The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-02
Forbidden Fruit.
CHAPTER XXX.

The captain of the Rio Grande
found-just at the time when he was
of the coast Of Dolores--that his
| engine had uncompromisingly
| broken down. and that he must put
into the nearest port for repairs.
while I'm about it," he said tc
Hernandez, his secret passenger
you can land your oil stoves for
the .insurrectos."
Hernandez nodded Your legiti
mate passengers-some of your
crew." he said. you'd best get them
out Of the way first-we don't want
too many witnesses--the rife cases
might break open"
Its all right" said the captain,
simple enough. III land 'em in
the daytime. Well land your cargo
In the night"
He glanced toward shore. Sud
denly he caught Hernandez BY the
arm.
"Yonder, senor."' ne exclaimed,
|. "look---the flag of the insurrectos-
1t is their camp"
Annette Ilington, startled by the
cessation of the engines. glanced
out OF the window of her stateroom.
She woke her foster mother, Mrs.
| Hardin.
Land" said Annette, look"
, There was not only land-there
WIS a village-there was big
/ house--and there were people.
Already d launch had put OF from
neat plantation dock, and inside
Of twenty minutes had drawn up
/ alongside the Rio Grande.
| In the launch, seated comfortably
In an easy wicker chair. smoking a
long panatela. sat prosperous
looking Central American gentle
man
At the captains invitation be
boarded the Rio Grande and looked
! about him. His glance was keen
he seemed to see everything al
once.
You will pardon, senior captain,
he explained, ''but-thcse are sus
| pici0us times. Wet look for trouble
everywhere. You see yonder hill
Somewhere in that forest Turks q
revolution. All that they need /.
guns. Guns and ammunition. Hence
my apprehension as to the Rio
Grande."
MY stars" exclaimed the cap
tain. III I'd known they wanted
guns, blow me, but I'd have brought
few along.
An hour later the Central Ameri
can was standing on the veranda Of
his large plantation house. superin
tending the serving of iced drink,
and a bit of food, TO his accidental
guests, Annette Ilington and he,
party.
Annette suddenly rose to her feet
The Rio Grande," she exclaimed
'look-she is leaving u.s."
Her host shook his head "She 4.
moving. on pair of crutchcs--as
one would say--into a quieter covs
There she will repair herself. Mean
time. command me as your servants
senora--senoritas. II you please"
The captain OF the Rio Grand.
was clever enough TO perceive. thai
he would further disarm the sus
picions OF the rich plantation owner
by moving the Rio Grande iowr
the coast instead of up the coast
away from rather than nearer Il
the fnsurrectos stronghold Ht
knew his business. did the captalr
OF the Rio Grande. And If h,
didn't, he had good director, tn,
Portuguese Hernandez.
"Ah." said Hernandez that even
Ing from, the deck OF the ri,
Grarde, her majesty the moon"
As II In answer to his exclama
ton, dozen rowboats shot out o
the shadows and lined up alongsid,
] the Rio Grande. The first OF thes,
made sast--a swarthy looking insur
recto climbed the ships ladder Xix,
a monkey. Hernandez receive,
him.
Senior" he said, saluting.
The other man grinncd "Yo,
have OIL stoves for Panama" h,
quericd.
"Tor Panama, yes" smiled Her
nandcz
| This" said the other. with an
other grim smile. lis Panama
First and foremost. senior gen
| eral.~ said Hernandez. "mone,
down"
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