The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-04-09
CHAPTER II

CHATTER II.
~K cnRisroRAL hrousht SON,
additional details 10 the din
nsr table lie was not the
shlps doctor The Kansas
built Tor freight rstbsr than pssssp
gers did not carry a surgeon on tsf
roll Or Christohsl's presence WAS
due 10 Mr. Bsrings solicituds In bis
daughters behalf. II chanced that the
cuurily aud gray haired spanish ply.
sician had NllDQuished his practice In
Chile and Was about 10 pay q long
promised visit 10 a married daughter
IN Barcelona, friendsbip. not unaided
BY good Zee. induced him 10 travel
by the Kansas.
lie had been called on 60 stt-nd Mr.
Boyle and the wounded Chilean, aud
he reported now that the chief offcer's
injury was trlring. but the Chiiesn's
wound might incapacitate him durins
the remainder OF the voyage.
so far as | can gather" he said,
"Mr. Boyle had a narrow escape. Cap
tain Courtenay fired as the knife fell;
otherwise our frst mate would have
attended bis own funeral this even.
ing"
"whst was the cause OF the AFFAIR."
Isobel asked.
"The man is not one Of the ships
crew, l understand. His name IL
Frascuelo, aud II appears that be was
engaged TO place some bunker coal
aboard early this morning He says
that he was drugged and bis clothes
stolen, that he came on to the ship At
a late hour and that some one 6ung
him headlong into hold which, luck.
fly for him, was nearly full Of cotton
bales. He was stunned by the fall,
and were It not for Captain Courts-
nays custom Of having all matches
taken OF and q thorough examination
Of the cargo made before the holds
are dnally battened down for the voy-
age Frascuelo might now be In a tight
place In more than one sense"
DR.. Christobal was proud Of his
idiomatic English. He spoke the Ian
yuage with the careless freedom OF
Londoner.
'Frascuelo seems to have passed an
eyentful day." said the little French
count, who had been waiting anxious.
ly for chance to join IN the converse.
ton
Int xxgh uh A. NJ 10
poor Mr. Boylef" inquired Isobel after
giving the Frenchman an encouraging
glance. Incidentally she smiled at El-
sic. why puzzle ones brains over
foreign tongues when all the world
speaks English" she telegraphed.
"Mr. Boyle is peculiar person."
said the doctor dryly Il happen to
have known him during some years.
You and might regard him as man
Of few words, but he has acquired a
wonderful vocabulary for the benefit
of sailor men. l believe he can swear
In every known lingo. His accom-
plishment In that direction no doubt
annoyed Frascuclo, who became fran
III NhVu hC utdhh thut thC chiP Wpuiu |
not call at any South American port
I imagine, too, that the unfortunate
fellow is still suffering from the drug
which, he says, was administered to
him. Anyhow, you know how the af-
fair terminated"
II, for one, think some consideration
might have been shown him." said
Elsie.
There is no time for argument when
. Chilean draws knife. Miss Max
we'll"
But II his story Is true
"There never yet was q stowaway
who did not invent a plausible yarn.
l believe, and Mr.. Boyle
! grees with me, that the man Ia not
Iylng"
They felt the ship swing around on
A new course, and the rays Of the set.
Ting sun lit up the salon table through
the open starboard ports.
due south now, ladiesr cried DR..
Christobal cheerily. I'VE have rounded
Cape Cardones. We practically follow 1
The seventy sixth degree until we ap-
proach Evangelistas island. Thus far I
we are In tie open sea. Then we pick {
,ur way through the strait discovered
by that daring Portuguese, Fernando 4
ie Magallanes. II am not mistaken" +
10 added, glancing through the port Z
I'VE shall oil have our STAN I
na tested before twenty-four hours
iave passed" q
Heads were turned and necks craned (
o see what had induced this uneIpect-
ID prophecy. Behind the distant coast
inc the inner giants Of the Andes I
hrew heayenward their rugged out b
ines, with many u peak and glacier o
,linting In vivid colors against a sky z
70 clear and blue that they seemed v
near. v
Yes, this wonderful atmosphere OF d
'urs il enchanting" said the doctor y
when assailed by a chorus OF doubts. 0
But II carries its deceptive smiles b
90 far. The very beauty Of the cor. '
llllers In q sign Of storm. am sorry
0 be a croaker, yet we are running O
nto gale" '
Il shall ask the captain" pouted fl
sobel. rising. v
The count twisted his mustache. He b
new that both ladies were In the for o
idden territory Of the bridge when II
be fracss occurred. o
you perhaps are 4 good sailor" said Il
e, addressing Elsie. n
Il am afraid TO boast" she answer
q. II have been In what was called