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Courtenay, reear, advanced a couple of

paces into the saloon He see at any individual,

but took in all present in a coed very feords with hiht he looked worn and haggard, but his speech soon revealed

good cause for any lack of sprightliness

"I regret to have to inform you," he said, with the measured

deliberation of a man who has made up his mind exactly what to say,

"that the ship has been disabled by some accident, the cause of which

is unknown at present The unfortunate result is that she is in a

position of so the Chilean stewards, whose ere

sharpened sufficiently to render the captain's statement quite clear to

them Isobel uttered a little sob of terror, and Mrs Soasped audibly, "Oh, my poor children!" Elsie, her lips parted, sat

forward on the piano-stool Her senses seemed to have beco, hear everything

Some of the Chileans and Spaniards crossed themselves; others swore

Count Edouard breathed hard and muttered "Grand Dieu!" She wondered

why the captain and Mr Tolle in the half light of a doorway, should

siht hands into a coat pocket Mr

Tolleave a queer little nod to the American, who had moved

near to Isobel and placed a hand on her shoulder Elsie was quite sure

that Gray whispered: "For goodness' sake, don't cause a scene!" And,