Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1899 — Page 6

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’^gfe>MßE i a CLAfet-ve Hraseor new, [Copyr ght, 1897. by J B. L pp ncott Co.] The islanders are intensely superstitious, and it has always been a policy of the church to foster this characteristic. So that, if 1 could add to the already bad reputation of Tarofofo bay, neither threats, bribes nor persuasion would avail to get a native within miles of the place. In view of this fact, my friend with the diseased wishbone seemed particularly fitted! for the purpose. if 1 could only spirit him away. Sebastiano had partaken heartily of his late supper that evening, and. between them, the padres had punished a vast quantity of wine. Aside from this, they were thoroughly tired out by their day upon the water, and in ail probability would sleep like logs. So. an hour or so after they had retired, I cautiously slipped into the church through the little postern, as I had done before. Not a soul appeared to be stirring The fact of the door being unlocked was suspicious—l had expected to pick it with a piece of wire—but, as there was no time for investigation. I stole into the cloisters and through the passage which led to the chamber containing the horrible images. The figure I was after had been well put together, and was heavier than it should have been, besides; but, though the ghastly thing gave me cold shivers. I pulled it from the fastenings with little ceremony. Holding the dummy upright before me, I quietly returned, and was about to open the postern, when the door suddenly swung wide, revealing a burly form in the moonlight outside. It was Sebastiano; but, fortunately for me his head was not as clear as usual. Being an inveterate smoker, his nerves often went back upon him; and no mortal digestion could stand the abuse he had given his that evening without protesting. Altogether, he was in a bad way. Nothing but an object of vital importance could have forced him to venture upon a nocturnal prowl in such a condition. The moonlight must have given that wax figure an aspect of blood-curdling horror, for, with a gasp of surprise and mortal terror, the padre turned and ran across the little square, around the tribunal, through the plaza, then ever the bridge to the beach. 1 had seen my advantage in an instant, and, holding the figure so that it covered me entirely, glided rapidly after him. When we struck the beach he dodged around a proa which lay hauled up on the sand, and, with a screech of fright, doubled back over the lower bridge. Picking up a goodsized lump of coral, I threw it with all my might and struck him fairly between the shoulders. That settled it; he ran as if the devil were after him, not daring to look round. Since arriving at Aga na.. I had become acquainted with the islander Miguel, who had presented the church w ith his effigy in wax after recovering from his strange ard terrible disease, well enough to remember the proa in which he always sailed. This lay not far from my own; and it seemed eminently fitting that the owner's ghost should- put to sea in it. Lest anyone should have nerve enough to watch the proceedings, [ propped the figure in the stern, where, concealing me. it would show distinctly, then sailed around the island to Tarofofo as fast as the craft would travel. Upon reaching the cove, I secured Br'er Miguel among the rocks on Point Paiepeuc in such away that, while invisible from the cutside, no one could enter the bay without seeing him. Considering the possibility of discovery bv seme one with sufficient education and courage to investigate the thing, it seemed risky to put it on the point where my fissure was. There wasro time to reach thetawn again before daybreak; so, running up

