Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-15

he Is there. Courtenay ought to have
one sure enough white man by his
side"
And what are they attempting"
Huh. It's a bold plan. an I'm no.
goin' to condemn 1T on that account
Have you heard this mornin's news
how Suarez found out from the In
dams that eleven Of our crew are hid
ing In cave on Guanaco hill?"
Something of 1t. not all. But why
why has Captain Courtenay gone Of
In such hurry?'
well. Miss Elsie, he figures that an
open effort by daylight Is the only way
to rescue them. They will have seen
our signals. an they can hardly fat
to sight the boat. When he is close
inshore they are sure to make dash
for 1t, an he hopes to get them of
before the Indians wake up to the
game he is playin'. There are eight
men in the boat, and with eleven 9th
ers to help there shouldn't be much
difficulty in keepin' the saynges at o
proper distance"
How soon-will he-reach the land
Ing place."
Huh. Maybe an hour, an anothe.
hour for the home trip. He'll b.
aboard for tea"
Boyle uttered that concluding state.
ment tritle too airily. Elsie for the
first time in her life knew what II
meant to want to scream aloud.
Did Captain Courtenay leave any
message for met" she demanded.
"Huh-message! Why. he will be
away only couple of hoursr
Surely you will tell me. Mr.. Boyle
she pleaded wistfully.
well. happen to know there's a
letter in the doctors hands. but that IS
to be given you in case Of accident
alone. And there's no sign Of any &C.
cident yet, thank goodness!''
Elsie chung to the after rail and
watched the boat, now tiny dot hard
to discern amid the ripples caused by
the inflowing tide. Her intimate &C.
quaintance with the daily happenings
Of life aboard told her that Covrtenay
had chosen the last hour of food for
his effort, thus gaining the advantage
Of the ebb in the event Of the lifeboat
being pursued by canoes on the return
Journey. By degrees tender little
sprig Of hope peeped up In her dulled
consciousness. The boat was very
near the distant rocks. and there was
neither sight nor sound of the Indians,
Could 1t be that they were afraid-al-
together broken and demoralized by
the slaughter of the preceding night?
Suddenly she had a breathless desire
to know why Courtenay was SO sure
that the men to whose help he had
gone were really members of the crew.
"Will you tell me now what It was
that Suarez found out?'' she MUIR
INJURED to Christobal.
The doctor quickly appreciated her
need of material for further thought.
He suppressed no detail except his
own willingness to take Courtenay's
place in the boat.
When Elsie heard of the duplicity
practiced by Suarez 1t was good to see
the hot indignation which Redeemed
her brow. With all woman's single
mhdedness she regarded the Argen
tine miner as being directly RESPONSE
BILE for Courtenay's hazard, nor would
she listen to ChristobaIs mild protest
that nothing could have been done
earlier, no matter how outspoken Sua-
rez chose to be.
The Spaniard encouraged her to de-
bate this point-anything was better
than the dumb pain Of thought-but
their talk ceased abruptly when NUT,
tered exclamation from Gray sent
Walker flying to the chart house. Forth
with the trumpet shrek of the siren
sent its wild boom across the silent
waters. Elsie needed no explanation of
this tumult. Otter creek was not SO
far distant that canoes quitting its
shelter could not be seen with the max
ed eye. She counted sixteen putting
forth In a cluster, and they all made
for the adventurous lifeboat.
"That is exactly what our captain
expected" Christobal was ready to as
sure her. 'He was certain he would
reach the head Of the bay before the
Indians awoke to the meaning Of his
scheme. BY this time. unless his plan
fails, the men on shore should have
joinea1 him, no matter what number
Of sayages may seek to oppose their
passage to the boat. The only doubt
full question Is. Will he be able to beat
off the rascals who are now cutting
his line of retreat?
Huh" growled Boyle. "The skip
per's out of sight now Gone into a
small creek or somethin' of the sort.
Hope he heard the horn. Let her rip"
he added in loud shout over his
shoulder. and again the siren flung
warning to the foot of the mountain
range.
1t was evident that the wonderful
eyesight of the Indians practically
equaled the range of the telescope.
The men in the canoes were aware OF
the lifeboat's disappearance. and their
wet paddles flashed in the sun as they
tore across the three miles of open
water which separated the southern
promontory from the inner shore Of
the island. Creeping nearer Boyle, Ell.
sic whispered:
"For heavens sake. say the lifeboat
is visible again.
He held up hand to enforce silence.