The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-03-25
CHAPTER vII.-continued.

In this and our previous discussions
we seemed 10 have covered every con-
tingency, but nov that we were upon
the point OF making "A beginning In
sober earnest our conflicting hopes
and fears suggested innumerable com
plications. Presently / noticed that
HalsteRd was looking at me intently.
Harry" he said, lit has been good
many years since we saw each other
last. We were scarcely more than boys
then; yet, 10 the best OF my recollec-
ton. you we're always square in every
thing you did. I'm not worrying for
an instant over your taking advantage
CT Mac and me in this deal. But am
afraid that you may be inclined 10 take
unnecessary risks in putting 1t
through. Now, whatever happens.
don't. We want that money, and we
want IL badly, but we'd both rather
have you back on the Countess here,
safe aud sound, even IL you came
eInpty.handed. than feel that you were
likely to throw ycnf life away in try
ing to make us rich. You won't do II,
will you, old chap"
"No, won't. Dick: and II make n
go OF it, you and Mac will find me, as
/ used 10 be, dead square. We
grirped hands across the table, and
felt better for doing so.
In few moments he got up. looked
through one of the forward windows,
and called my attention TO what
seemed like cloud-bank on the hori-
Eon. straight ahead.
There's old Guajan," he said. "The
white patch you see in the middle Is
the surf on Cocos, and that furthest
poiut 20 the left Is Orote; Apra lies
just behind II. and Agana beyond.
There's nothing but an open road
stead, with no holding ground. in front
OF the town; so we generally lie inside
the reefs at Apra, about two miles
from a little wharf at the end OF the
Agann road. Wen be abreast OF Cocos
tn something over an hour. Wait un-
Ill you can just see the surf through
the starboard port, down nft, and then
haul in your log. It's an even IL miles
from Cocos TO Orote."
My feeling OF anxiety may be imag-
sned as stood waiting. below decks,
for that tip OF coast line 10 come In
sight. The loss Of taffrail log screw,
from various causes, il a frequent oc-
currence; and | was greatly relieved
20 find the line still whrling every
time the screw twisted IL taut. To
haul IL in nm instant too soon would lie
10 throw me more or less out OF my
reckoning, and each time the record
ing swivel buzzed feared the end OF
Cocos might appear before II could
register again; but luck was on my
side. The patch OF white surf and the
registering twist came together, and
.fter hauling In the line the dial
marked exactly 40 miles. So that,
adding the distance 10 Point Orote,
/ now knew the northerly limit OF the
reef lay just 55 geographical miles
from the outer head OF Port Apra.
slowed my log carefully away in its
ocy, knowing that IL others had hap
pened 20 see the record they were sure
TO be rs milos out OF their reckoning.
Then | hunted up the senorita for a
farewell chat pointing out Umata bay
and the different points alongshore as
we passed. II was midhfternoon when
We rounded the point and began 10
whistle for pilot. Either the captain
or myself could have taken the steam
er In with reasonable safety, from our
knowledge OF the soundings; but we
were running no risks whatever.