Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-17

an accident in the stokehold. That Is
ALL"
Want any helpY" demanded the
American.
"Wcll--Ill ask the captain"
Evidently anxious to avoid further
questioning. he ran up the companion.
way. Christobal followed, aud the
door was closed and boltcd again.
IL hate the word accident 1t COW
ers so many horrid possibilities" said
lsobel.
Il am afraid some poor fellows have
been injured and that Is why Captain
Courtenay sent for DR.. Christobal,"
said Elsie.
"Oh. of course, meant that. | was
not thinking Of the mere delay, though
It is annoying that breakdown should
occur here"
at would be equally bad anywhere
else" put In the missionary's wife tim
idly.
by no MEANS" was the sharp re-
Spouse. "If we were In the strait,
for instance, we could signal TO San
lHlulp VI ''Ahhs Ioih'' anu 'h''N NNu'"
he other vessels passing. Here we
are In the worst possible place"
TO all appearance. Miss Barring alone
among the passengers. now that Chris
tobal was gone. realized vaguely the
perilous plight Of the Kansas. In q
maritime community like that Of Val.
paraiso there was every reason to
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which fr'nged the southern path to
ward civilization. Strange, half forgot
ten stories OF the terrors which await
a disabled ship caught in southwest
erly gale on the Pacific side Of TERRA
del Fuego rose dlmly in her mind, and
the advancing darkness did not tend
toward chcerfulness.
The curious sense of waiting, they
knew not for what, which dulled the
thoughts and stilled the tongues of the
small company at the table soon com
muncated itself to the stewards. The
men stood in little knots, exchanging
few words, and those mostly meaning
less. But the chief steward, whose
trained ear caught the regular beat OF
the donkey engine, woke them up with
series of sharp orders.
switch on the lights" he said loud
ly. Clear the table and hurry up
with the coffee. Get move on those
fellows, Gomez. Have you never be-
fore been In n ship when the screw
stopped"
The Gomez thus appealed to was the
Englishman's second in command. He
acted as Interpreter when anything
out of the common was required. He
muttcrcd few words in the Hispano-
Indian patois which his hearers best
understood. and the scene In the sa-
Ion changed with wondrous sudden.
ness. The glow of the electric lamps
banlshed the gathering shadows. The
luxurious comfort Of the apartment
soon dispelled the notion of danger.
The noise OF the steam exhaust ccas-
ed as abruptly as 1t began. The ship
was riding easily In spite Of tho heavy
sea. And then, while the occupants
of the salon were endcavoring to per.
suade each other that all was well, the
loud wall OF the siren thrilled them
with increased foreboding. 1t was not
the warning note of fog or the sharp
course signal for the guidance of a
passing ship. but n sustained trumpet.
ing which announced to any steamer
hidden In the darkening waste OF wa.
tiers that the Kansas was not under
control. 1t was n wild, sinister ap'
peal for help, the voice Of the dis
abled vessel proclaiming her need, and
the answer seemed to come In iiercer
shrek OF the gale, while the added
fury OF the blast brought Il curling
sea over the poop. The Kansas stag.
gcrcd and shook herself clear.
1t was nerve racking moment. 1t
demanded the leadership of strong
man, and there are few gatherings In
| Anglo-Saxondom which cannot pro-
duce Caesar when required.
| "Say," shouted the American, his
clear voice dominating the turmoil,
"that gave us shower bath. II we
could Just stand outside and see our
selves we should look like an illumi-
mated fountain"
That was the right note-belief in
the ship, contempt Of the darkness and
the gale. The crisis passed.
There really cannot be heavy
sea-" said Elsie, checrfully Inaccurate
otherwise we should he pitching Oh
rolling, perhaps both, whereas We are
actually far more steady than when
dinner commenced"
Il find these lulls In the storm most
trying" complained Isobel. 'They re-
mind me Of some wild animal hunting
Its prey, creeping up with silent stealth
and then springing."
II have never before heard fot
horn sounded SO continuously" said
the misslonary's wife, Mrs. Somer
vile. Don't you think they are
whistling for assistancer
Assistance? What sort of assist
ance can anybody give us here? I'm
less the ship rights herself very soor
we don't know what may happen"
Isobel seemed to have Il premonltior
Of evil, and she paid no heed to thu
effect her words might have on thu
others. Although the salon wal
warm-almost uncomfortably hot ow
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