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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1896-01-24, Page 2• 0 r4, „,,, . • - :::.••,-.,:, — . s • r . 'Whatever nee age was, bra, Mitt tpute old enough to be a coquette. "Promptly. as possible I pat the ques- tion: 'You. have not told me how old you are.' • , '"Fifteen,' she replied without hesita- tiorin ne• 9brtB1)-07'q4'?„ 46 4 s amid have taken you to be at I least a year older.' "Size shook her head. "'It's fifteen year come Whitsuntide,' she expIainee, come ashore,' • 4 "etethenneli was not a little curious to know what this 'coming ashore' • Diteant, I felt that all my conversation I had been categorical to raonotony, and I •• 'etermined. therefore, to reserve fur- ; • Cher ioquiry until another occasion. .01iserviug that my new friend was now ()kiln; at the Caravan with - consider. :able interest, I asked her if she knew a'hat it was, and if she had ever seen anything like it before. She • replied in the negative, though I think she had a ! tolerably good guess as to the Caravan's i uses. thought this a good opportunity I 'to show my natural politeness. Would, elm like to look at the interior? SL ; said she would, though without exIdbit- c ing much enthusiasm. "I thereupon led the way up the steps I and into the vehicle. Matt followed; 'v by mer change :.•*;;;tunie. 7424 Place, it made her look several years older—in feet, quite young womanly. Iu the second place, it was tawdry, not to say' servant-gally, if I may coin such an adjective. The dress was of thin silk, old and frayed, and looked as if it had suffered a good deal from exposure to the elements, as was indeed the actual case. T jacketwas also old, end seemed made of the rough material which is usually cut into sailors' pea - jackets, which WAS the cose, also. The hat • -' uow, but, just as elevienelee homeonade. "'So you have come,' I said, shaking hands. 'Upon my word, I didn't know I you.' "She laughed delightedly-, and glanced down at her attire. which clearly afford- ed her the greatest satisfaction. ” 'I put on ray Sunday clothes,' she ; explained, "cause I was going to have ! my likeness took. Don't you tell ' Hain Jones.' "I promised not to betray her to that insufferable nuisance and rekrairied from uforming her that I thought her ordin ary costume far more becoming. than her seventh -day finery. • " 'That's a nice dress,' I said, hypo- ritically, 'Where did you buy it?' " didn't bey it.. It come ashore.' I ourself?' "'What! When you "come ashore" uuiso , stood timidly on the Rues- t soon as she caught a glimase of b.old. What is there in the atmosphere t -of a house, even the rudest, which • places the 'visitor at a disadvantage as ' a „Compared with the owner? Even ani- Inais feel this, and dogs especially, when. ' n visiting strange premises, exhibit most a abject humility, ant roust not gener- alize. The bearings of this remark, to p quote my friend Captain Cattle, lie in the application of it. Matt for a moment sh was awed. 'Nn fear!' she answered. 'Last wili- er when the big ship went to bits out here.' wreck?' " Ise! Then it was a portion of "Yes, it tonne ashore; and, look' yo ' ow, this jacket come ashore, too, On 1 sailor chap.' "'And the sailor chap made you a I resent of it, I suppose.' • "'No fear r she repeated, with ler $ arp shake of the head. 'How could t o give it me when he was drowned and b e it to r —look b nary rious .p ery with a coolness I thought was re- : vr arkable it being u*t clear, m ,a planation, that all fish. that came to 's r not, or, in other words, that dead a enes clothes were as acceptable to her ; prejudiced taste as auy others. How- t eve the time wee hastening on, and r I my promise to keep. So I got ray . e( yon materials and, made Matt sit 'a ern before me on a stool, first insist- el g, however, that she should divest s Tim wiNcircut TIVES, JANUARY jg4, 1t16, " They're Bilprig aown beyane time ithe'sfl say-foudling, and has whiter father uor mother, nor any belongiugse Pray who was your informant?' "'The man who picked her from the eaye-William. Jones histedf.' " That name again. It wasehecoming too antech for flesh and blood to bear. Front the first moniceet of my arrival had heard no other, and I had begun to detest ite very sound." CHAPTER IV. MROITCES WILLIABI JONES AND irIS PATIII,a, My story is now bound to follow in. the footsteps of lila% who, on quitting the presence of her artistic friend, walked rapidly alone- the sand -mem. i bered