The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-04-23

substance! Do you mean dynamite oil
gunpowder or that sort OF thingT
Something of the kind That Ii
only supposltlon, but when ] whisper
ed II 10 Walker he agreed"
"Walkerl Is he the man who speaks
so queerlyT'
"If you ever go TO Newcastle, dom
put II that way. l told him to take
Miss Maxwell TO her cabin. Did he dc
soT'
Eyes. have not seen her since, Sc
I assume that the bromide plus the
wine was effective. Well, must re
turn TO my patients. Can | get you
anything? am storekeeper, you
know"
mo, thanks"
Nothing to eat or drlnkT
Nothing | shall be ready for a
square meal when | am able 10 come
below, not before"
ChrIstobal smiled. Though he was a
brave man, he thought such persistent
optimism was out Of place. Neyerthe-
less he could emulate Courtenay's cool
| ness.
Let me know when you are ready.
l am an excellent cook" he said.
Then the captain of the Kansas re-
sumed his smoking and humming with
occasional glances at the clock and
the compass and the barometer. At
o'clock he felt the ship slipping from
under the wheel The compass show
ed that she was heading a couple Of
points eastward He helped her and
telephoned instantly to Walker:
"Go forward and try If you can
make out anything. Report to me
here"
aye, aye, sir" came the reply, and
anon Walker appeared.
.Tt's main thick ahead, sir, but l
think we-aw passin an island to port"
said he.
II thought so. You had better re-
main here, Walker. We have not long
eyes are better than two"
Walker imagined that the skipper
was ready for a chat
"Things are in dweadful mess be-
low, sir. ! can't make head or tall OF
the smash"
"Well, that must walt. Don't talk.
Keep sharp lookout"
The engineer could not guess that
the captains pulse was beating trifie
more rapidly with a certain citation.
They were undoubtedly passing White
Horse island. 1t revealed Its presence
by DETECTING the tremendous sea river
which ferried the Kansas onward at
such rate. In fifteen or twenty min
utes Courtenay expected TO find indica-
lions Of more northerly set or the
tide, and he watched the compass In
tently for the first sign of this return
to the former course. II the ship cross
cd the current one way or the other
she would certainly be driven ashore
on some outlying spur Of the island or
detached sunken reef; hence he must
actually guess his way, with some
thing Of the acquired sense OF the
blind. because the slight chance OF ulti-
mate escape for the ship and her oceu-
pants rested wholly ON the assumption
that some ocean byway was leading
her TO deep water inlet, where II
might be possible TO drop the anchor
In eighteen minutes or whereabouts
the needle moved slightly. Courtenay
once more assisted the ship with the
helm. She steadied herself. and the
compass pointed due northeast again.
Walker, though an engineer. knew
enough Of navigation 10 recognize the
apparent impossibillty Of the captain
being able TO steer with any real
OF his surroundings. The |
wheel twisting therefore sayored OF (
magic. But his orders were TO look |
ahead, and he obeyed.
Soon lie thought he could discern an |
Irregular pink crescent with the con
rave side downward, somewhere In the I
blackness beyond the bows Speedily /
h was Joined by two others equally |
Irregular and somewhat lower.
Captain, dye see yoni" he asked In
/ voice tremulous with awe.
Yes. That is the sun Just catching
he SUBMITS Of snow topped hills ~
rot only foretells the dawn, but Is
.Ign Of fine weather There are no
.louds over the land or we should not
zee the peaks"
Ere long a silver gray light began 70
lisprl the gloom. The two silent
watchers first saw 1t overhead, and the
rast dome Of day swiftly widened
,yer the yexed sea. The aftermath OF
he storm spread low. dense cloak Of
'apor all round. The wind had fallen
% greatly that they could hear the
ong OF the rigging Soon they could
distinguish the outlines Of the heavy
oilers near at hand. and coGrtetlhy
Believed that the ship IN her passage
encountered In tho water several mar.
ow bands Of a bright red color. IL
his were 30, lie knew that the phe'
lomenon was caused by the prawn-
Ike crustaeea which sailors call
whale food sure sign u deep wa
er close 10 land and. further, an indi'
that the current was stili now-
ng strongly. while the force ~ the