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

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my engines are going full speed astcrn."
and they seized the opportunity The
copper market had turned itself inside
out The firm Of Barring. Thompson
Miguel & Co. had rebounded from com.
paratiye ruin 10 Il stronger financial
state than ever, and Senior Pedro Ven
tana, after shooting man named
Jose Anacleto, had considerably shot
himself Evidently Frascueo lost no
time when he went ashore, Mr. Bar
Ing, too, reported that the dynamite
wrapper had been traced to ventana's
possession.
When lsobel Barring heard this final
Christobal thought It advisable she
should be taken to u hotel while the
ship remained In port, but she vetoed
this proposal determinedly when she
confessed to Elsie that yentana was
her husband. She had foollshly agreed
to marry him privately, and Anacleto
had witnessed the ceremony. Within
month she regretted her choice. There
were qunrrels and threats. Ultimately
an agreement was made that they
should separate. Her father knew and
approved Of the arrangement. He
could not afford to break openly With
ventana, and 1t must have been u
dreadful shock to him when he learned
that the scoundrel had plotted not only
to destroy the ship, but to murder his
wife at the same time.
80 you see," she added, with wan
smile, Il did not give serious thought
20 your troubles, Elsie, yentana coulo
never have married you while was
alive"
ElsIe's cheeks Redeemed.
Il never told you he asked me to
marry him." she said 1T would have
been Just the same had he done SO.
AS 1t was, | feared the mar. Now
you know why ran away from Chile.
If ! permitted another impression to
prevail. acted for the best. But the
unhappy man Is dead. Let us endeav.
or TO forget him."
Ills memory haunts me with an en-
during curse.' cried Isobel bitterly.
Among my papers had some letters
Of his, the marriage certificate and his
written promise not to modest me. On
that awful night when the ship was
disabled | went TO my cabin and Sc
cured them, or thought ! did. At any
rate, could not find them when we
landed on White Horse island, and
from hints dropped by that wretched
little adventurer De Poincilit feel
sure they have fallen into his hands.
Believe me, Elsie, | was half mad
when helped him to steal the boat"
''Steal the boat What boatf"
HAS not Captain Courtenay told
your"
mot a word
"Ah. he Is a true gentleman. But you 4
forget. You heard what he said to DE \
Poincilit before he went TO the Guam.
AGO canyony
Eyes: did not understand. Oh, my
poor IsobeI. how you must have suf-
fered. while | have been so happy.r
If only could recover my papers,
.Mav I ask Arthur fo heip;-
.He knows the worst OF me already. 4
One more shameful disclosure cannot
add to my degradation
"Isobel how little you know him.'
Thus spoke Elsie after fourteen days.
Truly there is much enlightenment Ia
a hug. T
NJ lie Comte Edouard de Polncilit,
to his Intense chagrin. found that a
ships captain has far reaching pow
ers when he chooses TO exert them.
Rather than enter MonteyIdean Jail,
where people have died suddenly Of
nasty fevers, he not only restored the
missing documents, but submitted 10
close scrutiuy OF his own belongings,
which resulted In the pleasing dlscov-
cry that lac was not French count.
bur denizen Of Martinique-mosf
probably defauIting valet or clerk.
No one troubled TO inquire further
about him. His passage money was
refunded, and he was bundled ashore.
Courfepay's View was that he had
heard By some means of Isobeis In
tended departure from Valparaiso and
deemed II good chance az winning her
o. bis countslip seeing that
such titles are not subjected 20 serious
10 South America. sua-
reg took his Fuegisn bride up country.
where Mr.. Barring and DIR. chr1stobal
established them on small ranch
Is0bei renewed her voyage some
what chasiened In spirit, but her rola-
lie nature soon survived the shocks II
rad received BY the time the Kansas
ut her ashore AT Tflbury. to be ciasped
n the arms Of 4 tlmid and fearful
sunt she was ready as ever for the
.smpaign Of glory she had mapped OUT