The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1909-04-10

that be would yet bring MS yesseI m
10 the Thames, he allowed her to be
carried round by the fast towing tide
until her nose pointed se3ward and
she lay IN the comparatively st1l wa
ter iDshore. Then he dropped the sec
ond anchor and stepped forth from
the chart house His long vigil was
ended. Some Of TIE cloud OF care lift
Cd from his face. and he called cheeri-
~ to Joey.
Gone along pup be said let Us
sample ". Christobars cookery You
have shared my watch; BOW YOU shah
nay breakfast We have both earned
it."
1t was IN his mind TO knock loudly
on Elsie's door and awaken her
Therefore he was dimly conscious Of
a feeling Of disappointment when ne
saw her in company with Christobal
leaning over the rail Of the promenade
deck and evidently discussing the
weird beauty OF the scene spread be-
fore her wondering eyes. They heard
Courtenay's approaching footsteps al
most as soon as be gained the deck
Instantly she ran toward him. with
hands outstretched.
let me be the first to congratulate
YOU" she cried. her cheeks mantiing
with rush OF color ana her lips Quiv-
eling with excitement How wonder
ful Of you TO bring the ship through
all those awful reefs and Things, No;
you must not say YOU have done moth
ing marvellous. Or. ChristobaI has
told me everything. Next to 'Proyi-
dence. Captain Courtenay. we owe our
lives to YOU
Courtenay felt it would hurt her
were he to smile at her earnesness
But he did say:
surely it is not SO very remarkable
that | should DO my best to safeguard
the ship and such Of her passengers
and crew as survive last nights or
deal"
Il shall never understand how
came TO fall asleep" said Elsie Il
remember feeling very tired sat
down for a moment and that ended it
The next thing ! heard was a rapplng
on my door and Dr. Christobals voice
bidding me hurry if would see the
entrance to the harbor"
The two men exchanged gIances.
Courtenay laughed so pleasantly that
it was good to hear.
Yet there was | up aloft. maneu-
vering the ship in the firm faith that
DIR. Christobal was busy in the cooks
galley" said he.
'Ah, we have news for your' cried
Elsie. "One of the poor fellows who
was knocked on the head during that
terrible fight for the boats was the
master cook himself He is better
now, and breakfast can be ready in
five minutes. I'll so ana tell him"
She ran Off, and Joey scampered by
her side, for he knew quite well where
the kitchen lay.
Bromide is useful at times" muir
INJURED Christobal, watching Elsie IN
til'she had disappeared Then he turn
ed to Courtenay.
Il suppose you have seen nothing of
the boatst'
NO sign whatever And | could
hardly have missed them If they were
here They may have escaped, but
doubt it. The sen ran very high for
a time, and the Kansas scraped past
so many reefs that 1t was almost i'm
possible for each of the three boats TO
have done the same"
Even if one or more Of them reach
Ell land there is small likelihood that
they would turn up in this particular
bay"
THAT is true. especially if they used
their sails The Chileans who got
away in the nfebOats would know SUI
ficient of the coast to make a northerly
course, while my parting instructions
to Malcolm were 10 keep to the north
all the time"
Il wish now that poor Isobel Barring
and the others had not left Us" said
Christobal sadly.
Courtenay was about to say some
thing. but checked himself. He was