Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

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whats that? Do you to say, my dear, that III
you here to the end of the world to give me 81
hand?"
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al didn't think all: surprised at seeing Ct
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I'm you. You're most demoraizng young Ill
person. .
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her. well drop that please. have been asked-by Q,
frendto come here and meet YOU She got out the u
jerkily and with some difficulty IF I'd Sc
known you in such mess should have come la
earlier but, it IS my perfectly competent to
get you clear of the I've score Of men and ma
creek behind the bluff where those palms grow. Oh
dropped down here with the tide in a canoe sn
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force and get clear This antique anchor is ssu
aboinaby rust pitted that I'm afraid my shoulder tr
blades dented for life ra
aAnd you' tell me where you've put those rifles, of
course?' u
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conditions Her olive face had flushed to delicate
pink, and her SLIM rust stained fingers played an lmpa
tient the stanchion He all this clearly
the moonlight. Besides. you cannot help yourself, uI
you I 'o'''' 'SN' ''~' '' ''- hi
Perhaps, said the prisoner gravely you'd better mi
let me have the whole proposal. an
"You tell where the rifles and the cartridge to
boxes cached, and then | promise to res
cue you at once.
cation, I'll deliver them up at once.
"Do you think carry bundle OF silly
papers with me here?'
Il don't for a minute
"Then tell me where the rifles are
"Tell me you We got the authorization first
FL can't Juan"
IL didn't suppose you could my dear.
There now get away back to your MIR. ~
Ortiz and his friends on board here are rather q
a rough lot, and they may wake up any
minute IN
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4But what about you? You must come too "a
THEY'LL kill you if YOU stay. f&s
ooh, I'll admit there may be unpleasant n @s
ness. And of course should be delighted to -
spend the remainder of the evening with you, =
now, always. ~
"Then tell. NY1
"Charrning young shouldn't cry for ~
the MOON
She clenched her fist She could have
beaten him for his stubbornness. "But |
can't leave you like this. came here on pur-
pose you.
He laughed little cruelty. "How badly
you explain yourself, CarmenGta. l thought
from what you said that you were here after
those blessed rifles.
a should not have known you were here
if it wasn't for the rifles. How was | to guess
that you-you of all people-were gun
runner?'
"Gve it up"
"Oh you laugh at me. You be
serious You said you could not marry me,
because had no money; when saw
way of making a fortune, would you have IF
throw it away?' TT.
aYou had better not beat about the bush
any more. Just tell me, please, whom you are
working for.
a cannot They swore not to tell"
Every well, then, guess-the anti-Laredo party mt
"You may guess what you please must keep faith he
with my employers Ike
"And I'm sure you can't expect to do less for SCI
mine. So there at comfortable deadlock In fin
the meanwhile, Querida do wish you would Tst! ca
Bolt
Lord Georges strained had heard Captain Ortiz la