neck and shoul-
ders. the constant showers of spray
had loosened her tresses. and the un-
ayoidable rigors of the passage from
shin TO ledge had shaken out every
hairpin The tap,-o'-shapter can she
was wearing early In The day had dis
appeared at some unknown stage of
the adventure. Her attitude bespoke
a mood of overwhelming detection.
Like the remainder of her companions
she was drenched to the skin
Their trials were far from ended
when their feet rested on the solid
rock. There was every indication that
their rescuers were refugees like them
selves. The scanty resources visible
In the cave. the intense anxiety of the
elderly Portuguese to avoid observa-
ton from the chief island of the group.
the very nature of the apparently mac
cessible trag in which he and his as
sociates were hiding-each and all of
these things spoke volumes.
Hozier did not attempt to disturb the
girl until the dapper officer produced
goatskin and poured small quaint
ty of wine into tin cup. With GU
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 suay
ly In English: ~ will persuade her to
drinI, little She Is rother bvstericaI
| vOu know !"
The Portuguese nodded as though he
understand Iris ,ooked mn when uo.
| ,iar hrou.b, he, rho cun
.rs tbera n, vatary" She asked Main.
,ivelv
ave have no wafer modemoiscI,e .,
The officer suid Then no glanced ~,
tha ,,o,n NJ h.,,r,.oi..d ,,i,,rx ..And
ver,. mi. winc h, ,dd.d
.Ra ,uicl nIs,s. i. M, in Tho a,dar,p
portnsnase Win , .in.a of imno,ience
..xya n,vo mn .a,.ond cun aud ,b.re
.ra ro,nd.,d ,,.n.
.f,lva i, 70 ,ham, said Iris uftino
har foce ,ca,n rnr n, ,ns,,n, ~ do
not neaa /, have ,o,d vou ,b., nrce
.,,raaav sn,nnve yon ,bin,, , sbon,a
No, has her. !"
-, am s,r. o,,r fr,ond ala No, mann
,ba, - said uoo,.r ,oo,ing s,nara,y
;n,o ,ho.o s,ng,,,r,, hr,,h, .rss us
nonoh, ,na ha,d ,nam
-, d,d M, m.,,n ,ha, ,,a ,odr shor,d
he ,ef, ,o Al. ~ ,na, Is ,hs in,arnra
,a,,nr mn, -, nv r.,,,or,, ;, cn,na IN.
..m,a, opsw,,r @ .pn, !, n."s sa a,., -,
~. ,,n,o,, fo,, -, hr;nn a.l,,.,,.
~, -, sn,.h ~, arran, eonno, ,n,ag
,na WIN, y,ur ,.n,a,n was ,ninr,n,
of ,nen hs .rre..a ,o IN
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