Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-17
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ly friend and she herself were accept
ing IN extraordinary situation with re-
markable nonchalance.
'How many Of us remain on the
| ship" she asked
Every few--on the effective list. The
| captain. an engineer whose name do
not know, Mr. Toilemache and our
selves make up the total"
Where is Mr.. Boyle?"
"Ah, poor Boyle! fear he is done
for. He is very badly wounded. l
bandaged him as well as could, but
the call on deck was imperative"
'sIs he in the salon? Should we not
go to hfm?"
81 have only just left him. The
hemorrhage has stopped, and gave
him some brandy Believe me. we can
do nothing more for him. told
Courtenay it was quite useless to place
him on board the boat. You may be
sure he was not forgotten"
III did not imagine that any one
would be forgotten" said Elsie. and
for some reason the light In her eyes
caused Christobal to go on rapidly:
I'VE have whole crowd of injured
men on board. Miss Maxwell. At pres
ent 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"
why do you say thatw
1.-THE ship appears to be lodged hard
and fast on reef or sand spit am
told the tide is rising. II that is so.
our only hope Is In the raft which our
three allies are now constructing. With
falling tide we might have a breath
ing space at low water. AS 1t Is,
well''-
He was interrupted by the opening
Of the door and the consequent roar Of
the gale. It was Walker, the engi-
neer, q lank, swarthy man, with long
black mustache which dropped for
lornly down the sides OF his mouth.
He shouted With the inimitable accent
Of Tyneside::
'sYo' wanted, Docto' Chwistobal. The
captain thinks Mr.. Boyle is bettaw."
MAY l come. too?' asked Elsie.
"No, missile You bide he-aw."
please tell me be ore you go II tho
ship Is full of water"
"She's dwy as bone" said Walker.
A sea splashed over him and sent q
shower into the cabin. "a vewy wet
bone" he added, with broad grin,
for the Northumbrian had ready wit
though he had such a solemn jowl,
and he could not pronounce an '.r" to
save his life.
So Elsie was left with Joey for COM
pany once more. A chronometer show
ed that the hour was past midnight.
She knew sufficient Of the sea to un-
derstand that the clock was probably
accurate, as the course had practically
followed the same meridian since the
Kansas quilted Valparaiso. So the
ship and those left on board had en-
tered on another day. How little she
had thought that to be possible when
the awful knowledge first came to her
that the Kansas was ashore! How
long ago was that? Then she remem-
bered that when Courtenay placed her
In his cabin with the promise to bring
Isobel to her she had noticed the time,
II o'clock Was 1t conceivable that
only one hour had elapsed since she
and her four footed friend were flung
all of a heap into corner by the Inn
pact Of the vessel against the sand
bank? One hour! Surely there was
some mistake. She puzzled over the
problem, recounting each event since
the conclusion of dinner, and finally
convinced herself that her recollection
was not at fault.
Joey was becoming restless. He
danced backward and forward on the
table, where he had taken refuge from
the invading flood. Indeed, tho dog
knew long before Elsie that the Kan
sas was af1oat again. At last she no |
dced that the water In the cabin was
gurgling to and fro, and in the same
Instant she felt the regular swing Of
the moving ship. She was specializing
On the outcome Of this new condition |
Of affairs when the door opened and
Walker thrust his lantern jawed face
within. He grlnned cheerfully.
1--WE come to fetch you to yo' cabin,
MISS" he announced. 1.-THE ships un-
Ter weigh, an as yo' pwobably am
winging wet the captain says yo' ought |
10 change yo clo'es."
Joey followed her out, but deserted
her instantly. She saw the reason
when Walker helped her to reach the
bridge companion. Courtenay was In
he chart house at the wheel. He gave
her a friendly nod as she passed.
Somehow Elsie felt safe now that the
hip was in the captains hands again.
CHAPTER VII.
was about to take
" her to the salon, whence an
inner staircase communicat-
ed with the principal state
'ooms, but she knew that the door
eading to the promenade deck had
,een left unlocked, SO she signaled him
o lead her the speediest way. Speak
he could not. Although there was
,erceptible improvement in~the wealth
r, Elsie found the wind even harder to
ombat than when she traversed the
Ieck with Courtenay. This apparent