The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-04
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aWherA Is Mr. Rovle 2,

wv here is Alr. BOyle!
'Ah, poor Boylei fear he is done
for. He is very badly wounded i
bandaged him as well as I could, but
the call on deck was Imperative
as he in the salon? Should we not
go to him!'
ST have only just left him. The
hemorrhage has stopped, and | gave
him some brandy. Believe me, we can
do nothing more for him. / told
Courtenay 1t was quite useless to place
him on board the boat. You may be
sure he was not forgotten
81 did not imagine that any one
would be forgotten said Elsie, and
for some reason the light in her eyes
caused Christobal to go on rapidly:
1--WE have a whole crowd of injured
men on board, Miss Maxwell. At pres
ent we can render them no aid. /
thought 1t wisest to obey orders. The
captain told me to bring you some
wine and remain with you here. It
will not be for long"
"Why do you say that?"
'eThe ship appears to be lodged hard
and fast on a reef or sand spit. I am
told the tide is rising. If that is SO,
our only hope is in the raft which our
three allies are now constructing. With
falling tide we might have a breath
Ing space at low water AS 1t is,
well''-
He was interrupted by the opening
Of the door and the consequent roar Of
the gale. 1t was Walker, the engi-
neer, a lank, swarthy man, with long
back mustache which dropped for
lornly- down the sides Of his mouth.
He shouted with the inimitable accent
of Tyneside:
"Yo' wanted, Docto' Chwistobal. The
captain thinks Mr.. Boyle is bettaw."
May 1 come, too?' asked Elsie.
$40 missile. You bide he-aw"
"Please tell me before you go if the
ship is full Of water"
shes dwy as a bone," said Walker.
a sea splashed over him and sent q
shower into the cabin, "a vewy wet
BONE" be added, with a broad grin,
for the Northumbrian had a ready wit
though he had such a solemn jowl,
and he could not pronounce an ''r'' to
save his life.
SO Elsie was left with Joey for COM
pany once more. A chronometer show
ed that the hour was past midnight.
She knew sufficient of the sea to IN
derstand that the clock was probably
accurate, as the course had practically
followed the same meridian since the
Kansas quilted Valparaiso So the
ship and those left on board had en-
tered on another day. How little sho
had thought that to be possible when
the awful knowledge first came to her
that the Kansas was ashorei How
long ago was that? Then she remem-
bered that when Courtenay placed her
in his cabin with the promise to bring
Isobel to her she had noticed the time.
IL o'clock. Was it conceivable that
only one hour had elapsed since she
and her four footed friend were flung
al of heap into corner by the i'm
pact of the vessel against the sand
bank? One hour! Surely there was
some mistake. She puzzled over the
problem. recounting each event since
the conclusion of dinner. and finally
convinced herself that her recollection
was not at fault
joey was becoming restless. He
danced backward and forward on the
table, where he had taken refuge from
the invading flood. Indeed. the dog
knew long before Elsie that the Kan
Sas was afioat again. At last she no
ticed that the water in the cabin was
gurgling to and fro, and In the same
instant she felt the regular swing of
the moving ship. She was specializing
on the outcome Of this new condition
OF affairs when the door opened ana
Walker thrust his lantern jawed face
within. He grinred cheerfully.
I've come TO fetch you to yo' cabin,
miss" he announced. 1.-THE ships I'M
der weigh, an as yo' pwobably am
winging wet the captain says yo' ought
to change yo cloes''
Joey followed her out, but deserted
her instantly. She saw the reason
when Walker helped her to reach the
bridge companion. Courtenay was in
the chart house ct the wheel. He gave
her friendly nod as she passed.
Somehow Elsie felt safe now that the
ship was in the captain's hands again.
TO be Contlnued.)