Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-26

lay, about quarter Of mile away.
fast upon Luminan reef, and boiling
three straps 50 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
ascended to his room for parting
glass, he said: ..Weel. Master stew
vans, Haalstead an IA haze done over
part sac weel as we c'u'd: an "A
TRUST yen be sicsaisfu' wi yer ain.
IA dinna ken muckle ABBOTT tn mae tier.
but Aa'm aye reddy tae stan by We
bath whites there's braith left tae me.
Wen be SEEM ye soon, IA hoop. Here's
tae We, mon."
What Mac said he meant; he was the
kind Of a friend a 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 a proa; and the gober-
rador unconsciously gave Halstcad the
opening he was looking for by com
menting upon the incivilify of govern
ment ID not providing for the PADRES
passage in more comfortable man
ner lie 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
IN. he I fT,lr irr.+
drop him at Saipan tomorrow morn
ing. We completed our repairs several
hours sooner than 1 expected, and l
should be glad to accommodate our
friend if he doesn't mind writing to
Manila brief account of the accident"
''Senor Capitano, you are I'm gener-
osoi / will the letter write tonight.
You shall have no fear of un examin-
cion at Manila. Santisima!' have not
the casualidad myself seen?"
.'Muy bueno, padre; L win land you
safely at Tanapag in the morning.
and. gobernador, / hope to see Guajan
again before the compania's regular
boat resumes the service. l feel as
though you people were old friends
now, and when the Countess is with
drawn l may never happen to return;
so I'd like to keep on running here un-
til. your term expires, anyhow"
you do US la gran honra, capitano
milo. We are made rich by your friend
ship; and it shall be that a word is
spoken in administration de la COM
pania. Yillabos viii cable Barcelona,
perhaps" and so on, with many as
surances Of regard and influence, until
Halstead seemed in a fair way toward
arranging matters as he chose. 1t was
exceedingly well-handled, the whole az
fair.
Finally the whistle sounded, and we
stepped into the boat alongside. Hall
stead said merely: so long. old man.
be good to YOURSELF" but there was
good deal in our parting handshake.
Much was to happen before we saw
each other again. The pilot was so
cautious in getting clear Of the port
that we were driving to Agana before
he rounded Catalan bank; but as we
approached the town the good old
Countess, her lights reflected in the
water, caught up with us and blew
three long whistles by way of good-by.
That night, in my quarters at the
gobernadCr's house, tried to arrange
a plan of action, going over and over
the various points until my brain was
in a whirl. had little doubt of being
able TO find the reef, but it was a mat
ter Of considerable Importance that
should do so as near the wreck as pos
sible. For this reason it seemed obvi-
Gus that an examination Of the docu-
ment in Fray Ignacio's coffin YVES nee
essary. Tie church was in charge of
Padre Bartolomeo and three brother
priests; good-natured, easy-going
churchmen they were, who could sing,
drink rum, or wager their pesos upon
a cock fight with the next man; and,
as some one had mentioned mass
which was to be held at sunrise, de-
termined TO hear it. Anxious to be on
time. rose half an hour too early, but
was amply repaid by the freshness and
quiet beauty of the little town.
Looking north, spur of hills cut oil
the view of the bay; and at their base
flowed little creek which bounded the
town on the east and north sides,
crossed by two stone bridges near he