The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-23

time, and weIl get ahead faster. How
long before you expect to get through
the islands this trip? There may be
time enough to do something"
"About II or Is days. from the time
we arrive at zap to the day we leave
Guajan. But, don't you see, that won't
help US any. Guajan is the last stop;
I go straight back to Manila from
there. You might get from Yap to
Guajan on one of the catamarans, but
the natives are no navigators, and it
would be pretty risky business"
ct would be out of the question to
make Guajan first, suppose?"
Rather. OF course it might be
done, but at the risk of losing my COM
mission and getting into hot water be-
sides. You see, the regular trip for
years has been to make zap first, be-
cause the Caroline and Pelew govern.
ments there include two lieutenant
colonies as gobernadors, against one
in the Ladrones. From zap the ship
goes to Pouynipete, or Ponape, the
largest island in the Carolines, and
from there to Guajan. This trip, as it
happens, I'm instructed to take in
Kusaie also, at the east end of the
group; SO you see change of course
might raise considerable unpleasant
ness"
IF these islanders were afflicted
with either push or discipline, it
might. But they seem to take life
pretty easy-don't trouble themselves
about little things. Couldn't we think
up a valid excuse for changing the
course - machinery or coal - some
thing of that kind?"
"Coal wouldn't do. We're carrying
more than enough to get back on, and
there's little or none in the islands. AS
for machinery-m'-w-e-l-l- Look
here, barry; we can't put thing like
this through without assistance. Well
have to take some one into our conf
dence, though it may not be necessary
to do SO entirely. Now, Mcpherson
my engineer, has sailed with me, of
and on for several years, and is under
obligations to me besides. The nature
o: those obligations I won't discuss;
I
any stock in average human nature,
can rely upon his doing anything in
the world for me; and if we should get
hold of that money I'd like Mac to have
a share of it, even if it were only q
small one. We won't tell him the
whole scheme at first, but he can help
us more than anyone else, and will
keep his mouth shut, too. What dc
you say? Shall we let him IMP"
by all means. From what I've seen
of Mac like him very much; and, as
you say, we need all the assistance we
can safely GET
Halstead sent one of the quarter
masters below for Mcpherson, and in
few minutes he appeared in the door.
way. CHANGING along the deck to see
that no one was within hearing, the
rcaptain closed the door and said:
AMac, I've known you and Stevens SO
j Rpg that thought you should be bet
tier acquainted with each other. We
swere talking of the voyages you and
% have sailed together, and thought
we'd like to have you join with us in a
little speculation. Whether there will
be much of anything in. it or not we
can't say; In fact, it wouldn't be fair I'd
raise your anticipations by going into
the particulars. But we are willing to
agree that if the scheme should be
successful we'll do what's right. ]
guess you know me pretty we'll, and I'll
answer for Stevens. Now, are you will.
ing to help us with no more of an ex.
PLANTATION than that?"
IA think We medina ask me thit,
Haalstead. Ye kin max yersel' easy
thit Aa'll do onything ye saay wi lit
tie adoo ABBOTT it. We be three amang
FARMERS DOT in this part O. the warld
an IA fancy we'd best pull tagither."
That's what I thought you'd say,
Mas. Now, it seems to me necessary
that Stevens should get to Guajan as
soon as he possibly can. He will go
ashore there and start things moving
Whether we will be able to commune
cate with him again this trip is rather
doubtful; but if we don't, you and i
have got to put it Up for another voy-
age out here VIXEN we see Ramirez. II
the compania happen to have the other
boat ready. it'll be no fool of a job
either. The question just now is, how
are we going to change our course
without getting into trouble with the
government? With some ironcIad.
reasonable excise, we might do it.
How much coal have your
"Saemthing oonder thoosan' ton.