SUNDAY MORXIXfi. SEPTEMBER 12. 1020
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0, HEWRY AL. JEMMIWGS
'on dav ih raotaln dlarovtred hill "So. lust anchored hir. li
htiat cm nut uf water. At about isiuutKlfd tack tu Information.
the sam tlm I began to thirst forlThfn hi cool alanr ru-d on th
(Continued from Last Week) ,
CHAPTER THIRTEEN' '
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"Take "a look at me! Now. do
you remember who I am? Well. 1
haven't forgotten what yon did for !
ine la' El Reno. I'm going to
square that debt. --.
The man bad not taken his eyes
from,, my face. -IT knew " him at
. once.- I had saved him from tbe
ponitentlary when I was county
attorney,4 at El Reno. He was
charged' with; the embezzlement of
Wells Fargo funds. I was prose
etiior.V Th ' man probobly was
guilty, half f the evidence was en
tirely Insufficient.'' The - Jury was
prejudiced I asked for a dismis
sal because It was the only square
thing to do. .-. j
i That was one loaf of bread on 1
i the waters that ' came, back as
cake..
I'm with the Wells Fargo," he
whispered, "We t have a bunch of
, dicks on tbe Job .They know Al
Jennings Is In this hotel. The place
1s surrounded.' I'm the only one
who knows you by sight. Do the
best you can." ' ' "
I bad not said a word. My heart
was pounding like a .triphammer.
If 1 ever felt like pitying myself it
was at that moment. Th I room
told her, that Williams (thai was
the name Frank had taken; I was
Edwards) was my brother;: that
we were wanted Tor a bank rob
bery In West Texas; that our only
chance was the Uulf of Mexico.
She took It quiet and shrewd,
without a whimper.
Frank was dancing with Mar
garet's cousin. We waltzed over
to them. J bumped against Frank.
"Iook out. I warned. It was
an old signal. . .
lie followed us into the alcove.
'". "We're surrounded.
VHere? Oh. bell!" '
Gardens that blossomed, to the
water's edge ran in terraces about
the hotel. We made our plan. To
gether, the four of us sauntered
into a rose arbor, laughing and
talking as though our hearts wer
as light as our tongues. The girls
were as game as veterans. They
challenged us to a race. One light
ning sprint and we were at the
beach, the girls lagging far be
hind.: -. ;-. f.,. ;,....-. f: p'; r
Escape In Dory
To Tramp Schooner.
Somebody's first class dory
helped our escape. - It was lying
there with the oars set. Muscles
of iron sent that little yawl shoot
ing serosa the water. The Gods
a new drink. My turoat was ail
but gutted out with tbe smuggler's:
fire brand.
When the . captain , ordered hla
men Into the yawl to brong back
water in kegs. I wtnt with them.
About ZOO janls from jsbore the
rucKiHl edit of my coat.
What cauiMMi you to leave in
such a hurry? be asked.
IerhaPM the same reason that
routed yourself. 1 retorted. .
The merest inciter oi a anuie
touched his lips. H got up. took
my arm ana ioginr ueii-i
water cut. tw shallow we bad to ' other down tbe ttmt. that
wade in. i WM narrow a a burrow path, to
My full dress suit had lost one I the nearest rantlna
of iu tail by this time; the white This was my first Jaunt, with
shirt was embossed with little I Will am Sydney Porter. Togeth-
hunks of dirt and splashes efler e struck out on a long road
whiskey. Only the rim of mv stove that !t itself for many years. In
Dine hat was left, an uncombed red ht dark tunnel. When the path
mat stuck out through lh vnt i. I hroailftied out again, it was the
Lfr I world's highway. The man at
With the water
in my patent leather
a queer looking . pigwidiceon to
strike up an acquaintance with the
greatest men in Trojillo,
llondur Visitor
Knnibthn Kellef.
I wanted a drink and I wanted
It quick. My tongue was hot and
my feet were cold. I didn't have
time to waste trying to make the
natives of ' Honduras understand
my perplexity. I caught sight of
the American flag. In that parched
squashing about ' n? 'on'"J ""Jf01"1,?;
r shoes! I wM lt'thlX "S
was VJ. iirnii, iho a,....-.-.
America's short story writers.
