Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-13

And why, in the name of the gra
cioue Madonna, were you locked up?'
inquired Pedro. Il cannot understand
It," =, t3e >s ~, w. -
There is some mysterious illegal
business afoot among that crowd" said
Hill thoughtfully. They have got that
boat chock full OF ammunition and
arms, and all under cover of being
pianos, and such stun. It's against the
law. you know. They sail the day aft
or tomorrow, at dawn. and as I had nc
cidentally stumbled upon their tricks
they decided to keep me safe until
they got away. I've no doubt they
would have let me 60 after that, with
out any fuss, but it was beastly un
pleasant being locked up that way"
you must give the information t.
the authorities" said Pedro.
Sam seemed to be in some doubt
about this. but at last he decided that
an explanation was due to these good
; friends who had risked so much fol-
him.. t.as..y +:
"You see," he began. there is some
body-that is to say, somebody's near
relation-m1xed up In; this, and +
we'll, damn it all! can't very well
give him away!" " -
Instantly a thousand conjectura1
sprang to Pedro's mind. H., ~,
rs it's it Iris father?" he said
hesitatingly.
Hill stared at him in amazement. a
doughnut arrested halfway to his
mouth. r. 4s,A A555
Great Scott! How did you known
he exclaimed. ...& - 4,sS
"'Because-well. I'll tell you later.
But the reason is that which made me
come and look for you," he answered,
you'll excuse u.s." he added to Love
joy, but it's private affair, about q
lady" egl. rs& NJ. n. 4aasst sss "a
II will indeed" responded the fat
man. "ah! ladies, ladies!" IS &..{{:
1--WE must talk this over at once!"
exclaimed Hill, glancing at the clock,
which showed that the hour was al.
most q. M. "Come, let us got"
The three arose, and with many ex-
pressions OF gratitude to their host,
took their departure, and were soon
settled upon the dingy benches Of she
}north-bound ferry. They were almost
the only passengers on board, md
lulled by the warmth of the cabin,
Beau-Jean fell asleep. using Mr.. Jones
for q pillow, and the bear. jalso glad of
the rest, followed suit, Here, then, vas
an excellent opportunity for talk, and
the other two Immediately proceeded
to take advantage OF it.r III % IL.
VA Pedro spoke first, and related the
story of his acquaintance with Iris and
her request for his help in the matter
of her fathers secret trouble. From
this narrative he omitted nothing ex-
cept her infatuation for himself, and
at the end, came to the little paper on
which she had written her promise.
At this point Pedro began to mix &c
ton and fact. /
II could not undertake to help her,
he said, because soon discovered
that some one dear to me would be In.
volved, and would in turn involve me;
but, more of that later. L then sug-
gested that you be called upon. but she
was unwilling-you have had little
quarrel, eh?" . sF Sc7f i;
The speaker watched Hills eager
face closely, to note the effect Of this
remark. The result was confirmatory
to his own deductions. i; II
Eyes," said the elder man, 1T was q
silly quarrel about nothing" $yz
';:"Aha!" said Pedro, $50 felt sure
But she-ah! she, thought you would
not come to her aid. I knew different
ly. and so l told her. Then she wrote
this little paper Che spread 1t out upon
his knee) and set out to find you and
give it to you" Eaf H., &,.$.5 Nal. .g.,
Hill took the nuttering bit Of white,
and read, with glad incredulous eyes:
~ hereby promise to marry you on the
day you can tell me my father Is not be-
ing subjected to danger; or has been
rescued from that, II any. which now I'm
perils him. And I furthermore agree to
overcome any debatable objections you
may have to the marriage.
g ~ IN IRIS vANDERPOOL.
For mel" said Hill tensely. "She
sent 1t to mel" ~ '..S
There was an instant's pause. and
then Pedro lied manfully. \
Yes!""s said he. W. ...s, ,t.s5.4
Hill let out such whoop at this
that Beau-Jean and Mr.. Jones woke up
long enough to shift their positions. \
G5sy.''Tell her that shall claim the re-
ward within the week." Hill ex.
claimed exultingly: $50 she had better