1 THE CAPTAIN [
1 OF the KANSAS I
By LOUIS TRACY. ?
^ Author of "Th# Wings of the Morning." "The Pillar of Light." Etc. f
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< COPYRIGHT. 11100. BY EDWARD J. CLODE ?
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CHAPTEIt XII.
THE captain vat enthusiastic;
when Ik* heard of Elsie's Idea!
for (lie protection of tin* ujal'i
deck?"au excellent notion," In*
termed it, but lie scouted tin; migjiin
tlon that she should undertake I lie
work herself.
"You little know what hauling taut
heavy canvas means," he said when
they met at lunch. "It would tear tlx*
skin off your handH. No, Miss Max
well; we can put our Chileans on lo
that Job. 1 have Konicthluif lietter for
you to do. Can you map?"
"I have copied heaps of plans for
my father," she told him.
"Excellent! At no i today 1 tool;
un observation, so I Intend to devote
an hour to revising tile chart. Will
you help? Joey In In the Hclieme al
ready. Then the admiralty will grace
fully acknowledge the survey supplied
by Miss Elsli Maxwell, Captain Ar
thur Courlcuay and Joey, otherwise
known as 'tho pup.' "
Ills allusion to the dog by name re
called "Jose the Winebag," but Elsie
thought she would retain that tiny
scrap of detective Information for the
present. So she simply said:
"You will explain to lue my part of
the undertaking, of course'/"
"Certainly. You must lirst correct
the index error. Then you subtract
the dii> aiul the refraction in altitude,
take the sun's Kcmiillametcr from the
nautical almanac anil add the parallax.
I>o you follow me?"
"1'erfectly. It sounds the eastent
thing. Itut I don't wish to hear the
remarks of the admiralty when they
Bee the result."
"1 am Interested In navigation to
the slight extent possible to a mere
yachtsintin. May I Join you?" Inter
posed Cbristobal.
"Oh, yes!" said the captain offhand
euiy.
Elsie repressed (he smile on her 111<h
Did the worthy doctor four develop
ment If this harmless mapiuaklng
progressed lu his a 1 we nee? She im
njoined, too, that ('ourtenay's acqui
escence lu Chrlstobal's desire to 1h?
present was not wholly lu accordance
with his Innermost wish. She prompt
ly crushed that dangerous fancy. The
captain was ouly seeking for some ex
cuse to take her away from the rough
work of rigging the extra awnings.
How odd that the other thought should
have cropped up first!
"You still think the Kansas will win
clear of her (JltUeiltles?" she said
rather hurriedly. "After all, the ship's
safety Is essential to your survey."
"Every hour strengthens my opln
ion," was the confident reply. "Suare?
Bays that there is a reasonable chance
of occasional brief spells of flue weath
er at this period of the year. At any
rate, the gale may not be absolutely
continuous, and Walker Is assured that
he can patch up the engines for halt
speed, (liven a calm day?a day like
this, for instance we can reach th?i
strait in a few hours."
"And the Indians?"
"I leave them out of my reckoning.
What else can 1 do?"
"Kill 'em." said Tolletnache.
Courtenay glanced sharply at his fel
low countryman. lie disliked these
references to the Alaeulof bogy In
Elsie's presence.
"We have dynamite aboard," said
Tolletnache. "Why not construct a
couple of infernal machines which
could be fired by pulling a string and
let them drift toward the canoes when
the Indians are near enough?"
"It Is worth trying." was Courte
nay's brief comment, though he saw
later that Tollemache's suggestion was
a very u; ful one.
Elsie's lirsl ta i. was to prepare a
largL- scale drawing of the southern
par of llauover Island as set forth in
admirably chart No. 1 '7 (sheet 2
Patagonia), which Is the only (rust
worthy re-uril available for shipmas
ters u.-iiiir tlie outer passage between
tlie gulf of l'enas ami the strait of Ma
gellan. it was a simple matter to till
in the few contours given. The neigh
boring small Islands were shown in
reasonable detail, but the whole west
ern count of Hanover Island itself ton
sisted of a dotted line and a solitary
peak. Stokes mountain, the height of
which could lie estimated and its po
sition triangulated from the sea. Eveu
Coticet>clou strait, on the north, and
the San Bias channel, on the south,
were marked in those significant dot
ted lines. The coast was practically
unknown to civilized man.
