The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25

''ct service, mas even mad inc ellTonTN
to ask me TO bctray YOU
The Scowdrel,' burst ogt Santos
lmpulswely
you arc not frightened" Gordon
asked quickly
"On the contrary, ! expected some
thing of the sort soon. but not from
this man | can meet him go
"Good' exclaimed the captain
There was that in his voice that
caused her TO look at him quickly
santos had noticed IT, too and ,ullcn
>cowl spread over hi, face
lurmuycly Constance read the two
men before her She had lied from one
problem TO the greater Both Santo,
and Gordon we're m love with her
In the whrl OF thi, new discovery,
wo things alone crowded all else from
her mind Size must rontrilc TO hold
.oii Drummoud until that part Of the
expedition which was ready could be
got off Md she must play the Jealous
rivals against each other with such
iincnc,S as to keep them separated.
Far into the night after She had left
the lunta she debated the question with
herself. She could not turn back now
! he attention, OF Gordon were often
,,yc Yet she could have given no 9th
en- reason than that she liked Santos
the better Vet what vas Santos e. her.
after all Once she had let herself 90
too far She must be careful IN this
case She must not allow th, 10 be
other than a bu,,nc,, proposition
The crisis for her came sooner than
she had anticipated 1t was the day
after the visit OF Drummond She was
waiting At the luntl alone ior Santos
when Gordon entered She had dreaded
Just that There was no mlstaking The
man.
"Mr, Dunlap" began Gordon bend
ng down close to her
She wa, almost trembling with emo
/ ton and he saw II
"Nou can read me like a book" h,
hurried on, miStaklng her feeling, "I
can see that YOU know how much
think oi lou-hoV much l"
"No no. She implorcd Don't tall
to me that way Remember there /,
work TO do Aiter it is oyer-,hen--'
Work he scorned What us IN,
whole OF Central America to me com
pared to YOU"
Captain Gordon" she stood iacn.
him "Nou must not Listen 10 me
7 You do not know | please, pleas,
leave me Let me think
She did not dare accept him, ,h,
could not reject HIM 1t seemed ,ha
with an almost supcrhuman effort Cor
don grlppcd himself hut he did no
60 Constance was distracted. wha, /
Santos with his very fiery nature shoult
find Gordon talking 10 her alone2 Sh,
must temrorire,
"Onc week" she murmurcd. "Wher
the Arrovo sailS--that night shal
give YOU my answer"
Gordon shot peculiar glance at he
halt doubt. half surprise But Sh
was gone \, She hurried mcxpc,,
cdly ont oi the lunla she lanclcd sh
caught glimpse ui familiar figure
/ II must have been Drummond Ever
mbve AZ the lunta was being watched
At the boarding house all nigh, ,h
waited She must see Santos. Pla,
after plan whlrlcd through her brai
as the hours dragged
II was not until most morning tina
seeing a light he tapped cautiously a
her door.
you were not at the luria tonight.
he remarked
There wa, something OF jealousy il
the tone
"No There i, something wanted Il
say To you where We should not be in
tcrrupted,' she answered as she "a
down
A fold OF her iilmy house dress flut
tered near him. lnyolun,arily he move,
closer His eyes met hers. She eoul,
feel the passions Surglng in the man be
side her
81 saw Drummond again today" sh
began. Captain Gordon---r
The intense look ni hatred that blaze
in the eyes OF Santos frightened her
What might have happened " ne ins,ca,
ot Gordon had met her q, the lun,.
she could not have AID Il flashed ova
her that thcic was only unc thing io ~
done
Go be continued)
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