The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-06-19

which kept the boat alongside. Gray.
who was Tending her from the ship
with the boat hook. jabbed one fell
low in the face with it, but he was
too late. The boat raced off into the
darkness. And here we are"
That Christobal left several things
unsaid Elsie knew quite we'll. 1t
dawned on the girl that both her elder
ly friend and she herself were accept
markable nonchalance.
"Iow many Of us remain on the
ship?" she asked.
Every few-on the effective list. The
captain. an engineer whose name I do
not know. Mr.. Tollemache and our
selves make up the total"
"Where is Mr.. Boyle?"
"Ah, poor Boyle! fear he is done
for. He Is very badly wounded. !
bandaged him as well as | could, but
the call on deck was imperative"
els he in the salon? Should we not
go to him?"
81 have only just left him. The
him some brandy. Believe me, we can
do nothing more for him. l told
Courtenay it was quite useless to place
him on board the boat. You may be
sure he was rot forgotten"
at 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:
"We have 4 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. 1t
will not be for long"
"Why do you say that"
"The ship appears to be lodged hard
and fast Oh Il reef or sand spit. | am
told the tide is rising. If that is So,
our only hope is in the raft which our
three allies are now constructing. With
a falling tide we might have breath
ing space at low water. AS it is,
well'-
lie was interrupted by the opening
of the door and the consequent roar of
the gale. 1t was Walker, the engi-
neer, a lank, swarthy man, with long
black mustache which dropped for
lornly down the sides Of his mouth
He shouted with the lnimitable accent
of Tyneside:
"Yo' 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 before you go If the
ship is full of water"
"Shes dwy as Il bone" said Walker.
A sea splashed over him and sent a
shower into the cabin. "a vewy wet
bone" he added, with a broad grin,
for the Northumbrian had a ready wit
though he had such a solemn jowl
and he could not pronounce an ST." to
save his life.
SO Elsie was left with Joey for COM
pany once more. A chronometer show
cd that the hour was past midnight
She knew sufficient of the sea to I'M
derstand that the clock was probably
accurate, rs 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
1sobel to her she had noticed the time
II o'clock. Was it conceivable that
only one hour had elapsed since she
Hnd her four footed friend were flung
al of heap into Il corner by the i'm
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, the dog
hHcN lOuS DelOIe Elsie lluL Tue Null
sas was atioat again. At last she no.
ticed 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
u affairs when the door opened and
Walker thrust his lantern jawed face
within. He grinned cheerfully.
"I've come to fetch you to yo' cabin,
MISS" he announced. 1.-THE ships I'M
der weigh, an as yo' pwobably am
winging wet the captain says yo' ought
to 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
the chart house at the wheel. He gave
her a friendly nod as she passed.
Somehow Elsie felt safe now that the
ship was in the captains hands again.
CONTINUED next week. -
81 suffered habitually from constipa-
ton. Doan's Regulets relieved and
strengthened the bOwels so that thav