Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-28
CONFESSIONS
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i Find My Husband--And lie LIS
Sim Ahyo-In the Hacienda.
Nothing doingr' Travers repeated. az
he climbed into the seat beside me so
that we could discuss our dilemma with
out being overheard. "The natives posi-
lively refuse to dig today. Mrs. Lorimer.
That scamp, Jose, doesn't want us to
unearth his master. He's out for power
himself In new regime"
Something's doing, inst the sHmer I
said. Tell Done JoHe not 90 let the
crowd follow us. Then please Come with
me
The belI-tower OF the old church had
fallen, but the strong round tower at
the corner OF the secret chamber which
had been built originally for defense,
was standing. It's steps were clogged
with debris hut led the way up them,
retraced tho patti I had once taken over
the roof, and descended the narrow stair
way TO the secret room The door at
the foot OF the steps was shut tight
The panel had been fixed fast by the
earthquake shock. Travers said and he
left me to summon Don Jose TO help him
batter It down.
knocked on the door and called TO
my husband while Traverse was gone. A
nat echo was my only. answer.
My heart stood still as the men
pounded at the door. Anything might
have happened in that room. / rallied
Mt a perverse fate which had locked Bob
and Certeis-tbe two men who loved
ne--behind that stubborn door.
When the door fell, rravcrs stepped
Into the opening and barred the way
with his body. lie stood quietly as If
IN oh III
he took off his hat.
Done Jose, standing behind him, took
OF mis- hat also. shuddered and
pushed forward shrieking:
"BobI BobI Let me see my husband ~
Travers put supporting hand under
my arm as l pushed past him into the
room and saw two forms stretched on
the floor. Donna Camilla's body was
covered with n satin blanket taken from
one Of the dlvans Bob looked as II
| he had tainted. l rushed to my hus-
bands side. Travers knelt by the won-
an, made a swift Investigation and pro
nounced one word:
Dead"
81 heard it and thought that Travers
was applying 1t to Bob as well as to
that dreadful creature. And / watched
Travers without hope as he stopped over
the still form Of my husband. Don Jose
stopped close to Travers There was n
wicked smile on his handsome face. n
smile which had a CLEAN of triumph in
It.
1t occurred to me for The first time
that Certeis and Don Manuel were not
to be seenl Don Jose had reason to
smile Fate had made him master Of
the hacienda
But, of course, that didn't matter.
Nothing would ever matter to me again.
1 could tell from Trayers' face.
you are brave woman. Mrs. Isorimer.
know. Pull yourself together. Can
you stand good news? Your husband
still nvesl Butt am not sure-that I
can keep him alive. Wen nurse him
here-tonight. l. dare not move him
from this place, Mrs. Lorimer."
And there we remained In the midst
of hostile people, served by the hypo-
critical Don Jose.
Once more had saved my husbands
life.
WED better hurry back to Gods coun-
try where you won't have to do It every
fortnight" said Bob dryly when we
were alone in our room at the hotel a
few days later.
\ Travers had rushed us to town as
tspeedily as possible in order that he
might join in the search for survivors
kof the missing lone"
4 Neither he nor Spence approved my