The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-05-28

even a slip of girl should need in
forming on so obvious fact. Don
you call it luck to be given command
of a ship like the Kansas at his age
an to get $500 an gold chronometel
because the skipper Of the Florida was
too full to hold on to the bridge? You
mark my words, he'll be made com
modore Of the feet after he pulls the
Kansas out of this mess"
"What happened to the FloridaY
Haven't you heard that yarn? Bless
my soul. she was our crack ship. She
broke her shaft In gale, an the
skipper was washed overboard-you
always tell lies about deaders. you
know-so A. G. just waded In an
saved the whole outfit. passengers an
ALL
"But he has had reverses too. He
was in the royal navy. ] have been
told, and he had to give it up because
his people,
"More luck. The royal navy! Huh
all gold braid an buy your own Wit.
tails. There's no money in that game.
Money is not everything in the
world. A mans career may be more
to him than the mere monetary aspect
of it."
"If ever you meet my missus you'll
hear the other side Of the question.
Miss Maxwell. S'posin' Courtenay was
In the navy an had a wife an family
to keep. could he do It on his payl
Not he. As 1t Is, he's sure to marry q
girl with pile an wind up managin'
owner"
Perhaps he is engaged to some such
young lady alreadyY'
Haven't heard SO. You may be sure
there's one waitin' for him somewhere,
/ know. There's no dodgin' luck, good
or bad. thought 1t was goin' to be
that friend Of yours, but she's of the
register, poor lass Therel didn't
mean that. I'm an idiot, for sure
You see, I don't talk much. as a rule,
Miss Maxwell, or should know better
than to chin-wag like a blazin'-huh
like babblin' fool"
Elsie turned her face aside when he
mentioned Isobel. 1t seemed to her
sensitive soul an almost unfair thing
that she should be gossiping about
trivialities when the girl who had
commenced this unlucky voyage In
such high spirits was lying beneath
that grim sea behind the smiling head
land. Yet she knew that Boyle meant
no harm by his chatter. He was weak
from his wound and perhaps a trifle
light headed as the result Of being
brought from the stuffy salon to the
airy and sunlit chart room. So she
crushed sorrow that was unavailing
and strove to put the sailor at his
ease again.
II do not find any harm in your re-
mark" she said resolutely. Were 1t
possible should have been very pleas
ed to see Miss Barring married to a
man Of strong character like Captain
Courtenay. BY the way, who Is keep
ing watch on deckp
'The doctor was here with me until
few minutes ago. Then the skipper
telephoned him. l guess there is some
cast an eye shoreward. I'm not sup
posed to move yet"
He wrigg.ed uneasi.y in his chair.
for the spirit was willing, but Elsie
made him lie quiet She rearranged
his pillow and stepped on to the bridge
BY walking from port to starboard
and traversing the short length of the
spar deck she could command view
Of the bay and of most parts Of the
ship. She heard the dog scuttling down
the companion. On reaching the after
rail she saw the captain engaged in
earnest. low toned conversation with
Tollemache and Walker. They were
standing on the main deck near the
engine room door and examining some
thing which resembled lump Of coal.
She saw the engineer take three SINH.
lar Jumps from a pocket.
Christobal appeared, carrying buck
ct of water, into which the Jumps were
placed by Walker, who handled them
very gingerly. After a slight delay
he began to crumble one in his fingers,
still keeping it in the water, until
finally be drew forth what Elsie rec
VShAZCO a. OuSC dS q SIACh VI Wy udulIC.
Though it w0s blackened by contact
with the coal, she was certain Of its
real nature. She had visited a great
many mines, and the officials always
scared the ladies of the party by tell
ing them what would happen If the ex-
plosives were to blow up. She had
even seen dynamite placed in the
sun to dry, as it is very susceptible to
moisture. and she wondered, naturally
enough, why such a dangerous agent
should be hidden in or disguised as q
piece Of coal
She thought that the men should be
made aware Of her presence, 80 she
leaned over and said:
MAY l ask what you four are plot.
ting?"
They looked at her in surprise. They
were so engrossed In their discovery
"In aDhich bunker tsas the coal placed
schtch zee shtpped at Valparatso 2"
that they had eyes for nothing else.
Walker straightway plunged the san,
sage shaped gray stick into the water
again.
"What are you doing with that dyna.
mite7" she demanded. do you intend
to visit Senor Suarez's mines7 II 90,
please take me. am very poor,"