Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-24
Observation-Disclosures
BY LOUIS TRACY,

frat act was to wipe the CRIME of tho
stokchOld of his face and hands.
Then lie drew chart from the locker
In which he had placed 1t two hours
earlier. Mr.. Eoy,c, who had been Mt.
tending the signals both by siren and
rocket. Joined him. Courtcnay pointed
TO Il pin mark In the sheet.
I've were there at O'clock" he
said. and his voice was so steady that
he seemed now TO be free from the
least touch Of anxiety. ''The course
was south.0-cast, and against this
wind and sea, together with strong
current TO the por'cast. we would make
eight knots under easy stcam. There.
fore by s o'clock. when the furnaces
blew out. we were here"
He jnbbcd IN pin little farther
down the chart. Mr. Boyle grunted
agreement.
"IIuhr' he said.
Courtcnay glanced at n chronometcr
at Is now II quarter to o." he went
OH. "and reckon that since the ship
swung round we have been carried at
least six knots to the Forecast"
'Iiuh!' growlcd Mr.. Boyle again. but
he bent II tllilc nearer the chart. To
his salor'a eyes the situation was quite
simple. Unless by Gods providence
some miracle happened the Kansas
was a doomed ship. The pin stuck
where the admiralty chart recorded
soundings OF 100 fathoms with fine
sand bed. The longitude was 1850
west OF Greenwich and latitude I.35
south. Staring ut them from the OH
erwisc blank space which showed the
wide cxpansc OF the Pacific was I'M
omlnous note by the compilers of the
chart:
"Scamcn are cautioned not to make
free with these chores. rs they are
very imperfcctly known. and. from
their wild, dcsolatc character, they
cannot be approached with safety"
Right In the track of the drifting
ship lay vaguely outlined trio OF
dread import Breakers. Islct Cont
cab. Duncan rock" Behind this sin
lister barrier stood the more definite
White Horse island, while. running
due north and south few miles away
, to the eastward. was wavcrlns dot
ted line which profcssed to mark the
coast OF Hanover island. Lending o
fearful significance to the unknown
character OF the region, n printed COM
ment followed the dotted line, This
coast Is laid down from distant on.
scrvations on board the Beagle" So
the sea face Of Hanover island had moi
been visited by civilized man for near.
iy sixty years!
Neither man spoke while their prac.
ticcd scrutiny took In these details.
The roaring chaos OF the gale told
what fate awaited them. The elemen-
tai forces had douncd the black cap of
the Judge and sentenced them to
speedy destruction.
Mr.. Boyle purscd his lips. He looked
sideways at Coirtcnay.
"IIuh," he said. whats to be doncT'
81 propose" answered the captain
coolly. ito endeavor"-
1t was then that the giant wave
| leaped madly over the poop, rs though
the sea were resolved to swallow Its
prey without further warning. The
second officer, outside on the bridge
had to cling to stanchlon for his life
Courtcnay and Boyle saw two boats
wrcnched from their davits and car
ried overheard. while buikhead for
ward was smashed into matchwood
The half caste quarGrmaster Mt the
wheel muttercd "NadOnnav' and tried
| to remember prayer.
81 propose" continued Courtenay
raising his voice so that the Other
might hear, ito give the ship steering