White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-03-03
(wNU service.)


played this trick upon the guards"
This brought another quick transi
ton, for she laughed gaily and, drop
ping her voice into a burning huski
ness that was almost masculine, said
II am Lieut.. Polito Lamartina, of his
majesty's service, prisoner in charge
of Major Garde, who placed me on
parole until ten o'clock tonight, when ]
am to report myself to the calabazo
I am here"
"Now that you are" said I, laughing
at her masquerade, "what?"
ut is all too simple Loren; the
guard has gone to seek Captain Lopez
who, because Of the return Of the
prisoner who was in your charge, will
release you"
"Of course, Dulce-and then?"
"After that, dear heart, there is no
more, for the morning sun should find
you near the coast-and safety"
"And you?" 1 questioned, deep hui
mility in my soul that this beautiful
lady should offer so great a sacrifice.
II shall be happy, Loren, because
you are SAFE"
"Yet tomorrow's sun would find you
here"
"Assuredly. A small matter indeed.
knew the matter was not so small,
and I was sure, too, that she knew it.
"Will you disappear, then, with the
coming Of day-like a wrath of the
night-or will they find you here?"
Il shall be here, Loren. Tomorrow
morning when they come to shoot the
tall handsome Americana they will dis
cover only woman weeping because
her lover is far away"
Now I kissed her again, and held
the trembling form close to me, and !
offered up prayer of gratitude for
such love as the Senorita had be-
slowed upon me. "There is not an
other, my own in all the world like
you; none so beautiful, none so gra-
cious, none with a love so willing to
sacrifice. This hour with you is
worth"
"What do you mean, Lorenw she
cried, clinging to me desperately. us
it that you will not-?'
II cannot"
"Yet you offered your life for
Polito."
"Of course"
IF Polito had known, Loren, he
would never have gone; if he knew
now he would come back"
"Assuredly, my own, for Polito is
your brother-and a brother of the
Senorita Lamartina could not be aught
but brave and gallant gentleman"
"Ah, Loren, I am so happy 4. My
moon-wraith! I had hoped that this
nightmare of murder might miss u.s.,
1 had hoped that might go with you
to the peace Of your beautiful land
and there we might find our hearts
desire, there live out our lives to-
gether, there fulfill this love that God
has given u.s."
At this l was silent, for nothing I
could say would help. And as we
waited in close embrace the clatter of
SllOu leel anu llle VOICE. VI luC SuTEu-
lous Pablocito came out of the gloom ::
II have put them in the one cell, cap
tain; it was the wish Of Major Garde.'
Courage, my sweet" I whispered,
as she fell to trembling; 1--WE must
face unafraid that which may come
to u.s."
BLESS you, Loren" She stood,
straight and slim, as the two men
stopped beside my cell. A key rasped
in the lock, the heavy door swung
open and Captain Lopez entered
II would get the straight of this,
Major Garde."
"a simple task, my captain"
'If this Lieutenant Lamartina was
placed on parole by yourself, and he
has returned voluntarily, you have not
aided in his escape, for there has been
no escape; therefore, the charge"
'The charge against me, my captain,
should remain unchanged, for this is
not Lieutenant Lamartina."
(To BE CoNTINUED.)