The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-03-04
CHAPTER vi.

CHAf Elt vi.
Ualstead spent the morning pur-
posely in giving Diaz orders about
breaking out the zap cargo, going
over the bills Of lading with him as IL
be confidently expected TO reach romil
bay on Friday. AS for myself, / fol-
lowed his suggestions to the extent OF
winning over 40 Of Don Silvestre's dol
lars ut 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 10 tell
her how observations were taken; she
had noticed Moreno on the bridge
with his sextant, and made that an *
cuse 10 get me out for n chat.
1t still lacked ten minutes OF noon,
so i fetched a spare instrument from
Halstead's locker and held 1t so that
she could see the sum-. like a red ball,
through the smoked glass. She couldn't
seem TO keep il from webbing out of
sight, but persistently squinted
through the lens while she scolded me
for leaving her alone the whole morn
ing.
AL" she said, II 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 a mesh Of the netting,
drawing up her skirt a trifle SO that l
could see the whole of the dainty tie,
and, above it, a few inches of beau
tifully rounded ankle In open-work silk
stocking, which disappeared In a cloud
Of lace edging. "And then, when |
did with that stupid cura have to walk.
what saw l but Ell captain the tiresome
occupation talking with ell primero.
lei Senior Enrique was in sight no.
where; but presently | am told he does
mi PADRES doubloons win at the Pedro,
en- la camara de fumar. So / did think
that IL was bad for my father that his
6%oubloons h. should lose TO n young
man like ell Senior Enrique. and that
should know IL offended him | have, or
al 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 IL is well that / should be good
friends with your father?"
"Oh, yes, good friends. Enriquito
milo; but not SO noticeable you should
IL 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 10 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; IL is
not the custom. That Is why las Sc
n~oritas the gentlemen like to be SO
friendly when the-the opportunity
they do have; II 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."
"Well, suppose they do. | guess /
can stand IL II you can"
"Ah, but Enrique milo. you do not
me wish. Not now. ! am quite sure.
But IL the people you do make 20 think
SO. you would me have 10 take or else
the duello TO fight with mi pndre. They
would say: Behold, ell senior the gran
admiration has for In s~enorita. But un
honorable he Is; the respects he does
not pay TO su padre; much alone IL 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 n famina.' DO you not
see. Enriquito mio?"
I'm beginning TO, dimly. You
know I'm not as familiar with your
Andalusian customs as / should be.
But see, the SUI 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 aud
the mates went into the wheel-house
20 figure up the reckoning.
Fol- 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 iunch-gong.
there was the muffled sound OF a
crash from the sngine-room gratings,