The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-19

same, don't see that there's any ne
cessity for You to expose yourself to it
needlessly. Please go, Dollyl'
ssDoes that mean that you would
rather be without my company ?" asked
Dolly mischievously.
''Cf course it doesn'tl You know
that. But
"Then shall stay little longer,
declared the girl decidedly. ..It's jolly
up here, even if it is dangerous, and
down below in the cabin it's-it's
slow Alan, do you think we shall ever
get the rest of that gold on board2"
Thinking of that yacht which you
mean to buy, eh?' asked the young
man, with laugh. 81 hope so, Dolly,
and don't see why we shouldn't If
we could find the place once, we can find
it a second time. Besides we know the
geography Of the sea floor down there
pretty thoroughly now, so we've only
got to hit upon any part of the five
square miles which we have already
surveyed to fix our position againrela-
lively to the Santa Catarina easily.
The only thing I'm doubtful about is
whether we Shall have the chance.
s'Why not
The young man did not answer her
for a moment. Was there, he asked
himself any need to brighten the girl?
Pooh She was as brave as he could be
and braverl
eve may not live the night
through, he said simply at length.
Dolly gave little SILVER which was
not wholly due to the chill of the wet
ting which she had received. lis that
what father thinks?" she asked pres
entity.
eyes
81 won't believe it, Alanl We have
deserved to succeed, and I'm just going
to go on believing that we shall sue
coed. Let's talk about something pleas
anter. Do you know what Cain Laver
sha told me today p
For answer Guthrie turned a quick
look of admiration upon her. He felt
the, infection of the girls cheerful
bravery and quite forgot to be interest
ed in what Cain Laversha had said.
ODDLY" he cried, ''you re brick!
The Eureka shall live through this
night, and we will go back afterward
! for the rest of that Spanish million. I'll
/ believe that, too, for your sake But
Dolly, he added TREMENDOUSLY. and his
arm stole round her waist ''if we
should be wrong and the ketch should
do down tonight, should like to feel
in that last struggle with the waters
that you knew first what am going to
i tell you now. Dolly, love you. Will
you be my sweetheart?''
With little struggle the girl freed
herself from his arm. 81 IN going back
to the cabin row, she declared. ''Fa-
ther will be getting anxious about. me
if stay here any longer.
| "But Dolly, answer me first
At that moment a heavy wave struck
i the ketch. She heeled over to it and
mass Of dark, green water came in over
the bows, Dolly had started to run for
the cabin hatch, but the wave caught
her and pinned her against the lee bull
warks.
With cry of horror Guthrie dashed
! after her to save her from icing washed
overheard. Just as he reached her an
other big green sea broke over the Eu-
reka's quarter and, racing across the
sloping deck, covered the pair of them
before it found its way out through the
lee scuppers. Then there was quieter
interval and Guthrie took advantage
Of it to make dash for his old station
by the mainmast, with Dolly clinging
/ to him convulsively. AS soon as they
had reached a place of comparative
safety again and Guthrie had ascer-
tanned that the girl was unhurt except
for the slight bruises which the wave
had given her when it pinned her
against the bulwarks, he drew her closer
to him and. without waiting to ask for
permission, kissed her.
She did not repulse him, nor did she
say anything more about trying to re-
1 gain the cabin. 1t seemed, in fact, that
she had quite forgotten about her fa-
Tiers anxiety on her account.
But the storm was raging at its
fercest again. and without Guthrie's
assistance she could not have hoped to
4 make her way in safety along the slip