The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-28
! FIND MY HuSBA>D-A>D HE
N STILL AiIvE--IN THE
HACIENDA

Nothing doingf' Trnyers repeated.
as he climbed into the rca, beside mo
so that wc could discuss our dilemma
without being overheard. The
natives positively refuse 10 dig today.
Mrs. Lortmcr. That scamp. Jose.
doesn't want us 10 unoarth his
master. He's out for power himself
In n new regime"
''somcthing'n doing. Just the SANE. .
said. Tell Don Jose not TO let
the crowd follow Us. Then please
como with msr'
Tn. beethoven Of tho old church
had fallen. but the strong round
tower at the corner Of th. secret
chamber. which had been built otigi-
naliy for defense. was standing Its
steps were ciogred with debris. but !
led the way up them. rctraoed the
path had once taken over tho roof.
and descended the narrow stairway
to tho secrct room. Tho door Mt the
foot Of the steps was shut tight The
panel had been fired fast by the
earthquake shock. Travcrs raid. and
he left me 20 summon Don Joao 10
hcip him batter II down.
knocked on the door and called
TO my husband while Trav~r. was
gone. A flat echo was my only an.
swrr
pounded at the door. Anything might
have happened In that room I
rallied at a p-rverpe fate which had
locked Bob and ccrtei.-tho two mon
who loved mc-bchind that stubborn
door.
when tho door fell. Travcrr
stepped into tho opening and barred
IN. way with his body. He stood
quietly. aa n 20 shield mo from n
terrible sight. then he took off his
hat
Don Jose. standing behind him.
took of his hat also. shuddercd
and pushed forward. shrieking:
Bob Bob Let me see my hus-
handf-
Travcrs put a supportin. hand
under my arm as pushed past him
into the room and saw two forms
stretched on the floor. Donna Ca,
miila's body was covered with a satin
blanket taken from one Of the divans
Bob looked as II he had tainted.
rushed TO my husbands side. Trav-
crs knclt by the woman. made a swift,
investigation and pronounced ono
word;
''Dcadr'
heard II and thought that
Travcrr was applying II 10 Bob AZ
we'll as 10 that dreadful creature
And watched Travers without hope
as he stopped over the still form OF
my husband. Don Jose stopped close
10 Traycrs. There was wicked
smile on his handsome face. a smile
which had n CLEAN of triumph In IL.
1t occurred to me for the first
time that Cer,cis and Don Manuel
were not to he seen, 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 mo
again. I could tell from Travcrs'
face.
You are q brave woman, Mrs.
Jorimer. know. Pull yourself to-
gethcr. Can You stand good ncws7
Your husband still livesl Butt am
not sure--that I can keep him alive.
Wen nurse him hcre-tonlght I
dare not move him from this place,
Mrs. Lorimer."
And there We remained in the
midst OF a hostile people. served by
the hypocritical Don Jose.
Once more had saved my hus.
bands life.
Wed better hurry back to Gods
country. where you won't have TO do
II every fortnight" said Bob dryly.
when We were alone In our room at
the hotel n few days later.
Trnvers had rushed us to town ms
speedily ns possible I'm order that he
might join in the search for sur.
vivors OF the missing lone"
Neither he nor Spence approved
my plan 10 tell Bob at once about
Tho loss OF the yacht
Give your man another nights
sleep, first" advised both doctors
Bob has such n dreadful capacity for
suffering that ! was glad TO take
their advice.
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