the east coast to a point where the island was less than four miles across, 1 lashed the steering paddle in such a I way that it would carry the proa straight out to sea. and set it adrift. A valley which lay along the easterly base of Tiniquio opened out in the neighborhood of Agana. and by six o'clock I pushed through a banana patch directly in the rear of the gobernador's house. As it happened, there was no one in the patio, and. mounting to my room unobserved, I came down again directly with a couple of towels. Having had no sleep, and considerable hard work, I felt just rocky enough for a good swim; it also seemed an excellent excuse for early rising in case anyone should have noticed my movements. CHAPTER XII. Sebastiano looked like a wreck when he appeared that morning. He accounted for this upon the ground of illness to which he was occasionally subject, and said that he would be ‘ obliged to rest for several days—that he had been working too hard upon his book. But in some mysterious way the story of his night experience leaked out. The disappearance of Miguel's proa started the inquiries; then another islander, who had him- j self received a bad scare, testified to having been wakened by a blood-curd-ling scream in time to see Padre Se-. bastiano running before Miguel's ghost, which subsequently embarked in his own boat and put to sea. This yarn was ridiculed by Bartolomeo, until he investigated his figure-cham-ber and found the gruesome company one apparition short; then he told Se- ! bastiano about it and partook of his uncomfortable feelings. Their common sense told them that a wax fig-; ure couldn't transport itself without help; malicious human help; but their , conviction that every door had been locked, and Sebastiano's positive as- ■ sertion that the thing had certainly ( chased him of its own accord and ab-i solutely without assistance or visible j mechanism, simply couldn't be explained away. At first the churchmen | were at a loss whether to feel com- i plimented or alarmed by the various and peculiar manifestations with which they had been favored; but the more they failed to account for them cn natural or scientific grounds the more they became impressed with a sense of unworthiness. As for Miguel, the native who had been at such expense to import a suitable effigy of himself, he thought his time had come. But after reflecting upon his ghost’s departure from the island, which could be interpreted in no other light than as a solemn warning, he moved his entire family to Saipan, where, having no barangay to live upon, they were occasionally forced to work. Judging that it w ould now be safe to leave Guajan for a few days. I told Dorotea of my intention. At first the attempt to reach Yap in an open boat seemed little short of madness to her, but after explaining that I was able to find my position from the sun, as she had seen officers do aboard ship, she reluctantly admitted that it might be done. We were beginning to understand each other pretty well by this time. Making me look straight into her beautiful eyes, she let me see why the thought of my possible danger tormented her. Miguel's ghost had sailed away on Tuesday morning, the 14th, and, according to our previous calculations, Halstead would arrive in Tomil bay about daybreak of the following Sunday. Figuring that, before the wind, my proa would cover the 452 miles between Guajan and Yap in 23 hours at the outside, and not wishing to hang about Tomil among strangers who might ask dangerous questions concerning my strange appearance. I postponed the start until Saturday morning. There was, of course, an element of risk in this —a possibility that I might fail to reach the island on time; but I had a good deal of confidence both in my ability as a navigator and in the proa itself. His nerves being completely upset, the padre was resting in good earnest; so, with Dorotea, I made two more trips to the wreck, bringing back heavy loads of silver ingots, which we stowed in the fissure. Then, early Saturday morning, after telling the gobemador of my intention to sail among the islands for a day or two and being most hospitably provisioned for the cruise, I headed the proa out to sea. All day long the boat sailed like a witch, holding beautifully to her course, and it was not until after dark that a realization of my position impressed me. I had then made, according to my log, over 250 miles, and' was consequently over 200 miles from the nearest land—a mere pin-point upon the open sea. with nothing but a hollow tree-trunk and a few' sticks between me and eternity It was a peculiar feeling, yet there was nothing of fear in it; the sense of exhilaration was too great for that. My chief danger lay in the possibility of falling asleep. This I provided against by drinking half a bottle of wine and a pint of cold, strong coffee; besides which, I smoked incessantly; cigars were good company about that time, and stimulated the imagination. My eyelids were pretty heavy toward daybreak, in spite of these precautions; but, lowering the sail for a few moments, I undressed and jumped over- ' board, rolling and floating- in the cool water until thoroughly refreshed. Pretty soon it began to get gray in the east, and when the sun poked its rim above the horizon I drew a great breath of relief; for there. 20 miles to the southward, was the peak of Yap, ■ rising over a thousand feet from the sea-level. It was impossible to mistake it. With the exception of one or two reefs which scarcely showed above I their surf, there were no other islands ■ within a hundred miles. But still another stroke of good for- ’ tune was in store for me that ircm-

