St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-09-07
Ia q few seconds more the saddled horse
stood a. the door: MIR: Ling mounted il
and rode of.

stood a. the door: MIR: Ling mounted it
and rode off.
BY this time, however, Lady Windus was
on her way down to tho shore. The mo-
n,ent she heard of the boat she guessed all
I the rest. - Ee@z.i ~ EfE575, N
The truth, however, was that Emily and
Miss Joan had been sent out in the ponv
phaeton, underth charge Of the page. fora
drive that William, seeing the cqnipap pe.
ran mis- boat inshore and that, as Emily
declined to venture on account Of her tend
ency to bile, and her dislike of sharks. he
took his sister, of his own .lordly will ind
authority, under Lis protection. The boat
struck, filled, and went down and, by the
greatest good fortune, William, with Joan
in his arms, was able to reach the point OF
rock on which he now stood s5s zs<s&.a..
What were the feelings of Lady Windus
J. when she reached the shore, and behelL her
children on q small spot of rock, with the
sea all round them smooth almost as glass
it's true-but with the tide flowing, and
every minute covering fresh portion of
the rock on which her babies were standing.
But in vain did her mothers heart swell
within her till it was nigh bursting, as she
saw the little dimplcd hands of her Joan
stretched out toward her, and her brave boy
took of his cap and waved it cheeringly to
her with manly courage, which he drew
from her own generous blood much more
than from his sre's. -. 80 =
But could nothing be done? -s .s@.
SIR William now appeared on the road
which ran along the shore. lie was fol-
lowed by the old game-keeper; by Emily
Carter, who had recovered by Sarah
Chambers, who wished to see with her own
eyes what the precise extent of the danger
was by the housekecper, the stable-boy,
and rat catcher who happened to be pass
ing along the road at the time, and was
drawn to the beach by that love of the ter
rible which kings, philosophers, high dam
sells ana low, noble narvuises, baronets,
and rat-catchers, share equally among
them.
Well, was there no one there who could
swim? 80. ~ -,
! Unhappily Sir William could not. nor
the game-keeper. Sarah Chambers said,
IT there was no one who could make the at
tempt, she herself would try it but when
questioned on her powers as q swimmer.
she replied that she could only foat -; and
that feat she had never performed out OF
her depth. - =. =.
The rat-catsher beirg applied 10 by Emily
Carter, looked at that young person solemn
ly for several seconds, and then quietly
closed his eyes, and thus addressed her:
| 'loung woman, do you see this here rat
in this here cage % - ,@. '5'~s.' -..-.4
| ''Well ?" demanded Emily, With much
dignity. ..','..-,--.--."-
"ihen unless some on you can swim fur
derer nor me, or unless q boat comes up. or
unless something else happens, which l sees
no promising sign on, wouldn't give the
life of this here rat for the life of them tive
childer."
And the tide was rising. Smooth as glass
smooth, specious, and smiling as lying
hypocrite it was rising, and Lady Windus
could see that already it was licking the
feet of her children. b. ~
''Look, look, William!' she exclaimed, at
the same time directing her husbands at
tentlon to the rock che lifts her up. The
water is at their feet! My God can We do
nothing %
Yes, it was true. The water was at their
feet. William had raised Joan in his arms:
and as he saw his mother direct the baronet's
attention to them, De called cut, though she
couldn't hear him II, .#-E- 5,,,5.!i>, 2.
=. CAN right, mamma; there's plenty of
time yet"
Plenty of time The sea was flowing in.
Often as the party on the shore turned their
eyes in the. direction in which Mr.. Lins
had ridden to procure boat, there was
nothing in sight. -. = .:.-,.,5
Lady Windus had tainted. Sir william
stood the picture of agony, looking 1T his
children. Sarah Chambers, Emily, and
the stable-boy were grouped round the old
gan1e keeper. who assisted them in shedding
a great many tears, but had nothing better
to offer his young master and Miss Joan,
though he avowed, and perhaps truly, that
he was ready to die for them.
The rat-catcher had seated himself on
stone.
scare those your children s'' asked a man
who stood at Sir Williams side, but whose
approach had not been noticed.
The baronet did not turn to look at the
speaker. 1t was some seconds, indeed, be- |
fore he recognized that any one had address |
ed him but when he did so, he replied, in
q deep whisper Of despair
"They are" ,' a -.@'.:s =
The mans gaze was fixed upon the chill
dren. Sir Williams was fixed upon him.
He thought he remembered him, and SO he !,
did, for it was the acobat. &s.~ ~ -.
1t was Duval !-Duval, who had prayed /
for vengeance as the sole favor for which he
would trouble Heaven. 1t was Duval, at
whose door, it he could be said ever to have |
had one, all the miseries Of life had knock |
ed, and at whose heart they had seated !
themselves. For did not she, whom he had
loved more tna,. Observation-Disclosures not |
she lie in her cold grave, with her baby by
her side, in the same pauper's coffin And |
now-what was left to Duval only TO |
wait for death.
Nay, something more-to live for re.
venge! 4'.} s@: is.. 's'5'sst -1E@-&
For no boat made its. appearance, the
tide had risen six inches more, and now
they saw the boy kneel down in the water,
and look up as if he were praying. And
only sDuval could save him and his sister-:I
only Duval. He alone, of all who who stood
there, could breast tie flood to the rock
and back with the. girl-to the rock and
back again with the boy. Fsgs. ss..s~st,
Why not tell Sir William so !! Why not,
indeed :: Is otrevenge sweet :?
And still thetide was rising. Lady VIM
dus, restored for q moment to consciousness 1
opened her eyes; but no sooner realized
her position than she relapsed into insensi-i
bility. 80. r..<s
.'Sir William" said Duval al see you
remember me Once Ithirsted for revenge
upon you! For two long years sthirsted
for it, and prayed for It. Heaven has sent
it to me -
Albright light shot from mis- eyes As he
said this, and then he slowly walked down
to within q few PAGES OF the water. He un-
dressed he waded into the sea till it came
up to his breast, and then, throwing him
self forward struck ont for the rock. SIS