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Fro of the second day out of Honolulu keen eyes scanned the eastern horizon through powerful glasses, until about two bells of the afternoon watch a slight se became visible about two points north of east Immediately the course of the Halfmoon was altered so that she bore almost directly north by west in an effort to co rapidly above the horizon

The new course of the brigantine was held as long as it seehted under full sail by the oncoht into the wind, and one by one her sails were lowered and furled, as the keen eyes of Second Officer Theriere announced that there was no question but that the white hull in the distance was that of the stea vessel a norance of the plotters in their path It was nearly half an hour after the Half idly under bare poles, that the lookout upon the Lotus sighted her

"Sailin' vessel lyin' to, west half south," he shouted, "flyin' distress signals"

In an instant guests and crew had hurried to points of vantage where they er, and take advantage of this break in thewas on the bridge with the captain, and both lasses upon the distant ship

"Can you antine," replied the officer, "and all that I canwas shipshape about her Her canvas is neatly furled, and she is evidently well ures above deck apparently engaged in watching us I'll alter our course and speak to her--we'll see what's wrong, and give her a hand if we can"

"That's right," replied Harding; "do anything you can for theuests to report the ," exclai "Of course it's not a real shipwreck, butto it The poor soulsabout here in the center of the Pacific without food or water for goodness knotheir voices in thanks to God for his infiniteus to them"