road in the direction of the sea. ISkirting the late upon the left hand, and still having the ocean of sand -tills upon her right, elle gradnally sleckenea her pace. A spectator, had he been by, would have doubtless observed that the i change was awing to maiden anedita- ; don; that in other words, Matt had fallen into a brown study Presently she sat down upon a con- venient stone, or piece of rock,and, resting her elbows on her knees, her thin in her hands, looked for sone nzo- meats at vacancy. At last she rose, fondled warmly, and Dimenuring seine- thims to herself. The something was to this effect: " His hands are as white as a lady' when he pulls off them gloves, and he said I was as pretty as my picture," • I can only guess at the train of reason- ing which led to this soliloquy, and ex- press my opinion that Matt had well- developed ideas on the subject of the sexes. True, she Was not above sixteen, and had little or no experience of men, none at all of men who were both young and good-looking. Nevertheless, she was not insensible of the charms of a white hand, and other tokens of mason line refinement and beauty. By a natural sequence of ideas, she was Ied to stretch. out her own right and and look at it critically. It very browa, and covered with h golden frekles. The Inspection not mg altogether satisfactory, she Mk both her hands irritably into the pock of her jacket and walked on. Leaving the lake behind her she owed the road along a swampy boll down which the very shallowest of ri lets crept acing to the sea, now los tself altogether in mossy patches uspiceous g:reenesp, again. emerging a rickling with feeble glimmers over p le and and. Presently she left oad and came upon, a primitive woo ridge, consisting, of only one pia upported on two cairns of stone. H he paused, aud,seeing ared-loggodsan iper. running about on the edge of t ater just helow,henmacle a gesturelike ' by's throwing a stone, whereon the and -piper sprung up chirping, and flew long out of sight I '. By this time s was in; full eight of • tlitAv he sea, Deap lin, and covered with t I ain-colored sh s, it touched. the Igo ef the flat sands about a in i way, and left one long creamy line zangeless foam. The sands theauselv tretched away to the westward far wreeet fleutlts immune. amore agam. "Stimmat Mack, William ,Tones?" "Yes. Coming and going. Now conies, and ire black; now it goo, an the water looks white where it was. I it isn't wreck, it's weed; if it :deft vree( itis wreck. And the tide's ilowiug, an it'll go ;Ashore afore night at the Caldro Point, if I wait for it. But 1 hien' wait," he added eagerly, " I'll go an overhaul it now." Re looked round suspicious, and the 8111"13latt, dia you seen any of then coast-giutril chaps as you come/dots?' "No, William Jones. '"I'lionght not. They're Poneroes way, tooling about: 00 therea ebance for au belied man to look after his liv- ing without no questioniug. You come alone; with ine, and if it is summate De gie thee tuppence some o' these fine days." As he turned go, his eye fell for the first time on her attire. "Whatt; this, Matt? What are you doing in.your Sunday clothes?" The ger' was at a loss to reply. She blushed scarlet and lama, down her head. Fortunately for her the man was 'too absorbed in his main object of thought to catechise her further. Ile only 1111001C fat head in severe disap- probation and led the way down to a small creek the rocks, where a rough. coble was rocking, secured by a rusty (-1119Jheihnp in and take the , Paddles. sit astern and keep watch. ' The gni obeyed and leaped in; but ; before sitting d.own, she tucked .up her ; dress to her knees to avoid the dirty ; water in the bottom of the boat. Wil. ! liam Jones followed and pushed off with his hands, Cahn as the water was, ! there was a heavy. shoreward swell, ori !which they were immediately uplifted with some danger of being swept back on the rocks; Matt handled the paddles I like one to the manner born, aind the boat shot out swiftly- on the shiniEg sea. The son was burning with almost in- sufferable brightness, and the light azec on the golden mirror of the water was with blinding refracted rays. Crouch- uge in the stern of the. boat, NiTilliam be- Jones shaded las eyes with both hands, ! ust and. gazed intently on the object he had eliscolvered. far ougto sea. Now and thou he made a rapid motion to guide the fol. 1 girl in her rowing, but he did not speak a VU- NN'"01°1,rdhow hot it was out there on the alg I wideless waves!' For some time Matt nd of I riled on in silence, but at last she could ear it AO longer and rested on her oars, ! :Plea down her freckled face. 11 with the warm perspiration streaming! , :ere "Pull ,looking at her, " You ain't tired, not away, Matt," said the man, not :Y"' I With along -drawn breath Matt drew iV oaered, too. Zan look ye n ! 