Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-25
TheGreat Romance of Preparedness

knew by the gentle movement of he shoulders that she lived. A canvas covered lifaring lay nearby, sten ciled with the name of a Fall Rive line steamship.
 Staring down into that exquisit face, look of mingled coyetousnes and craft kindled in the eyes of tn man. Rising abruptly, he raked hi surroundings with furtive and suspi cious glances. At length satisfied tha none watched him, he stopped, gath cred that frail young form in his armi and darted swiftly away, not as h, had come, but inland through the dunes. Two short minutes sufficed fol the journey; he came into the hollow of the huts stealthily, pausing to make sure it was untenanted before hurryins into his dwelling. But the luck was not with him; without his knowledge he was observed; the door had noi closed upon him and his salvage when a, little Japanese slipped quietly from an adjoining hut and trotted briskly toward the harbor. .. ..
 The girl opened dazed, uncompre. hending eyes upon a scene so strange to them that, for moment, she was half-inclined to believe that she had died of drowning and passed in spirit to some weird half-world A reek of brandy burned in her mouth and throat She coughed a little 2.
 As if that sound had been a signal Il door was thrown roughly open. let ting in a flood of sunlight. Through it entered a Japanese in ragged uni form. The voice of the Japanese broke the tension edged with remon- strance:
 ''Senor JuarezI I am informed"
 The other interrupted brusquely :: That I have found half-drowned woman-Americano- z the beach and brought her here. It's true"
 You should not have done this!''
 "It seems I did,"
 With q sudden movement the Jap anese produced pistol. T regret the necessity" he said, but Baron Huro- ki's orders are to kill immediately any stranger who sets foot upon the isIand."
 ''Wait," The fingers of Senor Juarez closed quickly on the wrist Of the Jap anese and turned his pistol to the ceil- ing. Simultaneously the Mexican lift ed, with his other hand, small can of bright tin that had stood upon a near by table. 'One moment, Captain Hak- useki This can contains nitroglycerin. In the storerOom back there"-a jerk Jf JuareZ's head indicated door in the back of the building-"over one hun fred tons of high explosives are stored. The woman is mineI'
 Baron Huroki ,-"
 'I deal with yOu-not him-and I warn you. I shall keep the woman or blow this island of the map!'
 The Japanese hesitated an instant, then conceded defeat with 8 shrug.
 Have your way" he said mildly, and turned to go.
 But the grasp on his wrist was un- relaxed. Wait another moment. Captain Hakuseki. I want that pis- tol."
 It was surrendered without q suspi- ion of contest.
 "Now-go-and don't bother us lgain."
 Captain Hakuseki executed a right about face and marched out of the nut. Senor Juarez secured the door behind him. then turned to see the girl struggling tO sitting position on the .ot. He hastened to assist her.
 ''You are weak. senorita-you must not exert yourself. Permit me ."
 He wound his arm around her waist. tenderly assisting her to a chair by he table. As she sank into this, he 5ent over and brought his lips close to hers. She shrank away with little ny.
 'Ah, no, Be not afraid of me, se- lorita Remember. l saved your life.
 What is a kiss in payment for hat?r
 The pistol he had taken from the Japanese rested on the table. Chance guided the fingers of the girl to it's grip, inspiration of despair prompted her to lift it's muzzle to the tin of nitro glycerin.
 keep away from me- she ordered in accents whose feebleness could not disguise a spirit of ipfexible determi- nation. Keep away--or l pull the trigger!"
 With terrified ejaculation the Mex icsn sprsDg back to a profoundly re- spectful distance.
 "Senorita--I beg of you-r"
 Leave this house-or I pull the trigger.'
 Juarez threw himself madly at the door, wrenched it open, started out nnd-shrank back from a knife-bayo- net on a rifle presented by stocky, deadly-looking little Japanese.
 Captain Hakuseki's orders: you re- main a prisoner till you give up the womanl" fsg z
 Between the devil and the deep sea, the Mexican threw himself on tue mer- cy of the girl.
 "Senorlta--iu the name of pity
 She nodded curtly. Come in--shut