The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-14

saved our lives so many times and brought us food and if you can converse with him thank him also for his kindness. We sail within the hour, never to re- 2 turn, but we wish you and that other ways thank you for what you did for strangers on your shore and that we should have done infinitely more to re- ward you both had you given us the op- portunity. Very respectfully
 VIM. CECIL CLAYTON.
 6 Never to -returnr 9 muttered DAT not and threw hinsels face downward upon the cot.
 t An hour later he started up, listen ing.
 2 Something was at the door trying to enter.
 DsArnot reached for the loaded car-s bine and placed it to his shoulder, ready fors any sEnergencY that might arise.
 Gently. the door opened until a thin crack showed something standing just withott.a mfssk
 D'Arnot sighted along the blue barrel at the crack of the door and then pulled the trigger. s5: 7 When the expedition returned, fol-. lowing their fruitless endeavor to suc-s cor D'Arnot, Captain Dufranne was anxious to steam away as quickly as possible, and all save Jane Porter had acqufescet ,4ssss .ss ss ssS4s=S.7
 ssNo.a she said sdeterninedly, q shall moi go, nor should you. for there are two friends fin that jungle who will come out of ft some day expecting to find us awaiting them. 7
 'sBut poor D'Arnot's uniform and all his belongings were found in that vi1-y lage, Miss Porter argued the captain. ssThe natives showed great excitement when questioned as to the white mans fate. ,,
 ssBut they did not admit that he was dead. As for his clothes and accouter ments being in their possession, more civilized peoples than these poor saw age negroes strip their prisoners of every article of value whether they ih- tend killing them or not .''
 Possibly your forest man was cap tured or killed by the savages,' sug- gested Captain Dufranne.
 The girl laughed.
 NYou do not know him, ]" she replied. "a little thrill of pride setting her nerves a-angle at the thought that she spoke of her. own.
 q admit that he would be worth waiting for, this superman Of yours, laughed the captain. T most Certainly should like to see him. The cruiser shall wait few days longer % We can utilize the morrow in re covering the chest, professor. suggest ed Mr Philander.
 Quite go, quite so, MT. PhiIander. had almost forgotten the treasurer exclaimed Professor Porter. P ossibly we can borrow some men to assist us
 
 the location of the chest 2
 eNfost assuredIy. my dear professor. We are all Nours to command,' 7 said It was arranged that on the next day Lieutenant. CharpeIitier was to take a detail of tenS men and one of the mutt neers of fhessArrow as a guide and un- earth the treasure; also that the cruiser, would remain for full week in the little harbor. At the end of that time it was to be assumed that D,Arnot was truly dead and that the forest man would not return while they remained. Then the two vessels were to leave with all the party.
 Professor Porter did not accompany the treasure seekers on the following day, but when he saw them return ing empty handed toward noon he has tened forward to meet them. his usual preoccupied indifference entirely van ished, and In it's place nervous and excited manneT.s
 . Where is the treasurer he cried to Clayton while yet hundred feet sep arated them.
 Clayton shook his head.
 Gone" he said as he neared the professor.
 SsGonel It cannot be. Who could have taken it?'' cried Professor Porter.
 Heaven only knows. professor re- piled Clayton. We might have thought the fellow who guided us was lying about the location, but his surprise and consternation on finding no chest be meath the body of snipes were too real to be feigned.'
 sAnd then our spades showed us that something had been buried be meath the corpse, for hole had been. there, and it had been filled with loose earth.''
 s..But who could have taken it?'' re peated Professor Porter. < suspicion might naturally fall on the men of the cruiser.,, said Lieuten- ant Charpentier, t.but for the fact that ' Sublieutenant Janviers here assures me that no men have had shore leave that none has been on shore since we anchored here except under command of an officer''
 1 'sIt would never have occurred to me to suspect the men to whom we owe so mueh,''' replied Professor. Porter. q would as soon suspect my dear Clayton heresor MT. gPhilander,' =
 ''There must have been several in the party. said Jane Porter, who had Joined them. You remember that it took four men to carry it.'' Z By Jovelss cried Clayton zssThatss right. It must have been done by party of blacks. Probably one of them saw the men bury the chest and then returned imnedfately after with par