The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-16

stantIy, he mesky sat down and said
nothing-nothing. that is, Of an un-
pleasant nature.
Crawling quietly into the strait of
Magellan at daybreak, the ship put
forth her best efforts in the run through
the narrows. Passing Cape San Isidro
she signaled her name. and it was
easy to see the commotion created by
when she approached Sandy point. A
steam launch puffed off hastily from
the side Of a Chilean warship, and the
commander brought the news that he
had been sent specially from Coronel
to search the western coast line thor
oughly for the Kansas. He was about
to return that day to report his failure
to discover any trace of the missing
vessel. and he listened In amaze while
Christobal gave him succinct history
Of the ships doings.
At the end Courtenay presented him
with photograph Of Elsie's chart, to
which many additions had been made
by her under her lovers directions.
The position of the shoal and of Pillar
rock, together with the set Of the tidal
current, was clearly shown, and it is
probable that Good Hope inlet, not
withstanding its dangerous approach,
will be thoroughly surveyed one Of
these days. Then perhaps more may
be heard Of those Jumps Of silver and
copper ore which the savages hurled
at the Kansas.
The cruiser hurried away under
forced draft to report from Coronel,
the nearest cable station. Thence she
would go to Valparaiso, so she carried
a sheaf Of letters and one passenger,
Frascuelo. Finding that he could not
execute the needed repairs at Sandy
point, Courtenay decided to make for
Montevideo, where he would be in tele-
graphic communication with Mr.. Bar
ing. He was fortunate in finding a
shipwrecked crew on shore awaiting
transport to England. He secured a
full complement Of officers and engi-
neers, and the Kansas reached the
chief port Of Uruguay without any diff
ficulty.
A sack load Of kilograms awaited the
ship. The Chilean man-of-war put into
Valparaiso. after calling at Coronel,
nearly three days before the Kansas
dropped anchor on the east coat; hence
there was time for things to happen,
and they seized the opportunity. The
copper market had turned itself inside
out. The firm Of Barring, Thompson,
Miguel & Co. had rebounded from CON-
parative ruin to stronger financial
state than ever, and Senor Pedro Ven
tana, after shooting man named
Jose Anacleto, had considerably shot
himself. Evidently Frascuelo lost no
time when he went ashore. Mr.. Bar
ing, too, reported that the dynamite
wrapper had been traced to Ventana's
possession.
When Isobel Barring heard this final
item she tainted so badly that DR..
Christobal thought it advisable she
should be taken to a hotel while the
ship remained in port, but she vetoed
this proposal determinedly when she
recovered her senses and Straightway
confessed to Elsie that Ventana was
her husband. She had foolishly agreed
to marry him privately, and Anacleto
had witnessed the ceremony. Within
a month she regretted her choice. There
were Quarrels and threats. Ultimately
an agreement was made that they
should separate. Her father knew and
of the arrangement. He
could not afford to break openly with
Ventana, and it must have been
dreadful shock to him when he learned
that the scoundrel had plotted not only
to destroy the ship, but to murder his
wife at the same time.
$50, you see," she added, with wan
smile, II did not give serious thought