The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-21

of address. But is II really necessary
that | should remain belowT'
1T is. If shots are fired or stones
slung at us, the chart house will prob
ably be hit, All, yes, i am sure you
would risk that and more, but we may
sustain casualties, and Christobal ought
to have help. You see, am asking
you to act the brayer part"
He caught her hand and looked into
her eyes. There are SO many messages
that can be given in that silent Ian
guage. For blissful moment Elsie
forgot the other woman. Not until she
had left the bridge did she realize that
Courtenay, too, must have been equal
ly forgetful, And that was very dis.
tressing both for her aud the un'
known. But here she was face to face
with him and In such close proximity
that she was unacc 1untably timid.
While her heart leaped In tumult. she
forced her lips to answer:
"You are right. You are always
right. / was selfish In thinking that
that I-might'-
There was a pitiful quIyering In the
corners Of her mouth. Courtenay felt
her hand tremble.
BE brave girl, Elsie" he murmur
ed. You must go now. Have no fear
We are In Gods care. May his angels
watch over your
But you--you will not risk your lifei
What shall we do IL anything happens
to you"
She was strung to that tense pitch
when unguarded speech bubbles forth
the souls secrets. All she knew was
that Courtenay was looking at her as a
man looks at the woman he loves. Nei.
ther Of them paid heed to the presence
Of SuareZ For an instant they had
glimpse OF heaven but the curiously
harsh voice Of the Spanish miner fell
on their ears, and they came back to
earth with sudden drop.
The Feathered People are singing
their war chant" he said, and his ges-
ture seemed to ask them to listen.
They started apart, and 1t was not Ell
sic alone who blushed. Courtenay
and pretended a mighty interest in the
doings OF the savages. The girl re
covered her self control more rapidly
She half whispered the meaning Of the
miners cry, whereon Courtenay tried
to laugh.
"1hey will be singing dlrge next"
said he, with jaunty confidence.
"Now, Elsie, off with you! Be sure
shall come and tell you when you may
appear ON deck"
She hurried away. She recked
naught Of the Alaculof challenge.
Though the raucous notes OF the tune.
less lay could be heard plainly enough,
they did not reach her ears. When she
raced down the salon companion she
found Christobal bending over the
small case OF instruments he always
carried. He straighteDed himself In his |
peculiarly stiff way.
what did the captain wantf" he
asked, with a suspicious peeyishness
which for once detracted from his
habltual courtesy. The note Of dis.
trust Jared Elsie back into her senses.
'He wished me 10 translate Senor |
Suarez's explanation OF another smoke
signal" she answered.
''He told you himself, suppose, that
he wished you TO stay here"
"He did more. He drove me away"
Against your wlllY
mo. Am not one Of the ships com
panyi Is he not the centurioni He
says to this woman, Co. and she GO
eth, nor does she stand upon the order
Of her going oh, please don't look at
me as II ] were crackedi Surely one
may mingle the Bible and Shakespeare
In an emergency"
zone may also tear linen sheets into
strips" said Cbristobal grayely. FL
sies quip had saved the situation. He
attributed her flushed cheeks and spar
king eyes 10 the fever OF the threat
sned nght She applied herself eager.
y to the task. Already the fume and
igony OF vain regret were striving 10
conquer the ecstasy which had flooded
Der whole being.
courtenay meanwhile was erhmin-
ng the advancing fotilla. His brain
.as coming each detail of the Alaculof
array, but his heart was whispering
daddy.
"In another moment you would have
sissed her and told her you loved her.
fou know you would, 10 don't deny II
Al, Kissed her and beld her 20 your
Jreastr'
So susrez spoiled pretty BIT of ro-
nance BY his rufiinG agitation over