Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-30

yea,ieniion has been Of iniercs, a
curious situation"
The district attorney placed before
Annette a bulky document
Won vii, be- compensated FOR this
f.osi Island. be said and the gov
eminent stands ready now 90 make
you substantial advance of mOncy
upon the HiTnlug of this paper"
Annette signed and sighed with o.
lief
That's done she exclaimed
The admiral bowed All rose you
are rendering our country great
service bliss iiinFtun De- said and
your country vlll 90 its level best 10
protect yog can we do more
Neal ualutcd g understand. mf
he said that I am 90 command the
expedition
Yea, intorposcd tho commander
we've arranged an that with ne
captain W a steamer $50 agrees that
what you say shall 60 ana youu
say g. feol sure
"lll Say anything and do anything
returned Seal Tor my country ana
my and Miaa Annette lllngton
he sald good deal 90 htr On he
way back tU hnr l0H Angeles hotel
and hopt on saving II
nut be- added % parting care.
nh now Don't take riska This man
hernandez D. wonder tnko my
hat ON 10 him Dc never knows whcu
heH beaten
Hos beaten now" returned An
nettn particularly IL he knows an
that has irannpirod
lio lott her Btli gravoly worried
tie would have been moro than wor
rled had he known that within n quar-
ter of mile OF Annrttoa hourlry
10 o secluded cafe sat Hernandez
With his two companions. the Brute
and lnet Castro lic would have
boon more than worried had he known
that with them was another individual
boz Wolcher bits own foster broth
or and Annottoa Welchcr was there
depressed. fearful nervous hAt
dginklnE heavily And he was siill
tho model shrinking tool. the cats
paw
And what" Qucried Hernandez,
about the hatiioshlp Missouri"
Joe produced un oXtrh Goo head,
limos devoted 90 the navy aud the in
pending Anomaulun war
The Missouri be- announced. ro.
iorrmg TO The pupcV ateams away
tomee:vv
Whore does ahe steamg'
no SAN rrmrHco
'ffIend Wolcher went on Herman.
dcE does thls Nenl docs he talk
dn you got luedo Information
"Thorea none To- gct aald Joe. az
9ero Was any pa got IT,"
Hernandez waved Mia hand "Whcn
does the Missouri sallf' ho Queried
This afternoon. said joe
When she aails.H went ON Herman
dec. 'wull act iais girl We need her
We want her evidence hut we want
her. tgo until until We have no nh.
Their need OF her What wc shall run
into az Lost isle no man knows
want her with Us tncre Listen. Wei
cher You must arrange IT, our paths
must cross thls afternoon"
wolcher lumod = DO all the dirty
work he said. I'm through"
Hernandez poured him another
drink. ana handed 70 e. him With
glanco that ate into 1oca soul
The drink had just the wrong II.
feet Joe hecamo angry noisy -un
manageable
mn oe damned u I DO your bidding
any moro snarlsd Joe.
Hernandez darted glance toward
iues She returned H.
Leave him with mo" she said
Hernandez did az he vas bid. Ho
Ten her alone with 100 And la the
next hitvcn minutes Inca Castro made
love TO Joe az she never had before
she overwhelmed him with onchant
meut
Tonight" shc whispered 20 him.
tonight, Americana. Hut breathe not
word 20 him he win kill us both
halt an hour later Annette SWUNG
out OF the hotel grounda. mounted ON
a wiry htile pony
she spied Joe and drew In her stccd
Sho noted that Joe was anduly OK.
cited
Joe" she exclaimed. 'tcm mother
IN be safe"
Under certain influences Joes mixd
acted with unusual rapidisy Drink
and The DARK eyes OF lnel Castro had
set him we'll on edge. Without mo.
ments thought no stopped by she road
side and plucked a ihoyny burr. he
Strengthened un aealn. with the thogny
nurF concealcd within his hand. he
a'd not answer Annette al arst bur
approached her and her steed.
GOOD COW pony" he exclaimed. Ho
s'roSei the horses nose. It's neck. lis
hanks And then he did another thlns
Sata as they make en- ne con-.
unsca
And then he did me rick. His
Z s'Kht hand stole gently np across she
aorse's back behind Annette stole 10
the saddle. ~
sW'itls'-and uunosiecd he pushca
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