New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

Of eyes aSSailed him. Beyond, the lights Of
the steamer he had noted showed clearly to
landward. These seemed unreal enough;
but the pressure on his knees was real.
Give it TO her, George. muttcred Barnes;
but the telegrapher did not hear Nor did
he more than half listen when the girl re-
stunned her passionate pleading. tie stared
into the luminous darkness, and muttered
with great conviction:
well. III be hanged" as though punctu-
ating the fervent speech OF Encanacion Paz
herself.
"Sefor, YOU love your native land:' she
was saving. "Of course, Then you will not
blame me for loving mine. And yet you
can understand it, Senior? To you your land
is dear because il is the home Of freedom;
but to us Vcnezuelans our unhappy country
is the dearcr because she is in chains. We
are ready 70 fight for her-to die for her, Il
need bel And when We see her dcspoiled,
ruined bv selfish men ike Paroles. then,
Senior. we forget everything save that We
wish TO SuCcor her. Men sheer ~ rs tor a
nation Of rcvolutiOnStS; but we are only TN
happy children. And even child can re-
sent oppression. | have been q child, Selor
and | know Only yesterday was child.
But when | learned from Ramon wonder
that this ship would carry away from my
country a fortune in gold that had been
stolen by ParcdeS-thcn, Senior. ] became a
woman overnight, woman with bleeding
heart And SO am come a. take possession
of the gold in the name OF Ncnczue.a.
"Givc it TO her George, said Barnes
again. as though repeating q ritual
But again Gring did not seem 10 hear, ana
the girl flung about on her knysS ana
stretched out her hands 10 the engineer.
"Sciior." she breathcd. III it were your
country would YOU not DO So"
Then Gring found his tongue. But II
can't be done, Senorita. It's piracy you're
asking us to take a hand in And there's
gunboat over there. She may spo. us al any
minute. and we'd have Swcy. time en-
planning, anyhow But launch ,r.. OF Ioo'
/ see our tiniSh," Again he lapsgt into the
reinsurance of his native speech.
But Scnonta Paz rose as though the mat.
ter were settled. God who has touche4!
your heart will bring us safely past Selor
She said quietly. There is vet time before
dawn; and. once at Los Rogue. who can
trace u.s." She laid tiny hand on his
arm. Come, Scnor-it is necessary 10 re-
lease Ramon and the others
Her touch seemed TO awaken Gnng a.
from a trance. He Shiycrcd stared, blnNcd
his eyes, laughed his old chuck.ng laugh,
then sworc magnifccntly at BamcS. Nv IA,
the Sam Hill are YOU standing round ior,
Don't you hear the lady talking, Get DuS!
and cast of the laShingS.
TT remained for Norton. the y. p. man al
La Guayra, TO chronicle the 'neNpIlcao'
dcScrtion of the steamship Concepdoh'
picked up at dawn by the gunhoat SAM"
Anna, within two hundred miles Of the coast
So far as his story goes, the crew reached Los
Roqucs and scattered through the island
One of them, being interviewed, told taS
of water coming into the ship So tha' a.,
forSook her. Questioned rs 10 the tate ot
Captain Ramon he protested ignorance u
anything beyond the fact that he had ncu
for his life and had come to Los RoqueS III
boat. He knew nothing of the gold con
corning which there was much talk-Ho"
should he know?
And that remained the sum OF human
knowledge in the matchmaking. I"o
things were certain the gold was gone;
and that Lcbaudy & Son did not make goou
the loss to the fleeing Paroles. Further tI'ah
this, Norton'S story is characterized by
lack of information. He seems To KNOW
nothing of Encamacion Paz. the peasant
girl, or of the six who did her bidding undu
the tropic stars