The Washington times., 1911-11-15

the word for the completion
! Of the line unless he were In
a position to start q revo-
luton that would make him Presi-
ident of Quincatan. II he were not in
such a position. the roilroad would en-.
able Munez to enter the Vaio district
In spite Of Don Antonio and the
Don Antonio would be inviting his
richest goldtield in the world. Don An.
tonic is not going to lose bis grip on
those fields"
Sparhawk nodded
81 see. You think, then, that non
Antonio. supported by the Coshans, the
insbabitan.s Of yalo and IBIS bis sym sympas ns
il strong enough 70 build the road and
lead successful revolution"
Il haven't said anything Of the sort.
nio hasn't got them"
but the fact that he has commission
ed me to build the road would indi-
Fit might indicate nothing more than
that he has devised clever scheme to
defraud those American capitalists to
whom his agent Quexores' is selling
srarhawk started. the muscles of his
face grew rigid. and muttered oath
1.-THE H., aeXi S, mani 81 Surely you don't
Il shall be sorry for, you II It Is and
y SC ry f9. myself; II f,,no. it isn't" vaa he
Sens heard Il from hs again n the Of ssss sSa
are sort Of slim. II 1t isn't swindle.
Coshan fires or Spanish tortures will
make shorter work OF Jack Heming-
They tortured your"
They carved me, roasted me.
pounded me, starved me, boiled me, tore
me me deilriousHdifd everything W but kill me me.
Th v dared not do that"
Dared not?"
mo. and 1 will tell you why. For the
great mineral deposits in the Sierras
and Coshans care nothing, but with the
single exception Of myself they will not
allow a white man to go among the
more than a century ago all that re-
mained of the great treasures of the
Incas was brought down to the Sierra
Blanca from Peru.
nominally the custodians. Though the
secret Of its hiding place has been lost.
the Coshans are resolved to get pos
session of the treasure. But they have
assured Don Antonio that II they can
, find this treasure they will retire with
1t to the other side of the range and will
allGw h him I'm to open up the gold country
well. one day It was reported that in
my quarters had been found little
golden image that had been made by
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been obtained by me from the mys-
terious treasure house. So Don Antonio,
Quexores and other trusted lieutenants
cues questioned h,e me. tortured aa me- and we'll
81 told the torturers nothing. They
dared not kill me. for they believed
was the only living man who knew the
secret, and that centuries might pass
before II would be discovered again. Sc
either reveal the secret to some one
that I might be found wandering again
near the secret entrance to the store
, house
"Since that time have been watched
day and night. That long-nosed rat over
yonder by the door is watching me
now and is wondering whether you are
the man who is destined to win my con-
| fidence."
Hemingway drained his glass at a
gulp and wiped his mouth with the back
of his hand.
For your sake as well as mine. I'd
better break away from you now" ht
added. Don Antonio will like you nont
5 the better for having stacked up agains
such black sheep as young Heredia and
Jack Hemingway so soon after your ar
You'll hear from me later. Dom
let's shake hands. Good night
Thus speaking. he rose. turned abrupt
ly. and walked with a slouching gai
After he had gone. the two American.
sat In silence. each busted with hi!
own thoughts.
hawk said at length. i've got to hav'
some air"
Handley was the first to speak aftel
they had left the cafe.
Jim" he said but / feel as II H thu
world had rolled off somewhere. leav
ing me all alone where IT used to b,
sun on one side and the moon on tn,
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