Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-06
CHAPTER XIX-C0NTINUED
(From Last Saturday,

"Didn't yuu see how eager we all
were 10 search the lockersi' he asked
but the rascals had cleared every
scrap when the boat fell into their
hands again with the falling tide"
She nestled close to him.
II saw nothing" she whispered. "My
mind held but one thought that you
were alive. though Indeed was
mourning you us dead. But now | am
restored to my senses. think | can
grasp what happened. Did Joey find
youf"
Yes. You can guess my bewllder.
ment when he spung on top OF me.
/ was lying down. heard our sen
tries shouting. but paid no heed As
matter Of fact Elsie. |. too. had
abandoned hope. | could see no chance
of escape. Great heayen-to thlnl.
Of your coming to my rescue! What
made you do ~"
"plCGse 90 on. Tell me all. You
shall hear my story afterward."
"Well. | jumped up. and Joey nearly
fell Into tie crater with delight.
was Just In time to gave Suarez from
being shot. Luckily he was long
way behind the dog. ana I recognized
his makeup"
Though COurtenay did not allow ten
seconds 10 pass without II glance at
the charming face by his side. lie new.
erthelcss had Il sharp eye for events
elsewhere. lie saw smoke rising from
the funnel OF the ship. A line OF nags
dancing from the foremost told him
that Boyle had discovered them as
soon MS they were clear of the deep
shadow of Guanaco hill. But there
were anxious moments yet In store. A
fleet of canoes put or from Otter
creek. There was every prospect Of a
fight before they reached their fortress.
They had II long two miles to travel.
and the Indians could attack them ere
they covered half the distance.
A long bare from the ships siren
thrilled their hearts, hut the excite.
ment became frantic when three short.
sharp blasts followed. and every sailor
knew that the chief officer had sig.
nailed, "My engines are going full speed
astern."
That was pardonable exaggera.
tion, but the Kansas was certainly
moving. They could see the white
foam churned up by her propeller.
With Que accord they cheered madly,
and the oars. double banded now, tore
the lifeboat onward nj a pace wnicn
outstrlppcd even the shallow canoes.
Then the Indians did wise thing.
They spared many Of their own lives
and perchancc others Of greater value
to the world by ceaslng to paddle. The
unlocked for interference Of the great
yessc! was too much for them. They
merely stared and cackled In amaze,
while the small hotilla dashed toward
the towering black hull, and Boyle
lowered the gangway In readiness to
receive the captain, his bride elect and
good half Of the passengers and
crew.
Courtenay lost not an instant of ia
yoring tide and fine weather. When
Boyle told him that Walker could
work the engines under easy steam. he
. dashed up TO the bridge three steps al
time. With his hand OH the tele'
graph he superintendent the holsting on
board of the llfeboat and two OF the
canoes, which he meant to carry away
as trophies-be sure that Elsie's own
special craft was one of them. Mean
while Boyle saw to the safe slowing IN
the remaining canoes of the wounded
Indians In the fore cabin. and n few
furnace bars attached to rope an
chored them In midchannel, whence
their friends could bring them to shore
later.
At last the captain OF the Kansas
had the supreme satisfaction of hear
ing the clang of the electric bell In the
engine room MS he put the telegraph
lever successfully to stand by" and
"Slow ahead" Gradually the shlT
crept north, gaining way as the en-
gincs increased their stroke aud the
full body of the ebb tide made its vol
ume felt. Round swung the Kansas tc
the west just as the sun cleared the
highest peak OF the unknown noun
talns. How good It was to feel the
steady thrust Of the plstons, the long
roll of the slip over the swell!
But test of. all was 1t to hear Elsit
tell how DR. Chrlstobal had handed
her bulky packet. In which SHE
found Courtenay's words OF firewell
together with those wonderful! letter.
which fate had held hack from heI
twice already. They were only glowing
eplstlcs from the hundreds OF passen
gers on TIL Florida, but six sf then
We're proposals from enthusiastic Ia
dies, all well lowered ana eager Il
give their charms aud rhelr cash to til,
safe keeping of the man who hat
saved their lives. II was with refer
cnce TO some joking comment by Cour
tenay on these misslYes that his slstel
wrote to congratulate him on having
escaped matrlmony under such condl
tlons.
Long before noon the Kansas clear
cl White Horse island. Thcs cefortl
the run was due south until elgh
bells. when for the second time within
a fortnight the captain set the cours,
south ,10-cast.
Elsie noted that Count Edouard d.
Foinci!lt dined with the rest, slttinI