Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-23

tod, and he had to give 1t up because
his people,
More luck. The royal navy! Huh
all gold braid an buy your own Wit
tails. There's no money in that game. .
Money is not everything in the
world. A mans career may be more
to him than the mere monetary aspect
Of It."
eff ever you meet my missus you'll
hear the other side Of the question,
Miss Maxwell S'posin Courtenay was
in the navy an had wife an family
to keep. could he do it on his pay;
Not he As it Is. he's sure to marry q
girl with pile an wind up managin'
owner"
Perhaps he is engaged to some such
young lady already?'
Haven't heard SO. You may be sure
there's one waItin' for him somewhere
I know. There's no dodgin' luck, good
or bad. thought it was goin' to be
that friend Of yours. but she's OF the
register, poor lass. There! didn't
mean that. I'm an idiot, for sure.
You see, I don't talk much. as a rule.
Miss Maxwell. or should know better
than to chin-wag like blazin'-huh,
like babblin' fool"
Elsie turned her face aside when he
mentioned Isobel. 1t seemed to her
sensitive soul an almost unfair thing
that she should be gossiping about
trivialities when the girl who had
commenced this unlucky voyage in
such high spirits was lying beneath
that grim sea behind the smiling head
land. Yet she knew that Boyle meant
no harm by his chatter. He was weak
from his wound and perhaps tribe
light headed as the result Of being
brought from the stufty salon to the
airy and sunlit chart room. So she
crushed sorrow that was unavailing
and strove to put the sailor at his
ease again.
II do not find any harm in your re-
mark" she said resolutely. Were It
possible should have teen very pleas.
ed to see Miss Barring married to q
man Of strong character like Captain
Courtenay BY the way. who is keep
ing watch on aecki" u
1.-The doctor was here with me until
few minutes ago. Then the skipper
telephoned him. / guess there is some
one on the lookout. but you might Just
cast an eye shoreward. I'm not sup.
posed to move yet"
He wriggled uneasily In his chair.
for the spirit was willing, but Elsie
made him lie quiet. She rearranged
his pillow and stepped CD to the bridge
BY walking from port to starboarfl
and ira .Sysjpg the short length Of the
spar deck she could command view
of the t3y aDi Of ,rest parts OF III
shin She heard the dog s,ntt]ing dowli
the companion On reaching the after
rail- she saw fha captain engaged II.
earnest. low toned conversation witt!
Tollemache and Walker, They were
standing 90 the main deck near the
engine room door apa examining some
thing which resemb!sd lump OF coal
She saw the engineer take three SINH
lar Jumps from a pocket.
Christoba! appeared. carrying buck
ct Of water. into which the Jumps were
placed by Walker. who handled then
very gingerly. After slight delay
he began to crumble one In his fingers
still keeping It in the water, unit
finally be drew forth what Elsie rec
ognized at once as stick of dynamite
Though it was blackened by contact
with the coal, abe was certain OF III
real nature SHE had visited grea'
many mines, and the officials always
scared the Ladies Of the party by tell
ing them what would happen II the ex
plosives were to blow up. She hat
even seen dynamite placed in tn
sun to dry. as it is very susceptible t
moisture, and che wondered. natural,
enough, why such dangerous agen
should be hidden In or disguised as
piece of coal.
She thought that the men should b.
made aware of her presence, SO sh'
leaned over and said:
MAY ask what you four are plot
ting?"
They looked at her In surprise. The!
were so engrossed in their discover!