Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-14

Ing the past week. 10 lAiuh VI eAe
ships blowing up in the way she did!
1t makes me all Of a-tremble, it does"
"Oh." broke in Elsie. thinking that
the information she possessed would
help to calm the older woman. I'VE
have made good many discoveries
since-since the boat went away with
out me- mean But do tell mellow
| did those horrid Chieans manage t,
| cast of the tackle before Mr.. Gray OF
some Of the other men were able To
| stop them? OF course 1t is matterless
| low In sense. but at that moment j.
looked like leaving those on the shil
| to certain DEATH"
Mrs. Somerville was stricken dumb
| The Americans shooting Of two men
on White Horse island had naturally
called for complete explanation on
his part, and she did not know how to
answer Elsie's question. Before she
could gather her wits Isobel inter-
vened.
"If you had been in that boat, dear."
she said sweetly. you would realize
the topsy turvy condition of our brains.
| Even Mr.. Gray himself. the coolest
| man on board, imagined we might sink
| any moment. SO what can you expect
| Of those excitable Chileans? What are
the discoveries you spoke Off"
"Well. some one placed dynamite
among the coal"
"But who would do such thing?"
THAT is hard to say. The captain
believes that the cuiprit will be found
out through the insurance policies
You cannot tell how surprised | wa:
| to hear him mention ventana's name
| In connection with it"
\ "Yentana's name!"
| The blood ebbed away from IsobePs
cheeks, leaving her pallid as statue.
There was gasp in her voice which
| startled her own ears. Lest her agita-
| ton should be noted too keenly she
bent forward and propped her face on
her clinched hands, staring fxedly at
the distant cliffs in supreme effort to
appear apathetic. Elsie heard that dry
sob. but her friends seeming indiffer
ence misled her
Yes" she said wondering little
| whether or not ChristobaPs yelled hint
regarding bygone tenderness between
the two might account for Isobels hys-
terical outburst on the night Of the
| ships breakdown. So, bordering un-
| spoken thoughts the while. she told the
others exactly what Tollemache, Chris
tobal and Courtenay had said and even
revealed to them that which Courtenay
himself did not yet know.
you remember the poor fellow who
/ got into trouble soon after we sailed
! from Valparaiso" she said. "His name
| Is Frascuelo He ,;'as wounded again
in last nights fight. but not seriously
sures me that he was drugged by a
| man named Jose Anacleto. who took
his place among the coal trimmers"-
| "Oh, Miss Maxwell. come quick!
screamed Mrs. Somerville. for Lsobel
had lurched sideways out of her chair
In q fainting fit. and the missionary's
! wife was barely able to save her head
from striking the ships rails.
Joey was shot out of Elsies lap with
such surprising speed that he trotted
away without any exhibition of lame
ness He was quite disguised for at
least five minutes. but 1t is reasonable
| to suppose that dog of his intelli-
gence would brighten up when he
heard the wholly unlocked for story
which Christobal was translating to
| Courtenay word for word as it was
dragged hesitatingly out Of Suarez.
| The Argentine miner had been badly
injured during the struggle for posses
sion Of the promenade deck. Owing to
loss of consciousness, supplemented by
an awkward fall, he might have chok-
| ed to death had he not been rescued
| within few minutes. He was very i'll
all night. and 1t was not until midday
that he recovered sufficient strength to
enable him to question the Indians on
board.
| Courtenay wished specially to find
out what chance, If any. there was of
the Alaculof attack being renewed.
| 1t was obvious that some Of the
MANNED Indians recognized Suarez,
notwithstanding his changed appear
ance, the instant he spoke to them. At
once they broke out into an excited
chattering, and Suarez was so discon-
certed by the tidings they conveyed
! that he stammered good deal and
| seemed to founder in giving the Span
ish rendering.
! 'This fellow is telling us just as
much as he thinks it is good for us to
know said Courtenay sternly when
the Interpreter avoided his accusing
gaze. "Bid him out with the whole
truth, Christobal, or it shall be his
pleasing task to escort his dear friends
back to their family circles"
Being detected, Suarez faltered no
| longer. A ships lifeboat had been
driven ashorN lower down the coast
Fourteen men had landed. They were
captured by the Indians after useless
resistance in which three were killed.
The dead men supplied ghoulish
feast next day. and the others were
bound securely and placed in cave
In order to be killed at intervals, an
exact parallel to the fate of Suarez's
own companions five years earlier.
But on this occasion woman inter-
vened. Suarez confessed very reluc-