The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-16

sure they have fallen into his hands,
Believe me, Elsie, was half mad
when helped him to steal the boat"
"Steal the boat! What boatY'
"Has not Captain Courtenay told
your"
"Not a word"
"Ah. he is true gentleman. But you
forget. You heard what he said to De
Poincilit before he went to the Guam
AGO canyOn?
"Yes; did not understand. Oh, my
poor Isobel, how you must have suf-
fered. while have been so happy"
IF only could recover my papers,
MAY ask Arthur to help?'
"He knows the worst of me already.
One more shameful disclosure cannot
add to my degradation"
"Isobel, how little you know himv'
Thus spoke Elsie after fourteen days.
Truly there is much enlightenment in
q hug!
NJ. lie Comte Edouard de Poincilit,
to his intense chagrin, found that a
ships captain has far reaching pow
ers when he chooses to exert them.
Rather than enter Montevidean Jail,
where people have died suddenly of
nasty fevers. he not only restored the
missing documents, but submitted to a
close scrutiny of his own belongings,
which resulted in the pleasing discov-
cry that he was not French count,
but a denizen of Martinique-most
probably a defaulting valet or clerk.
No one troubled to inquire further
about him. His passage money was
refunded, and he was bundled ashore.
Courtenay's view was that he had
heard by some means of Isobers in
tended departure from Valparaiso and
deemed it good chance of winning her
approval of his countship. seeing that
such titles are not subjected to serious
investigation in South America. Sua-
rez took his Fuegian bride up country,
where Mr.. Barring and DR.. Christobal
established them on a small ranch.
Isobel renewed her voyage some
what chastened in spirit, but her vola-
tile nature soon survived the shocks 1t
had received. BY the time the Kansas
put her ashore at Tilbury. to be clasped
in the arms of timid and fearful
aunt, she was ready as ever for the
campaign Of glory she had mapped out
In London and Paris.
Captain Courtenay, R. n, and his
wife are not such distinguished per-
sonages, but their romance had a Sc
quel worthy of it's unusual beginning.
They were married quietly a week aft
er the Kansas reached London. There
was some war scare in full blast at the
moment, and lord of the admiralty
who deigned to read the newspapers
thought it was a pity that a smart
sailor should not risk his life for his
country rather than in behalf Of base
commerce. So he looked up Courte-
nays record and found that it was ex-
cellent, the young lieutenants reason
for resigning his commission being the
necessity of supporting his mother
when her estate was swept away by
bank failure. The sea lords made
him first rate offer Of reinstatement
in the service at higher rank without
any loss Of seniority, and they went
about the business with such digniied
leisure that DR.. Christobal had time to
find out, through men whom he could
trust, that Elsie's small estate in Chile
contained one Of the richest mines in
the country. He secured bid of many
thousands of pounds for it and advised
Mrs. Courtenay to accept half in cash
and half in shares Of the exploiting
company.
1t was not. unreasonable that Gray
should go back to Chile to take charge
Of Elsie's mine nor that Mr.. Boyle
should become captain and Walker
chief engineer Of the Kansas, while
Tollemache settled down in England.
THE END.