The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-11

cred him. he tried to rise Philip
caught glimpse of the uniform, the
sheen Of the naked sword. He was
about to tear himself from Iris clasp
and spring at this new enemy when
the Brazilian spoke.
mil diabos," he cried IN rage.
This cursed lngez still lives. ard here
am / posing before him like an old
hag,"
His voice alone saved him from be-
ing pinned to the floor by a man who
had adopted no light measures with
others of his countrynen during the
past half hour. IN the dented gun bar
rel minus It's stock we'll showed. But
the captains mortified fury helped to
restore Philips sanity. Lifting Iris
glowing face to his own. he whispered:
Tell me. sweetheart. how comes IT
that our Brazilian friend is hereT'
He ran away when some shots
we.c fired" which was rather unfair
OF Iris. "He said the launch had been
sunk by man-o' war
"3ur he Is wrong. ! saw no man
of-war. We captured the launch by
this time she is we'll out at sea. Un-
fortunately Marcel was killed and DO
mingo badly wounded. There was no
one to come for you, SO jumped
overheard and swan ashore. I had to
fight my way here. and 1t will soon be
known that there are some Of us left
on the island. thought that perhaps
I might take you back to the Grand
pere cavern. These people may give
US food. l have some few sovereigns
in my pocket"
"Oh. yes. yesF She was excited
now and radiantly happy. "Of course
Captain San Benavides must accom-
pany us. He says the soldiers will
shoot him II they capture him. l. too.
have money. Let me ask him to ex-
plain matters 20 this dear woman and
her daughtS. They have been more
than kind TO me already"
She turned to the sulky San Bena-
vides and told him what Hozier had
suggested. He frightened at that and
began q voluble speech to Luisa Co
mez- Interrupting himself. he In
quired In French how Hozier proposed
to reach the rock.
ION catamaran. There are two on
the beach. and | can handle one of
them all right" said Philip. "But
what Is this yarn Of warship? When
last sighted the launch she was
standing out of the harbor. and the
first clouds Of the storm helped 10
screen her from the citadel"
Iris interpreted. San Benavides re-
peated his story Of the rockets. In her
present tumult the girl forgot the
touch Of realism with regard to the
firing that he had heard. Certainly
there was good deal of promiscuOus
rifle shooting after the departure of
the launch. but warships use cannon
to enforce their demands. and the
boom Of big gun had not woke the
echoes Of Fernando NorOnha that
night Philip deemed the present no
time for argument. He despised San
Benavides and gave no credence to
him. JUST now the Brazilian was an
evil that must be endured.
Luisa Gomez promised to help In
every possible way. Her eyes sparkled
at the sight OF gold. but the poor wo-
man would have assisted them out of
sheer pity. Nevertheless the GIFT Of
couple Of sovereigns. backed by the
promise Of many more II her husband
devoted himself to their service. spur.
red her to frenzy of activity.
There was not moment TO be lost.
The squall had spent itself. and peep
through the chinks Of the door showed
that the moon would quickly be In evi-
dence again. II was essential that
they should cross the channel while
the scattering clouds still dimmed her
brightness. so Manoela and her mother
collected such store Of food and milk
and water as they could lay hands on.
Well laden. all five hastened to the
creek. and TlOZier. Iris and San Bena-
vides boarded the larger OF the two
catamaraps
When the catamaran rounded the
last outlying crag aud they were all
straining their eyes to find the sentinel
pillars they became aware that a
small boar was being pulled cautiously
toward thcin from the opposite side
of the rock
Iris gasp"'l She heard Hozier NUT
ter under h!s breath. while San Bena-
vides revc"''d his dismay by an oath
and n cor' ulsive tightening Of the
hands that rested on the girls shoul-
aers.
Hozier s'r We with a few desperate
erokes of ~" paddle to reach the shad-
ows OF the passage before the cata.
maran was seen by the boats occu-
pants. He might have succeeded But
there was even greater probability
that the unwieldy catamaran might be
caught by the swell and dashed side
long against one of the half submerged
rocks that thrust their black fangs
above the water.