1111847)0st theres nowt inside, o it ! hap it would have sunk, Howso (1 sem' f After an unavailing effort to f 1, open with his handle he drew f large clasp -knife, Worked. away n lock, and tried to force opei. t 1 whih soon yielded to his efforts, aatiou of the salt water had alrea gun to rot the wood. Ou bein el opened, the boa was found to e ! only a couple of 00a1110 linen shi old newspaper, two or three b • , and half battle of some dark flu After exaraining these articles o one William Jones threw them ' into the box with gestures of di I retaining only the bottle, which co,•,kitedunanrdappUecl to his lips,, ho said, siaaking bbs , noildiug at Matt. Then, recorkin f bottle carefully, ho returned it t ! boa, and, standing up, reconnoitre ; pea on every side. But nothing el warded his eagef search; he threw ; self down in the stern of the boa ordered Matt to pull back to shore As they went he closed. one thoughtfully and reused aloud; " tight before last it blew half a I from the sont'ard. This here box awesh from the east coast of Ire Maybe it was a big ship as was them planks was part of a -swers boat. Morels coming if the wind come up from the nmerard. The m • full to-mght and to -morrow. DI the old nue and keep a sharp loo off the Caldron Plat" Matt rowed on steadily till they within a quarter of a mile of the sl when William Jones snood up again reconnoitred the prospect inland, "Pull in, Matt!" he said, after a vett " All's square I" Soon afterwards the boat reached the wi roe,ka William Jones sprung out, and, running up to the platform above, took hol another survey. This being satisfactory, an he ran down again and lifted the box out of the boat, carrying it with ease rat iuider one ake the boat fast," he said, • • husky whisper; " and bring them bi wood along with you for the fire. cut 011 to the cottage with this here. ain't much, but it's summat; so Carry it clean out o' sight before t precious coast -guards come smel about."Withthem words he clanabered the rooks with his burden, leaving M to follow leisurely in the wieete, IOW. ',and 33115; tenet W,11041 Ws OWN r may- gold and silver and jaw* mover, usher° just like floating woe a, and tha drowned, every one of sera, heel, rings force it on their fingers, and g•old, watches and orth a cheens, and, raoreta that; that their at the hands were frill of shining gold; and one he lid, on 'eni—a lady, William—hd a bright its the diamond ring, ate big' as a walnut; but dy be- when I tried to pull it off, it wouldn't g thus collie; and just as I pulled out my lee ontaiu knife to cut the finger off, and: put it in its,- eilY Pocket, you shook me, William, and. iscuits woke me up. Oh, it was a heavingljr id, dream!" ne by William Jones had listened with ill - back disguised interest to the early part of sgust, this speech, but, on its conelusion, IiO he un- gave another grunt of undissembled disgtist. is "Well, you're awake now, old 'up; so g the jump up. I've brought suunnat home. o the Look sharp, and get a light" d the Thereupon the old mau, who was fully se re- dressed, in a pair of old woollen trousere him- and a guernsey, slipped from the bed t and and began fmnbling about the room. He soon found what he wanted—a box eye of matches and a rude, home-made candle, fashioned of a ham eoarse reed gale dipped in sheep's tallow; but owing to came the fact that he. was exceedingly feeble land. and tremulous, he was so long • in light - lost; ing up that his gentle spa grew impa- long, teat, don't " Here, give 'an to me I" said William. eon's "You're wasting them matches just as tell if they cost nowt. A precious father kont you are rind no mistake," Vac candle being lighted and burning came with a feeble flame, he informed the old 10TO, man of what he had found. In a and went the latter was down on his Imeee, opening' the box and greedily examining inin- its contents. But William pushed him impatiently away, and closed the lid th a bang. Theer, enough o' that, old hue! You d the light while I carry the box in Cl put it away." All right, William dear—all right," urned the old man "'Come in, Matt; come in,' I said. c • "She came in