The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-26

L
y arm As quickly the look changed
- There was only one way to do It,
she must make this man think they un.
derStood each other withou, saving SO
"Nou must get the counterieltnv
plant down on the island Immediately
alone Don't tell any Of the others
until II Is there safely You were 60.
ing to send It down ON the Arroyo nest
week II must not go igom New York
at all It must he shipped by rail, aui
then from New Orleans You must
"But--Gordon?" His voice was
hoarSc.
She looked at Santos lon. and car
ncNtly 81 will take care OF HIM" she
said in a tone that Santos could not
mistake "No--Ramon, no After the
revolution perhaps who shall say
But now-to work "
II was with a sigh ot rclei that She
sank to rest at last when he had gone
For the moment she had won
Piece by piece, Santos and she secret
" carried out the goods that had al
ready been collected at the Iunta, dur
lng the next few days Wihou, a word
to a soul they were shipped south The
boxes and barrels rcmamed IN the
musty shop, apparently undsturbcd
Next the order for the arms and am.
muniilon was quietly diverted so that
they, too, were on their way 10 New
Orleans, Instead, cases resembling
them were sent to the Iunta hcadQuar
tcrS, Drummond least OF all, must be
allowed to think that there was an,
change N their plans
While Santos was At work gathering
the parts, the stamping machine. the
press, the dies. the plates. aud the rest
OF the cQuntcrlcltlng plant which hat
not vet been delivered, Constance, dur
ing the hour, that she was not collect
lng money from the concession grab
hcrS, haunted the lunta There wa.
every evidence OF activity there as lh'
week advanced
She was between two fires, vet ucye,
had she enjoyed the tang ot advenur,
more than now. II was keen pleas
urc to icel that she was outwiltn.
Drummond when. as some apparently
lnSurmuuntablc difficulty arose, >h,
would overcome il More delicate wa
It, however, to preserve the balance be
tween Santos and Gordon In fact il
seemed that the more She sought Il
avoid Gordon, the more ltalnu,ly did
he pursue her II was a tangled skeir
OF romance and intrigue that Constance
was weaving
At last all was ready II was ,h,
night before the departure oi Santos. ior
the south Constance had decided on
the last interview IN her own room,
where the first had been
81 shall ~ ahead preparing as II ,c
ship the things on the Arroyo 'h,
said. let me know hy the code IN,
moment you are really"
Santos was looking at her. ohlyiou'
Of everything else
He reached over and took her hand
She knew this was the moment again,,
againS, which She had Neelcl herself
Come with me he asked suddenly
She could feel his breath, huty, on
her cheek
II was the final struggle. II she lc
60 NJ herself, all would I've lost
"No, Ramon she said softly, hu
without Withdrawing her hand Il, car
never he listen
II was terrific to hold m check
nature such a. his.
81 went into this scheme for -fo
/ money have IL We have raise
nearly forty thousand dollars Twent
thousand YOU have given me as m
share"
She paused. He was paying no at
Ieu,ion TO her words. His whole sci
was centered on her face
with me" she continued half wear
ily Withdrawing her hand as she as
sumcd the part she had decided ON 70
herself with me, Ramon, love is dea,
dead | have seen too much oi tn
world Nothing has any fascination
lor me now except excitement, money
| lie gently leaned over and rccoverrt
the hand that she had Withdrawn
! Quickly he raised It ,u his lip, a. h
had done that first night
You are mine" he whispered. 'no
his"
She did no, Withdraw the hand ,hi
time.
Not not his--nobodyS"
! For a momtn, the adycnluters un
dcrstuod each other
! Not his he mu,lcred tctcey as h,
threw his arms about her wildly, pas
sionatey.