Hut. to roe. In every detour or
the road, he remained the ame
calm, whimsical Hill baffling.
reserved, loveable who had M
me to the Mexican doggerell for
my.fJrst drink. In the paradise of
fugitives.
i-Vf .. 9 of chanee. $38,000 and our six,
ll i0L.ltt lsKrac bef?r! shooters were with us. We didn't
i I pause for breath until we chopped
these, friend, who honored us
felt - weak and -. limp all over,
went back to the.alcove.
Girls Aid. Flight, .
As Only Chance.
".What did ha want. AIT" Mar
garet asked, her lips white and
drawn. Before 1 could protest,
sheliurrled on, "I .know you are
Al Jennings, I kenw it all along.
I knew yon from the picture Ed
has.' What aYe yon going to do?"
"Rothing. They " won't get a
chance. Y- , .
The blunt way seemed best. I
Be Pleader
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far Ki.M lnnwjmi bnn at aay 4ra atarac
faltaw tna Karaia inun ra r iUm.
haat. aiaa ar aVwbia -hia, aaaama r rsM
am law Mm uu AbV'aliMJiN.
mt rmtmmd im
aM aa I
oara. naan aa
against afl old tramp banana
steamer, , We clambered up the
sides like aboriginal monkeys. '
The captain was a smuggler of
Three Star Hennessey brsndy
When he, saw two dudes in full
dress suits, silk hats and ! white
kid gloves tumbling over his rail
ing. he thought we were drunker
than himself. ' He wabbled up to
us. his blowsy cheeks puffed out
like balloons: ms pig eyes squinv
ing and his addled voice making a
valiant attempt to order us off.
Put out that night? No airs!
Be damned and a whole lot more
If he would. He didn't have , his
papers. He grew weepy over It.
The government wouldn't permit
When we slipped htm $1,500. he
changed his tune. The money act
ed like a stiff cup of coffee. -
Water Give Out,
But ThitM, Growm
and unslaked moment it meant the fcund the solution guaranteed to
Joy, of freedom liberty of the wniut th sDlrit. ltut it was not
throat and the tongue. ln .k- sweet, heavy concoction
Inder theVripple of that nagl.k. ii,or from the consulate
I felt certair7that I would find I called for u waa iB the d roll.
some xin area soul I aid. In.miiin mrr of the eonveN
On the porch of the squat ,hjl, r,m. forth In meas-
C'll.llTint, FOCHTEF.X. ,
In the dingy adobe estance I
wooden bungalow that boused the
American consulate, sat an ample,
dignified figure In Immaculate
white ducks. He had a large,
ured. hesitant, excessively pure
English as we leaned on the rick
ety wooden table and drank with
Talk Ocer !" of
Their Nlolrw Fund.
Feferal hours we sat there, an
cx-hlfhwayiuan in a tatterd dress
suit , atI a fugitive In potIts
white lurks, together planning a
suitable investment for my stolen
funds. Porter suggested a cocoa
nut plantation, a campaign for
the presidency, an indigo conces
sion. There was something so fasci
nating in tbe odd uririe lurking
in his remarks. 1 found myself
walnne; for his conclusions. 1 for
got' that the Helena had but
slopped for water and might even
now be well cleared of the shores
of Honduras.
The mate beckoned to me. I
neatly knocked the table over In
my haste.
"Just a moment. Porter's un
ruffled undertone held me as
though he had put a restraining
hand on my arm. "You are an
American. Hate yon considered
the celebration of the glorious
Fourth?"
"Fourth, what"
"The Fourth of July, colonel.
which falls at one minute pant 12
tonight. Let us have some fes
tlvlty on the occasion.
Every one who knows O. Henry
knows how - three loyal prodigals
celebrsled the nation's birth. He
has (made It memorable In his
story. "The Fourth In Salvador
What he eouldn t remember ne
fabricated, but many of the de
tails, with the exception of the
Ice plant and the $1,000 bonus
from the. government, nappenea
Just as he has narrated them.