by slow degrees; and. I m noticed, for the first time—seeing how 1. y neer her hat was to the roof—that she I was unusually tall. I then did the . yo ome ashore? William Jones gav e, and altered it my own self e now—to make it "She was certainly an extraoedi uttg person, and wore her myste honors of the place; showed her my fin sleeping arranher gement, my culinary ina m le t , everything that I thought ; e would interest her. I offered her the ! he arnachair, or turned -up bedstead; but ; she preferred a stool which I sometimes nn -used for zny feet, and, sitting down up- ev on it, looked around her with obvious hae 'admiration. , er " `61011141 you like to live in a house ! do like this?' asked, encomaginely, in " I knowel We should have luck, by that in. a beautiful dream," ts o' The two men—one holding the light I'll encl. the other carrying the trunk— It Ergsecl through a door at the back of the I'll Admix and entered an inner chamber. heti This chamber, too, contained a !meadow, hug which was so blocked up, however, by lumber of all knees that little or no clay - up light entered. Piled in great confusion Matt were old eiteks, some partly full, some empty, coils of rope, breIzen oars, broken t fragments of sines' planks, rotten and bareacled, a smell boat's rudder, dirty • veils, several oilekin coa•te, bits of iron bailast, and other floatsam and jetsam; am F.° that the chamber had a salt and fish- ine like smell, suggesting the hold of come go, vessel. But oue corner of the room 41 8111511 wooden bed,withmatress ne- and coarse bedelothing, and hanging. on er. a nail close to it was certain feminine on- attire which the owner of the Caravan as Would have recognized as thegarb worn f '.1.1y Matt 021 the morning of her *et an- p'K ..Pallaaeielfg‘ the box down, William deuce, it cernelly covered it with a portion of an Lie old sali, ;Art it ain't intela," he en muttered, disconseutediy, "Ltieky them ed coast guards didn't see mo come ashore. • If they did, • ough, it wouldn't signify; n- far what's4ftoatieg on the sea belonge, to et him as Anna it." a A sound startled him as he spoke, aotl, ul looking round suspicionsly, he saw Matt 10 entering the room loaded with broken fly wood. Dot she wag not alone; standing e. behind her in the shadow was a nom— us tome other, indeed, than Monk, of r1- 11-e°V;IIkiiillellitt,, entered tie) room' to throw as down her 1( al of wood, Monk stood in o, the doerwita. His, quick eye had Doted h the mos amente of lather and son, tes aeore. plunder, William Jones?" he • aslikeed'agiriolialYe. trent William Jones was g transferenecl. The keen expression of 1- his face changed to one of miugled stee- l) pidity and sadnu3s; he began to whine,. f " More plunder, M. .1 fonkr he said. - "No, no; the days for finding that is. t gone. 'Matt and rue has been on the , shore • foraging foe a bit o' firewood— , that be all. Put it down, Mit; pat it , down." e Matt (lid as site was told; opening' her - arms, she threw her loan into a corner , of the room; then William Jones Inn. , vied the whole party back. into the kitchen. The men • eeitted themselves on bencltes; but Matt moved aboat the room to get a light. The light, en well as everything else, was a living illustra- tration of the meanness of William Jones. It consisted, not of a candle, but of a long resit, which had beee. gathered from the mareltes by Matt and afterwards dried and (lipped in grease by William Jones. Matt lightea it and fixed it in a little trot niche which was evidently made for the purpose and which was attached to a table near the hearth, When the work was finished, she threw off her hat aricl jacket, re- tired to the further end of the hearth and sat down. on. the floor. During the whole of this time Mr. Monk had been watching her gio(mdly; audios hail been watched in. Ins. ttii'n by 'William Jones. At last the latter sig3."ItI1Ltt's glowed," mid he; " fihe's growoil wonderful. Lord bless us! she's a bit changed she is sin' that night whea you found her down '0 m, Why, her own friends wateldn't kuow herr' Mr. Monk started and froivried. • " Her friends?" he said — "what friends?" "Why, them as ONV11S hr," continiagl William jones. "12 they evaga't drowned in the ship what she came ashore from, they must be So .evAlter. IVIaylaap some day they'll fiticles and reward Inc for brinain' her Ilpg gal—thatti what I slim tell her," So that's what you always tell her, vivrergA hail far xnur.,1304:0B. te' ,relee's do you?" returned Monk, griiial . "Than CHAPTER 'V. -coxpLunEs wrxxx A risS. Not far from the spot where Willi Janes had. landed, and removed so little distance front the deserted villa vith its desolate main street d esti liebitatiene, there stood a low, o toured cottage, quite as black and f adding looking 08 any of the aband (1. dwellings in its vicinity. "It • w Mit of stone and roofed with elate, b the doorway was composed of old shi tiraber, and the one small window contained had originally formed t window of a shi,p's cabin. Over t door was placed, like a sign, the -wood figurelead of a young Woman, nak to the widen holline a mirror inh aud and regarding herself with arlrabie complaceucy, despite the fa hat accident had deprived her of cae and one eye, and that the beat:I:if d complexion and jet-black hale sl ad once possessed had been. entire Weed away by the action of the el ents, leering her all over a lepro nor. The rest of the building, as ve, suggeetecl, was of sinister bled se, though here and them w enilded with wet sea sand. Sand, to y on every side, covered. a small pate igintilly meant for a garnet', and drift thickly up to the very door. Te • this cottage William. Jones re th• his treasme-trove, and, enterin thout ceremony, found hinieelf in a -at total darkness ; for the light whit: pt through the blackened. panes 0 small window nem only just suffi ne to make darkness visible. Bei s worthy seaside character, having addition to a cattureclatory. instincts ething of a C41,..ti power of vision early discerned everything in th tuber he just entered—a rude, stale ed kitchen, with an open fireplace no gaate, black rafters overhead She shook her head with iTecision. 1 ho ""Why note I demanded. ! ab "She did not exactly know why, or at wi an.y rate, could not explain Wishing to interest and amuse her, I handed her sel a portfolio of my sketches, chiefly in. ing pencil and pen and ink, but a few in vac water colors. Her manner changed at sat once, and she turned them over with little cries of delight. It was clear that eri Matt had a taste forthe beautiful in art, exp but her chief attraction was for pictures mu representing the human face or figure. "wil "Among the sketches she found a " crayon drawing of an antique and Mae- tlt eyed gentleman in a skull cap, copied from some Rembrandtish picture I had pho ea seen. abroad. • " know who this is!' she exclaimed. lege 'It's William Sone.s's father!' look "I assured her on nay honor that Wen elle. Haul Jones's father was not personally his known to me, but she seemed a little in- then creations. Presently she rose to go. V4 " can't stop no longer,' she ex- rim plaited, I' ye get to go up to 3Ionks- hunt for William Sonesn Wee Morinshurst ? Is that where the East polite Mr. Monk resides?' " yes; up in the woodn she reied gull coop " mr. Monk a Mend of yours?' fidge • ,‘ "Pler answer vies a very decided nog- give atiae. Then, slouching- to the door, she over swung herself down to the gaeancl. I inent followed, and stood on the threshold, rapt. looking- down at her. "'Don't forget that I'm to paint pm. ter, a picture,' said. When Neill you come "1 baok?' liken " To -more -ow, znaybe.' face " I shall expect you. Geod.-bye!" ceed "'Good -by, eaterter.' she returned " reaching up to shake hands. ter?' "I 'watched her as she walked away " towards the road, and noticed. that elle pantl took bold etrides like a boy. On reach- S fies the road she looked nack and laugh- " ed, then she drew herself together awl to nie began ruhnieg like a yoieng deer, with " little or nothing of her former &thud - nese, until she disappeared ainong the his, stud hills. /none * * * Ming " Thuradey.—his moning, lust after 111111 breakfamt, when had entered the Cara. van to prepare my materials for the he dare painting, Tem appeared at the del td door with as horrid grin. „ " 'There's a young lady asking for 3.