Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-06
MY REX BEACF1

great danger
Chapter XVIII--Dave goes to Las
Palmas and arrives just after the muir
der of Ed Austin.
Chapter XIX-He rounds up Jose.
gives him the water cure and gets
from him confession that he killed Ed.
then starts for La Feria to protect
Alaire, whom he knows Longorio will
capture. He instructs Blaze to give
the whole matter the widest publicity
and to send Ellsworth to Washington
to sing baltic hymns.
Chapter XX--At La Feria Alaire
finds that she is Longorio's prisoner.
Chapter XXI-Longorio woos Alaire
and brings a priest to marry them
that night.
You are still little hystcrical and
you cNHggerate. Ii had more time.
! could afford 10 wait" He Ogled her
with his luminous gnze. 81 would let
you play with me to Your hearts con
tent and exercise your power until you
tired and were ready to surrender"
Alairc raised her head proudly, her
nostrls dila,ed, her eyes ablaze with
hostility. ''rllis Is very humilating.
bnt YOU force NE to tell you that hate
YOU"
Loncoyio WAS incrcdulous rather
than offended. He drew himself up to
his full height and smiled, saying :
THAT IS impossible" Then, ignoring
her imIa,ience; GONE! You cannot
deceive me. The priest i. waiting"
When Alairc spoke ne:t. 1t was with
IN expression AMI with n tone of such
ioaihing that his yellow face paIed.
Your conccit is insuirerable," she
'rcathed. !
After Il brief struggle with himself
he Mexican cried. hoarscly: Il will
not be refused. You wish me to tame
YOU. ch? Good. You have found your
master Make your choice. then.
Which shall it be. surrender or--com-
pulsion?"
$50, You have been lying, rs
thought Compulsion. Now the real
Longolio speaks"
He nung up his hands rs If to ward
off her fury No. Have | not made
myself clear? ! shall embrace yor
only with the arms of q husband. fol
this is not the passion Of a moment
but of q lifetime. and have myself t.
consider. The wife of Meyico's next
president must be above repronch
there must be no scandal, no secrets
hidden away for enemies to unearth
She must stand before the people us
q perfect woman she must lend pros
tige to his name. When speak al
compulslon, then I mean the right ol
a husband"
Alaire uttered an exclamation of dis
gust and turned away, But he inter
cepted her. saying: "You cannot hold
me at bay. 1t is destiny. You shall be
mine tonight. Think moments W.
are alone in the heart Of n country
lacking in every law but mine. your
friends do not know where you are
and, even If they knew, they could not
help you. Your nations protest would
avail nothing Outside Of these walls
are enemies who will not let You leave
this house except under the protec.
ton of my name"
"Then | shall never leave IT," she
told him.
For the FIRST time I.ongorio spoke
roughly 81 lose patience. In Gods
name have ! not waited long enough
My strength is gone" lnpnlsively he
half cncirclcd her with his thin arms
hut she seemed armored with ice. and
| he dronned them. She could hear him
grind his teeth. II dare not lay hands
upon yo,l." he chartered. Angel ri
MY drpoins. | am faint with longing
TO love you md yet to DO denied: ID
feel myself ntame and vet to see you
cold; TO be halted ut the very doors
OF Paradise What tortured"
The fellows self-c0ntrol In the
midst Of his frenzy frightened Alaire
more thnn did his widest nvowals; II
WINS In something of Il, panic that she
said:
"One moment you tell me nm safe
the next you threaten me. You shy