It was borne In on the girl while shs
worked that the chief marvel In liet
present condition was the triumph of
science over nature in Its most hostile
Hiood. The Kansas boasted all the
comforts and luxuries of a well equip
ped hotel. Seated at the same table
as herself was a skillful sailor, using
logarithms, secants and cosecants, |K>
lar distances and hour angles as if he
were in some university class room.
She stole a glance at Oonrtenay. He
wus so keenly engaged on t>> business
iu luind. so bent on ai-hie- ii * aecijrac}
to his Op-res. tha' e ed herself
for her ! . e. 1 . si. wondered
it he ever gave a thought to that prom
ised wife of his, who must sooir suffer
the agony of knowing that the Kansas
was overdue.
.Elsie was sufficiently well amuaint
?m1 with shipping to realize tlu" sensa
llou tliat would he created by tlie first
cablegram from Coruuel announcing
the nonappearance of tlie iteamer In
the xtrait. The Valparaiso newspa
per* would lie full of surmises an to
the vernier* fate. They would publish
full details of the valuable cargo and
would give a list of the passengers and
otticers. Ah! Ventana would learn
then, If he had not heard It earlier,
that she was on board. And he alone
would understand the true reason of
her flight from Chile. Her cheeks
flushed, and she applied herself more
closely to the chart she was copying.
She had left a good deal unsaid in her
brief statement that morning. How 1
strange, how utterly unexpected, it
was that Veutnnu's name should fall
from Courteuay's lips?Courtenay of
all men living! And what did Isobel
mean during that last dreadful scene '
ere she was carried away to the boat
by screaming In her frenzy that Ven
tana had taken "an ample vengeance?"
Vengeance for what? llad the half
breed dared to make the same pro
posal to the rU'h and highly placed
Isobel Itarlng that he did not scruple
to put before the needy governess?
Surely that was Impossible. There
were limits even to his audacity?
"Well, how Is my chief hydrogra
pher progressing?"
Court* nay's cheery voice banished
the unwelcome specter of Ventana.
Klsle started
"I do lielleve you were day dream
ing," said the captain, with a surpris
ed smile. "A penny for your thoughts."
"I don't think you can pay me," she
retorted, hoping to cover her confusion.
"Won't you accept Chilean curren
cy r
"Not on the high seas."
"But you are on dry land. Please
make a dot on your man at 51 degrees
14 minute* 1) seconds south mid 74 de
grees 59 minutes seconds west. Tliat
Is the present position of the ship. Let
lue pin this compass card on the ta
ble. Use the parallel ruler, regard
each Inch as a mile, and I'll do the rest
by guesswork."
Courteuay took his binoculars and
went on to the bridge. He called out
the apparent distance of each land
mark he could distinguish, described
It and gave its true bearing. In the
result Klsle found she bad prepared a
clear and fairly accurate chart of the
bay and its headlands, while the po
sition of the distant range of moun
tains was marked with tolerable preci
sion. Rut Courteuay was far from
liclng satisfied.
"If I had a base line or even a fresh
set of points taken higher up the Inlet
I could Improve on my part of (lie sur
vey," lie said. "Yours Is admirable,
Miss Maxwell, Of course I know you
are an artist, but mapping is a thing
apart. That Is first rate."
"Perhaps you may lie able to secure
fresh data when the Kansas puts to
j sea again," said Ohristobal.
I "If I am conning the wheel I must
leave the chartnmklng entirely to my
assistant," replied the captain lightly.
/ / m\
firtt Uiik vii) to prepare a l<?ry<
*0111?' ?.'r<i I' hig.
"But I do mean to |>eop u little farthei
Into our estuary. Before the sliii
sails I may have another spare hour t>
devote to It."
"In what way?" asked Elsie.
"By utilising the canoe. A mile 01
so higher up the channel 1 should I*
clear of the bluff which hides Ottei
creek. I Imagine it will in' posslbli
then to see the full extent of the bay
I must get you to sound Snare* us U
the lay of the land."
