The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-13
I thought better Of 1t. and turned s.
again.
CHAPTER vi.

AoAOtC0O bpSuv tuC UlOEuIuK QU4s
posely in giving Diaz orders about
breaking out the zap cargo, going
ever the bills Of lading with him a. II
he confidently expected to reach Tomil
bay on Friday. AS for myself. fol-
lowed his suggestions to the extent Of
winning over 10 of Don Silvestre's dol
lars at Sancho Pedro, in the smoking
room, and then losing nearly all back
to him. This put the old gentleman
in high good humor. We were getting
quite chummy, when the senorita came
along forward and asked me to tell
her how observations were taken; she
had noticed Moreno on the bridge
with his sextant, and made that an exc
cuse to get me out for a chat.
It still lacked ten minutes Of noon,
% fetched spare instrument from
Halstead's locker and held 1t SO that
she could see the sun, like q red ball,
through the smoked glass. She couldh't
seem to keep It from wobbling out Of
sight, but persistently squinted
through the lens while she scolded me
for leaving her alone the whole morn
ing.
AL" she said, 81 did my new shoes
put on before ell desayuno because I
the promenade did expect with ell cap
itan or ell Senior Enrique. See, are
they not pretty?" She placed the little
toe OF one in mesh of the netting,
drawing up her skirt trifle so that l
could see the whole of the dainty tie,
nh -
tifully rounded ankle in open-work silk
stocking, which disappeared in cloud
Of lace edging. "And then, when I
did with that stupid cura have to walk,
what saw but ell captain the tiresome
occupation talking with ell primero.
Ell Senor Enrique was in sight no
where; but presently 1 am told he does
mi padre doubloons win at the Pedro,
en- la camara de fumar. So did think
that it was bad for my father that his
doubloons he should lose to young
man like ell Senior Enrique, and that
should know if offended him have, or
Ell captain, that neglect me they
should
"Capt. Dick is responsible for the
safety of the ship and all our lives,
senorita mia, and well, do you not
think it is we'll that should be good
friends with your father?"
ooh, yes, good friends, Enriquito
milo; but not SO noticeable you should
it make. The Spanish etiquette you
do not understand. When particular
attention the gentleman has paid to the
young girl, as but yesterday and the
days before you have done, he so boldly
should not go to her father. On the
land, the liberty to see you so much
alone of the time as on ell vapor we
have done / never should have; it is
not the custom. That is why las Sc
noritas the gentlemen like to be SO
friendly when the-the opportunity
they do have; it SO seldom is. But when
to the senorita's father the gentleman
SO boldly does go, people do think that
for his wife he does wish her"
SWELL, suppose they do. I guess I
can stand it if you can"
"Ah, but Enrique milo, you do not
me wish. Not now, am quite sure.
But if the people you do make to think
30, you would me have to take or else
the duello to fight with mi padre. They
would say: Behold, ell senior the gran
admiration has for la senorita. But un
honorable he is; the respects he does
not pay to su padre; much alone it Is
permitido that he does her see. Then
he does find that she is not as he did
think; remain he will not with her;
and su padre must the senior then kill
por la honra de la familia.' Do you not
see, Enriquito mio?"
sim beginning to, dimly. You
know I'm not as familiar with your
Andalusian customs asT should be.
But see, the sun must be at the zenith.
Here, let me adjust the sextant for
you. Now look. Isn't the lower edge
just touching the water?"
As she peeped through the glass, Hal
stead, on the bridge, took the sextant
from his eye and said: Strike eight
bells, quartermaster." Then he and
the mates went into the wheel-house
to figure up the reckoning.
For perhaps half an hour longer we
stood talking in the shadow Of the for
ward life-boat. Then, just as the stew
ard came along with the lunch-gong,
there was the muffled sound of q
crash from the engine-room gratings,
and the machinery stopped. In an in
slant heads appeared at various win
dows and doors; the passengers, with
pale faces andquestioning looks, crowd
ed out upon the decks. Echoes Of
voices shouting excited orders came
from somewhere below, and the good
old ship, having lost her Roadway,
rolled uneasily upon the long, CLASSY
swell. Halstead stepp~l quickly down
the starboard ladder and aft to the
engine-room gangway. The senorita
chung tightly to my arm with one hand.
while with the other she fished her
beads from their warm concealment
and held them ready for instant use.
Her bosom was pressed SO closely
against my side that could feel her
heart beating about a hundred and
forty to the minute. She looked aft
with dilated eyes toward where the
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