Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-25


M engines are going f1ll speed ostern.
At the end CouTfenay presented him
with a 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. 50 she carried
a sheaf of letters and one passenger
Fraseuelo. Finding that he could not
execute the needed repairs at Sandy
point, Ceurtenay 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 COM
parative ruin to a stronger financial
state than ever, ana Senior Pedro yens
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 yentana'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 fooIshly agreed
to marry him privately. and Anacleto
had witnessed the ceremony Within
month she regretted her choice. There
were quarrels and threats. Ultimately
an agreement was made that they
should separate. Her father knew and
approved 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
so, you see,' she added, with a wan
smile. q did not give serious thought
TO your troubles, Elsie YentaAa could
never have married you while was
alive
Elsie's cheeks Redeemed.
II never told you he asked me to
marry him. she said 1T would have
been just the same had he dpna so.
AS it was. feared the man. Now
you know why I ran away from Chile.
If l permitted another impression to
prevail, acted for the best. But the
unhappy man is dead. Let US endeav-
or to forget him.
sIis memory haunts me with an en-
during curser' cried Isobel bitterly.
Among my papers l had some letters
Of his, the marriage certificate and his
written promise not TO modest me. On
that awful night when the ship was
disabled ] went to my cabin and Sc
cured them, or thought did. At any
rate, could not find them when we
landed on White Horse island, and
from hints dropped by that wretched
little adventurer De Poincilit ! feel
sure they have fallen into his hands.
Believe me, Elsie, was half mad
when helped him to steal the boat"
sSteal the boat What boat?''
'sHas not Captain Courtenay told
your
Net word 9
ssAh, he Is a true gentleman. But you
forget. You heard what be said to De
poineilit before he went to the Guam
AGO canyong'
Yes; did not understand. oh, my
poor Isobel how you must have suf-
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IF only could recover my papers
May ask Arthur to help
He knows the worst Of me already.
One more shameful disclosure cannot
add TO my degradation.'
.Isobel how little you know hini''
Thus spoke Elsie after fourteen DAYS.
Truly there il much eniig lltenment 10
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