' ing. I had noticed a peculiar haze across the sun when it first came up, and. looking again after heading for Tomil, 1 could plainly distinguish the smoke from a steamer’s funnel; there , being no other in that vicinity. I knew j it must be the good old C ountess. . v i proa was going through the water I nearly two knots to her one; so. holding on until I was directly in her I course, I took in sail and let her over haul me. On she came, nearer and nearer; I could make out her yards, the boats at the davits, one of the mates on the bridge; then I could see Halstead come out of his room, climb to the bridge and fix his glass on the island. As the steamer came nearer, I ' waved mv helmet and shouted. They recognized this with a salute from the whistle, but paid no further attention, which put me quite out of patience; 1 would show them their old tubwasn t in it with an island proa. I p went my sail, and in a few moments I was-along-side. near enough to shout: ' “What's that matter with you fellows? Can’t you be civil enough to stop and pass the time of day with a friend? You needn't be so stuck up, Dick. I'll bet a doubloon onza that I can give the Countess five knots and beat her into Tomil from here.” I I could see the color fade out of Halstead's face as he leaned far over the rail and looked at me. As for Diaz, his eyes almost started from his head. “Harry, old man. it isn't really you. is it? For God's sake grab a line and come aboard. Xo, I m not fool enough to race your proa. Here, Diaz, swing ' your starboard tackle over that catamaran and make fast to her, then lay her up on the to'gall nt so e sle. ' Stevens'll tell us all about it after he's had something to eat.” The compass, log. sextant and bag of doubloons I hastily stowed in a can- ' vas sack which Halstead lowered to 1 me at the end of a stout line; then, ■ mounting to our old quarters, we hugged each other like two grizzlies I before saying a word. With the bag of doubloons upon the . table between us, 11 old him what I had | accomplished. It was all too good to be true. He couldn't sit still, but kept getting 'up and walking about, excitedly throwing away his cigars half smoked and lighting fresh ones. II hen I had brought the yarn down to my coming aboard half an hour before, he spread a handful of the doubloons upon the table and scraped one with a file to make sure of its genuineness. Taking his pencil out. he asked: “How many have you in this bag?" “A little under 1.300. I figured the weight at something like 80 pounds troy.” “And they're worth more than $15.50 each. Why, man, there must be nearly $20,000 right here on this table!” “About that. It was rather bulky luggage, but I thought we'd have to use money in getting the stuff away from Guajan, so brought it along. Xow, how in blazes are we going to manage it? I've thought of a dozen schemes, but there's a hitch in everyone of them. If I wait three months for you, we stand a chance of losing every dollar before the steamer shows up —always providing she is sent out here again. Sebastiano can't get the money where it is now, in the wreck; Making me look straight into her beautiful eyes. that’s practically certain. But he’s more than likely to keep on with his fool soundings in the big proa until he finally strikes the reef. If he does, I may not have another opportunity to get anything up; he'll watch the place night and day. Just at present he's badly scared, and isn't likely to do much for a week or two, especially if he sees no necessity for immediate action; so I might easily store all the stuff in Tarofofo before he tackles the shoal again. The chances are that it would be safe in that fissure, unless I were spotted going there too often. But suppose I managed to keep it all right until your return, he would have strong suspicions about the packages when they were being shipped. Os course, if we got the treasure as far as Manila, he couldn't do much—” “That’s where you're very much misJ taken. I'm more afraid of what he could do in Manila than here in the islands.” “Why so?” “Because our fat friend Padre Sebastiano happens to be the bishop of Mindanao. The cura let that out the j other night when he had taken too much rum and water. It would be an | easy matter for him to have me arrested upon some trumped-up charge as soon as the steamer reached port, and have all her cargo stored ashore ■ pending my examination. So, even if I they failed to hold me. there would be time and opportunity for him to spirit ' away anything he wanted.” , “The devil! Well, any way you look at it. Dick, we've got to remove that stuff inside of 30 days. If it can't be I done one way it must another. There's money on that reef to buy a fleet of , steamers, or to settle ar v indebtedness

, Can't you charter a we may incur, Can t . vessel in Manila? Yes. I " as J ust th /Vetit wouidn’t be CO f’ d to°t 'ke U a r nvlhinc but an English XTreTboard; couldnT do tbat in port. 1 neie ld wor k.’ be done, and—l guess-it S.g«r « Vo". '■ the return trip, between the island o a"es at least, that is the tempo- » v between each rarv arrangement. Xow, I trip we usually lay up at C ante fortwo weeks; and Ramirez has twice tried to charter her for a quick run to Hong Kong in that time. The Countess would easily make Guajan and Hong Kong, out of Manila, m 16 days at the outside, allowing a day and a half load at the island, if we needed it. Then we could reach Saigon in fie davs more, and turn her over to the government in time to make the Mesageries connection all right. e,, What would it cost to charter her. “Well, probably a little more than what the compania pays. She 11 register over 3.000 tons, gross, and can do 14 knots when she wants to: that s prettv stiff traveling for compound engines of this size. But the government don’t care for more'n ten knots, so they pay Ramirez & Co. $5,500 a month.' 1 guess we could have her at $6,000. easy enough.” “Any expenses besides that ? “Os course there are. Coal bills, at least $9,000 a month, if you keep shoving 14 knots out of her. She'll burn over 36 tons a day at that- speed, and you can't get decent, free-burning coal in Manila for less than eight dollars. Then there are port charges, consul's fees, demurrage and numerous incidentals, all of which fall upon the charterer. The owner pays the sal tries of officers and crew, repairs and the special expenses of the ship.” “So that we'd blow in the whole twenty thousand cn the mere use of the steamer for a month?’ “H'm.well. at least eighteen. I should say. A 3,060-ton yacht is a pretty expensive luxury; and she'd be practically nothing more than a yacht for our purpose. There's no cargo at Guajan worth handling.” “Seems to me a steamer ought to be a pretty good investment.” “That depends a great deal upon the cargo and the time of year she's in commission. Freights are so low at present that half of them don’t payexpenses; still, the tramps that make over 12 knots are doing most of the business, and at something of a profit.” “Dick, we’ve got to buy the. Countess; that's what we've got to do. Howmuch would Ramirez take for her?” “H'm! she cost £45.000 to build on the Clyde, and she's as good a ‘compound - tramp as there is on salt water. But the triple expansion boats that they’re turning out carry more cargo with less coal, and he couldn't begin to get that for her now. If we were to offer SIOO,OO0 —$10,C00 down and the balance within six months — and he were satisfied' as to our responsibility, I think he'd let us have her.” “Then we'll take her. If you don't care about the investment I’ll buy her myself. Now. how soon can you get back to Agana?” [TO BE CONTINUED.]

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