The Washington times., 1911-04-27

ordered hair, and she furtively moppeo
ut her eyes-though why she might bs
weeping Curtice could not conceive. FCi
himself. he had forgotten everything
he was radiantly happy. I venture IL
guess that such happiness may have
Pardon your" he echoed. >amazed
"And why?"
That I should so far forget myself
! senor. But indeed 1t has been so long
since I have seen friendly face"
Curtice felt something slipping from
his, grasp-something that he desired
! IT had ventured to hope" he said dis.
mally. that another emotion brought
"Senorw.
Now he could see no more than ore
gether adorable ear.
ITO my arms" he continued obdu-
ratel y; and 1 had hoped that that was
what made you"
kiss mex he contended. You did.
''Oh, but did not"
well, then, but you will. won't your
He snatched at her hand. II evadsd
him, but presently grew tired; after
cause / love your he persisted. The
hand allowed itself to be kissed, al
though its owner gasped as II for
breath. Because / love you, and-[
thought you knew it and--and didn't
mind, you know. That's why I thought
you-let me kiss your he finished wits
a rush.
But, senior. I did mott"
However. she did.
1t was Hendry who insisted on inter-
rupting them-insisted very wisely,
though against the protest OF Daniel
Maybe 1t is foolish" the little ma,i
admitted, "and I'm prepared to con-
cede that I'm a sentimental idiot, but
don't you think that, under the circum-
stances"
No" said the captain. II don't think
GIVE 'em FIVE minutes more" Daniel
pleaded. They've only had ten, you
know"
"I can't heip IT. I'm glad enough that
they've found out they love each other,
and all that, and l don't know any girl
who's more to be congratulated. But
you know as well as me, Mr.: Haigh.
that this here's no time at all for lally-
saggin'. That she-devil down there in
Guayana will be sending a troop Of
cavalry after us. The only wonden Is
that she hasn't done so already"
She didn't know we were coming"
said Daniel.
well" said the captain grimly, eying
the result of the mornings raid, Isle
won't be long in finding out Anyhow
you'll admit that it's up to US to keep
TO do that is to make tracks for the
coast"
:'That's so. cap'n." Daniel stared at
him blankly But we can't go back
to Guayana, can we?'
Not very we'll"
What part Of the coast do you fg-
ure to make for?"
The mozo here"-and the captain in
dicated the native guide-"says he
knows a road-it won't be that, Of
de Manoah. It's little used, and
calc'late We can make the trip in three
or four days. It'll bring us out on a
little bay, at village called Santo
Guillo. where there may be ship. An
again, there may not. But it's cur only
chance"
TT would be suicide to try for San
Diego, for sure" said Daniel. "All
right, cap'n; you go tell 'em. / wouldn't
have the heart" he added. with SEN.
timental sigh. y
1t was a part of the great generosity
in the breast Of Daniel Haigh, and I
think 1t should be set down and insisted
upon to his credit that, loving Norah
as greatly as he did. he could bear to
think Of her as in the embrace of his
friend. Nay. he was glad that she was
with the man she loved in preference
to himself, and he hesitated to disturb
them. Few could have attained to such
a perfection Of self-sacriice.
By the advice of the mozo, backed by
Curtice. who knew something Of the
country, they exchanged their wearied
horses for burros from the stables Of
the estancia. They also helped them
selves to some provisions which they
might need. Thus equipped, and armed
only with their revolvers, they plunged
into a wilderness well-nigh tracklessJ
For what the mozo had misnamed a
road resembled one in no degree, as
Captain Hendry had feared. Originally.
perhaps, an Indian trail by the rivers
edge, 1t had Of recent years been so sell
dom Travelled that in some places no
recognizable trace Of a path could be
found. Even the moZo, who had pro-
fessed to know the route, was more
often at a loss than not; and the jour-
ney, which the captain had rashly es-
timated as occupying four days, stretch
ed out over the. better part OF two
weeks.
TO avoid the worst of the heat and
the drenching daily showers, they trav-
eled by night for the most part. For
the first seven nights there was a moon,
by whose rays they were able to- see
plainly. save In the denser parts Of the
tropical Jungle; and during that time
they made some progress. But there
after the moon deserted them Part of
the remaining nights they were depend
ent for illumination upon the torches
cut by the nlozo from the living wood
Of tree which he called la carapa:
the strips of light wood burned excel
entIy well, somewhat like candle, al
though they sputtered continually. AT
other times they had to take up their
only in the early morning and
he late evening.
But in the end they won through. 1t
was providential that none of them
sickened with malaria, or with the few
ers which Iurked in the dark mists that
,loaked the rivers bank and its surface
1t night. Daniel, 1t is true, was in no
condition to undertake such an adven-
.ure; and daily he wasted and grew
more pale and thin, so that 1t wrung the
heart Of Norah and Curtice to see the
appeal that cleaned from his eyes, Civ
ne the lie to the brave words with
which he strove to cheer them.
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