The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-04

tui's th9ssiea haAd seat whirlpool stin
alng with the hands ~ The esstk until
the enormous elstrrn MAJ FUN nm
aSains, ,henl until II vas empty I'b'
Kaiior~ had takcn refuge oa wiae
sulphur coated ledge high sIcse tb'
vortex. and the pncs~Hrr ~ ses~a
skeletons showed that many an aufor
tnnAie had songhi n la~f shelter thrr'
agailssi pursuit Escry Aiarul0f knew
" This netrst. hot few dared approarl
Z II. as the roar VI the water FAR frlon
2 appalled, fheM. There was only plls
I path When the hunters closed thai
their prey was safe The ALTERNATIVE,
Z 10 capture was death by starvation
The chileans and he himself during
I the PAST fourteen hours had sul,sisted
on bag ~ dried berries stolen hy The
/ girl when she first led the sailor
tiiiiher.
Didn't you see how esger VIZ all
were 10 search the iockcsf~ he ssked
But the rascals had cleared every
scrap when the boat FELL Into lheIl
hands again with the falling tide
She nestled close 10 him.
Il saw nothing" she whispered. "My
mind held but one thought that You
were alive. though indeed was
mourning you as dead. But now | am
restored 10 my senses. think | can
grasp what happened. Did joey find
your
Yes You can guess my bewiljer.
lnent when he sprang on top OF me.
| was lying down. heard our sen.
tries shouting, but paid no heed As
matter Of fact, Elsie, |, too, had
abandoned hope. could see no chance
Of escape. Great heayen-to think
Of your coming TO my rescuel What
made you do TT"
please go on. Tell me all You
shall hear my story afterward."
We'll, jumped up. and Joey nearly
fell into the crater with delight.
was just In time to save Suarex from
being shot. Luckily he was long
way behind the dog, and recognized
his makeup"
Though Courtenay did not allow ten
seconds to pass without a glance at
the charming face by his side. be ney
ertheless had a sharp eye for events
elsewhere. He saw smoke rising from
the funnel OF the ship. line Of flags
dancing from the foremost told him
that Boyle had discovered them as
soon AZ they were clear OF the deep
shadow Of Guanaco hill. But there
were anxious moments yet In store. A
feet Of canoes put Oh from Otter
creek. There was every prospect OF
fight before they reached their fortress.
They had long two miles TO travel,
and the Indians could attack them ere
they covered half the distance.
A long blare from the ships siren
thrilled their hearts, but the excite
ment became frantic when three short,
sharp blasts followed. and every sailor
knew that the chief officer had sig
nailed, my engines are going full speed
astern."
That was pardonable exaggera
ton, but the Kansas was certainly |
moving, They could see the white
foam churned up by her propeller.
With one accord they cheered madly. |
and the oars, double handed now, tore
the llfeboat onward at pace which |
outstripped even the shallow canoes.
Then the Indians did wise thing.
They spared many OF their own lives
and perchance others of greater value
to the world by ceasing TO paddle. The
unlocked for interference OF the great
vessel was too much for them. They
merely stared and cackled in amaze,
while the small fiotilla dashed toward
the towering black hull, and Boyle
lowered the gangway In readiness to
receive the captain, his bride elect and
a good half Of the passengers and
crew.
Courtenay lost not an instant Of ia
voring tide and fine weather. When
Boyle told him that Walker could
work the engines under easy steam, he
dashed up to the bridge three steps at
q time. With his hand on the tele-
graph he superintended the hoisting on
board Of the lifeboat and two OF the
which he meant to carry away
rs trophIes-be sure that Elsle's own
special craft was one of them. Mean
while Boyle saw to the safe slowing In
the remaining canoes Of the wounded
Indians In the fore cabin. and a few
furnace bars attached to rope an
chored them In midchannel, whence
their friends could bring them to shore
later.
At last the captain Of the Kansa
had the supreme satisfaction Of hes
Ing the clang OF the electric bell In
engine room as he put the tele E
lever successfully to Stand by
SLOW ahead" Gradually the
,rept north, gaining way as IN
zines Increased their stroke a.
lull body OF the ebb tide made III
lime felt Round swung the Kan
he west Just as the sun cleared :
highest peak Of the unknown mo,
tains. How good II was to feel T..
steady thrust OF the plstons. the lJl
-olI Of the ship over the SWELL
But best Of all was 1t to hear Elsie
ell how DR.. Christobai had handed
her bulky packet. in which She
'ound Courtenay's words Of farewell,
ogether with those wonderful letters
/
which fate had held back from hei
vice already. They were only glowing
.pistles from the hundreds Of passen
,ers on the Florida, but six OF them
we're proposals from enthusiastic la
lies. all well lowered and eager 10
dive their charms and their cash to the
'afe keeping Of the man who had
'aved their lives. II was with refer
'nce to some joking comment by cour
cnay on these misslves that his sister
wrote to congratulate him on having
escaped matrimony under such condi
ions
Long before noon the Kansas clear. ;
d White Horse island. Thenceforth .
he run was due south until eight
,elis, when for the second time within
! fortnight the captain set the course ,