The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-04
TheCaptain
of the
Kansas.


sgHrttima ihas hsd fenee ~ setna
oanfFoesian q u n treaei thar !
hand pns f'sah wn0la earmninr /
val The tide ass here. lni He pei
rwsfisae rnrwai Fm AZ gis*g cvyals
isi 70 TIE eoaifasy. lirg GsigAg has,
t~n aDasinE ~ sbsfaa'A tast acrtml
su,nr s'rKisu fee4
Ia gslnass ~ two Elsse's braFs
heart failed her Herr ives 4 ain
fHisg NA4ch desperate courage eYsuia
NOD surneant There nigll H. d"xen'
y, ssBos mcmcd aa eli sides. iast ID
discover them N ibis pitch darkness
was ~ obviously Impossible thar the
almost iaeae ~ her rnlnd 10 Ahsnlnii
fhie par, ~ her enterprise i"t ihe
asrr0w i-sainad Fuegisn rrsfi she was
IN wpnld haiS oiaiy foar marc escn'
pants. and that with certain risk and
uEnlsldianes
fbr msK IS Determined as ever 10
sTpss ilga isag and radeaFur 10 commn'
Gscair STA the IMPRISONED mrn iini
shv recognized ghe absnrdllg " the
thought that cour,cnay aud Tolle-
nsArhe w0ald consent 10 estale IN ibe
canoe aud lrarr The others ~ iiirlF
fate. es.n II such q thing were pacll'
caiae Oddly enough lhr olie psgson
whose daring mighl reasonably H. sas.
peeicsi gafe 80 signs ~ the pAngs Of
donill SaBrex pushed forward neso
lutciy He sncw shat Elele had for.
gotten tbat ID each cnna# nsed BY the
Indians there WIS carefully pre-.
served IRE, whose charcoal embefs ne
iRinei some beat and glow al night.
The first intlmsiien 81 this fact WIS
r.vvalcd by the pungeni fulUes which
ems irop.d them. Elsie could not help
utirring d little gasp ~ relief There
IVES q slight movement IN front Gray
leaned tacs aud touched her baud
'snarex says" be whispered "fhai
you are 10 iv ready with youF tow
ropes As he secures each canoe be
viii pass Il slong 20 n,. you win he
aiae 20 sca ifs outlines by the din
giimner II the firc But how viii you
manage about The dogi He may cause
an alarm"
Much 20 Joey's disgust, he WAS forth
with muEsled with d piece u rope not
ihAi this d.yiN would stop him ef-
feciuaily from barking but Elsie
thought be would 40 resen, the lndig
nifty that be might pay less heed Il
outer circumstance, She Decde,i ne
warning that Indians were near tn.
Argentine IDlncr's description of III,
community which dwelt Oh otter creei
made her understand that there wer
hundreds Within hail.
A great Joy leaped up IN her when
The ilrst canoe came under her hand
II was quite easy to manipulate the
l,slnirr rope The stem had noteheJ
knob provided for this very purpose
aud there was a slefnpvst against
which sieersman might press pad
die sud thus swerye the canoe Ia any
direction. But Il was slow work. IN,
crnfl were moored without any sem
bisnce ~ order, yet suarez was forced
10 secure them IN definite sequence
or string Of half dozen would ~
come vnmanageabie
When the second canoe was mad.
fast Gray beat toward the girl once
more
II have been listening 10 the tick On
my watch" be breathed against bei
A 4. sal fan ttttt
uies TO collect two dugouts. Unless we
mean 10 remain all night we must let
up on the cutting adrIft proposition"
u agree" she mnrmurcd. But We
must have two more"
lie told Suarez 81 the new develop |
ment, which was essential, though Il |
added 10 the danger Of the enterprise.
by sheer good fortune however, they |
hlnndefed against the iifchoat A dos |
barked. and Elsie had thrilling strug |
glc with Joey, who was furious that
this unlocked for insolence should 90
unanswered The sleepcss cur that
,elped ashore speedily subsidized. but II |
appeared 10 h. an age before Suarez
moved again. He knew better than his
companions how ready the Indians
were 90 note such sentinel challenges
EisIe found the painter Of the life
boat cooled Ia It's proper place. Soon
she experienced steady pull on the
rope Her little feet was In motion
Gray began 70 help In the padding
Ere long they came under the influence
Of the tide, aud she heard the ripple
of the water agslns, The planks OF the
boat Then suarcx called halt and u
parlcy.
II would he better he advised. 10
use the oars In the heavy boat than AT
tempt TO tow II across the strong cur
rent from canoe. They would gain
time aud be safer 40 they climbed
into the lireboat. but continued TO tow
the canoes
Suaer. somewhat weak from his
knock ca the head overnight was no,
equal 10 The strain of continued exer
'ion, - Elsie and Gray took two oars
each and allowed their companion 10
r~st When. judging by the surround
ing bills. they were half way across
the Inlet, Gray stopped low IN the boat,
ssfuck match and looked at his
watch II was long after ! O'Clock.
There could lr no doubt whatever that
the dawn would fnd them far from the
ship. no matter how fortunate they
might b. 10 their further adventures.
II was well for Elsie that she had
learned how 10 scull when IN her
i~~ns and that her muscles were 10
fair cundlilon OWING 10 her skill at
tennis Even ~, she feared that SHE
could newer bold gu, against the sus.
,ninea ssr~ss " that pan across the
hsy. The heavy ioat. Intended TO he
romei ~ six men. had the added bur.
den 81 four canoes IL was back
breaking work. bat she neither falier'
"a nor sighed Until s1area said:
let noe take your placv now. senorl
Ia In ten minutes We shall te AZ the
mouth u The crevk, though heaven
Gal, knows h0w We shall End II"
lie dld moi exsgsrrsse In thus e.
pressing his fear Time and again they
peKr~si tbs shore only TO bear The tidal