The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-21

priest. Be one Of ~ - or holy -
VISOR and your share shall b next 70
NINE" TIE priest smiled up ct him.
sXes. You vim need Z pries2 and
therefoee I win 60. But It II not the
goad Of these heathens that wish. but
merely thelr souls. May I claim them
- my 6haror Montbar laughed
loudly.
sAs many - you can get. But how
do you plan to snare such cunning
thtnepr
Listen and viii tell. Upon some
mountain top from whence It may b
seen from altar your men must build
me great mission. In front OF this
mission I will place q great magic
lure, % that all seeing 1t shall be
drawn closer. And once have them
before It shall talk to them Of the
true faith until one by one they shall
embrace It that Christ may receive
them. Thus I'm my keeping will b
fkelf souls. Am I not crafty, alsor
4ontbar slapped his thigh.
"Wondrous 30. Father. and It Is .
good bargain for both Of us-the souls
for you and the gold for me. But what
Il to be the magic lurer
THAT, my son. you shall know In
good time. You say you sail in q
fortnight. Upon the morning Of your
departure you must send me 40 Of
your men to convey it to the ship.
You promise thatr"
As many as you WISH" Montbar
agreed.
And when the day Of sailing came
and 40 straining men hauled aboard
one Of the ships q great cross made Of
iron, Montbar walked about 1t in much
awe. by all the saints, Father" he
said a. he crossed himself. you have
come prepared to convert . universe. =
IL the better the day the better the
deed. why may It not a. well b that
the greater the emblem the creates
the goodr
II Whereupon they made sail and do.
appeared ad0wn the western horizon.
And from that day nearly 400 years
ago until but few months ago no eye
| Of man saw sign or trace Of them.
III .
II Up the Gulf Of Mexico the oil barge
Crescent came wallowing IKE q pig In
the trough OF burly. rough and tumble
seas that ran over her like the slath-
eEing tongues Of monstrous bruteG
gone mad Deep down In her the old
engines clanked and wheezed. while
McArdle, the engineer, scratched his
head dubiously ~ he watched thelI
spasmodic lahorings. "And while BY
the grace Of the Lord they may last
the trip out, sometimes misdoubt It, /"
he muttared. For at any minute are
they liable to ny to flinders like the
wondfus old one-horse shay"
Il And ~ to pieces they did. With
the report Of q gun q connecting piu
snapped asunder. and the next instant
Its rod had damned, while with the roal
OF q cannon q cylinder head went
crashing through q bulkhead. In ar
instant the engine room was deluget
with live vapor. but with one thrust
OF his arm the engineer shut OF the
steam and half fainting from his scalds
went working his way forward be
l tween seas to the bridge where Cap
tain Travers was clinging in a smother
Of spume. "And its gone to glory they
have. SIR" he reported, with a death.
head grin. Gray Of face. Travers point
ed to the bar Of Madre de la Laguns
with its spouting foam q few mile!
under their lee.
"Then 50 have we along with them
Our anchor will never hold on thi!
bottom, and we'll all eat Christina!
dinner tomorrow in Davy Jones' lock
er." Reverently McArdle drew a small
cross from his pocket, kissed It ant
replaced 1t while the captain looked OF
silently.
1T will take q bigger cross thar
that to save US" he announced
grimly. The engineer straighted hi
pain-twisted face.
THAT may be, sir. Yet big ant
small. that same token has save,
many q man and tbs my belief 1t viii
save many another. Leastwise, I'll
our only hope" Down to his owl
cabin he went creeping In search o
oil and bandages.
All night long the Crescent, plung
ing backward against her restraining
cable ~ q Wild horse bucks against IT
tether, dragged the anchor closer an,
closer to the seething bar where sh
must break her back, casting them al
into q seething pot, where neither MAJ
nor boat could survive q minute. A
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