Arizona republican., 1898-08-08


 { worrying about anything, especially something we cannot help Here we are on the ocean in q disabled vessel; very good; we cannot do anything about it, and, so long as the bar remains open, gentlemen, here's to you17 i And with this cheerful philosophy the New York politician swallowed down the liquor he had paid for.
 Still the swish of water from the pumps could be heard, but the metallic clanking of steel on steel no longer came up from the engine room. This iii itself was ominous to those who knew. It showed that the engineer had given up all hope of repairing the dam i age, whatever it was, and the real cause of the disaster was as much a mystery as ever. Shortly before, lunch it be- came evident 10 the people on board the ship that something was about to be i done. The sailors undid the fasten- i ings of one of the large boats, and { swung it out on the davits until it hung over the sea.
 ! Gradually rumor took form, and it became known that one of the officers ! and some of the crew were about to make an attempt to reach the coast of Ireland and telegraph to Queenstown for tugs to bring the steamer in. The captain still maintained that there was no danger whatever, and it was only to prevent delay that this expedient was about to be tried.
 Do you know what they are going to do?" cried Edith Longworth, in a state of great excitement, to John Ken yon.
 Kenyon had been walking the deck l with Wentworth, who now had gone ! below.
 l q have heard" said Kenyon" ''that they intend trying to reach the coast"
 Exactly. Now, why should you not send a telegram to your people in Lon don, and have the reports forwarded at once? The chances are that Miss 1 Brewster will never think of sending her cablegram with the officer who is going to make the trip; then you will be clear day or two ahead of her. and everything will be all right. In fact, | when she understands what has been cone, she probably will not send her message at all"
 By George!" cried Kenyon, ''tlat is good idea. l will see the mate at once and find out whether he will take the telegram
 He went accordingly and spoke to the mate about sending a message with him. The officer said that any passen- ger who wished to send a telagraphic message would be at liberty 10 do so.
 He would take charge of the telegrams very gladly. Kenyon went down to his stateroom and told Wentworth what was going to be done. For the first time in days George Wentworth exhibited something like energy. He
 went to the steward and bought the
 stamps to put on the telegram while
 John Kenyon wrote it.
 The message was given to the man,
 who put it into his inside pocket, and
 then Kenyon thought all was safe, but
 Miss Longworth was not so sure of that. Jennie Brewster sat in her decl,
 chair, calmly reading her usual paper
 covered novel. She apparently knew
 nothing of what was going on, and
 Edith Longworth, nervous with sup
 pressed excitement, sat near her watching her narrowly while prepara-
 tions for launching the boat were being completed Suddenly, to her horror
 the deck steward appeared, and in a
 loud voice cried: Ladies and gentle men, anyone wishing to send telegrams to friends have a few minutes now to , write them. The mate will take them
 ashore with hiln, and will send them from the first office that he reaches No letters can be taken, only tcle ] grams
 Miss Brewster looked up languidl :, from her book during the first part c l this recital. Then she sprang sudder . ! lv to her feet and threw the book on tn l deck
 "Who is it that will take the tele 5 grams?" she asked the steward. : ''The mate, miss There he is stand : ing wonder, miss
 , She made her way quickly to tha official
 2 twill you take a cable dispatch to b, sent to New Yorll?'' r "Yes, miss. Is it long one?" h. g asked.
 ] "Yes, it is a very long one." 'Weil, miss," was the answer, "yol g haven't much time to write it. w leave now ill few minutes" CONTINUED ToMoRRow0 WE CAN SAVE YOU TIME hn Ikp