Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

ised obedience. and Malcolm. the steward,
was placed in charge, with Mr.. Gray as
second in command. One of the en-
gineers. acting on the captains orders,
brought a can of oil from the engine
room and threw it over the side in hand
fuls. The result was magical. We low
cred the boat easily. placed Monsieur de
Poincilit on board, because he was worse
than the women, and then Courtenay as
you know. brought Isobel the minister's
wffe-who refused to go without her hus-
band-and the maid There was room for
you and another. so, at the captains re-
quest. Tollemache and l tossed for the
vacancy. Meanwhile, Courtenay had
turned 10 go for you, when we heard a
shout from Gray; two OF the Chileans had
cast off the ropes which kept the boat
alongside. Gray, who was Tending her
from the ship with the boathook. jabbed
one fellow in the face with it; but he was
too late The boat raced off into the
darkness. And here We are"
That Christobal left several things I'M
said Elsie knew quite well. He plumed
himself on the reserve he had acquired
from his English mother though in all
matters pertaining to nationality he was
true hidalgo. Indeed, there was a touch
of vanity in the way he examined the
sparkle of the champagne he now poured
into Else's empty glass. He scrutinized
the wine with the air of a connoisseur
He was looking for the gas to rise in
three or four well-defned spirals. And
he nodded doubt uliy, before drinking it,
as one might say:
THE right brand, but of what year,"
Then it dawned on the girl that both
her elderly friend and she herself We're ac-
cepttng an extraordinary situation with
remarka Die noncha!ance.
How many of us remain on the ship"
she asked
Very few-on the effective list The
captain. an engineer whose name | do
not know, Mr.. Tollemache and ourselves
make up the total"
Where is MIR. BOyle?"
"Ah, poor Boyle. I fear he is done for
He is very badly wounded. 1 bandaged
him as well as 1 could, but the call on
deck was imperative"
rs he in the saloon? Should we not go
to him?"
Il have only just left him. The hemor-
rhase has stopped, and l gave him some
brandy. Believe me we can do nothing
for him. l told Courtenay it was quite
useless to place him on board the boat.
You may be sure he was not forgotten"
Il did not imagine that any one would
be forgotten" said Elsie, and, for some
reason. the light in her eyes caused
Christohal to go on rapidly:
We have a whole crowd of injured
men on board. Miss Maxwell At present
we can render them no aid. thought it
wisest to obey orders. The captain told
me to bring you some wine and remain
with you here. It VIII not be for long
The ship appears to be lodged lard
and fast on reef or sandspit | am told
the tide is rising. If that is So our only
hope Is in the raft which our three allies
are now constructing. With a falling tide
We might have a breathing space al low
water. As II IS. we'll
Christobal with a bottle in one hand
ana glass in the other, nevertheless
waved SHem. Elsie, whose nervous sys-
TEN at this juncture was proof AGAINST
any but the last pang of imminent d,ath
could almost have laughed at the queer
tfgure be cut, branG'sing his arms and
standing awkwardiy on the inclined deck
She bent her head Il .lje the smile on
ller lips; she noticed that Joey was PANT
ing. the use OF his eth on various W.T.
legs during The tusslc for the jolly boat
having caused him 10 sWa low nor. salt
water than he cared FOR. Ilsies sym
rathies we're aroused. While ass lagiug
her own thirst 81" had neglect. the
dog. S}; took cacaf- Of water !ro-. its
wooden stand near til. table and pg1,red
some OF the contents into a lumbar
Joey's thanks were ecstatic tie YelpEl
with delight at tie mere thought Of =
drink
While the dog was l;tpuing a second sun
ply, the Kansas shifted again with Z. dis
concerning suddenuess. The water in the
cabin swrled across the floor as the ship
was restored to an even keel. Thu move
ment dislodged the racket o. letters II
fell, and Elsie r"scu j it second time
Christo5ai watched her with undisg uisud
admiration.
Go be Continued Tomorrow)