The Lamar register., 1914-07-22

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understandT
Yes; only you must have retained
something to substantate your word"
Precisely. was coming to that
l have letters from my father which
should be sufficient. You have seen
Judge Henleys writingf' and he hand
ed me a half dozen missives. They
were without envelopes. each begin
ting simply, MY Dear Son." relating
principally to local conditions on the
plantation, and occasionally express
ing a desire for the wanderer to re-
turn and assume the burden Of man
agement. That they were in the crab
bed and peculiar handwriting of the
old Judge was beyond all question. and
the dates covered several years. 1
read them through carefully. puzzled
by their contents.
There are no envelopesT
NO; l never keep them-whyT
"Only that no name il mentioned:
they begin all alike, My Dear Son."
Il never thought Of that" he ad-
United. Stimulating surprise, but can
supplement by showing you this pic
ture. taken three years ago at Mo-
bile. OF course you will recognize
myself but may never have seen
photograph Of Judge Henley"
II never have"
well, that Is his likeness, and there
are those on board who will Identify
1t. Does this satisfy you that ! am
what claim to beY'
In truth 1t did not, for l would
have believed nothing in opposition to
the positive statement Of the woman
that he was not Philip Henley. Yet
under other northumberland from
what knew-the letters would be
conclusive. Were they really addressed
to him or had he stolen them? II the
latter. then how had he succeeded In
getting his picture on the same plate
with Judge Henley's? Aware that
even the slightest hesitancy might
awaken suspicion. l answered quickly:
at would seem to be unanswerable.
What hurts my pride Ii to have been
made such a fool Of"
That's nothing. Craig. We have all
had that experience. I stand ready to
give you a chance now on the winning
side There will be more money In It
for Us both. What do you say?"
~ should prefer to know more about
your proposition"
1T has nothing whatever to do with
the Henley matter. That is practically
settled already. SO you will not be fur
Their Involved with the girl"
you would oblige me by leaving her
name out Of the discussion then" In
terposed coldly.
He chuckled, well satisfied with his
diplomacy.
I'VE cannot obliterate her entirely.
Pretty enough to be useful, too. i'm
agine, IL she can ever be brought to
view this affair from the right angle"
gazed directly into his eyes. barely
able to keep from throttiing him.
Drop it," said sternly. THE girl
is to be left alone II have any part in
your scheme. Now L want to know
what is expected of me. May 1 ask
questions"
Certainly. Fire away"
where are we bound7"
Spanish Honduras" lazily, but
spreading out a map and tapping 1t
with bis finger. Puerto Cortez. II we
can make that port safely; II not. then
somewhere along the coast between
there and Trupillo. There will be sig
nails"
leaned forward, startled out Of my
self restraint.
Honduras! Good Lordl What are
you-a filibuster?"
Hardly" with 4 short laugh. THAT
is too dangerous job and not money
enough in it. l prefer to do roy revo-
luting through others and cop the
swag. That's the safe end Of the game.
1t happens to be Honduras just now;
l have been equally interested In other
downtrodden countries. In truth,
| friend, am q patriot for revenue
| only"
You mean you furnish armsT
For a suitable consideration, yes.
In strict confidence I will state that
securely packed away in the hold Of
the Sea Gull. largely In boxes labeled
machinery, are 10000 rifles, six rapid
Ore guns and a sufhciency Of ammuni-
ton for a small army. Once safely
landed. the profits Of the voyage will
total $3.50 900 gold"
You mean to retain the lady ON
board?'
"Unless she prefers to jump over
board"