"I hope you will do nothing of tin
sort." protested Elsie earnestly.
"Why? Do you think the canoe nn
safe?"
"No. no; not that. But those waltlni
Indian". They might see you."
"Oh. the Indians again! I shall rui
no risk of thut sort. It would Indeei
be the Irony of fate if the Kausa
slipped her cable and left the sklppe
behind."
"Huh?no fear! She'd follow ymi ilk
J
Joey. I was tell in" Miss MaxweM what
' a Iti'ky follow j ou are. Ile.sUlis, if
| ynii wont I'd I* In oo:rmaud, au' you
| huow what would U:>i>l>?*u tUeu. If all
?-!s" f. I'd, tIn* I !?>-<..ill' tul) would
' turn turtle In the ; I."
To emphasise 'il remarks Boyle
lili-tv a big smoke ?<i u:id shot wv
eral smaller rings through IL
l.i-ie felt Chrlstohal's crlucal eye 011
her. She was shading the outlines of
the map aud trusted that her head wa?
lent milllclently to hide the telltale
color whli h lea|>ed to her 'face. It'it
Courtenay wished to hear more of t'lis.
"I hojie you d > not credit everything
my chief oiheer says ab.jjit me." he
said. glancing over her shoulder at the
draw lug. "nor about himself," he ud 1
ed, as she was too busy to ly >k up. "To
ray knowledge he has refused the com
mand of two ships since we Isith Join
ed the Kansas."
"Iiouie orders!" cried Boyle, who
was certainly lieyon 1 himself. Proba
lily he missed his regular vocal exer
cise owing to lack of a crew. "My
missus says to i::o: 'You just stick to
Captain Courtenay, young feller-me
lad. He's one of the Ket-rlch-<|ui't
sort. T'raps you'll learn from him how
to dodge hoard of trade Inquiries.'
You stand 0:1 what I toid you, Ml-s
Maxwell. You retneinlier?commodore?
Iluh:"
Courtenay glanced at the chrono in
ter.
"I must I e off." he announced. "Tolle
mache may need some help with his
bomlw, and those Chileans reptile
looking after."
< hristoi .il, too. <[Uitted the chart
room to visit his patients. He had said
very little while he sat there, and Elsie
did not know whether to laugh or cry
at the tragic comedy of her environ
ment. She was only certain of one
thing?she would like to box Boyle's
ears. She was completely at a loss to
account for his persistent efforts to
drag In reference) to their prior con
venation. She dared not catechise
him. That would lie piling up more
difficulties for the future. But what
possessed liiiu to blurt out such em
barrassing details In the presence of
the two men whom she most wished to
remain in Ignorance of them?
She peeped at Boyle sideways. His
eyes were closed, the cigar was be
tween his teeth, and he had a broad
grin on his face. She could not guess
that the ouce taciturn chief officer of
the Kansas was saying to himself:
"My godfather, how Bills glared!
There will lie trouble on this ship
about a woman before long or I'm a
Dutchman. An' didn't the skipper rise
at the tly too! Huh!"
A little later as Elsie passed along
the promenade deck she saw Courte
nay, Tollemache and Walker deep in
consultation. They were arranging a
percussion fuse of fulminating mer
cury. While she was watching them
Walker dropped a broken furnace bar
on top of a small package placed on
an Iron block. Instantly there was a
shnrt report, and Joey, who was an
Interested observer, jumped several
feet. The men laughed, and she heard
Courteuay say:
"That is the right proportion of ful
minate. Now, Tollemache, I'll help
you to tlx them. We do not know the
moment those reptiles may choose to
attack."
So the captain did not leave the Ala
culof mi o ice altogether out of count.
Something rose in her throat, some
wave of emotion which threatened her
splendid serenity. She ran rather than
walked to her cabin, flung herself on
the bed and soblied piteously. It had
to come, this tempest^of tears. When
desperate odds demanded unflinching
courage she faced them dry eyed, with
steadfast heart. But today in the
bright sunshine and apparent security
of the ship sinister death shadows tor
tured her into rebellion. She did not
stop to ask herself why she wept. Be
ing a woman, she yielded to the gust,
and when it had ended, with the sud
denness of a summer shower, she Hinil
ed through the vanishing tears. Iler
first concern was that none should be
aware of tier weakness.
