Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-02-27

But wait untll L put tiiht mucous
hump upon my back and stain my face.
then you will see how ugly I can look"
Perhaps" he said, doubtfully. A
moment, then his frown lightened. "You
give me thought" said he "You
shall wear the jewels"
"Wear them? How?"
ION your back, in that very hump. 1t
will be the safest possible way to con-
ceal them"
Rosa clapped her hands In delight
"Why, of course 1t is the very thing.
Wait until 1 show you"
Profiting by her first moment alone
-Evangelina and her husband being
still in ignorance of the contents of
the treasure box-Rosa made bundle
out of the jewels and trinkets and fas-
tened 1t securely inside her coat. After
a few experiments she adjusted it to
her liking, then called O'Reilly once
more. This time he was better salts
fed. An application Of Evangelina's
stain to darken her face, a few tatters
and liberal application of dirt to the
suit, and he declared that Rosa would
pass anywhere as a boy.
There came a night when the three
Of them babe good-by to their black
companions and slipped away across
the city to that section known as Pueb-
10 Nuevo, then followed THE road along
the water front until they found shell
ter within the shadows of a rickety
structure which had once served as a
bath house.
The refugees waited a long time
they were beginning to fear that old
Morin's nerve had weakened at the
eleventh hour, when they beheld skiff
approaching the shore. 1t glided closer,
then voice cried:
"Pset You are theref" 1t was Mo-
rim himself.
Hastily the three piled aboard. NORM
bent to his oars and the skiff shot out.
"You were not observedT he inquired.
NO"
NORM rowed In silence for time
when do you sail?" O'Reilly asked.
"At dawn, God permitting. You will
have to remain hidden and you mustn't
even breathe"
He brought the skiff alongside bat
tered old schooner, and his passengers
clambered aboard. There was tiny
cabin aft and on 1t, sheltered from the
night dew by loose fold Of the main
SAIL were two sleeping men. The new
corners followed NORM down into the
evil little cabin, where he warned them
In hoarse whisper:
''Not sound, mind you. If anyone
comes aboard. you must shift for your
selves. Creep into the hold and hide
OF course, if we are searched" He
muttered something, then CROPPED his
way out on deck, and closed the hatct
behind him.
Now that they had actually EN-
barked upon this enterprise and the
girl had given herself entirely into his
hands, now that an imminent peril en-
compassed them both, Johnnie felt tina
Rosa belonged to him more absolutely
more completely, than at any TIM
heretofore, so he held her close. Ross
lay relaxed against her lovers shout
der and in hating murmurs, interrupt
ed many times by caresses, she tolt
O,Reilly of her need for him, and he
utter happiness. 1t was the fullest hou
Of their lives.
With daylight, NORM routed out hi
men. There was a sleepy mutterine
the patter of bare feet upon the dec
above, then the creak of blocks as tn
sails were raised. A few moments, the
there came a hail which brought thei
hearts into their throats. NORM him
self answered the call.
"Good morning. countrymanl Hav
you caught any Of those accursed fill
busters since saw you last? So? Cay
Romano, Ell? What have I aboard
Norm laughed loudly. you know yer
well-cannon and shot for the rebel!
Of course. VIII you look? No
Then a cup of coffee perhaps?"
O'Reilly peeped through a dir
stained cabin window and saw that ID
volandra was slipping past the stern c
the ironclad, 80 he withdrew his hea
quickly.
OF course this was but one DANCE
past and there were many more ahea'
for Morin's schooner was liable to b
stopped by any Of the numerous patr'
boats on duty to the eastward. Neve
theless, when an anxious hour had gor
by and she was well out toward tn
harbor mouth, the refugees told or
another they were safe.