The Washington times., 1919-06-24
HEARTS OF THREE
By JACK LONDON.
By JACK LONDON
Jefe POliticO Objects to Price of
Passage Demanded by Cap
tain Rosario.
(sy.SpaIs Of Preceding Chapters.l

(SyaOpHis Of Preceding ChapterBs)
Francis Morgan. descendant Of SIR
eides to pass up activities Of city life for
while and plans a fishing trip. To
Thomas Regan, stock operator comes
Alvarez Torres, a South American, who
announces he has a tip on the location OF
treasure buried by Morgan in the oLu
pirate days. Regain has an idea
Young Morgan sails for South Amer
Tea In pursuit OF the treasure. Upon
landing he encounters a strange young
woman who appears to mistake him Tor
some one else. He Is fred upon By three
Francis learns ne and Heavy. the mys:
FERROUS islander. are both descendants OF
Pirate Morgan.
Francis discovers his resemblance to
Henry was responsible for his peculiar
greeting upon first landing on South
Torres again. Francis is saved from
death on gallows and Henry Is arrested
in his place. Leoncia finds her fancy
has strayed from Henry TO Francis
The two plot to save Henry.
Francis, Geonica and Henry elude
their enemies and 60 aboard Francis
vessel
at would be a happier morning II
the cursed fever had not laid its
chill upon me-" Captain Rosario
grunted sourIy, the hand that held
the mug, the arm, and all his body
shivering so violently as to spill the
hot LIQUID down his chin and into
the black-and-gray thatch OF hair
that covered his half-exposed chest.
Take that, you animal OF HE'LL" he
cried, fiinging mug and contents at
a splinter Of a half-breed boy, evil
IDENTIFY his servant, who had been
unable to repress his glee.
But the sun will rise and the
fever will work its will and shortly
depart" said the jefe, politely
ignoring the display OF spleen.
"And you are a finished hero, and
you are bound for Bocas del TorO.
and we shall go with you, all of us,
on a rare adventure. We will pick
I'D the schooner Angelique, calm
bound all last night in the lagoon,
and I shall make many arrests, and
all Panama will so ring with your
courage and ability, captain, that
YOU will forget that the fever ever
whispered in you
How much?" Captain Rosario de-
manded bluntly.
'Much?" the Jefe countered in
surprise. This is an affair Of gov
eminent, good friend. And it IS
right on your way to Bocas del
Toro. 1t Will not cost you an extra
shovelful of coal"
r'Muchacho. More coffeei" the tug
skipper roaTed at the boy.
A pause fell, wherein Torres and
the Jefe and all the draggled fol-
lowing. yearned for the piping hot
coffee brought by the boy. Cap
tain Rosario played the rim OF the
mug against his teeth like RAJ
fling of castanets, but managed 10
sin without splitting and so to burn
his mouth.
A yacant-faced Swede, in filthy
overalls. with a soiled cap on which
appeared Engineer" came up from
below, lighted a pipe, and seeming
" went into a trance as he sat on
the tugs low rail
How much?' Captain Rosario re-
heated. Let US get under way,
dear friend" said the Jefe. ANA
then. when the fever shock has de-
parted we will discuss the matter
with reason, being reasonable
creatures ourselves and not ami
mails"
How much?" Captain Rosario re-
mated again. "I am never an ami
NAL. always am a creature or
reason. whether the sun is up or not
nm or whether this .thTice-accursed
fever is upon me. How much?
well. let us start, and for how
much?" the Jefe conceded warily.
Fifty dollars gold was the
prompt answer.
You are starting. anyway, are
you not, Captain" Torres querled
softly.
"Fifty-EoId. as I have said
The Jefe PoIitico threw up his
hands with a hopeless gesture and
turned on his heel to deaprt
yet you swore eternal ven
1eance for the crime committed on
YOUR Jail" Torres reminded him.
Bill Not for Fifty.
But not if it costs $50 the Jefe
snapped back. out of the corner OF
his eve watching the shiyerlnS
captain for some sign OF relent-
ing.
FIFTY gold" said thu catpain. as
he finished draining the mug ana
with shaking fingers stroVe 10 ron
a cigarette. He nodded his head IN
the direction of the Swede, ana
added land FIVE gold extra for my
engineer. 1t is our custom.
Torres stepped closer to the Jete
and whispered:
u will pay for the tug myself
and charge the Gringo Regain
hundred. and you and | will divide
the difference. We lose nothing.
we shall make. For this Regain
mig instructed me we'll not TO mind
expense"
As the sun slipped braZenly above
the eastern horizon. one gendarme
went back into Las Palmas with the
faded horses, the rest of the party
descended to the deck Of the tug,
the Swede dived down into the en-
ginc room, and Captain Rosario.
shaking off his chill in the suns
rays, ordered the deck
hands to cast of the lines and put
one Of them at the wheel in the
pilot house.
And the same day dawn found the
after night Of calm, on
the mainland from which she had
failed to go away, although she had
made sufficient northing to be mid
way between San Antonio and the
passage of Bocas del Toro and
Cartaso. These two passages to
the open sea still lay twenty-five
miles away, and the schooner truly
slept on the mirror surface Of the
placid lagoon.
Too stuffy below for sleep in the
steaming tropics. the deck was lit
kapad with the sleepers On ton the