The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-13

Shipment OF the stuff when we arrived
on the 4th, SO told De Garma tha'
I'd take all he could get together mex
trip. It'll come dribbling along, two
or three bags at a time, according tt
how the islanders happen to feel about
working; and there isn't man in the
western Pacific who would steal tn,
stuff, or handle any more of it than he
was actually obliged to-that is
among the native population. Where
those bags are dumped, under thai
shed, there they stay until the steam
er comes to ship them. don't believe
Sebastiano himself could induce ma
tive to disturb them; and the white.
, out here don't believe in manual labo]
at ALL"
ooh! begin to catch the idea. Pacl
the treasure inside of them at nigh
and let it lie in those innccent-lookins
copra bags until you come back, Ell
By Jove, old chap, that beats m,
| ghost-haunted fissure all hollow
Well call that settled. l guess we'v,
covered everything likely to come u,
before you get back. Now, what da,
shall look for you?''
"This is Sunday, the 10th. Til ge
away from here by Tuesday morning
at the latest-the 21st. Two week.
from that would be May sand fou,
days more? You can look for the steam
er off Orote Saturday morning, Ma,
8, about sunrise. And be mighty care
| full you don't let anyone suspect she's
coming before the middle of July; no,
even Senorita Dorotea. By the way
what are you going to do about thai
young lady?"
For instance?"
ooh, shucks, Harry! don't beat about
the bush. If that girlcontinues to heir
you as she has, and keeps her mouth
shut, she's trump. Are you going to
sail away and leave her at the end OF
the world with merely conventional,
promise to call if you ever happen to be
in Spain when she's living there?''
NO, I'm not, old one. When the
Countess of Devon change owners, it i:
possible that Senorita Dorotea may
have an interest in her. My mind has
been pretty we'll occupied with this
speculation of ours for the past two
weeks. but-well- How's Gracia ?"
you'll see for yourself when we &c
below for breakfast. She thinks good
deal of Senior Enriquito-tells me all
the time that I don't half appreciate his
friendship for me; so you're welcome
to be as brotherly or cousinly as you
please with her, especially as she's likely
to sail with us on the Hong Kong voy-
age"
Really? Good! The girls ought to
be very chummy together. But, say,
suppose anything should happen to me,
or, through some unforeseen misfor-
tune, should lose the stuff: If you'd
contracted to buy the ship, and support
wife in the bargain, you'd be in good
deal of hole. After all, Dick, it's a
frightful big gamble. And don't know
thatyou're justified in taking chances"
"Oh bosh! I'd like to know what
chances I've taken, or am likely to
take, compared with yours. I've got
$780, 900 in gold, right here on this BILE,
to do with as see fit; could get mar
ried and skip with even that much,
couldn't l? And I'm likely to sit up
nights worrying about a partner who
went under water for me in mid-ocean,
bottled upin diving suit, who tumbled
off submarine precipice and man
aged to get OH top again, who's been
proving about with ghosts and sl5ele.
tons, and who hit an island, $50 miles
away, with a proa, as plumb as if he'd
had it fast to cable; amt L? Why,
man, you've got more lives than Kill
kenny cat! reckon l can stand the
chances if you cam
"Well, WE'LL do our level best and hope
that everything'll come out all right
I'm not particularly interested in zap
so I'll start back in an hour or two
and get down to business"
''Not much you won't. 1t was pretty
good navigating to make the island as
you did, running before the wind; but
going back is another matter. You'd
have to make reach of 400 miles nor
nor'-wes' before you could put about
for Guajan, and you couldn't go Al
hours without sleep. OF course, you
could get the sun and figure abou,
where you were; but it might take {
week, standing of and on; and we CAM
afford either the risk or the time. AS il
happens, there are two Pouynipet,
Spaniards aboard who want to reacl
Agana this voyage; but under the cir
cumstances I'd run you up there re
CARELESS of consequences reckon tina
letters from Sebastiano and De GarIn,
| will smooth over the Irregularities o
this trip, and when we own the Count
ess can. do as Iplease with her."
Here the conversation was drowned
by the whistle, as we signaled for I
pilot off Tomil bay; and by six bell
we were anchored opposite Rul. insid
the reefs. The cura Juan was almos
paralyzed when I shook hands will
him. How my presence on the steame
was possible, when he had last seen m
rowing ashore at Apra, he simply coul,
not understand; and when Diaz toll
him of my being picked up at sea, h
crossed himself several times. Tha
the natives sailed from one island t