The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-09-21
CHAPTER xII.-Continued.

"Ohi I begin 90 catch the idea. Pack |
the treasure inside of them at night |
and let IL lie In those innocent-looking |
copra bags until you come back, ehr
by Jove, old chap, that beats my
ghost-haunted fssure all hollow.
Well. call that settled. I guess we've
covered everything likely to come up
before you get back. Now. what day
shall I look for you?"
"This is sunday, the 10th. I'll get
away from here by Tuesday morning
AZ the latest--tbe cist. Two weeks
from that would be May sand four
days more? You can look for the steam
er of Orote Saturday morning. May
Q, about sunrise. And be mighty care
ful you don't let anyone suspect she's
coming before the middle Of July; not
even Senori,a Dorotea. by the way.
what are you going TO do about that
young iady?"
"For instance2"
"Oh. shucks, Harry! don't beat about
the bush. II that girl continues to help
you as she has. and keeps her mouth
shut. she's q trump. Are you going to
emil away and leave her at the end of
the world with merely n conventional
promise TO call II you ever happen to be
IN Spain when she's living there?'
"No. I'm not, old one. When the
Countess OF Devon change owners, Il Il
possible that Scnorita Dorotea may
have an interest In her. My mind has
been pretty well occupied with this
speculation of ours for the past two
weeks. but--weil--- Iow's Gracia?"
you'll see for yourself when we go
below for breakfast. She thinks n good
deal of Scnor Enriguito-tells me all
the time that don't half appreciate his
friendship for me; 30 you're welcome
10 he ns brotherly or cousluly as you
please with her, especially as she's likely
10 sail with us on the Hong Kong yoy-
nge."
"Rcally? Goodl The girls ought 10
be very chummy together. But, I say.
suppose anything should happen TO me,
or. through some unforeseen misfor-
tune, ! should lose the stun? II you'd
contracted to buy the ship. and support
. wife In the bargain, you'd b, In good
deal Of u hole. After all, Dick. it's u
that you're justified in taking chances
"Oh. bosh! I'd like to know what
chances I've taken. or am likely ia
take. compared with yours. I've go,
10000 In gold. right here on this table
Ia do with as ! see 1T; could get mar
= .ried aud skip with even that much
couldn't /? And I'm likely to sit uI
nights worrying about a partner whs
went under water for me In mid ocean
bottled up In u diving suit, who tumblet
OF a submarine precipice and man
aged TO get on top again, who's beer
proving about with ghosts and skele
tons. and who hit an island. $50 mile'
away, with n proa, rs plumb as IL he't
hnd IL fast to u cable; ain't /? Why
man, you've go. more lives ,hnn Xii
kenny cat! l reckon ] can stand tn,
chances II you can"
"Weil. we'll do our level best and hop
tim. everything'll come out all right
I'm not particularly interested In fup
40 I'll Start back In an hour or tw,
and get down TO business"
M, much you won't. II wns pr~tt!
good navigating 10 make the island u
you did. running before the wind; bu
going back Is another matter. Yoai
hive to make reach Of 400 miles nor
n0r'.wes' before you could put abou
for 'Guajan, and you couldn't 60 =
hours without sleep. Of course, yo'
could get the sun and figure abon
where you were; but II might take
week. standing of and on; and we can
afford either the risk or the time. As
happens, there are two Ponynipet
Spaniards aboard who want To reac
Agana this voyage; but under the eli
cumstances Id run you up there r,
gardless Of consequences. reckon thi
letters from Sebastinno and DE Garm
will smooth over the irregularities Z
this trip, and when we own the Cour
ess can do as please with her"
Here the conversation was browne
By the whistle, as We signaled for
pilot of Tomii hay; and by six bel
ave were anchored opposite Rul. insid
the reefs. The cura Juan was alino,
pnralyzed when l shook hands wit
him. How my presence ON the steam,
was possible, when he had last seen n
rowing ashore nj Apra. he simply couI
not understand; and when Diax to-
him Of my being picked up At sea,
crossed himself several times. Thi
the nntires sailed from one island
another, la the Carolines, he knew. b,
the trips were seldom long ones, az
very rarely beyond sight Of land.