Part 37 (1/2)
”But how did you and your father co on the coast?” she asked
”You do not know?” There was a hint of gratified superiority in the girl's tone ”She is bringing us the rifles that we need”
Evelyn asked no iven her much to think about, and when supper was over she sat outside the tent alone The ed line across the sky The air ar down in the bottom of the ravine Now and then there was a clatter of hoofs as a er rode up, and sometimes an order was followed by a patter of feet Then for a ti was silent except for a irl noticed this vacantly, for her e excitement For the last week or two she had borne a heavy strain, and her thoughts had been concentrated on finding a reater an when she boarded the _Enchantress_ was ended, and she could rejoice in her own defeat, as she had not been quite able to do when, on first surrendering, she had written her note at Rio Frio
Prudence, ambition, and self-interest were driven from the field; love had utterly routed theh he had not avowed it yet Blanca had spoken truly: words were not needed: it was easy to read a ht He was a poor adventurer, and she was rich
She blushed with shahed with her
Now it did not ed to her; but while this had never been so plain, it had not dawned on her with a sudden flash The light had been steadily creeping in for a long time, while she stubbornly tried to shut it out, until she abandoned her futile efforts and let the warht of Grahaer Don Martin had not received the note Suppose it had fallen into Goht not that half-breed make of it!
Evelyn shuddered, and breathed a half-conscious prayer that Don Martin's ht reach her lover in tiht was falling over the troubled water, and there were threats of a tropical storm The _Enchantress_, with her anchor down, rolled uneasily on the broken swell A sandy point ran out to ard, but the combers that beat upon its seaward side with a thunderous roar swirled in a white turry heave
The palreen jungle behind thereen To the north, the sky was barred by leaden clouds and the sea-tops cut against it, lividly white
A trail of s out to lee, now eddying down, for a quantity of ammunition and contraband o to sea again There was so, but the weather was bad, and he half expected fresh instructions fro in the lee of the deck-house and Walthew leaned against the rail, Macallister looked out of the engine-rooh to take her out at half an hour's notice, but if ye're no' likely to need it, I'll bank my fires,” he said
”We won't heave anchor unless we're forced to; it's not an enticing night,” Grahame replied, and Walthew nodded, as in the pause that followed he heard the rumble of the surf upon the shoals
”What do you reckon has been going on inland?” he asked ”The felloho took the guns ashore didn't seeht in thinking this o we'd have to run”
”The Govern pressure to bear on hiiven his fellow conspirators away The President see rascal, but I'm not sure they could keep their plans dark because the opposition have their spies and sympathizers everywhere The consequence is that both parties may be driven into pro their preparations”
”I expect that's so,” said Walthew thoughtfully ”I wish I knew, because I must see Don Martin and ood”
”You know best; but I io hoed look ”Still, they'll co this job as a business proposition, we have done pretty well That will appeal to the old 's not the line he wanted ood at it”
”I wouldna' say but he ht like Miss Sarmiento as weel as yin o' they hussies at the Florida hotel,” Macallister rely
”There was yin in blue, but no' ave ly eye----”
Walthew chuckled
”That girl has rooht some clothes,” the Scotsman retorted
They were silent for a few h the quietness they heard the splash of canoe paddles