"How stupid of me!" she murmured.
"What would the men think if they
knew I broke down in this fashion.''
Slu* looked lii it mirror. In the clour
light without nny one could see she
had iK'en crying, and there was so
much work to lie done that she did not
wish to remain iu her stateroom until
nil tokens of the storm had passe'., j
She searched for a powder pnff and
was nt a loss to discover its where-1
abouts until she recollected thai the
doctor had borrowed it for tin- use of
a man ollglitly scalded when his own
supply of antiseptic powder was ex
hausted. So she went Into Isohe'.'s
room, entering It for the first ttiue
since the Kansas struck on the shoal.
The two cabins communicated, as Mr.
Ilarlng had gone to the expense of hav
ing a door brokeu through the parti
tion for the girls' use during the voy
age.
i If Elsie had not already given way
to tears she must have faltered now nt
f the sight of her friend's belongings
> strewed In confusion over the tloor.
, chairs, dressing tal>le and l>od. Isoliel
possessed a gold mounted dressing < aso
the size of an ordinary portmanteau.
? It held au assortment of pretty and
. mostly useless knlckknacks. and they
f had nil lieeu tumbled out in a frantic
. hurry. At first Elsie flinched from fur
ther scrutiny, but common sense told
) her that this despondent mood must
be fought. She drop|ted to her knees.
> found a mother-of-penri p o dor box
and picked up other scattered articles
and replaced them in the drerslng
case. To accomplish 1'iia It na< n-oo.'
t ?a ry to rearrange various trays iri.l
drawers. I'ortrnits of girl friends, in
, eluding her own. and of men unknown
1 to her, letters, memoranda anil other
s doeuments were thrown nlsnit In i::s
t order. All tli?'s?? she put buck It their
receptacles, wo:i 'erlnT the wh'le wh it
(i motive had led Isobel to make such a
frviir.led Ufari-h for S'>::ie : 1. 't
Hi 11 kin- cumt not u Jul ? l;ut iw -*M4?
of the remaining articles.
Yet who could account for the frenzy
of that terrible hour when the c:.ptai I
announced the ship's dimmer'; Kven
(,'ourteuay himself. she renieuiU-red,
hud emptied a Iim ker la a rapid hunt
for the dot's coat. I<ut he had laugh
ingly explained his haste later when
tone chance reference was made to
his soaked garments.
Anything was explicable In the light
of panic. She gathered up a skirt and
some blouses, locked the dressing case,
put th" key in her purse and quitted
the room with a heavy heart, for the
handling of her friend's treasures had
brought sail memories.
I'ussing into the deck corridor, she
heard the captain'* voice, apparently
at a considerable distance. Two hun
dred yards away from the ship Cour
tenay and Tollemache were anchoring
a flat framework built of spare hatch
es and secured by wooden crosspieces.
On it stood the tlrst of the infernal inn
chines. The raft floated level with
the water, so Its only conspicuous tit
I ISS 1
Chief Officer Boyle.
ting was a small spar and a block, to
which a line and au Iron bar were at
tached. The men looked strange iu
her eyes at that distance. In the uiar
velously clear light she could see their
features distinctly, and when Courte
nay shouted to a sailor to haul in the
slack of the line she caught a trumpet
like ring that recalled the scene in the
salon when he held back the mob of
stewards. His athletic figure, silhou
etted against the shimmering green of
the water, was instinct witti graceful
strength. He looked a boru leader of
men, and, as though to mark his quick
ness of observation, no sooner had
Elsie glanced over the side of the ship
than he waved a hand to her.
She sighed. A bitter thought peeped
up 111 her that he was perhaps a trifle
careless in showing her these little at
tentions. She wished he would speak
to her of that other girl who awaited
him in England. A pleasant state of
confidence would be established then.
These secret twitches of sentiment
were irritating.
