The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-10
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tieffANNfL returned ~ me Tef6Agn
ard Esizsd The giassss once again. tie
paREsd them ~ lnez TEL ne what
yol sse." he taid
The woman RhBdfersd slightly.
Government yessel. abe returned
Win the woman a, hls side he
sifods into the huge living room.
4 moment later be reaDpeared tug
Ring With him small steamer Trunk
with her aid be- carried II 10 the We
ranGa. then they vent back for an,
othrr-and another and sin another
"Henor," exclaimed Ponto, from the
Inner edge n q small pit that he and
he brute had Gnished digging. behold,
the task IL non complete"
"Come then" cried Hernandez
SHARPLY dump these IN"
Half an hour later and half mile
from shore q revenue cutter stopped
~ engines and later dropped an an
chOr
Another hail an hour and Hernandez
and bis dark haired lncz gauntered
RhOfeWard and stood bowling on the
crazy little wharf. They waited calm.
II. the woman smoking n cigarette
and Hernandez enjoying hts panetela,
unill the ships gig drew up to tho
wharf
Hernandez dcftly caught the rope as
II was thrown 10 him.
"Mr Hernandez" said the officer
bruanucly 'Tye rot government
search warrant"
"Do not produce H. SIR" he said 81
take you at your word
'Mr Hernandez" went on the ofi.
cor. ~ Porto Rlcnn fisherman reported
10 ua yesterday that his kicker had
been hired three times by n notoriouB
negro pmugglcr that three times he
had watched the departure Of his boat
and ltn return Each time II had come
In this direction each time returned
from this direction"
"Tho point ls." vent on the officer,
Just this This la tho only point south
of Porto Rico within given distance.
Tho Kicker owned by our informant.
when II lcft ilB owner. sailed direct
toward you and returned direct from
you. Possibly ! am on a FOOLS orrand.
but I'yo got to do my duty"
Permit me TO escort you, aonor'
said Hernandez
An hour later tho oflccr was seated
on the ycranda waiting for his men.
ono by one they nlcd In and reported
mo 20. sir" thcy all said We've
covered the whole place There's not
an ounce Of gum nor n pcnny's worth
Of nakc'
Tho onlccr shook his head and dis
minHod his men.
You were speaking" he remarked.
slipping his glass of icc-cold vlchy
YOU wcro uponkIng OF the Martinique
eruption"
"Of that" nrscntcd Hernandez "and
of something else the HtcamBhlp rrIn'
coaa Of New York"
why rnid the onccr. "she was
burned, that tramp-burncd two days
out from Martinique"
lIrrnnndrzH eyes narrowed How
do you know, Hcnor7' he qucricd
81 know returned the officer, be
cause | was u seaman ON the gunboat
EuglctH tH-pud tho Eunboat Eaglot res.
cucd the survivors OF the Princess"
'Scnor.' said Hernandez graycly, 81
would hear about this Princess Of New
York She stood by. Hcnor ! rcmcm-
hrr we'll. for | thought my last hour
had como phe stood by to succor
refugees and with my man Ponto
hcro.-l was a refugee fed from
the smoke and lava OF Mount Polee
back In 1909"
We're you on the steamer Prln.
cess" ctkcd the officer
No." RETURNED Hernandez they
would not let us on. they beat Us
back rut strange thing happened,
svuor There were four OF us. myself.
my servant Pouto and an American
named uiurton."
-Four OF you9" Qucricd the officer.
All" said Hernandez. there was
n fourth member of the party-we
had pet on In lcaky boat She was
baby girl--a child she was the
ial lghtcr ot this nlngton."