The Washington times., 1917-08-13
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VI 1HEN the launch had disap-
NM peared from their view
Wv upon the broad highway Of
the sea the four men raised
themselves and the tallest OF them
said to his companions:
"Mateo and Torral did not deceive
US. Severac's den Is there In the
cliffs. We can take Moisette and hold
her as the father and the master or
dered US to do.
Brother Fulgence, are you sure
that Mateo and Torral are dead?"
yes, Brother Antil," answered .
large, heavily built man. in accord
Rnce with the fathers orders, I Of
fered the anarchists 1000 francs in
good Spanish gold and / showed them
where IL was hidden. They gave me
the secrets OF Rosa's Grotto, and as
they bent over the shining gold
blew out their brains with my re-
volver.
Their bodies are lying In the cell
lar of our house in Barcelona near
the gold which induced their treason"
Very good" said Brother Antil ap-
provingly, as he turned to the two
men who had not yet spoken.
Rrother Ludwig. Brother Albert,
what Is your advice upon the course
to be pursued"
Ludwig was tall, thin and muscular;
Albert, OF medium height, but, like the
others, strong OF limb.
Together they said:
Brother Anti, your decision will
also be ours!"
Fulgenee echoed:
Yes; order and we will obey"
A light OF joy flashed across the
eyes Of him who became the leader by
his brothers will as well as by the
grace Of Fulbert- Brother Anti was
In reality the representative in Spain
OF the du-umvirate Oxus and Fulbert.
The order to unearth Severac's hid
ing place through the Spanish an
archists' messages had come to him
from the Balearic submarine station,
transmitted from the Lost Isle.
Antil had put two OF his most cum
ming confreres upon the scent, and
Fulgence had learned all the details
OF Severac's hiding place, the former
headquarters OF anarchy, from two
anarchists who were ignorant of
Severac's temperance.
Antil had annexed two vigorous as
sociates, Ludwig and Albert, and to-
gether with Fulgence they had be-
taken themselves to the cliff which
had been designated by the traitors.
The saiIboat bearing Oxus' and Full
bert's aides had hardly reached the
spot and they had barely time to con-
ceal themselves in an inlet when they
were surprised to see a violent bub-
bling of the calm sea.
They crouched down in their boat
and were permitted to see the cleo
trich launch emerge and depart.
Brothers," said Antil, 'the boat
we have just seen, which / knew so
well when our father and master
were at the Balearics, holds but two
persons.
"Severac. therefore, Is not alone
with Moisette in the grottoes. unless
one OF those persons is Moisette and
the other Severac.
81 imagine that the launch is only
going out for a short time, for there
would be no other hiding place in the
world as secure as this for himself
plan OF action"
He paid II before them in detail, to-
gether with the role each was to play.
They gave their approval.
When Antil had finished speaking
the men rowed their boat to the back
OF the inlet, landed. drew her up and
made her fast to the rock.
Then they dressed themselves in a
swimming costume. whose belt they
inflated by means OF little pump.
To this belt was attached a long
knife in a ganvanized scabbard.
Are you ready" asked Antil. Mt
ting his knife into his teeth.
I'VE are ready" replied the three
allies.
Then to the water"
The four men threw themselves into
the water and swan rapidly toward
the spot well noted. where the
launch had emerged.
Anti reached IL first and began to
get his bearings, so that no matter
what the waves, currents, breeZes or
tide. he might be able TO maintain his
position.
He noticed that to the right OF the
spot a rock jutted out from the cliff,
which was invisible from any other
point.
He explained this popularity to his