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

chatted over port regulations, the |
cargo and the latest Manila gossip. |
After. the formalities had been con-
Guided. one of the stewards was sent |
on deck for the Palacios, Padre Sebas-
tiano and myself; and our cordial |
greeting by the colonel's party left |
nothing to be desired.
Halstead must have been telling |
Senorita Garma, something about me,
for she seemed to be making shybut
friendly examination OF my. face when
we we're introduced, and when her
father heard that. was to remain in |
Agana the hospitable manner in which |
he placed his belongings at my dis
posal was too sincere to be misunder-
stood. Visitors from the outside world
were at a premium. I noticed that
Senorita Palacios seemed rather pre-
occupied during the conversation, and
when she presently carried the colo
nel's daughter off to her stateroom-
for mutual exchange of gossip and
condolences, I suppose-she must have
dropped a few hints which opened her
visitors eyes to certain things later.
Padre Sebastiano was more surprised
than he cared to admit when he found
that had accepted an invitation to re-
mair with the gobernador, on the
island, and Diaz also wondered why an
active Americana should wish to bury
himself in such place for three
months; but it afterward came out that
was credited with being more of
savant than business man, my inter
est in navigation having strengthened
this belief. What conclusion the padre
arrived at, I neither knew or cared; if
we were to be adversaries, muy bueno;
we were at cur destination, and would
soon know where we stood.
My luggage, including the wooden
chest, went ashore before dark, and, as
the steamer could scarcely get away
before the next evening, we made up
party to accept De Garma's hospitality
overnight. The drive to Agana, from
the pier, we made ina bullock-cart re-
sembling carramata. but much larger
and .thatched with palm leaves, and
upon our arrival found most appetiz-
ing supper awaiting US. There is
tradition that Magellan and his fellow
navigators left pigs and fowls upon
every island in the Pacific, and the
plentiful supply of this day rather con-
firms it. When the time came for re-
firing, I was shown to comfortable
quarters on the upper floor of the COB
ernador's house, between San Ramon
barracks and the church of San Juan
Letran, Senorita Dorotea accompany
ing me as far as the door to assure her
self that all my wants We're provided
for.
She was a charming creature, that
girl, in spite of her ridiculously old
fashioned costume; and I was impa-
clothes, as / knew 1 should when she
had time to examine the contents of
her box. We had left the original
gowns where they were. fearing that
her Manila letters might contain de-
scription of them.
Sunday morning we attended mass in
the church, and had delightful drive
across the hills to Umata. A ceremoni-
Gus dinner at San Ramon quarters fol-
lowed; then we all went aboard the
steamer for a final visit with our
friends before they left. found an
opportunity to steal down into the en-
gine-room, after supper, for a talk with
Mac. His men had been busy all night
unshipping odd bits of machinery from
the wreck of the German tramp. which
lay, about quarter of a mile away,
fast upon Luminan reef, and boiling
three straps so obtained, around the
Countess shaft. When we went into
the alley to look at the repairs, he
asked, with a comical wink, if
thought they would hold until the ship
reached Manila. Then, when we
assembled to his room for a parting
glass, he said: "Weel, Master Stew
vans, Haalstead am IA haze done over
part sac weel as we c'u'd; an IA
TRUST yen be sicsaisfu' WI yer ain.
Aa dinna ken mucRle ABBOTT tn maetter,
but Aa'm aye reddy tae STAN by We
bath whites there's braith left tae me.
Well be SEEM We soon, IA hoop. Here's
tae ye, mon."
What Mac said he meant; he was the
kind of a friend man likes to keep
through life. When rejoined the COM
pany in the saloon, they were chatting
Padre Sebastiano upon his coming trip
to Saipan in proa; and the gober-
nador unconsciously gave Halstcad the
opening he was looking for by COM
menting upon the incivility of govern
ment in not providing for the PADRES
passage in a more comfortable man
ner. He agreed with the colonel, and,
after a little hesitation, said that it
might possibly be arranged without
direct instructions from headquarters.
In replying to their questions, he said:
"If both The gobernador and Padre
Sebastiano will agree to hold me harm
less in the matter. ! think we might
drop him at Sni,an tomorrow morn
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