Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
defect the canoes into the area Of new
mines laid at sea level.

light no further supply of the explo
siye. Evidently the prepared Jumps
of coal, each containing stick of dy-
Mantle, which were placed in the
bunker at Valparaiso had been convey
ed on board by one man, SO it was
more than likely there was not anoth.
er ounce of the stuff on the ship except
the three specimens first discovered
These, water soaked and useless, were
locked in drawer in the chart house.
While serutinizing the bunker Courte-
nay found a grimy piece of paper,
crushed into ball and amalgamated
with coal dust by means of the glue or
other substance which had been used
for making the bombs intended for the
destruction of the furnaces. He ex-
amined it carefully, believing it had
the appearance and texture of car
fridge paper. He placed it in his pocket
and, While changing his clothes before
joining the others at supper, came on
it again with certain surprise He
plunged it into a basin of hot water,
and it yielded its secret. 1t was the
outer wrapper of a stick of dynamite
1t bore the circular stamp of the manu-
facturers, the Sociedad Anonyma de
las Costas del Pacifico. This in itself
meant nothing. The same company
probably supplied hundreds of mines
with the five pound boxes In which
dynamite is packed, and if the stamp
were the only clew none could possibly
say when or where it had been issued
for use.
But miners are apt to be careless.
Men accustomed TO dynamite will ham
die it with an astounding disregard for
danger, and here was case in point
Some Spanish oyerseer, evidently at a
loss for memorandum tablet, had
scrubbed hieroglyphics with an indeli-
BILE pencil on this particular wrapper
1t was clear that the figures and abb
breviated words referred to the de-
velopment of cross heading and the
position of certain lodes, but Courte-
nay was quick to see that the official
who made those notes would recognize
them; hence the mine or store from
which the package had been stolen or
bought could be identified. Such evil
dence was of highly circumstantial
value. Courtenay put the wrapper in
the same drawer as the cartridges, en-
tered in the log the time and manner
of its discovery and forthwith dismiss
ed it from his mind
1t was almost dark when he went on
sho IND o1,s
1t whistled through the broken win
dows of the wheelhouse and seemed to
have in it promise of bad weather.
But a glance aloft and at the sky be-
yond the southern headland = Point
Kansas, as it was called on board-re-
assured him. The far flung arc over
head was cloudless. The stars of the
southern hemisphere, vivid and bright,
though less familiar than those of the
north, were reflected in the black wa
ter. The ship was so still, the sur
roundings so peaceful, save for the
plash of tiny waves created by the
breeze, that he was almost startled
when a soft voice came from the low
er deck:
''Where in the world have you been,
Captain Courtenay? Joey is fretting
for you, and / have carried him all
over the ship in vain search
His heart jumped with gladness. Ell
sic was awaiting him at the foot of the
companion. Be sure he was by her
side without needless delay. The dog
wriggled in her arms, so she said:
ST don't think he ought to run about.
His dear little paw is rather badly cut,
and there may be more broken glass
on the deck"
81 hope not, for our Chileans' sake"
laughed Courtenay. Il heard Mr.. Boyle
telling them to sweep it up, and they
were hard at work when I went to my
cabin
ooh, is that where you hid yourself?
No wonder I could not find you. OF
course Joey knew where you were.
How stupid Of me.''
"Please don't call yourself names,
Elsie. You don't deserve them. And,
by the way, may address you by your
Christian name? 1t slipped out today
unawares. Not that l feel like apollo
giving, because don't. There are
times when the heart speaks, not the
guarded tongue"
Luckily the darkness covered the hot
blush which leaped to her cheeks. she
gave a nervous little laugh and strove
desperately to parry this wholly IN
expected assault.
81 shall be delighted if you always
call me Elsie. 1t sounds friendly, and
/ think our circumstances warrant a
true friendship
Excellent! I suppose you know that
my name is Arthur"
"Yes, but I had no notion of that
sort of exchange. You are the captain,
and a very serious sort of captain at
times. l feel like little girl when
you look at me and tell me not to be
naughty, so Elsie sounds all right,
but simply dare not call you Arthur
Just imagine what a sensation it