She walked aft to obtain a nearer
view of the operations. The sailors
had already shut In a large portion of
the promenade deck with canvas, and
she noticed that loopholes were pro
vided every ten feet or so to permit the
effective use of the defenders' firearms.
Thus at each step she was reminded
of the precarious hold she had on life,
and she was positively frightened
when some mad Impulse surged
through her whole being, bidding her
imperiously to abandon her ultra con
scientious loyalty to a woman she had
never seen. Why struggle against cir
cumstance? If death were so near,
what ditl she gain by prudery?
For an instant she stood aghast at
the revelation which had come to her.
She was in love with Courtenay. She
was ready to die by his side, fearless
and joyous, if only he would put his
arms around her and tell her that she
| was dear to him. Ah, the fierce delight
of that first silent surrender! Her
heart beat as it had never pulsed be
fore, even under the stress of the
storm or the suddeu terror of the
night attack. Her eyes shone, and her
breath came laboriously t>etween parted
lips. Golden dreams coursed through
her bralu. She was thrilled with un
unutterable longing.
Then her swimming eyes rested on a
group of men standing on the poop.
Amoug them was Chrlstobnl, Interest
ed, like the rest, in the floating of the
mine. And forthwith Elsie fell from
the clouds and was brought back,
shudderiug. to cold reason again. She
was sick at heart. She hated herself
for her self abasement. She must giro
her with sackcloth and mourn, and
the fight must be fought now without
parley or hesitation unless the sweet
ness were to go forth from life forevei
and all things turn to ashes in hei
mouth.
So, marshaling the best qualities ol
her womanhood, she quelled the tur
moil in her breast, forced herself t.
Join the men on the after deck an<'
said when the smiling Spaniard turned
to receive her:
"Where do they mean to put the sec
oud contrivance?"
"About there," he said. Indicating I
point on the surface of the bay east
?? ?rd of the canoe. Ills right arm wai
extended, and he placed his left hnni
on her shoulder. Courtenay, hallln)
Walker, saw the two leaning over t':<
rails lu that attitude. Perhaps one o
tha two t that Courtenay v.oul*
?eii them. Elsie, k? part of her pun- 1
Irluufut. <111 (brisk iwaf, tfeMgfe 1
the touch of Chrlstobal'a liuu<l oiada ?
her fl.-r.li creep. But Joey, whose mind
was singularly free from complexities,
leu|K?i! up at her. He wanted lilsle to
tell him what Coiirtenay whs Joint;
out there, bo far away from the uhlp.
She stoo|x-d and picked him up. Chris-1
tolml had no excuse for a second ca
ress.
"Bark, Joey," she whispered, "bark
aud call your master. If anything hap
pens to him, you and 1 shall never see
England again. Aud 1 am longing for
home today."
CHAPTER XIII.
CHRISTMAS day arrived and
maintained Its kindly repute
by finding affairs on board the
Kansas changed for the better. j
Mr. Boyle was so far recovered that ,
he could walk. He even took command |
of two watches In the twenty-four i
hours, but was forbidden to exert him- '
self lest the wound in his back should'
reopen. Several Injured sailors and fire
men were convalescent. The two most
serious cases were out of danger.
Frascuelo, hardy as a w eed, dared the I
risk of using his damaged leg and sur
vived, though his progress along the
deck was painful. Nevertheless on '
Christmas morning he presented hiih
self before the captain and asked leave
to abandon his present quarters. He
felt lonely in the forecastle and wish
ed to Iterth with the other Chileans In
the neighborhood of the salon. Al
though his luck was bad in some re
spects. the coal trimmer was endowed
with the nine lives of a cat, for there
could l>e no manner of doubt that he
dragged himself aft just In time to
avoid being killed.
Yet never was day less ominous In
appearance. The breezy, sunlit morn
ing brought no hint of coming tragedy.
I The line weather which had prevailed
| since the Kansas drifted Into the estu
; ary seemed to become more settled as
I the month wore. Suarez said it was
I unprecedented.
Hut the miner from Argentina never
wavered in his belief that the Indians
would soon muster every adult for an
assault on the ship. The elements
might waver, but not the hate of the
savage. From the rising of the sun to .
the going down thereof Suarez was
ever on the alert.
