The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-04-30

teNnenft rfen 70 maAc bEhf ~ II
when. 81 the cleveufh hour, lhe mad
idea selaea ms that l might please and
astouish ms captors ny performing q
few sleight of hand tricks pies how
thcy gaIcal They had never seen The
lItr An the tribe was summoned 20
watch me
Then the poor fellow bcgAn TO cry
.lIoly moiheri Think Of tnc playing
the fool before those hruies ! 10
came their medicine man. fought
and killed my only rival aud slncc
then have doctorcd few OF the chief
men among them. 40 they took the into
the tribe and always managed 10 pro-
cure me such food ns ! could eat
They gave me roots and dried meat
when they themselves were living on
putrtd blubber or worse. because they
KIN all the old women as soon as fam.
the threatens"
iard's recital with question Of direct
Interest
ask him. Chrlstobal. why be said
those devils would come again by day.
! light"
Because they have guns aud can
use them" was the appalling answer
given by suarcz They secured the
rides belonging 10 my party, and one
OF them who had often seen ships ON
GERS shooting Wild geese understood
the method OF loading and aiming,
They will not waste the cartridges on
game. but keep them for tribal war.
/ fare. and they think gun cannot
shoot in the dark. Tonight they only
attempted surprise and made on the
moment they were discovered Tomor
row or next day they will swarm round
4 the ship In hundreds and fire ut us
with rides, bows and sings. They do
most harm with the slings and arrows.
as they hold the gun away from the
shoulder, but they can cast heavy
pebble from a sling quite as far and
almost as straight as a revolver can
shoot"
"How do they know the ship viii not
sail at oncei" demanded Courtenay.
Suarez laughed Historically with the
mirth which is akin to tears when tho
query was explained TO him. He look
ed bizarre enough under ordinary con
ditions, but laughter converted him In
to fair semblance Of one Of those
bloodcurdling demons which a Japa.
nese artist loves to depict. Evidently
he depended on makeup to supplement
bis powers as conturer.
1T is as much as a canoe can manage
In fine weather to reach the island out
there, which they call Seal island" he
cried, pointing toward the locality Of
White Horse island. Even the In
CLANS were astonished to see 80 big q
ship anchored here safely. They have
watched plenty Of wrecks outside. and
hardly anything comes ashore. At any
rate, they are quite sure you cannot go
back"
It would be idle to deny that the
Spaniard's words sent chill Of ap.
prehension down the splnes Of some OF
those present, but the captain said
quietly:
"Where a ship is concerned, II she
can enter on the food she can 60 out
ON the ebb. How came you to escape
tonightr
Tears stood again In Suarez's eyes
as he replied:
when l heard their plan imagined
they would be driven OF, provided
watch were kept. resolved to risk all
In the attempt to reach the company
Of civilized men once more. do not
care what the outcome may be. II
can help you to overcome them, am
ready to do so; II not, will die by
your side. Tonight followed in ca.
noe unseen. When heard the shoot
ing l leaped overheard and swan &c |
the ship. II was lucky for me some
one seized the canoe which I found
there. The men In her had to swim to
other canoes, and two were wounded
I heard them say. This caused some
confusion, and I had something to
grasp when reached the ship; other
wise must have been drowned, as the
water was very cold"
"Can you speak the Alaculof Ian.
guage?"
us that what you call themi Their
own name for the tribe is the 'Feath.
cred People because all their chief
men and heads Of families wear these
things" and he touched bis headdress.
"Yes know nearly all their words.
They don't use great many. One
word may have several meanings, &C.
cordlng to the pitch Of the voice"
Suddenly his voice failed him.
Though the words came nuently. bis
long disused vocal chords were I'M
equal to the strain Of measured speech.
He asked hoarsely for some hot wa.
ter When Courtenay next came across
him In the salon he was asleep and
changed 30 greatly by the removal Of
pigments from his face that II was
difficult to regard him az tho same be.
ing.
His story was unquestionably true.
Tollemache, who had fought an or
shoot tribe OF these same Indians;
Christobal, who vouched for the Ar
gentine accent, and Elsie, who seemed
to have read such rare books Of travel
as dealt with that little known part Of
the world, bore out the reasonableness
Of his statements. The only individual
on board who regarded him with sus-
picion was Joey, and even Joey was
satisfied when Suarez had washed him
self.
1t was daylight again, dawn Of
dense mist, without wind or hail, ere
any member Of the ships company
thought Of sleep. Then Elsie went to
her cabin and dreamed Of a river Of
molten gold, down which she was com.
PEELED 10 sail In cockleshell boat
while fantastic monsters swan around
and eyed her suspiciously.
When at last she awoke after few
hours of less exciting slumber she
came out on deck to ind the sun shin.
ing on a fairyland Of green and blue
and diamond white. with gaunt gray