The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-23

ciled with the name of Fall River |
line steamship.
Staring down into that exquisite !
face, q look of mingled covetOusness |
and craft kindled in the eyes of the
man. Rising abruptly, he raked his
surroundings with furtive and suspi-
cious glances. At length satisfied that
none watched him, he stopped, gath
cred that frail young form in his arms
and darted swiftly away, not as he
had come, but inland through the
dunes. Two short minutes sufficed for
the journey; he came into the hollow
of the huts stealthily, pausing to make
sure it was untenanted before hurrying
into his dwelling. But the luck was
not with him; without his knowledge,
he was observed; the door had not
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-
bending eyes upon scene SO strange
to them that, for a 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 little
i As IL that sound had been a signal
a door was thrown roughly open, let
ting in q food of sunlight. Through
1t entered a japanese in ragged uni
form. The voice of the japanese
broke the tension edged with remon-
STRANGE:
"Senor Juarez! I am informed"
The other interrupted brusquely !:
, THAT I have found q half-drOwned
! woman-Americano- the beach
t and brought her here. It's true"
! "You should not have done this!"
ut seems / didw
: With a sudden movement the jap
: anese produced a pistol. II regret the
! necessity" he said, but Baron Huro-
d ki's orders are to kill Immediately any
! stranger who sets foot upon the
I island."
o "Wait!" The fingers Of Senior Juarez
Y closed quickly on the wrist of the jap
d anese and turned his pistol to the cell
e ing. simultaneously the Mexican lift
b ed, with his other hand, a small can OF
a bright tin that had stood upon near
It by table. zone moment, Captain Hak'
t useki! This can contains nitroglycerin
,. In the storeroOm back there"-a jerk
= of Juarez's head indicated door In the
i back of the building-"Over one hun
e dred tons Of high explosives are
a stored. The woman is mine!
!, "Baron HurOki ="
s 81 deal with you-not him-and
d warn you, / shall keep the woman oil
q blow this island off the map"
The japanese hesitated an instant
then conceded defeat with a shrug.
Have your way" he said mildly
y and turned to go.
But the grasp on his wrist was un
+ relaxed. "Wait another moment
e Captain Hakuseki. l want that pis
l. toll"
}, 1t was surrendered without suspi
cion of contest.
l. "Now-go-and don't bother u
q again."
s Captain Hakuseki executed a RICH
a about face and marched out of tn
hut. Senior Juarez secured the doc
e, behind him, then turned to see the cir
l. struggling to a sitting position on tn
q cot. He FASTENED to assist her.
"You are weak, senorita-you mus
a not exert yourself. Permit me
III He wound his arm around her wais
tenderly assisting her to a chair b
4 the table. As she sank into this, n
I bent over and brought his lips close
hers. She shrank away with a htti
cry.
"Ah, no! Be not afraid of me, 81
norita! Remember, saved your LII
What Is kiss in payment fo
that?" -.
The pistol he had taken from tn
Japanese rested on the table. Chan'
guided the fingers of the girl to Il
3 grip. inspiration of despair prompte
al her TO lift its muzzle to the tin of nitr
glycerin.
n aKeep away from me-" she ordere
in accents whose feebleness could N
disguise a spirit of inflexible determ
nation: keep away-or 1 pull II
q triggerw
q With n terrified ejaculation the Me
q lean sprang back to a profoundly I
Il spectful distance.
"Senorita-I beg of you!
leave this house-or L pun u
81 trigger" ~,
Il Juarez threw himself madly at Il
door, wrenched it open, started o
and-shrank back from knife-Day
net on a rifle presented by stocS
deadly-looking little Japanese.
he captain Hakuseki's orders: you
main a prisoner till you give up I
to woman"
ng Between the devil and the deep st
m the Mexican threw himself on the me
ed cy of the girl.
of "Senorita-in the name CT pity
nd She nodded CURLY. Come in-sh
DIV that door-lOck it. NOW
he me where ami"
ID To every American mother shou