Every other person on the ship held the
opinion that the Alaculofs would attack
by night if they were not afraid to at
tempt the enterprise at ail. So Suarez
slept soundly while bis companions
were on the qui vive for a call to repel
i boarders. Were It not for the strain
induced by the silent menace of their
savage neighbors the small company
suffered no ill from their prolonged
stay in this peaceful anchorage. There
was work in plenty for all hands.
Walker was re-enforced by a trio of
firemen whose technical knowledge,
slight as it was, proved useful when
he began to fit and connect the dis
abled machinery. For the rest, the
| promenade deck was walled with
strong canvas, while Courtenay and
Tollemache gave undivided attention
i to the fashioning of several other float
I ing bombs which could be exploded
' from the ship. They also provided ,
flexible steam pipes in places where a
rush might be made if the Indians once
secured a footing on the deck, fore or
aft. Steam was kept up constantly In
: the donkey boiler not alone for the
electric light and the dally working of
the pumps, as the Kansas had not
blundered over the shoal without
straining some of her plates, but for
use against the naked bodies of their
possible assailants.
When day followed day without any
' sign of hostility not a man on board
save Suarez and Tollemache paid
i much real heed to the shoreward perii.
; Walker, with his hammers and cold
; chisels, screw jacks and wrenches, was
j the center of interest. And Walker's
1 swarthy visage wore a permanent grin,
j which presaged well for the fulfillment
of his promise.
Elsie devoted herself to the hospital.
She was thus brought more in contact
with Christobal than with any of the
others. Nor did he make this close ac
quaintance irksome to her. Always
suave and charming in manner, he
exerted himself to be entertaining.
Though she knew full well that if the
Kansas reached the open sea again
he would ask her to marry him, he
was evidently content to deny himself
the privileges of courtship until a prop
I er time and season.
She was far too wise to appear to
avoid Courtenay. Indeed, she was stu
; dlously agreeable to him when they
' met. She adopted the safe role of
I good fellowship, flattering herself that
j her own folly would shrink to nothing
ness under the hourly castigation thus
inflicted.
After the midday meal on Christmas
1 day?a sumptuous repast, for the due
preparation of which Elsie had come
to the Chilean cook's assistance in the
| matter of the plum pudding?Suarez
1 suddenly reported that a new column
of smoke was rising from Guanaco
i hill, a crag dominating the eastern
side of the bay. lie was unable to at
tribute any special significance to the
signal on that particular place. Dur
ing his five years with the Alaculof
j tribe he had never seen a fire lighted
! there before. That in itself was a fact
sinister and alarming.
Suarez had sufficient tact not to make
this statement publicly. He told Chris
tobal, and the doctor passed on the In
formation to the captain. Both men
' went to the |?>op with their glasses and
-! carefully examined the coast line.
I Courtenay was the first to break an
i oppressive silence, anil his low pitched
-I voice announced stirring tidings.
a "Do you see those canoes yonder?"
1 he said. "There were three under the
It trees before Suarei discovered the
smoke on Cuanaeo. Now I fancy 1
l can make out nearly a dozen. Though
they are not launched, they have beec
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lottesville, Washington, and all
points North.
No. 139?Leaves Goldsboro, N. C.p
2:05 p. m.' Selma, N. C., 3:00 p. in.,
for Greensboro, N. C., handles
through sleeper Raleigh, N. C., to
Atlanta, Ga., connecting at Greens
boro, for all points North, South, and
West.
No. Ill'?Leaves Goldsboro, N. C.,
9.40 p. m. Selma, N. C., 10:38 p. m.;
handles sleeping Raleigh, N. C., to
Greensboro, N. C. Connects at
Greensboro, for Charlotte, Atlanta,
New Orleans, Asheville, Knoxville,
also for Danville, Lynchburg, Char
lottesville, Washington and all points
North.
For further information ask any
Southern Ticket Agent, or address
the undersigned.
R. H. DeBUTTS.
Traveling Passenger Vgent, Raleigh,
N. C.
W. H. TAYLOE,
General Passenger Agent, Washing
ton, D. C.
Electric
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