Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-24

A SACK ioau or LelegramS aWalteu the ship. The Chilean man-of-war put into
 Valparaiso, after calling at Coronel,
 nearly three days before the Kansas dropped anchor on the east coat; hence there was time for things to happen, and they seized the opportunity. The copper market had turned itself inside out. The firm of Barring Thompson, Miguel & Co. had rebounded from com parative ruin to stronger financial state than ever, and Senor Pedro Ven tana, after shooting man named Jose Anacleto, had considerably shot himself Evidently Frascuelo lost no time when he went ashore Mir Bar ing, too, reported that the dynamite wrapper had been traced to ventana's ! possession.
 When Isobel Barring heard this final item she tainted so badly that Dr. Christobal thought it advisable she should be taken to a hotel while the ship remained in port, but she vetoed this proposal determinedly when she recovered her senses and straightway confessed to Elsie that Ventana was her husband. She had foolishly agreed to marry him privately, and Anacleto had witnessed the ceremony. Within month she regretted her choice. There were quarrels and threats. Ultimately ! an agreement was made that they should separate. Her father knew and 1nnrpyaI tho orron could not afford to break openly with
 Ventana, and 1t must have been a dreadful shock to him when he learned that the scoundrel had plotted not only to destroy the ship, but to murder his i wife at the same time.
 50, you see," she added. with a wan smile. q did not give serious thought to your troubles, Elsie. Ventana could never have married you while 1 was alive"
 Elsie's cheeks reddened.
 T never told you he asked me to marry him." she said. Tt would have been just the same had he done so. As it was, I feared the man. Now you know why ran away from Chile. If permitted another impression to prevail, acted for the best. But the unhappy man is dead. Let us endeav- or to forget him."
 His memory haunts me with an en- during cursew cried Isobel bitterly. Among my papers had some letters of his, the marriage certificate and his written promise not to molest me. On that awful night when the ship was disabled went to my cabin and se- cured them, or thought did. At any rate, could not find them when we landed on White Horse island, and from hints dropped by that wretched little adventurer De Poincilit I feel sure they have fallen into his hands. Believe me, Elsie, 1 was half mad when I helped him to steal the boat"
 "Steal the boat! What boat?"
 'Has not Captain Courtenay told you?"
 Not a word."
 "Ah, he is true gentleman. But you forget. You heard what he said to De Poincilit before he went to the Guan- aco canyon?'
 'Yes; I did not understand. Oh, my poor Isobel, how you must have suf- fered. while have been so happyw
 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 himr' Thus spoke Elsie after fourteen days. Truly there is much enlightenment in a hug!
 NJ. le Comte Edouard de Polncilit, to his intense chagrin, found that a ships captain has far reaching pow CTS when he chooses to exert them. Rather than enter Montevidean jail, where people have died suddenly of nasty levers, 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 deniZen of Martinique-most probably 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 Isobel's in- | tended departure from Valparaiso and ! deemed it good chance of winning her l approval of his eountshlp. seeing that | such titles are not subjected to serious investigation In South America. Sua- reg took his Fuegian bride up country, | where Mir Barring and Dr. ChnstobaI i 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 a timid and fearful aunt. she was ready as ever for the 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 se- quel worthy of it's unusual beginning. They were married quietly a week aft nr the Kansas reached London. There was some war scare in full blast at the and a lord of the admiralty who delgned to read the newspapers thought 1t was a pity that a smart sailor should not risk his life for his