The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-04-23

Eve have a whole crowd OF injured
men on board, Miss Maxwell. At pres
ent we can render them no aid.
thought II wisest to obey orders, The
| captain told me TO bring you some
wine and remain with you here. II
will not be for long"
"Why do you say that|
"The ship appears to be lodged hard
and fast on reef or sand spit. am
told the tide is rising. II that is so
our only hope Is In the raft which our
three allies are now constructing. With
q falling tide we might have a breath.
ing space at low water. As It is,
well"-
He was interrupted by the opening
Of the door and the consequent roar of
the gale. II was Walker, the engi-
neer, a lank, swarthy man, with long
black mustache which dropped for.
lornly down the sides Of his mouth
He shouted with the inimitable accent
of Tyneside:
"Yo' wanted, Docto' Chwlstobal. The
captain thinks Mr.. Boyle is bettaw"
MAY come. toor asked Elsie,
mo, missile. You bide he-aw."
please tell me before you go II the
ship is fulkpf water"
"She's dwy as a bone" said Walker
A sea splashed over him and sent a
shower into the cabin. "a vewy wet
bone," he added, with broad grin.
for the Northumbrlan had ready wit
though he had such solemn jowl,
and he could not pronounce an "r" to
save his life.
So Elsie was left with Joey for com.
pany once more. A chronometer show
ed that the hour was past midnight
She knew sufficient of the sea to un.
derstand that the clock was probably
accurate, as the course had practically
followed the same. meridian since the
Kansas quilted Valparaiso. So the
ship and those left on board had en-
tered on another day. How little she
had thought that to be possible when
the awful knowledge first came to her
that the Kansas was ashore How
long ago was that? Then she remem.
bered that when Courtenay placed her
In his cabin with the promise to bring
Isobel to her she had noticed the time,
II o'clock. Was II conceivable that
only one hour had elapsed since she
and her four footed friend were flung
nll Of heap into corner by the i'm.
pact Of the vessel against the sand
bank? One hour! Surely there was
some mistake. She puzzled over the
problem, recounting each event since
the conclusion OF dinner. and finally
convinced herself that her recollection
was not at fault.
joey was becoming restless. He
danced backward and forward on the
table. where he had taken refuge from
the invading food. Indeed, the dog
knew long before Elsie that the Kan
Bas was afoat again. At last she no
ticed that the water In the cabin was
to and fro, and In the same
Instant she felt the regular swing OF
The moving ship. She was speculating
Dn the outcome Of this new condition
Of affairs when the door opened and
Walker thrust bis lantern jswed face
within He grinned cheevfully.
i've come TO fetch you to yo' cabin,
miss" he announced. The ships un-
der weigh, an as yo' pwobably am
wet the captain says yo ought
10 change y0 cio'es."
Joey followed her out, but deserted
her instantly. She saw the reason
when Walker helped her to reach the
bridge companion. Courtenay was In
he chart house at the wheel He gave
her a friendly nod as she passed.
Somehow Elsie felt safe now that the
'hip was In the captains hands again.