A few hours later, Frank and I
and our good friend, the smuggler,
were plowing' ahead under full
steam for South America. I don't
know to this day how, long; the
trip lasted. Three Star Hennessey
was rousing good company. We
were so full of htm. we didn't
bother to find our bearings nntil
I ..i i :
aKI...i k a a i.w w.i. i l 1 oui eouniiDK our
or f now rnno .t , i fll I UWDIIB ia ir VI uiiuuumn
tr.ibt.n9ninv ttiat that was with him as a sort of
noted without a sparkle of laugh-1 birthmark. I felt at once drawn
ter every detail of mv ludicrous! to him. I began to unfold my
make-uD. I plan of, settling in the eonntry
He was already serene and com-l "This is an admirable location
fortably sitnated with liquor, but I for a man who doesn't want much
be had about him an attitude of I to do. he said
calm distinction. A. rather pom-l "What line are you . Interested
pons dignitary, be seemed to me. l;n?" I asked.
sitting there as though he owned! "i haven't given the matter
the place. Thla. I thought, is in-1 urh thoucht. he said. "1 en-
aeea a man worthy to be tbe Am-ltertain the newcomers.
mean rontui. I "Ynn mntt h m. hII of a busv
i iu use a newsooy arrosiiing i m,n . 4nrMiMl
ini i- I "
miuiunairo.
"Say. mister, could yon ead
me to a drink. Burnt out of
Three Star Hennessey.- Got a dif
ferent brand?"
"We hr9 a lotion here tna Is
guaranteed to uplift the spirit.
he answered In a hushed nnder
tone that seemed to charge his
words with vast imortance.
Isher objected. "Don't make damn
noDseiiaOs,0' ,u,!, iKcaslan.- ha de,
murred. ' "
i:rJution HalU . .
Krat at Harbecne.
We started out to shoot up the
town In true Texas style, prepared
to wind up tbe fireworks with a
barbecued roat In the lemon grove
near the beach. We never got to
iht bartecue. A revolution Intervened.
We had shot up two cstancas.
G'as was shattered everywhere.
The Carlb barkeepers had fled. We
i-re helping ourselves and scrup
ulously laying the money for every
drink on the counter.
Suddenly a shot was fired from
the outside. Porter had Just fin
ished smashing up a mirror with a
bottle. He turned with a quiet
that was as Indlcrons as it was
inimitable.
Gentlemen." he said, "the na
tives are trying to steal our copy
righted Fourth."
We made a clattering dash for
tbe street, shooting wildly into the
air. A little man in a flaming red
coat came galloping by. About 30
barefoot horsemen, all In red coats
and very little else, tore np
mighty cloud of dust in his wake.
They fired off their old-fashioned
mnxxle loaders as It they really
meant murder. '
As the leader whirled past on
his diminutive gray pony Porter
caught him by the waist and drag
ged him off. X sprang Into the sad
dle, shooting and-yelling like
maniac.
His Firat Meeting
With WI1 Porter.
."You're, the first since my ar
rival." '. j
He leaned over. ' You prob
ably wonder who I am and why
I'm here?" :
In Honduras every American is
a "subject of nsplrlon.
Oh God. no." I put In quick
ly. "In my country nobody ask
a man's name or his past. You're
all right."
"Thanks, colonel." he drew in
bis upper Up In a manner that
Are you the American con-1 was characteristic. "You might
sul?". I ventured also in a whis-rall me Bill. I think I would like
per. - - : f that."
Porter at Head of " .
Joty Fonrlh Fete.
Somehow we got Frank oft the
boat. Long after midnight Porter
took, us to the consulate, where he
made his home. He had a little
cot in one corner of the main
room. He took the blankets from
it and spread them on the floor.
The three of us stretched out.
, About 11 o'clock In the morning
the celebration of the Fourth
opened. Porter. Frank, two Irish
men who owned an indigo conces
sion, the American consul, myself
and a negro, brought along for the
sake of democracy, made up the
party. For a fitting observance or
America's triumph Porter insisted
that the English, consul Join us,
We put the matter before his maj
esty's subject. He agreed that.lt
would be a "devil of a fine Joke,
I, There were but Tour life-size
houses In Trojillo. Under the
shade of the governor' mansion
we stood and sang "The Star
Spangled Banner." Oat of defer
ence to our guest Porter suggest
d that we render one verse of
"God Save the King." The Brit-
Hear Shouts Like,
Song of Victory.
'Reinforcements, reinforce
ments!" Like a song of victory
tbe shout thundered . from the
rear. I don't know where or how
I rode.
But the next day the governor
and two of his little tan Caribs
called at the consulate. He wish
ed to thank the American patriots
for tbe magnificent aid they had
given in quelling the revolution
They had saved the republic
Vth a. lordly air he offered us
the cocoa nut - plantations that
grew wild alt over the country
The incredible daring of tbe Am
erican riders had saved the na
tlon!
