The Washington times., 1919-08-16

f4TDUoEII 81 EreceoIng Cn4pterAsl
, $500 49, Rsss1,e ei ssees sser dseass e
pqe1 up festivities % city lie Tor WalIs
nd plans . oshlnk "trip. 10 Lnones
fsfrs1. S sur 9msriosn, Sho lanognees
- has Q tip on the location g tres.ere
buried ~ Morgan ~ the old pirate aeS@
asenF Msrrs So sslls Tor south Ameriea
= ppfguit q the Treasure Cpon lanol1n ass
ae encoenterB strange young woman We
PpeaEs e mistaks him ter sSIne ons . ssss
.selz. safety aboard his vessel the
I.lsssil learns h ana Henry. the snys::
ssl.ee islander. are both aesesne@nes -
ElnnciS discovsrs hiu resenblhncs to
LloUEy vas responsfble for hlG peeqsier
kss-IssA S ts4r,to Pr FT a sneoantsr1
Lorroa oHain. Francis ~ saved from death
On E4lloWe and Henry - arreetsd y Dc
= freln HsnFy e Fraucla TIE i've plot
Irssei1 ossnlea ana Hsnry sluae their
: SSs,,,es Fed g aseard Frsnei5 49, 49,
: f4neia en1 his party aeeleeto Sc a.aote
- rtN44 rl1Ir pursuer4 Ihey ctsne 4l,ea
-, s.ee.s eno nls tt1s.. -. 49,.
tteE via tees % enabls otherg 20 eScape
Al momberg Of the party are captufeo
1telry ana JeHe descend Into pit g Piay
81 pirate treasure Thay fall int trap
OLD Priests chant fails 10 bring key %
3qFeune from Chla's ear. Francis decides
. asath. y asS = = Soss for hsib ne
tfienoa are reunited % the valley q Loas
eeai1 Torrea !. ordered = tnbiss e
ses erlnk = esatA Help CONES ron tne
Thsv meet ths ouesa. who informs
ne e1e q tie partv must become hef
Francss .sI csrfv rStvrn1 e the Coast.
4rancig marrlea The ooueen- Francis
tehes his brids 70 his home in New
FrsDcis wifeqearns OF her hurband's
lpn tpr Lecncia-
Ana While Torres waited on the
beach ana held the caroo's horse
and an extra horse. the CARGO as
eendsd On foot the winding road
that lea 70 the hacienda OF the So
1anos. little did Torres guess that
twenty feet away. in the jungle that
e1croached on the beach, lay n
placid sleeping, pulque-drunken,
cid poem. with crouching beside him
. very alert and very sober Chinese
With q recently acquired $1,000
slowed under his belt VI Poon had
had barely time 70 drag the peon
iEto hiding when Torres rode along
- re sad and stepped ALMOST be-
Up az the hacienda all members
e The housshold were going to
bed. Leoncia. Just starting 70 let
down her hair. stopped when she
heard thu rattle Of tiny pebbles
araingt her windows Warning her
A low whispers 20 make no noise,
jesse 1Eancheno handed her crum-
pied note which. Torres had Writ
ten. saying, mysteriously;
Prom q strange ChinamanS who
Wafts not q hundred feet away on
the edge Of the Gh1bbery"
And Leonoia- read, in execrabls
s'FIrst tire, I ten you secret about
Henry Morgan. This time have
secret about FranciG. You come
along and talk with me now" -s-'--s
Lsonciass heart leaped At mem
fion OF Francis, and a. she slipped
on q mantle and accompanied the.
CARGO Il never entered her head to
doubt that II Poon WAS waiting for
And III Poon. down on the beach
and spying upon Torres. had no
doubts when he.saW the CARGO mur-
Asrer appear with the Solano SEN
Orita, bound and gagged. slunE
acfeas his shoulder like q sack Of
meal Nor did II POon have any
doubts about his next action, when
he saw Leoncfa tied into the saddle
81 the spare horse andstaken away
down the beach at a galtep, with
Torres and the CARGO riding on
either side of her.
I.eaTing the puiqde-sodden peon
% his deep, the fat Chinaman took
the ROAD MP the Hill at so stiff q
Dace that he arrived breathless at
the hacienda Not content with
lEnoeldng at the door. he beat upon
n with HIS fists and feet and
prayed 20 his Chinese gods that no
Dosvinhs Solaao should take q shot
A him before he could explain the
urgency Of his errand.
aoh. 70 70 hell" Alesandro said,
when be had opened the door and
f1ashed . light on the face Of the
tmpoFtunate caller.
Il have big secret" II Poon
painted. VERY big brand new Sc
Scoms around tomorrow in bust
neaa hours" Alesandro gfoWled as
+. he prepared 20 kick the Chinaman
eff the premises.
At don't sell secret" To Poon
Stammsred and gasped. 81 make
zen present give secret now.
The ssnorita. your sister, she Is
stolen. She Is tied upon q horse
that runs down the beach"
But AIesandro. who had said good
niRht 70 Looueia not half an hour
before. laughed loudly his unbeIief
and urepered again to boot on the
trae6cer IN secrets. VI Poon was
desperate. He drew forth the thou
aand dollars and placed It IN
AIesandro's hand saying:
sYOu 70 look quick. II the seno-
rl4a Etop in this house now, you
kSep al that money. II the senorita
no stop, then you give money
- Alesandro was convinced
A minute later he was rousing the
house. Five minutes later the
horse poems, their eyes open from
sound sleep, were roping and sad
ding horses and pack mules in the
eorrais, while the Solano tribe was
pulling on riding gear and equip
ping itself with weapons
Oh and down the coast, and on
the various paths back to the Cor.
dfileros. the Soianos scattered
oueetinG blindly IN the blink DARK
Tor TIE trail OF the abduetors. As
chance wouId have II, thirty hours
aftSrward, Henry alone caught the
acent and followed IL, so that
eamped IN the very Footstep Of God
where drst the old Maya priest had
earhted the eyes OF CHA. he found