The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-07
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TO Keep. could be do II ON bis pay
Not he As II is. he's sure 10 marry q
girl with pile an' wind up managin'
owner"
Perhaps be is engaged to some such
young lady already"
Haven't heard So You may be SURE
there's one waitin' for him somewhere.
| know. There's no dodgin luck. good
or bad. ! thought II was goin' TO be
that friend OF yours. but she's OF the
register. poor lass Therel didn't
mean that I'm an idiot for sure.
You see, don't talk much, as rule.
Miss Maxwell. or should know better
than TO chin-wag like blazin'-huh,
like babblln' fool"
Elsie turned her face aside when be
mentioned lsobel. II seemed TO her
sensitive soul an almost unfair thing
that she should be gosslplng about
trivialities when the girl who had
commenced this unlucky voyage In
such high spirits was lying beneath
that grim sea behind the smiling head.
land. Yet she knew that Boyle meant
no harm by his chatter. He was weak
from his wound and perhaps trihe
light headed as the result OF being
brought from the stuffy salon TO the
airy and sunlit chart room. SO she
crushed sorrow that was unavailing
and strove to put the sailor at his
ease again.
II do not find any harm In your re-
mark" she said resolutely. Were II
possible ! should have been very pleas
ed to see Miss Barring married to q
man Of strong character like Captain
Courtenay. BY the way, who is keep.
ing watch on deck?"
'The doctor was here with me until
a few minutes ago. Then the skipper
telephoned him. ! guess there is some
one on the lookout, but you might Just
cast an eye shoreward. I'm not sup
posed to move yet"
He wriggled uneasily In his chair.
fbr the spirit was willing, but Elsie
made him lie quiet. She rearranged
his pillow and stepped on to the bridge.
By walking from port to starboard
and traversing the short length Of the
spar deck she could command view
Of the bay and of most parts Of the
ship. She heard the dog scuttllng down
he companion. On reaching the after
,all she saw the captain engaged In
earnest, low toned conversation with
Tollemache and Walker. They wert
standing on the main deck near the
engine room door and examining some
thing which resembled lump of coal
She saw tho engineer take three STINT
lar Jumps from pocket
Christobal appeared. carrying buck |
ct Of water, into which the Jumps were
placed by Walker, who handled them
very glngerly. After q slight delay
he began to crumble one in his fingers,
still keeping It in the water, until
finally he drew forth what Elsie rec
ognized at once as stick Of dynamite.
Though It was blackened by contact
with the coal, she was certain Of its
real nature. She had visited great
many mines, and the officials always
scared the ladies Of the party by tell
Ing them what would happen II the ex
plosives were to blow up. She had
even seen dynamite placed in the
sun to dry, as 1t is very susceptible to
moisture, and she wondered, naturally
enough, why such dangerous agent
should be hidden In or disguised as q
piece Of coal.
She thought that the men should be
made aware Of her presence, so she
leaned over and said:
MAY ask what you four are plot.
ting"
They looked at her in surprise. They
were SO engrossed In their discovery