The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-08-04

TRUST yell be sicsaisfu' wi yer ain.
Aa dinna ken muckle ABBOTT tn maetter,
but Aa'm aye reddy tae STAN by ye
Well be SEEM ye soon. Aa hoop. Here's
tae ye, mon."
What Mac said he meant; he was the
kind of a friend 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-
nador unconsciously gave Halstcad the
opening he was looking for by COM
menting upon the incivility of govern
ment in not providing TO: the PADRES
passage in a more comfortable man
ner. He agreed with the colonel. and,
after little hesitation, said that it
might possibly be arranged without
direct instructions from headquarters.
In replying to their questions. he said:
eff both the gobernador and Padre
Sebastiano will agree to hold me harm
less in the matter, l think we might
drop him at Saipan tomorrow morn
ing. We completed our repairs several
hours sooner than I expected, and I
should be glad to accommodate our
friend if he doesn't mind writing to
Manila a brief account of the accident"
"Senor Capitano, you are I'm gener-
oso! 1 will the letter write tonight.
You shall have no fear of un cxamin-
cion at Manila. Santisima! have not I
the casualidad myself seen?"
"Muy bueno. padre; will land you
safely at Tanapag in the morning.
and. gobernador, hope to see Guajan
again before the companies regular
boat resumes the service. I feel as
though you people were old friends
drawn 1 may never happen to return;
so I'd like to keep on running here I'M
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 word is
spoken in administration de la COM
pania. Villabos will cable Barcelona,
perhaps" and so on, with many as
surances of regard and influence. until
| Halstead seemed in fair way toward
arranging matters as he chose. 1t was
exceedingly well-handled. the whole af-
! fair
Finally the whistle sounded, and we
stepped into the boat alongside. Hal
stead said merely: $50 long. old man,
be good to yourself" but there was a
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 ole
| 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
gobernador's house, tried to arrange
a plan of action. going over and owe,
the various points until my brain was
in a whirl. had little doubt of being
able to find the reef, but it was 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 was nee
essary. The church was in charge Of
Padre Bartolomeo and three brother
priests; good-natured, easy-goine
churchmen they were, who could sing
drink rum, or wager their pesos upor
q cock fight with the next man; and
as some one had mentioned a mas,
which was to be held at sunrise. de-
termined to hear it. Anxious to be OF
time. / rose half an hour too early, but
was amply repaid by the freshness ane
quiet beauty of the little town.
Looking north, a spur of hills cut of
the view Of the bay; and al their base
flowed alittle creek which bounded the
town on the east and north sides
crossed by two stone bridges, near the
lower of which stood Fort San Rafael
Beyond the fort and alongshore to Port
Apra, the view was open to the sea
On account of the shoal water for hall
mile out, there was no surf, only rip
piles which showed the direction of the
breeze. Between the church and the
infantry quarters there was a small
open square; and west of the bar
racks, between them and the artil
lery magazine, was a broad plazs
which separated the bamboo nativt
huts from the more pretentious build
ings of coquina, or coral limestone, In
habited by the Spanish element. Out
side of the town, the valley and hill.
were covered with tropical vegetation
indescribably beautiful in its wealth
CT color and delicate tracery against
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