The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-07-20

along forward and asked me to tell
her how observations were taken; she
bad noticed Moreno on the bridge
win his sextant, and made that an eN-
cuie { gss me out for a chat.
u gtill lack ID ten minutes Of noon,
so | fetched a -uue instrument from
Halstead's locker and held 1t so that
she could see the sun. like a red ball,
through the smoked glass. She couldn't
seem to keep it from wobbling out Of
sight but persistently squinted
through the lens while she scolded me
for leaving her alone the whole morn
ing
All she said. 81 did my new shoes
put on before el desayuuo because
the promenade did expect with el cap
itan or ell Senior Enrique. See, are
they not pretty ?" She placed the little
/ toe Of one in mesh of the netting
I drawing up her skirt trifle so that |
/ could see the whole Of the dainty tie.
and. above 1t, a few inches Of beau
tifully rounded ankle In open-work silk
stocking, which disappeared in a cloud
! Of lace edging. And then, when l
/ did with that stupid cura have to walk.
what saw but el capitan the tiresome
| occupation talking with el primero.
/ Fl Senior Enrique was in sight no.
/ where; but presently am told he does
mi padres doubloous win at the Pedro,
en- la camara de fumar. SO did think
that II was bad for my father that his
| doubloous he should lose to a young
man like el Senior Enrique, and that
should know IL offended him have. or
eli captain, that neglect me they
should"
Capt. Dick is responsible for the
safety Of the ship aud all our lives.
senorita mia. and I--well, do you not
think it is well that I should be good
friends with your fatherT"
"Oh, yes, good friends, Enriquito
milo; but not so noticeable you should
it 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 90 to her father. On the
land. the liberty to see you so much
alone Of the time as or el vap0r We
have done I never should have; II is
not the custom That is why las Sc
n1ritas the gentlemen Ike TO be 50
I friendly when the--he opportunity
tEey do have. IL 50 seldom is But when
TO the serorita's father the gentleman
50 boldly does 20. people do think that
for his wife be does wish her"
We'll. suppose they do. guess
can stand it If YOU can
"Ah. but Enrique mio. you DO not
] me wish Not now. I am quite sure
; But Il the people you do make 20 think
so. sou would me have Co take or else
the Eue.lo 20 fight with nd padre They
d would say: Behold. eI seu0r the gran
. I admiration has for Ia seu1r.ta. But uu
: . honorable be a.. the respects be does
not pay to su padre; much alone IL is
b rermiliio that he does her see. Their
: he does tEd that she IS not as he did
? think: remain he will not with her;
] and su padre must the senior then xii
p0r ia h1EFa 1e Ia fsm!lia.' Do you no
see. Euriquito uiO?"
I'm beginning TO. fim,y Ygr
| know I'm not as familiar with you
Z AEdl.CsiaH customs as I should be
But see the SUE must be zt the zenith
Heve, let me adjust the seNtaHJ foi
I you. Now look. Isn't the lower -dg,
just touching the Water?
As she P=eped through the glass. Hal
stead or the bridge, took the seNtan
from his eve and saits strike eiCh
bells, 4uar-e-uas--r.~ Then he an,
the mates weEc into the wheel-Eous,
10 figure up the reckoning
For perhaps half an hour longer ",
stood talking ia the shadow Of the for
ward l5se-O1zt- Then. Just a. The stew
ard came along with the lunch -goE 2
there was the ruUfi=6 sound Of
crash from the eEgiEe-ro1l gratilgs
and the machinery stopped In an in
zraut heads appeared e: various win
L1ws and doors the passengers, will
I pale faces aud questioning looks crowd
70 ed out upon the decks Echoes c
voices shouting excited orders earn
from somewhere below. and the goo,
: old ship having lost her EeadEay
2 relied uneazIIy upon the long, glass.
swell Hzlstsad stepped quickly dJvsl
r the stzr5oarC ladder and aft 10 h
p englne-r00u gaugsay. The selOEir
Z I c.lug tightly u ny arm with one hand
= while with the other she 6shed he
bszEs from their WARM eouceaIu1eE
- and hslt them ready for instant Use
p Her bosom was pressed so cIosel,
I against NJ side tEa; could feel he
8 heart beatiEg about Z hundred an.
: forty 10 the minute She looked AZ
= with tilztsd eyes toward where ii
Z captain had Lssppszred, then 5@sssch
: IEg.y Into ny face as she whispered
? -Nztre de Dos. Enrique, what 4
= i-s shall e vaPor IN the water SILK
D. Is il "a E-errss R-czrtitO-Eky zoe
+ he bzs1E into the Lz1g=E7 tell ne
Z Fgr dos tell us.-
{ Twas bsgiuni-g 10 think- rlyssIt, thz
o :cr a bluff u vas pretty realistic Per
? hzps ! nay have caught soEle of II
Z sezgrirs'E usETo-snsss- TE@ crash be
+ low was what plzz.st ne; that hzlz'
{ been cz the P-DgTzU1s- e1zf0rre,
Z The EiEL AZ well as I ccU.t by szyi-i
: / tiLu't Ekirk the steamer Was lLssl
+ 70 sink right away, tkough there "a
: csrrzEzIy EoZsthiEg NEDEz WitE II
o UzEkiz=ry. and thsu E-ggssts1 our 70
5 inE along 20 the sLgiEe-Fooz- wker
Z Ee might look down and see what Ii
s tr0U5ls MAS Vas co1Eitsrab1y nor