Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-23

"What are you doing with that dyna-
mite?" she demanded. do you intend
to visit Senior Suarcz's mines7 II so,
please take me. am very poor"
1t was Courtenay who answered.
"Are you alone7' he asked.
"Mr Boyle is in the chart house"
II know, but is any one else up
there?"
mo"
Then we shall join you at once"
Notwithstanding the serious demean-
or Of the men. Elsie was far from
guessing what bad happened. But she
was soon enlightened.
ain which bunker was the coal placed
which we shipped at Valparaiso
Courtenay asked Boyle.
"In the forrard cross bunker" was
the instant answer.
"And that was the first coal used in
the furnaces7"
Eyes, sir"
The captains tone was ofncial, ex-
ceedingly so. and the chief officer took
the cue from his superior In rank.
did we get up steam with it?'
"There might have been hundred
weight or two lying loose in the stoke
hold but for all practical purposes we
have used nothing but the Valparaiso
bunker since we left port"
"The rest of our coal was shipped at
Coronel?"
Eyes, sir"
"You hear? 1t is exactly as have
told you," said Courtenay, glancing at
the others. II must explain to you,
Mr.. Boyle, that wished you to state
the facts in front of witnesses before
gave you nay reasons for cross ex-
aiming you on the matter. Mr.. Wal
ker and l have been certain all along
that the furnaces were blown up will
fully. Now our suspicious are proved.
This morning, after q careful scrutiny,
we came across a number of Jumps OF
coal cleverly constructed out Of small
pieces glued together. In the center OF
each lump was a stick Of dynamite,
protected by an asbestus wrapper. It
was undoubtedly the intent of some
miscreant that a number Of these
Jumps should be fed into the furnaces.
This actually occurred, as we know,
but by the mercy of Providence the
ship did not experience the full power
of the explosion or she must have sunk
like q stone'
Huh" grunted Boyle. "Who holds
the insurance."
1.-THE shippers Of the cargo. Of
course -Messrs. Barring. Thompson 4
Miguel"
"Worth a quarter Of a million ster.
hing, amt it,"
eyes"
"Huh-it's lot Of money"
There was a momentary silence.
Elsie's eyes grew larger, and she be-
came rather pale. As was her habit
when puzzled, she placed finger on
her lips. Christobal noted her action.
Indeed, he missed few of her charac-
teristic habits OF expressions. He
laughed quietly.
"I think you are quite right, Miss
Maxwell" he said. 'This IL one Of the
many Instances in which silence -
golden"
Taken by surprise. she blushed and
dropped her hasd But Courtenay said
promptly:
There are some instances In which
silence may be misinterpreted. Let
me state at once that the shippers Of
the valuable cargo on board the Kan
sas will suffer serious financial re-
verse II the ship Is lost. Two thou
sand tons of copper may be worth q
considerable fixed sum, but the lack Of
the metal on the London market at the
end Of January will have far reaching
consequences in fight against the bull
clique in Paris, and that Is why Mr..
Barring made this heavy shipment"
"Those consequences could be fore
seen and discounted" put In Tolle-
mache dryly.
Exactly. But by whom-by the
man who sent his only daughter as q
passenger on this vessel?"
Every one secuted that notion. But
Tollemache. though disavowing any
thought Of Mr. Barring as party to
| the scheme, stuck to his guns.
Somebody will make pile when
the Kansas is reported missing" he
said.
1.-The insurance money will not be
paid for long time" Courtenay ex-
planned.
mo. but the copper market will re-
spond instantly"
"Then the process has commenced
already. The Kansas should have been
reported yesterday from Sandy Point
1 The news that she has not arrived will
soon reach the nearest cable station
There will be terrific excitement al
Lloyd's when that becomes known
BY the way, does any ono here know
q man named ventanaY
| ut is name common enough IN
Chile" said Christobal.
''If you mean Senior Pedro Ventana
who is associated with Mr.. Barring II
mining matters, l am acquainted with
him." said Elsie.
They all looked at her, and some Of
them wondered perhaps why her smil
ing eyes had lost their mirth. YET
there was nothing unreasonable in the
mere fact that certain Chilean nam
ed Ventana, who had business rela
tons with Mr.. Barring, should make
the acquaintance Of Isobel Baring'i
friend. AS quickly as it had ariseI