Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
The Treasure Of Santa Rosa Reef
CHAPTER III.


posely in giving Diaz orders about
breaking out the zap cargo. going
over the bills of lading with him as if
he confidently expected to reach Tomil
bay on Friday. IS for myself, / fol-
lowed his suggestions to the extent of
winning over 40 of Don Silvestre's dol
lars at Sancho Pedro, in the smoking
room, and then losing nearly all back
to him. This put the old gentleman
in high good humor. We were getting
quite chummy, when the senorita came
along forward and asked me TO tell
her how observations were taken; she
had noticed Moreno on the bridge
with his sextant, and made that an ex-
cuse 10 get me out for q chat.
1t still lacked ten minutes of noon,
so I fetched a spare instrument from
Halstead's locker and held it so that
she could see the sun, like red ball,
through the smoked glass. She couldn't
seem to keep it from webbing out Of
sight, but persistently squinted
through the lens while she scolded me
for leaving her alone the whole morn
ing.
"Ai," she said, 81 did my new shoes
put on before Ell desayuno 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,
drawing up her skirt trifIe so that
could see the whole of the dainty tie,
and. above it, a few inches OF beau
tifully rounded ankle in open-work silk
stocking, which disappeared in cloud
OF lace edging. 'And then, when 1
did with that stupid cura have to walk,
what saw but ell captain the tiresome
occupation talking with ell primero.
FL Senior Enrique was in sight no
where; but presently | am told he does
mi PADRES doubloons win at the Pedro,
en- la camara de fumar. So Ibid think
that it was bad for my father that his
doubloons he should lose 10 young
man like ell Senior Enrique, and that
should know if offended him have, or
Ell captain, that neglect me they
should"
capt. Dick is responsible for the
safety of the ship and all our lives,
senorita mia, and well, do you not
think il is well that should be good
friends with your father"
"Oh, yes, good friends, Enriquito
milo; but not so noticeable you should
IL 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 go TO her father On the
land. the liberty to see YOU so much
alone of the time as on el vapor we
have done I never should have; it is
not the custom. That is why las Sc
noritas the gentlemen like to be so
friendly when the--the opportunity
they do have; il so seldom is. But when
20 the senorita's father the gentleman
so boldly does 60, people do think that
for his wife he does wish her"
well, suppose they do. ! guess l
can stand it il You can
'Ah. but Enrique milo, YOU DO not
me wish. Not now, | am quite sure.
But IL the people you do make TO think
80, you would me have TO take or else
the duello 70 fight with mi padre. They
would say: Behold, FL senior the gran
admiration has for Ia scnorta But un
honorable he is: the respects he does
not pay 10 su padre; much alone il is
permitido that he does her see. Then
he does find that she is not as he did
think; renain he will not with her;
and su pa must the senior then kill
por III honra he Ia familia.' DO you not
see. Enriquito mio?"
I'm beginning 20, dintly You
know I'm not as familiar with your
Andalusian customs rs ! should he
But see. the sun must hc al the zenith
Here, let me adjust the sextant for
you. Now look Isn't he lower edge
just touching the water9"
Is she peeped through the glass, Ilal-
stead, on The bridge. took the seNtant
from his eye and said: strike eight
bells. quarlcrmaster" Then lie and
the mates went into the wheel-housc
20 figure up the reckoning.
For perhaps half an hour longer We
stood talking in the shadow OF he for
ward liie-boat Then just as the stew
ard came along with the luuch-gong
there was The muftled sound az
crash from the cugiue-room gratings.
and the machinery stopped. In an in
slant heads appeared az various win
dows and doors; the passengers, with
pale faces and questioning looks, crowd
cd out upon the decks Echoes Of
voices shouting excited orders came
from somewhere below. and the good
old ship. having lost her Roadway.
rolled uneasilv upon The long CLASSY
swell Halstea7 stepped quickly down
the siarboar adder al aft 10 the
engiue-ro eWay. Tie senorita
chung tightly oa armwith one hand.
while with The her She fislcd her
beads from their WA - voncealment
and held them 81 "a tur instant use.
Her bosom wa pressed 81 closely
against my side That could fctl her
heart pcauug about q hundred ana
forty ~ tAe minute, She looked AIT
with dilate4 eNes toward where THE
captain ha,ldisappearee. thcn bc>eeeh-
iugly iuto my faee, Is she whispered: