Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18


after the quarters we had quilted.
They were commodious and clean, and
each was provided with two comforta-
BILE hunks. Mac Ivrach was well con-
tent with the berth promised him, and
in fact told us afterward that he had
no reason to complain of any treat
ment that he received while on the
ship. Capt. Telatrava and Mac 1vrach
being gone, we overhauled the cab
ins, and Mr.. lynn and l took one-the
larger-and Capt. Sellinger the other.
Capt. Telatrava appeared to have
bestirred himself, and the passengers
must have been generous, for the
steward soon knocked and deposited
great pile of clothing, from which
we very pleasedly proceeded to make
q selection. In my own case the ar
ray was little incorgruous, for the
coat was of black ferrandine, the
waistcoat of blue velvet, and the
breeches of a sort of yellow nankeen,
but nevertheless L was very well sat
isfied. The fit was not bad, and when
and drawn on some brown hose and
pair of rather loose shoes, thought
] was very far from being unpresenta-
BILE. Before adding the last touches
I shaved, and as Mr.. Tym made little
dull of seeing in the small mirror,
played barber to him also. This
done concluded to see what was 60
ing on above, and slipped out on deck.
AS l passed through the main cabin
I glanced toward the senorita's berth,
but the stir about there was over and
the door closed. AS I came out of
| the companion l found quite COM
| pany of the passengers assembled, and
near them Mr.. Hope and Dona Carmen.
Mr.. Hope looked little disturbed
| and anxious, and l had no sooner ap-
| peared than he broke off what he was
saying and stood waiting for me.
I FASTENED my steps and came up,
ond rs I did SO the senorita turned
| and gave me a pleasant smile of well
come.
1 took off my hat to her, fetching a
swift glance with the act, and was
| instantly pleased and in manner con-
fused at the change in her. l had not
sufficiently conceived what this res
toration to her own proper dress and
the shedding of her former unsuitable
and shabby clothes was to mean.
There was no more of the rather
undersized-looking figure. the great
Tapping hat, with the old jacket,
| smalls and stuffed jack-boots, but in
stead a nobly grown woman. elegant
in silk gown, delicate laces. and u
cbarmingly ydraped mantilIa.
Yet all this was only for a moment
paid my respects-Ik know not whe eth
er with a little show of confusion
to Dona Carmen, and turned immedi-
ately to Mr.. Hope
"Well, sir" he began, 1--WE have con-
cluded to bout ship. I presume you
have no further use for your sloop.
and if so it will be a convenience to
| cast her off"
do so,' said I. eve are done with
her and she is not worth hoisting
aboard. But whittier do you now pur-
pose to go?"
"To Valparaiso, as we think" he an
swered. "At first we had a mind to
! try some port hereabouts, but with
| the buccaneers so near it seemed too
| dangerous"
'Ibelieve you are wise" said 1. "Mor-
| gan has some ships, and there is no
| knowing how far he will cruise"
"Then the sooner we get upon the
| opposite course the better. l but de-
layed to get this further knowledge"
He turned to Capt. Telatrava and
bade him put the ship about.
I IL; ~ T \
over by Dona Carmen, and though 1
was not sure Mr.. Hope would approve,
ventured to engage her in a little
talk. l suppose 1 may as well admit
at this point that had come to find
very keen delight in the senorita' S
company, and. though I had not
| pumped the matter in so many words
even to myself, was most certainly
in love with her. That this was great
presumption on my part, and stood
| fair to end in nothing but wretched-
ness and disappointment, was easy to
! perceive, but even so l was none the
less eager to go on and enjoy the dan
J gerous delight while I could.
| He showed no displeasure at our
tete-a-tete. and engaged me for awhile
in talk. though he did not again leave
me alone with his niece. The rest
of the day passed uneventfully, and
at an early hour my companions and
turned in. The following morning
everything was going well, and 1 be-
gan to relax at last from the strain
of the late adventures. 1t seemed as
though the voyage would be finished
in peace, and that / was done with my
, strange succession of hazards and
misfortunes. That day nothing worth
setting down happened. and may say
to be brief, that the week closed in
the same quiet fashion. One little in
cident 1 ought perhaps to except. and
that the reader because it was a re-
lief from the harsh and serious ma
ture of the late occurrences. The
ships cook, lazy and slovenly Por-
tuguese. was taken i'll. and Capt. Tela-
trava. who was dissatisfied with the
fellow from the first, prevailed upon
Mac lvrach to take his place. So well
did Donald acquit himself that Mr.
Hope. who was something of good
liver. shortly made generous Offer
to take the Scotchman into his owr
service. which was promptly and with
much gratitude accepted. We con
graduated our old comrade heartily
on his good luck. which pleased us