(,)w,' e s I ile a• -e. of ! a:- n ee as ; e could see. But to the left and east- ' • ' rself of her head -gear, which was an ey omintio, but which she discarded w th extreme reluctance Directly ee ei e becatae rigid, and fixed her- lo f. so to speak, as people do wheel be- hu photographedher eyes glarine; on BA aney, her whole face lost in self- fo isfied vacuity. fie " You aeedn't keep like that,' I ed; I want your face to have some re ression. Move your head about as alo ch as you like, laugh and talk—it tei I be all the better.' Last time I was took,' she replied, wo sea, O chap said I nmetn't move.' ere Ahl I suppose he was a travelling so tographer' On He had a little black box, like, on fia, and a cloth on top of et, and he eee; ed. at me through a hole in the mid- des Then he cried "now," and holdup litt hand for me to keep still as a mouse; of 6 he counted fifty—mol I was took.' wei Ah Inded! Was it a good like- gun .?" pro Yes, master. But looked, like the wh k woman who carao ashore last min er was a year.' With converatio, like this we be- soul wer ard. that is to say, iu tho direction ard -1 • • e was going, there was ng, rocky promontory, with signs man habitation. Breaking into vinpaight trot, Matt hastened thithe Rowing a footpath across marsh Ids, In due time she caine out upon a aa w and rudely made road, which woun ng the rocky promontory, at low wii • sldrting the sand, et high. -svter th The first house she reached was oden life -boat house, lying down in ele and, it being then low tide; a me distance from the water's edge the roadside above the house was getaff and beneath the flagstaff oden seat All was veil:- still an elte, without a sign of life, but le farther along the road was a roe °taigas which seemed inhbited, an( a in fact the abodes of the coast el Instead of lingering here Mat ceeded on her way until she reached at at first sight looked like the begin - g of a village or snail' town. There e houses on each side of the road, of them. several stories high; but a ; WIM A LONG MANN BREAM MT of . t MEW IN THE OARS. in the oars, and, swift as thought, peeled 11 off her jacket and pulled atE her het re Y leaving her head exposed to the burning h SUM • Now, the silk gown. she wore had evi- Ea d 'den* been used by its original owner pa as a festal raiment, for it had been. cut low and had short it sleevs. So Illattn120 • shoulders and arias were perfectly bare, In; a • and very white they looked in contrast la t with her sult-freckid hands her sitee . or burnt face and her warm brown neck. : ed a ; Her bust was as yet undeveloped, but her neck and shoulders were fine, and lei. 1 ' her arms beautifully moulded. Alto- enl gether, her fried, the painter, could he 111 v have seen her east then, would have re- ere ' gelded her with increaeing admiratio. the - Freed from the encumbrance of her ele jacket, she now pulled with easy grace hl , and skill. Further and ftneher the boat in receden froin the shore, till the promon- sem tory they had left was a couple of miles el away. Suddenly William Jones made a cha sign to the girl to stop, lend stood up in Pav ed the day, while I proceeded rap th my drawing. eet the end of ith.a grimace eapvassive of no little ly evi olos theni were roofless, that few of them essed any windows or doors, and neatly all were decayed and dilapi- cl tern. long disuse, while not a A3 NV' a blasted aud sinister appearmace, blackeued up by fire. And still O wax; no sign of any liumau soul. 'Leidy, hoever, the street tame to ad, and Matt found hermit on &sort ocky platform overlooking the sea; on this platform, shading his eyes the blazing tem and looking out eird, was a Solitary 3114111. iutent Waii he on his occupation he Wile 1100021SC1011S of Mtt's ap- ch till she Waki standingby hia side, mated his eyes upon her for a 3210 - and then once more gazed out to hort, plump, thick -set man, with I, weather-beaten face Which d have been good-humred but for rpression of extrone watchfulness greed. The eyes were blue, but smoll and keen; the forehead low arrow; the hair coarse and sandy; card coarser and sandier still. Ho t have been about fifty years of His dress VillS curious, consisting eilow sou'wester, a pair of sea- ' e inspection showed that most of le of hours Matt had become so pees ty that thought it advisable to that her a rest. She mining up, andrau date to inspect the lecture. The mo- had her eyes fell on it she utteted a as if irous cry. ther Look ye, now, ain't it pretty? Mae - m I like that?' Sud( an answered her it was au excellent of r ess, and not too flattering. Her and fell, however, a little as she pro- tm" ed. Are my cheeks as red as tht, rims- 8eaglia that You are red, Matt,' I replied, flip- /veil ; so are the roses.' He t Ime looked at nie thoughtfufly. merit When it's finished, will you give it sea. to keep?' A Well, we shall se' roam I gave t'other chap it shilling for weal frame and all, but I've got immure its 0 70' she continued, with an insient- and smil, which, as a man of gal- vary centld not resist. So I pro. end a that, if she behaved hereeIf pror the b would, m nil