The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-14

ped hotel Seated AZ the same tabi,
~ herself was a Skillful sailor. uslnl
ngari,hms, sccants aud cosccants, 10
lar distances aud hour angles as II b,
were IN some university class room.
she stole a glance at Courtenay, IL,
was 10 kecnly engaged on the business
In hand. so bent on achieving accuracy
In his figures. that she chldcd herself
for her reverle Then she wondered
II he ever gave thought 20 that prom
ised wife Of his, who must soon suffer
the agony OF knowing that the Kansas
was overdue
Elsie was sufficiently we'll acqualni.
ed with shipping 10 realize the sensa.
,ion that would be created by the first
cahlegram from Coonel announcing
the nonappearancc OF the steamer 10
the strait. The Valparaiso ncwspa.
pers would be full OF surmlses as TO
the vessels fate. They would publish
full details Of the valuable cargo and
would give list Of the passengers and
officers. Ali Nentana would learn
then, II he had not heard II earlier,
that she was on board And he alone
would understand the true reason Of
her flight from Chile. Her checks
flushed, aud she applied herself more
closely 10 the chart she was copying,
She had left a good deal unsaid IN her
brief statement that morning How
strange, how utterly unexpected IL
was that Nentanas name should fall
from Courtenay's lips ~Courtenay OF
all men liying And what did lsobcl
mean during that last dreadful scene
ere she was carried away TO the boat
by screaming In her frenzy that Ven.
tana had taken "an ample yengcancer
Vengeance for what? Had the half
breed dared TO make the same pro
posal 10 the rich and highly placed
Isobel Barring that be did not scruple
to put before the needy goyernessf
Surely that was impossible There
were limits even TO his audacity--
"Well, how IL my chief hydrogra
pher progressing
Courtenay's CHEEKY voice banlshed
the unwecome specter OF Ventan0,
Elsie started.
Il do believe you were day dream
Ing" said the captain, with surprls-
ed smile. "a penny for your thoughts
Il don't think you can pay me-" she
retorted, hoping TO cover her confusion.
won't you accept Chilean curren
cyY"
mot on the high seas"
"But you are on dry land. Please
make dot on your map at 81 degrees
IA minutes o seconds south and "a de
yrees 80 minutes seconds west That
$ the present position of the ship. Let /
ne pin this compass card on the Ia
Die. Use the parallel ruler, regard |
zach inch as mile and I'll do the rest
~ guesswork."
Courtenay took his binoculars and
vent on to the bridge. He called out
he apparent distance OF each land
mark he could distinguish, described
[ and gave Its true bearing. In the
esult Elsie found she had prepared
lear and fairly accurate chart Of the
,ay and It's headlands, while the po-
'ition OF the distant range of noun
aims was marked with tolerablc precl-
lion. But Courtenay was far from
,eing satisfied.
'1f had base line or even fresh
ct Of points taken higher up the inlet
could improve on my part Of the sur
'ey," he said "Yours Is admirable,
iiss Maxwell. OF course | know you
re an artist, but mapping Is a thing
part. That IL first rate"
Perhaps you may be able TO secure
resh data when the Kansas puts TO
ca again." said Chrlstobal.
III am coming the wheel must
.ave the chartmaking entirely 10 my
sslstant," replied the captain lightly