Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21
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Hernandez returned 70 the yeyandA
and HeiIed the glasses once again Re
passed them TO inca TEL me Whist
gon 500. he said
The woman shudderod slightly
0oyefnment vessel she returned
VITA the woman At his side no
strOde into The huss living room.
A moment later he reAppearod tug
ging with him a small steamer trunk,
Wnh her aid be carried u % he We
randai then they vent back Cor an.
othcF--aud another and stili smother
"aenor." efelaimed Ponto. from tho
inner edge Of small pit that be and
tho brute had anished digging. behold,
the task Ia now complete"
Como then" cried Htrnahdez
sharply dump these In"
Half an hour later and half mile
from shora revenue cutter stopped
i,s engines and later dropped an an.
Choir
Another haif an hour ana Hernandez
Rnd his dark haired Inca sauntored
shorcward and. stood bowling on tho
oraxy little wharf Thny waited calm
~. tho woman smoking cigarette
and Hernandez erioylng his panetela,
until the shlp's ala drew up TO tho
wharf.
Hernandez deity caught tho rope as
Il vas thrnwa TO him, t.
MIR hernandez sald tho oshcer
hrasqucly, I've got government
search warrant"
do not produc. ~. cir" he said Il
take you AZ your word
mir. Hernandez. vent on the ON.
Ger. "a Porto ElcAn nahcrmap reported
TO Ms yesterday that his Kicker had
been hised three times by a notorious
negro smuEaler- that three times he
had watched the departure OF hiA h0S.
and tia return Each time Il had come
10 this direction each tlmo returned
from this direction"
The poln, TO-" went on tho ofhcer,
Just this This u the only polni south
OF Porto Rico within giyen dlaianee
The kicker owned BY our Informant,
whom n left lie owner, sailed direct
toward you aud returned direct from
you Possibly arn on fooi's errsnd
but I've got 70 DO my duty"
Permit mo to escort yoa. senior, =
said Hernandez .. -,
"a Al hour later tho oticer vas seated
on the yernda wal,lpE for his men
oue,bs one they hled In and reported
mo 80. air" they All said We've
covered tho whole place THERE'S NOT
an ounce OF gum pcr a peunys wcrth
OF nAke
Tho onc-r shodE ais heaa and dls
missed his men,
/ You were speakins., ne remarked
clipping hls slaas of Ice kold vlehy
yon we're speaking Of the Martinique
I eruption" ~ ra-, f.e.. ..,.
"Of that" assented Hernandez. yapa
Of sonething else the steamship Prio
cess OF New York"
j $ ywhx.' seid the oaicer shs wa.
harmed, that tramp hurped two dap
oai from Martinique 1. -. s,... !,
/ Aernanders eyes narrowed "Ho~
do ven know. senortr he qusrlea
4 know returned tins essssr. be
cause ~As a seaman on tie kohboA
EaKlc, and the gunboat Easlet res
oned the Survivors Of the Pripeess
SENIOR said siernaudes sraskly, :.
would hear about this Princes cf New
York. she steca BY, sksor-.i remen
Der well for thoagbt my last hou
had come she stood ~ 70 sueeS
rrtokeks and | With my nah rcH,'
here-l pas a refugee / ned fron
the smoke and lava Of Mount relel
essin leosr-~
y Were yeu- 90 toe steamer Psln
cessf" asked the ctleer
Ne. returned lserrsndes. the,
would net. les US on; they beat q
bach. But a str&nse thlns hAppentd
senior There xets tour Of nA nysell
my servant rcnic and an Americai
named i;lngtsn.@
Fear At row. qnsrled The oaseer.
"Ah.r said tIeFnaedeE there "a
q fourth member 81 the party---s
had Fzt OF IN a lsagy boat she VA
NAky klfi-A Gina size vas IN
ates OF this I.lagtce"
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