Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-14

| the unQertaklnS, OF cOurSe!|
Certainly. You must first correct
the index error. Then you subtract
the dip and the refraction In altitude,
| take the suns semidiameter from the
nautical almanac and add the parallax.
| Do you follow me?"
Perfectly. 1t sounds the easiest
/ thing. But l don't wish to hear the
remarks Of the admiralty when they
see the result"
Il am interested in navigation to
the slight extent possible to mere
yachtsman. May l join you" inter-
posed Chrstobal.
"Oh, yes!'' said the captain offhand-
eddy.
Elsie depressed the smile on her lips.
Did the worthy doctor fear develop
ments if this harmless mapmaking
progressed in his absence? She i'm
agined, too, that Courtenay's acQui-
escence in ChristohaPs desire to be
present was not wholly in accordance
with his innermost wish. She prompt
ly crushed that dangerous fancy. The
captain NdS oIlls oCChlASs LII oOLlG GA
cuse to tale her away from the rough
work of rigging the extra awnings.
How odd that the other thought should
have cropped up first!
You still think the Kansas will win
clear of her difficulties?' she said
rather hurriedly. After all. the ships
safety is essential to your survey"
Every hour strengthens my opin-
ion," was the confident reply. "Suarez
says that there is d reasonable chance
Of occasional brief spells of fine wealth
er at this period of the year. At any
rate, the gale may not be absolutely
continuous, and Walker is assured that
he can patch up the engines for half
speed. Given calm day-a day like
this. for instance-we can reach the
strait in few hours
And the Indians?'
81 leave them out of my reckoning
What else can / do?'
XIII EN-" said Tollemache.
Courtenay glanced sharply at his fell
low countryman. He disliked these
references to the Alaculof bogy in
Elsie's presence.
I'VE have dynamite aboard" said
Tollemache. why not construct a
couple of Internal machines which
could be fired by pulling a string and
let them drift toward the canoes when !.
the Indians are near enough?
1T is worth trying" was Courte-
nays brief comment, though he saw
later that Tollemache's suggestion was |
very useful one.
Elsie's first task was to prepare a
large scale drawing of the southern
part Of Hanover island as set forth in
admirably chart No. 1887 sheet ..
Patagonia). which is the only trust
worthy record available for shipmas- |
tiers using the outer passage between
the gulf of Penas and the strait of Ma !
gellan. 1t was simple matter to fill |
In the few contours given. The neigh
boring small islands were shown in
reasonable detail. but the whole west. |
ern coast OF Hanover island itself con.
sisted OF a dotted line and a solitary
peak. Stokes mountain. the height OF
which could be estimated and its DO
sition triangulated from the sea. Ever
Conception strait. on the north, and |
the San Bias channel. on the south,
were marked in those significant dot
ted lines. The coast was practically
unknown to civilized man.
1t was borne IN on the girl while she
worked that the chief marvel in her
present condition was the triumph OF
science over nature I'm its most hostile
mood. The Kansas boosted all the
comforts and luxuries Of q well eduip-
ped hotel. Seated at the same table
as herself was a skiIlful sailor, using
logarithms. secants and cosecants. po-
lar distances aud hour angles as If he
were in some university class room.
She stole a glance at Courtenay. He
was so keenly engaged on the business
In hand. so bent on achieving accuracy
In his figures. that she chided herself
for her reverie. Then she wondered
II he ever gave thought 10 that prom
sed wife Of his. who must soon suffer
the agony Of knowing that the Kansas
Was overdue.
Elsie was sufficiently well acquaint-
Il with shipping TO realize the sensa-
ion that would be created by the first
'ablegram from Coronel announcing
he Ronappearance Of the steamer in
he strait. The Valparaiso news3a-
,ers would he full of surrnises as 10
he vessels fate. They would publish
nil details Of the valuable cargo and
vOula give a list Of the passengers and
Ulcers. All. Ventana would learn
hen. II he had not heard II earlier.
hat she was on board And he alone
you'd understand the true reason Of
IeT fight from Chile. Her cheeks
'ushed. and she applied herself more
IOSely 10 the chart she was copying
he had left 4 good deal uusaid In her
rief statement that morning How
TRANCE. how utterly unexpected. It
ras that yeBtans-s name should fall (
RON Courtenay's lipS-COurtenaT Of
u msH living, And What did Isobel
lean during that last dreadful scene |
re she was carried away TO the boat .
y screaming in her frenzy that Ven Z
ana had taken an ample vengeancey' I
'engeance for whafg Had the half !
reed dared to make the sane pro
Osal % the rich and highly placed (
sobeI Barring that be did not s,rupIs !
} pat before the needy goveruesS7 !
ursly that was impossible There {