probbility, e aaigh present she coeted. Yon must come again toonor meat - of a y y said, as We shook hand, and IS the thing oft 11 right, noister, I'll tome' tl. with nod and a bright smile Ikea away. ring the whole of the interview ad not been unobsereant, and eo was left slime he looked up he work he was engaged upon, otataWashhig, and gave a know- ile. tre she's a fine bold tedeenn: 73 " had forgotten for tne moment my I,: Le. A ntineat of the day bfr, anti, ee-a• 1881 1 leaped trent the Caaeae per- aha wa calved, atm:ding close by, with bun. back to me stad itvIr faae toward the hike, the ,um , e can' ais troutiers and a blue pilotjacket, ornamental with braes but- tons which bore the insignia of H.er Ma- , jeety's naval eervice. Preeently, without turning his (wee again from the far distance, the Ina* spoke in a husky, far -away whisper: "Matt, do you see sunnuat yen der?" Matt strained her gate through the dazzling snalight, but failed to discern any object on the light expanse of "Los ye now," not/timed the man. Er ., eirertina real, It,..!ntrr et -cane of a yolleft Imetilin. At aesi, 5000 EIS fated' 20 Metall," 1404 :tie she Wore bleak hat lad a white fether, a cloth vflau4IPt jaaket astat a dr:; which alneoet reeclo 11 Si LU •• en •said. ' Deaf: your honoi 1rnow who (she water; i' "Lo " IT beera ziet Ulm alirat 1(105,' ant see the boat to reconnoitre and In which empended sundry lean • The object at which he had been gaz- fro ing so long was now clearly visible. It Piee consie. Tof something blaelr, floatitig eha • 011 11 gigtey stretch of water, and stir- of routide. frapanenta of loose satin Or VMS foam; it was to appearanuos motio- he m less but was, in reality, drifting wearily uno shoreward. on the flowing tide. lyin ; intim acmes now evinced increasing a m excitement, and urged his companion to 14‘jin harry quickly forwardwhich she did, snal, putting out all her stivngth in a, series one( es of baon, a couple of wooden. irs, a tble, and, iu eine corner, a sort bed in th:wll, where aiuunau figure reposing. feettitig dowo the trenk arched right over to the bed, min eremoniously shook the individual g upon it, whom he discovered to be an, muttering- in a heavy sleep, ling that he did not wake with ring, William Janes bent down and I instil e in his of rapid and powerful strokes. Another quarter of an hour brought them to the 'Ln spot where the object wee floating. figui Trembling with eagerness, the man and leaned over the bot's side with out- wore stretched hand. hair As he did so, Matt turned her head "E away with a curious gesture of dred, a ahr '‘ What is it, William Jones?" she him. asked, not looking at hien. " isn't— "W you know—one o' theme" shalei it ain't," replied the roma lean- joile ing over the side of the coble and tiltiag the gunwale almoet to the water's edg, retur Too early for them, Matt. If thy the 0011108 it wont be till Smolayti tide. TI d Wreck wreck ashore" e effect VISI inetarttaneotta The rotie tip in. bed, disclosing the head slionlaers of a very 01(1 man, who a fed. eottou tightcap, and whose and beard. !welt af) White SS ChM.. li? 'Whew Wheel?" he cried, in ill treble, looking vacantly arOlind ake nix, out seizing and ng him again "It's me, William s." ilgrim re it my son William?' ned the old man, peering out into darknese. father. Look e e bottom now. and aetall ain't yet rose. Ev! Lean t'otIter way! le Wee( So there—look out!" son W As he spoke he struggled. with some. he let thing in the water, anti at Met, with an. go en effort which elliesst capeized the boat, law pulled it in. Matt looked now, and saw then, that it was a, mall, ilat, wooden trunk, kind covered with pieces of slimy weed, addle floating near it were Beveral pieces mplintered wood which Homed to have Oh, k formed part of a bot. Thas, too, wm 41 eecured and threvrdown oh. the and it feotboard beneath him. and al Itdt a bo, thats what it is," tried IzitIa 114,.tte faela x);, unrey" amarga (bov, r. g nog egaiii :in your sleep, you was. 1 thing no one Imerd you Init your Winne Some o' these (lays you'll ting ;enema out, you will, if you like this." old mail shook his head feebly, chisnieg his hands togetler in a f maitre, he looked at his Km mid ee, William, / was a -dreaming. Was sneh li heavingly dream! I eitmoliug on tile shore, Willim, waft ellowing bard from the malt, 1 at once I Be0 ship ea big as 1(111, cane i31 all sail eet, 0111 ere; 0.1u1 I 'Mated rwed, 'William ue thenZ2.t1I.V? .,1/01i4 lint YOU TO nit Cneetteetrien.