The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-28

llfeloat 80 fsF. hence ahat rou can
"a can d. and have no ohjeetlna TO
dyibg IN that way
"Why should either II us dief
aYoa know better Than how little
chance there Is of saving those men
You may dnem me caiious II suggest
thag tho reasonable thing would he to
forgot The miserable statement you
have yusi heard oh, please bear me 70
the end aa mol talking fof yoar cole
trnesit, believe me Greatly a. / and
n.l on board are beheldcn 10 you. ! 90
not propose giving my life ID youf
stead because 81 nay Astounding admI
ration for your many virtues Well,
then, since you are 80 impatient as q
be almost rude, come straight 70 the
point II you take command Of boats
crew and cndeayor 60 save The men
imprisoned over there, you will almost
certainly throw away your life and the
lives o. those who help you In that
event lady IN whom we are both IN, |
terested will suffer grieyonsly. on the 1
other hand. II were Killed she would
weep q little. because she has large
heart bu, you would console her. And .
the odd thing Is that you and ] are
fully aware that either you or must /
60 on on this fools errand. There is
none other 20 take the vacant place
Now. have made myself olearyr
while comPand the Kansas am
responsible for the well being OF the
ship. her crew and her passengers |
could never forgive myself II | left
those men 10 the mercy OF the Indians.
cannot permit either you or Tolle'
maehe 10 take risk which shirk.
Boyle and Walker must remain on
board lest | fall Now. Chrlstobal,
don't make my duty harder. Shake
hands, ! am proud TO claim You as
friend"
Huh" said Boyle, strolling toward
them. what is tia bet2"
yes" laughed Courtenay, from
whose face all doubt had vanished, "a
bet indeed, and you bold the stakes.
Have you seen the smoke signal yon-
der?" And he pointed across the bay.
Eyes. Tollemache found 1t again
twenty minutes since"
ut means that eleven of our men
are there, expecting US 10 save them.
Hoist the ships answering pennant
from the main yard swung out TO star
board. Build small fire on the poop
aud throw some oil and lampblack on
II. IL they don't recognize the pennant
they will understand the smoke. Get
some food and water slowed In the
lifeboat and offer f5 head TO six men
who will volunteer for trip ashore"
Il 60 in charge, OF course, sirf' said
Boyle.
"You remain here and take command
during my absence. | want two re-
volvers for couple OF the crew, and
shall take my own gun. Please make
al arrangements promptly. ! am go
Ing TO my cabin for five minutes and
shall start Immediately afterward."
This was the captain speaking. His
one admitted Of no contention. Boyle [
hurried off, and Courtenay went into ;
lis quarters.
"What do you think of itT Chris
obal asked Tollemache as the latter
appeared to be sauntering after the
,hief officer.
"Courtenay is hard man TO stop"
aid Tollemache, vanishing down the
The Spanlard was left
lone on the bridge. He paced TO and |
70 deep In thought. He scarce dared
robe his own communings. So com
lex were they, such a queer amalgam
4 noble fear and base expectation,
hat he could have cried aloud In his
nguish. Big drops of perspiratlon
TODD on his forehead when Courtenay
anne to him.
For Gods sake, don't CO." said he |
oarsely. do you know you are plac-
az me ON the rackT'
"Your sufferlngs are of your own !
ontriying, then. Why, man, there's !,
o reason for all this agony. have |,
'rltten to Elsie, briefly explaining mat :
,rs. Here il the letter. Give 1t to 4
err If don't return And now pull !
ourself together. want you to cheer
er. Above all things, don't let her