The Detroit times., 1915-11-30

ton or the lost ISLAND subsequently
in struggle for 1T, possession the
map Is torn Ia three parts, Herman
de1, Annette ana Neal each securing a
portion. Annette sails ON Tie Corona
d. in search Of her father The crew,
crazed by cocaine smuEglDd aboard
By Hernandez. mutiny, anu are over
come D. q boarding party from I, >.
destroyer Jackson. led BY Neal
In Martinique Aruet-c and seal
arc captured and taken 90 Tm1S-
dynamite, but are rescued hy a
sponge diver. Lex forgcs idcuti lca-
tion papers for herself as AnTette.
In an insurTec.fon Neal an Ah"ette
are again captured.
"who-wLat is that he demand.
ed, pointing toward the Brute's
blank Counlensuce
"A servant" returned Hernandez,
picked up from a shipwrecK some
three years ago He had been a
loagshoraman lie is demented al
Ways 20, they told Us. lie is devoted
TO Us all-partic ularly TO Annette.
The priest stared at tic Brute and
the Brute returned the stare.
"rhe eyes. saia the priest. II
never forget eyes. I've seen those
eyes somewhere before" He tapped
his forehead. Let me think-when
how"
Finally he shook his head 1T will
come To me later" he exclaimed
The priest shook ont an old and
fadei parchment This" he ex.
claimed. "is the grant--the original
grant"
Hernandez in his eagerness. seized
a corner of .hc grant The priest
brushed his hand away.
patience, son. he said there
can be no delivery until | am salts
ned This charge has been handed
down 10 me- However, this is the
grant. And il is good today. II viii
be recognized Had the United
United State kn0wa OF he exist.
ence OF this island in 1898 il might.
indeed. have attempted to possess It
but I am told II il lost island.
uncharted. unmapped-is Il not So"
1T is said Hernandez
Tho grant holds---it will be recog
nized by nations said the priest,
"only-eyou NAV End your precious
island peopled with sayages-who
knows
wen take n chance" said Her
nandez there arc none that can
withstand us with our rights at our
back vel wage war with the
world"
rhe priest smiled You are san
guine. SON he said, and also san
culinary. I'm afraid.
lnez pointed toward ps per on the
table. There" she exclaimed lis
my photograph the letter from
the governor o. Martinique
Brother Anselmo picked it up and
looked II over. II was Annette's let
ter and il had been viscd by the
governor of Martinique and origin
ally IL had been attached to the
photograph of Annette llington.
Now, however, genuine as the letter
was genuine as was the guaranty
of the governor OF Martinique--yet
the photograph was the counterfeit
presentment Of lnez Castro.
"Ah. yes" he said. comparing the
picture with the face of lnez and TAX
ing advantage OF the opportunity TO
search her very soul. ''ah, yes. The
Identification would seem to be com
plete"
lnez procured the map-the torn
and tat,ered yellow parchment map
Of the Lost isle of Cinnsbar The
priest look II in his hands
you have solved itl secret. daugh.
ter?" he queried.
nez nodded
ITS secret" she replied "ls heat"
"Witll heat applied" .assented the
priest what thcn--what latitude
whet longitude?'
Inez smiled. 81 know II all by
heart" she returned, "the latitude is
is degrees 30 minutes north and the
longitude is l23 degrees 80 minutes
west"
And the hidden inscription"
Almost by heart" said Inez,
Granted by Joseph Bonaparte. king
Of Spain, IN the year 1907. 10 ling
ton for signal service
~ that kind--that's the substance.
anyway"
THAT l. tho substance" said the
priest. "and II would appear TO me.
Senorita Illngton. that YOU have
made out a case"
"Then," said 1nez, II may have the
grant?"
The priest folded up the papers
and returned them TO the iron box
that had contained them. He rose
and smiled
Nothing In my lie have ever
done" he said, without prayer and
sleep. This Is an important matter
1t requires praying over-sleeping
over. Come on the morrow, daugh-
ter, and I shall then make delivery.
Until then-adios."
The three stood aghast. Ponto. In
fact. drew his ever ready knife and
strobe toward the priest. Hernandez,
quick as wink. covered MP his
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