We didn't even know there had
been a revolution. And we didn'
know whose side we had taken
Porter rose to the occasion..
"we appreciate the govern
ment'a altitude." he answered
with a tooh of patronage In his
tcne. "So often patriots are for
gotten."
It seems that In that moment
when we rushed wildly to the
door nf the cantlna we changed
the tide of battl. The govern
ment troops . wire., chasing the
rebel and the rebels were wla
iiiur. We had rallied the royal
riuy and led It to victory. It
was a bloodless battle.
Iluler and lleltrls .
farn On OuUbler.
Our triumph was short-livej
Tbe government and the rebel
leaders patched up their differ
ences. The rebel iccneral de
manded .mends for the insult to
Is troops. He demanded the
ives of the outsider who Had
impudently ended a revolution be
fore It had decently. begun
Tbe American consnl advised
hasty departure.
"Is there no protection In this
realm for. an American citizen?
asked.
"Yes." porter declared. Tb
state department will refer our
case to Mark Hanna. He will in
stigate onr arty affiliations. It
will then be referred to the bu
reau of Immigration, and by that
time we will all be shot."
Flight was our only recourse.
We started toward the beach. As
we ran a little Carib girl about
IS m scooting out from a
hedge and hurled herself against
me. She was crying and talking
and clutching my arm. I could
n't understand a word she was
saying. Porter-tried . alUtle
Spanish.
"Tbe little girl Is In great dis
tress." he said. ."She is saying
something entirely beyond - my
comprehension of - the Spanish
langnage. I gather she wsnts to
be on of our party. ,
the street after Us la Trojillo? X
on Her what Ut was saying.
He dWm'tlike unf inithetl .tor-
lea." ; - .
IM'l. the' newfound friend, had
thrown in hU lot with us. ' He
didn't bare a cent in the world.
He d:dnt know where we were
goinit or who we were.
"What u your destination?"
be aked quietly, as ibe Helena
Hearted np.
m "I left America to avoid my
uesi I nation." I ioU Bltu.
"How far can you ru?"
A far as $:. will take
us."
It took us farther than we reck
oned,". " ' " - - - - -
IContlaaed. next week) -
WILL RADIUM AT LAST
OPEN THE DOOR 0F
THE GREAT UNKNOWN?
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a rrttriit. n. ItW4 Ftxar g4
tfca. lUafia.X Hrt, I rn.
I.nr, Ktirr 4 mikfr a Isaia. )M
wrmr Karl ia A'ltT N. f f
Itarly Fellow Grub
Girl By Her Hair.
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ir kalthr rir-olaii-B. n n ,aiL1
alacxi.ka-, !'" ft init
r-triec ta lKa-t aa4 mmm t g ri
mml rtit jaw a4 law ati tkif rM
kaoar r. Mlf watl.
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ikarawrkly aaitaliej, u ta Selaar y a.
Ir la appnaar m yaar. .Mk.M t
4a hvl mr it . ! trb! ar rr?.
aJ4 lb ai'l vnalrfal (vt W'a
frliaar ta ikal It a I4 aa
tkat it i aritkia tW mrk mt all. aa.k
rv-h an4 pr.
Na. murr kaw b silat. ar
km hac t4mt ; w i!l W t
ka ra irj it al ar rik. yr fi t.
fnraxatwa ri taaUy ' a at n i j
Ka4iaa Ar'aa , 4'a, 1T2 ttri'r
UUt ! AacU-. Calif.
Scarcely were the words out of
her month when a. bnirly fellow
much bigger than the natives
broke through the hedge and
grabbed tbe tiny creature by the
hair. It Interrupted onr conver
sion. I landed him a smash, on
the bead with the butt end ot my
4'9.
Just then a signal ranr oat. It
was the call to arms. The army
was after us. . .
Porter. Frank and I. wlih the
maid at our heels, made for the
beach. Porter stopped a moment
to ask tbe poor little Carib. in
the eravest English, her pardon
for his haste. He had a most
pressing engagement, he saiX
some 2000 miles away. She was
not satisfied -and stood 'shrieking
on the beach while we rowed out
to the Helena.
It bothered Porter. Tears ar
terward.-when we were together
in New York, he recalled the In
cident. -
Remember that little strip ot
brown muslin that fluttered down
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