The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-06-05

Grafton of man who has made up his
mind exactly what to say. that the
| ship has been disabled by some acct
dent. the cause Of which is unknown
at present The unfortunate result is
that she is IN q position of some peril"
There was sudden stir among the
Chilean stewards. whose wits were
sharpened sufficiently to render the
captains statement quite clear to them.
| Isobel uttered a little sob of terror.
| and Mrs. Somerville gasped audibly.
"Oh, my poor Children Elsie. her
| lips parted, sat forward on the piano
STOOL Her senses seemed to have be-
come intensified all at once. She could
see everything. hear everything. Some
of the Chileans and Spaniards crossed
themselves; others swore. Count Ed
Guard breathed hard and. muttered,
Grand Dieuw She wondered why the
captain and Mr.. Tollemache, who had
returned from his stateroom and was
standing in the half light of a door
way, should simultaneously drop their
right hands into coat pocket. Mr..
Tollemache. too, gave Il queer little
nod to the American, who had moved
near to Isobel and placed hand on
her shoulder. Elsie was quite sure that
Gray whispered, "For goodness sake,
don't cause q scene!' And indeed he
did ask Isobel and Mrs. Somerville,
with some curtness, to restrain them
selves.
clio obi
ed into silence the muttered prayers
and curses of the Chileans.
1T may be necessary about day
break to endeavor to beach the ship"
he continued. 81 wish you all, there
fore, to guard against possible exposure
by wearing warm clothes, especially
furs and overcoats. Money and jew
elry should be secured, but no baggage
Of any sort, not even the smallest
hand bag, can be carried, as all other
personal belongings must be left on
board. Passengers will gather here
and remain here until l send one Of
the officers for them. The companion
doors will not be closed again, but the
decks are quite impossible. You hear
y
tarily swept by heavy seas"
He turned to the chief steward.
"Your men, Mr.. Malcolm" he said,
will begin at once, under your direc-
tons, to draw stores for each boat
There need be no hurry or excitement.
We are as yet many miles distant from
the nearest known land. If the wind
nh %
things happens. Me Kansas will suffer
no damage wha er. l wish all hands
to be prepard however, for the
chance-the remote chance, trust-of
the ships being driven ashore, and
beg each one of you to remember that
discipline and strict obedience to Or
ders are not only more necessary now
than ever but also that they will be
strictly enforced"
The concluding sentence was uttered
very slowly and clearly. 1t was evil
dent he meant the ships company to
understand him. Before any of his
hearers attempted to question him he
damned the sou'wester on his head
and ran up the stairs. The dog fol-
lowed somewhat ruefully, the coy sa-
Ion being far more to his liking than
the wind swept, spray dashed chart
house. Mr.. Malcolm promptly stirred
his myrmidons with a command to fall
in by boats crews, and Gomez won
his chiefs approval by quietly translat-
ing the captains orders. Beyond Mrs
Somerville's subdued sobbing there
was little outward manifestation that
another crisis in the history of the
Kansas and her human freight had
come and gone.