The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-11-26

dors for q search. The search vaa
made, but without avail, for at mid.
night on the night before something
else happened. Hernandez and his
Two companions, together with his
cargo OF cocaine and heroln, had
slipped quietly overheard into a Dor.
rowed rowboat and had disappeared.
Neal. chagrincd. went back TO An.
notto.
Tho bird has flown" no said dis.
gruntlod.
Whore do you 20. Neal?" queried
his mother.
"lt'B an open secret where We TO-"
said Neal. but why We go nobody
knows. Wo 40 first 20 Martinique"
Annette Bprang 10 her feet. Mar.
Unique" she cried, that In where my
father came from--whcre you picked
mo up 40 there. too, Neal. It's the
beginning point. II is there | can find
trace OF my father"
lncz shrugged her shoulders. 1T Is
fate" she said.
We will all go." said Mrs. Hardin,
"wo will stick 10 Neal. But how7"
Search me-" said Neal. but | can
IND that out-thore must be some yeg.
sci from this port for southern wa.
tors"
lncz rose and placed n hand on
Wclchcrs shoulder. Leave IL 10 Joey
here aud me" she said.
They secured the town. but lnez
Castro was looking for something
other than a boat for Martinique ~.
nally she saw what ahc was looking
fora grimy hand thrust from behind
window shade
PausIng before the door OF dis
reputable looking habitatlon. she
glanced up and down the street then
dragging Joe Wolchor close behind
hor .h' entered the low doorway and
paar.I into tho gloom beyond a mo.
mut latrr Fho faced Hernandez aud
lI6 crow.
.Ho a.o u.l aIrlly pushing joe
N..|..r ..fI choir go Mg easa
'uHlH uh.l1 DO y1u thHh UD ro 90
U0a
'N.ra'' dcm IeI Hernandez
.I. HHrUHg r.I n.t +. .ro.
Ir' ioI ..I m.I h.H
200 Ea "a. Martinique H
o. vI. motto a4 Triumph .H a.f
worry fortunate. e9.t, 7
NuIa.a. lysall"
Tnc governor of Martinique glanced /
ua,r.y at tbo prcly r.d Who faced .
him. lIo laid down tbo piece Of tat. f.
tcrod parchment that ho bad luFt In. !
fpDeicd and took up tbo l1ck.t that /
Fhc placed before him
Il knew your father well nNocn or /
rNt,ra years ago ycu before that |
/ remember him. This resembles him. |
this picture. II does indeed" lie |
smiled. \ remember something else. |
l remember also you"
You remember me-" cried Annette. |
you must have u wonderful memory, /
sir"
The governor held up his hands. |
zone remembers everything that hap !
pcned In year like that" he said. "A
year that wiped out thousands upon !
thousands OF our people"
lis there any clue To my fatherT
quoriod Annette.
Little one" Baid the governor,
there was no clue TO anything or any !
body. or any place"
Annette rose. There's nothing else
that you remember OF my father she
lueriod
"rho governor searched his mem
Dry. "Ycs." he said. IL think mys'
Iery-thcrc was u tang OF adventure
about him. lie. too. was rover
always rostless-always ON the move
But for his child one might have called
aim a soldier OF fortune-honest per
laps too honest, but fearless"
And true" said Annette.
Fearless and true" repeated tho
governor nodding.
"What Is past IL past" no said. "old |
Peleo IL ashamed OF himself. The |
sle OF Martinique grows green. We
ling. we laugh. my people and myself |
even all this week we celebrate. You
must Join u.s." lie signed half a dozen
,ards OF invitation and handed them
o Joe Welcher. who sat quite as
usual, sulking In the background, "The
levee." he went on airily,
and you are all invited"