The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-21

into fame, was reused TO enthusiasm
by his cool gallantry.
A But ere the Spaniard turned 10 80 |
, disturbing thought forced It's way I,
his lips.
I'VE have every confidence In you,
4 be said. "and | admit that II should b,
! a simple matter 10 prevent the sarage'
/, from gaining the upper hand. Yet ac
cidents happen. Suppose they manage
d 10 rush your defense1
"They will not do that while | and
4 every other man on deck Is alive. II
the worst comes 10 the worst. you
have revolver
yes" said Chrlstobal.
1T Will suffice for two, but not for q
, hundred"
The two men, united by the very
bond which threatened 10 bring them
into antagonism, looked into each 9th
er's eyes.
rs that your last wordT asked
Chrlstobal.
"Iti
!. II feel sure that you are right Good
, byr
They shook hands. They were near
er a real friendship then than either OF
them thought possible, and the bond
which held them was love for the
same woman.
Courtenay, using his glasses again,
saw that number OF Indians were
launching the canoes simultaneously,
He counted nine small craft, each
holding five or six men or men and
women. At the distance, nearly three
miles, he could not be certain whether
or not they all wore the distinguishing
headdress OF feathers. Against wind
and current they could not possibly
reach the ship under half an hour, and
the smallness OF the fleet surprised
him.
The news that the Indians We're ad
vancing ran through the ship like Wild.
fire. Including Mr. Boyle, Frascuelo
and those among the Chlleans whose
wounds were not serious, there were
| fourteen men available for the de
fense. Unfortunately the supply OF
firearms was inadequate. A shotgun
and five revolvers constituted the ar
mory, and one of the pistols was In.
Christobal's pocket. The supply Of
ammunition was so small that the re
volvers could not be reloaded more
than three times, but Courtenay had
200 shot cartridges, and against naked
men an ounce Of shot IL far more eff
fectiye than bullet.
The captain hoped to terrify the In
dians before they attempted to scale |
the ships sides. III various ruses fall |
ed and the attack was pressed, he had
decided not to split up his small force
In the effort to repel boarders. A scat |
tered resistance would surely break |
down at one point or another there
would be rush Of savages along the
decks, panic among the Chileans, and
all would be ended On the other hand,
when fighting collectively under Euro
pean leadership and well aware that
the Indians would kill and spare not,
the half breeds might be trusted to ac-
quit themselves like men.
The canvas awning constituted
fiimsy citadel In the center OF the yes
sci. Six men were stationed on the
starboard side of the promenade deck
and six on the port side. Tollemache
and Chilean who said he could shoot
well were told to Illustrate any at
tempt to climb the after part OF the
ship, while Courtenay, with his fowl.
Ing piece, would have the lions share
of this work from the spar deck, as he
undertook to keep the rails clear for
ward and help the revolver practice II
necessary. With him was Suarez, who
knew what was expected Of him, so
the language difficulty offered no ap-
parent hindrance once the fight began.
Finally, II the Indians made good their
footing, the defenders were to rally to-
ward the salon companion, where
steam Jets were ready to spurt with
ering blasts along the corridors.
1t was a good plan and might have
kept at bay an enemy Of higher valor
than the Alaculofs, provided they were
not armed with rifles. Against mod
ern weapons Of long range nothing
could be done II Suarez did not exag.
gerate, therein lay the real danger.
Courtenay wished to make sure at the
outset OF the number Of guns carried
by the savages. 1t was also important
10 know whether their marksmen were
distributed or crowded together In one
or two canoes. IL the latter, he would
give those warriors his special atten.
tlon.
His binocular glasses were not strong
enough. SO he walked back toward the
chart house to procure d telescope.
Catching Joey under his left arm, be
climbed the short ladder leading to
the spar deck and pulled 1t up after
him, the bolts having been already re
moved TO permit Of that being done.
Walker was screwing tight the door
OF the engine room In order 10 safe
guard the fireman In attendance on the
driving was actually in operation II
very unpleasantly reminded Courtenay
OF the fastening OF coffin lid. Nei
ther Walker nor the man inside could
guess the grewsome notion which held
the captain in It's chilly grip for an In
slant, Indeed, the engineer looked up
with a grin.
Il suppose It's twue, sir, the-aw's
goln TO be a 1ghtT be asked
There's fair chance Of one. Wal /
Eer"
Walker WINGED suggestively.
'-That chap inside thinks he's out Of
u" be said. so that's all wight" An
energetic turH OF the screwdriyer slgni ,
bed that the man from Newcastle held
the opposite view Much as be loved |
his engines, be preferred to be on deck !
when the trouble came
II happened that during this slight !
delay couriesay glanced at the north 4
ern headlaud. which Elsie had christ I
ened Cape Templar owing to the some !
what remarkable profile OF knight In I