The Washington times., 1911-11-20
THE TIMES DAILY SERIAL STORY
PIZARRO II By s.;..: j. AUBREY u ss. 1.. Tyson 2,
By j. AUBREY TYSON
tcopyrignt. The Frank A. Munsey Col

twenty-four hours after Don Antonio
learns what you have done, why-well,
then, perhaps you may have chance
OF winning out.
"But don't think you'll have no fight
on your hands Don Antonio is no cow
ard. He's the trickiest and most wick
ed fighter In South America today" sg.,,,,
"But you'll take the heiiograph along
Yes" replied Hemingway. Don
Antonio and his crowd can't do much
more to. me than they have, already
done. My time seems to be about up,
anyway, no matter how I look at II.
Rpt you are forgetting that there Is
scarcely an hour Of the day or nisht
tains by the Coshans and in the town
by Don Antonio's people"
sparhawk scowled. well, it's got to
man just now to do It." he muttered
moodi'v. Suddenly his face frightened.
You or Heredia told me the Coshans
sacrificed to the sun-that like the
lncss: %g.. they are sun-worshipers''
sparhawk shrugged his shoulders and
spread out his hands.
well. there you've got them why.
make yourself the chief medicine man
Of the Coshan tribe You got religion
| once before. Get It again.
to the sun and perform your rites with
messages TO and from vaio and Moreno
II I had your job for twenty-four hours
"By Heaven! I'd be a John Alexander
Dowie to tiem, for I'd make 'em comb
can do all this. too. but keep on re-
ceivine and sending messages"
Hemingway's mouth had been twisted
SO far out Of it's place that smiles no
4 VI n
his closing eyes and puckering features
indicated that he would grin II he could
I'll do it, he replied In a husky lisp.
then" said sparhawk in a tone Of re.
lief. Tom, the heliograph boxes are IN
your room. Take the parson along
with you. give him one, and show him
BE back here in ten minutes with
your six shooter and a repeater. Good
by, Hemingway. Keep your eyes toward
As connerton and Hemingway went
out sparhawk wheeled around to
Young.
to have long, hard going before the day
so be lively
, Young nodded curtly. then he too. dis
appeared. When the door was closed
Sparhawk slowly thrust his hands into
the pockets Of his trousers, moved out
his chin IN a manner that Tilted up,
to Bandley and grinned.
The cautious Handley smiled family
but did not speak.
"Come-out with it. Bill" said Spar
hawk. But II the riot act you purpose
reading to me Is as long as your face
has been during the last half hour part
of II will have to be continued in our
next Wen have to be leaving here
! Handley shrugged his shoulders.
"It would require something more
! than the reading of riot act to hold
"What's done is done. and It's done
your way. Heredia comes next, I sup
pose"
We'll" drawled Handley, you've
married the girl Don Antonio had
booked for himself. and now you are
going to save the life Of man Don
appointment with Don Antonio is for
this afternoon. SO after you free Here
dia ! suppose you Will devote part of
the interim to throwing stones at the
windows Of the man who Is governor OF
Valo and vice president Of the company
which has employed you to come down
here and build the Calistar railroad"
mo. Biil: won't n have not,ns time bos,do to 40
lively during the nine hours we have
been in Valo, and our spirit appears to
have been infectious, for Don Antonio
is imbued with It now. He wants me to
meet him at daybreak"
"You have heard from Don Antonio ~
Handley exclaimed.
"Yes. dropped him a few lines. tell
ing him that 1t was not good policy to
execute Heredia at the present time
and urged him to order the execution
postponed. Here is his answer"
Sparhawk gave his friend the letter
that had been brought by Mayta. Hand
ley read 1t carefully.
"Well, Its meaning Is plain" he said
shortly. "At the place Of execution you
will either see Hcredia die Or
orr" queried Sparhawk as Handley
"Or you will find yourself the target
for the bullets that were designed for
Heredia."
Il dare say that was what his ecel-
lency had in mind when he favored IRE
with this communication" replied
Sparhawk cody. He paused. then add
ed speculativeiy: HE seems to be q
peppery old cock. doesn't her"
I'm going with you. suppose?"
"Oh! yes. All hands except Bob had
better be there TO zee the show. But.
old man, you haven't congratulated me
on my marriage"
whats the use? You are 30 far be-
yond my depth on that proposition that
7 don't know whether you've been a
sage or fool But do you really be-
:ieve she can deliver the goods?"