The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
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add TO the quorum"
Brill would have vetoed the move
had he not just then caught sight Of
Andrew Jennison. .careworn in face.
but apparently greatly interested in
the proceedings. The wcsterner greet
cd him with cordiality and drew him
aside at once.
1T Is incomprehensibtc, Mr.. Over
ton. this perseverance i'm holding a
%southerly course. There are ~vital-7I
mean am especially interested In as
speedy n voyage as possible"
What Brill's answer was 90 he he
never knew. for the vast voice OF Pro
fessor Pennythorpe. now raised to the
second power. suddenly obliterated ev-
erything else.
rs II your pleasure, then. gentlemen,
that ! wait upon the captain as your
committcc?'
Mr.. Jcnnison was evidently disap-
pointed.
What use will that beg he queried
p~etulantly. Captain HUMPHREYS as
sured me yesterday that the course
would be resumed at once. 1t was,
but only for q few hours
The younger man felt a great de-
sire TO help this nerve shattered. anx-
ious gentleman. even though their de-
sires ran counter to one another. Brill
would gladly have prolonged the voy-
age to an encircling tour OF the world,
while Jennison IA mourning over the
loss of n few hours. Still, for her
sake he would act, and almost before
he knew what he was to do he found
himself in the very heart of the gather
ing. III
do 1 understand that the question
is still under discussion he asked.
The professor stroked his whiskers
a moment, then bowed profoundly.
What can be accomplished by fur
Their appeal to the captain, then? He
is only obeying orders. Would it not
be wiser to apply directly to the con
trolling power of this line? Why. not
seek by wireless telegraph an explana-
ton from the steamship company?"
Sentiments varied as to this plan,
and the company divided itself into
two camps. with Professor Penny
thorpe glaring angrily at both. Final
ly Andrew Jennison spoke. with more
animation than he had exhibited for
days.
"Mr. Overten seems 60 me to have
made a most sensible, suggestion he
said firmly. The. others knew the re-
spect that was due the greatest mil
lionaire on board, for MIR. Oyerton''
was not rated in Bradstreet's and the
result was the appointing of a commit
tee-Pennythorpe, Brill and Jennison-
TO draw up a telegram Of reihonstranee
to the steamship company. Mr.. Jen-
nison declined the honor. pleading the
state of his health, and Marsh very
cheerfully took his place.
The message as evolved by the trio.
after Pennythorpe's fiery suggestions
had been duly extinguished, was a
courteous request for an explanation
of the perseverance in a course which
must seriously delay the voyage, to the
Inconvenience and loss of some of the
passengers. The committee on repair
ing TO the wireless Office found Bene-
dict there, industriously writing on the
window shelf.
"Humph." growled Marsh. HE has
more wireless messages than any man
/ ever heard Of"
The Mexican CAV no heed TO the adj
vent of the committee. He continued
his writing. Stacking his speed it SEEM
cd to the impatient walters. At last
Professor Pennythorpe could pear this
elaboration no longer.
Pray excuse me sir" he began
majestically. but we bear a most i'm
portant message-from the ships pas
sengers to the company. We would be
glad of the opportunity to send it,
Benedict threw his head UP with
startling. almost ferocious. swiftness
and fixed his g%littering lenses on the
man of science and took a step toward
him. At the momen Brill handed the
passengers dispatch through the win
dow to the operator.
PeDnythorpe's enormous self esteem
was in nowise shaken by the swarthy
mans attitude of hostility.
"We protest. sir. against longer being
kept off our course" he declared.
'Oh, that's it. is itT' replied Bene-
dict, his pale lips curling over his bril-
liant teeth. He had noted Brill's move
in passing the paper into the office
and had given him one sharp look, but
nothing more in the way of %recogni-
ton.
Its scarcely regular, is it, he said
to Pennythorpe, in a careless tone, Ito
go oyer the captains head in this
way
Brill interposed, angry at the Next
cans contempt.
1T may not be regular, but it
appears to be necessary" he said
tartly. Benedict appeared to be still
ignorant of the young mans existence.
Miguel, do not send that dispatch