The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-26
CHAPTER VII.
BETWEEN THE BRAZILIAN DEVIL AND
TIE DEEP ATLANTIC.

BETWEEN THE BRAZILIAN DEVIL AND
THE DEEP ATLANTIC.
"NHERE was an awkward pause
H Coke, rascal though he WAS
Ia aud cprpulent wiihal. was no
Falst9lfh Rather did he sug-
gest the present day aluvism of some
robbpr baron OF the middle ages whose
hectoring speech bubbled forth from Il
stout heart. But the ragged ex president
needed him not After moment of
placid scrutiny of his enraged counle-
nance by those bright. wdtchfu eyes
Coke might have been nonexi istent so
far as recognition Of his outburst was
apparent during the sonorous discus
sion that ensued between Dom Corria
Antonio de sylvia and the Senor Cap
itano Salvador de San Renavides.
The latter, II Is true, betrayed ex-
element Al first he favored iris
with depreeatlngly admiring glance,
as one who would say, Dear lady. nc.
cept my profound regret and respect
ful homage. Hut that phase quickly
passed. His leader was not Il man to
waste words. aud the gallant cap-
taiD's expressive face soon showed
that he had grasped the essential
facts. They did not please him. In
fact, he was distinctly cowed. almost
stunned. by his companions revela-
tions.
II fell to De Sylvia to explain mat.
tiers to his unexpected guests.
MY friend agrees with me that It
Is only fair that the exact position
should be revealed to you" he said
The situation is not so simple as you
seem TO Imagine. The loss of your
ship cannot be dealt with here. 1t
raises issues of International law which
can only be settled by courts and gov
ernments. You know. | suppose, that
nothing will be done until complaint
Is lodged by British minister, aud
that hinges upon the very doubtful
fact that you will ever again see your
own country"
The ex-president certainly had the
knack OF expressing himself clearly
Those concluding words rang like a
knell, They even called Watts back
from the slumber OF unconsc lousness.
DE sylvia continued speaking In the
same balanced tone:
III happens by Idle chance that my
enemies have become yours. Tho men
who destroyed your ship thought they
were inJuring me. have Just polnted
out to Capitano de San Benavides the
precise outcome Of this attack. Until
a few moments ago we shared the de.
lusion that tue troops on Fernando do
Noronha believed we were now on our
way TO a Brazilian port We were
mistaken. More than that. we know
now that they have Obtained news
probably through traitor TO our cause
--of the Andros-y- Mela's voyage. They
were prepared for her coming. They
had made arrangements to receive her
almost at the place decided on by our
friends In Brazil. It Is more than
likely that the Andros-y -Mela Is now
lying under the guns Of some coast
fortress, since the presence OF troops
and cannon on this side OF the island
Is unprecedented GA
Il don't see wot all this as to DO
with me-" blurted out Coke deter
miDedly.
"No. II would not concern you In
the least II YOU were safe at sea. But
slnce yeu are here Il does concern you
most gravely. From one point OF view
you served my cause well by preparing
to lower boat You misled my perse.
cutors as to locality ut least. OF
course | saw you and thought you
were mad. but rour action did nelp