Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-22

And so,. with a tenacious grip, be held oe
to the rocks.
The wave came again, but this time ii
had more to contend against than the gal
liant sailor and his insepsible burden, for thu
dog had reached them. and he, too, saw
and knew the danger, and once more he
fixed his. teeth in the trailing garments o.
the young girl, from which he had been
torn by the violence Of the surf, and
crouchipg down, he opposed all his stength,
too, to the violence of the 10. coming wave
It came! With fearful rush it came
and dog, and seaman, and faint young girl,
we're all again submerged for few seconds
Then it sped away, leaving upon the little
party millions Of foamy particles, which
glistsned for a moment in the morning aiI
and then faded away.
Now! exclaimed the sailor, as he sprang
to his feet with his burden. He had gath.
cred breath aad strepgth-vhad that gallant
man-and bis object was to get above the
reach of the next huge billow which was
already lile lion with bristliug name, ad.
vaneing from seaward... -.
sNow, Walla ! His tone was one that
spoke Of hope and safety, and the noble
dog answered it with a Loud bayiug cry,
which echoed far and near among the rocks
and about the tall cliff
With the slight form Of the young girl
10 hisarms, the sailor sprang from rock to
rock, needless of the wounds his uuprotect.
ed feet received from their jagged points,
aud the dog bounded after him 10 fierce
leaps.
Saved saved!' he, cried. Then addres
sing the still form that rested on his bosom,
he added
sAll's we'll, dear heart !ali's we'll Itisu't
a ueuthfui of salt water, dear girl, that
will kill you! Open your eyes, little Que,
if you can, and let as allget grace Of heart
by seeing you safe 10 port
But the girl did not move, and an awful
fear crept into the sailors heart, that after
all, the waves and the wind, and the excite
uent of the wreck had been too much for
her and s!e was dead.
1t was that feeling that made him pause,
and try, by the dim morning light, to look
at her more closely, while the emotion of
bis heart seemed to unseal toe fountain of
his tears, and his eyes were dimmed as he
looked in the fair, gentle face.
'Nu~-uow Helen, dear heart : he said.
Just move little, or open your eyes, or
say one word 4! 1t may be that you and /,
and Walla are all that's saved from the
wreck of the Wave, but-she don't move
a bit !.~Heaveb have mercy Has she
indeed gone to be an angel alott Poor
thing. Now ii that young officer, that
was always deVouring you with his eyes-if
be had only been saved ! What would he
say to see you iu this way, my poor little
girl What's his name-ab? Fauning
Gerald Fauning-poor fellow! Many a
fathom deep, l fear-Hurrah Man the
yards Why, the little one lives yet The
main sheet of life Autters to the wind The
anchor of the heart holds still ! Hurrah
-Waila-hurrsh /
The dog raised his deep, hoarse voice,
and Just as another and more monstrous
waves rushed about the sailors feet, the
young girl opened her eyes.
The spell of the name of him she loved
had reached the Autteriug soul, and per-
haps stayed it on its upward flight to heav.
Ell. The young heart beat more treely-a
deep sigh came from the laboring chest, and
the color began slowly to revisit the pale
cheeks of Helen Sinclair
Then il was-thelight of the early morn.
ing having somewhat increased-theu it
was that the watcher on the top of the cliff
called out, Strike
The sailor heard him, but the action of
the ruffau who was hidden behind the huge
rock below, was too rapid, and had the no
ble sailor who had brought Helen so gal
lautly to shore been alone with her on that
desolate beach, they must both have fallen
beneath the knife of the assassin. But a
keeuer animal instinct heard the signal from
the cliff-apd keener eye saw the rush of
the man from behind the rock With one
leap that cleared space of ten feet, the
dog had him by the throat, and in an in,
slant the noble animal and the would, be
sssissin we're rolling together on the rocky
beach 10 terrible struggle of life or death !
CHAPTER II.
THE FoILED ASsAssIN-AN EXPLANATION
THE STRANGER.
1t was the first intimatiou that the sailor
got of his shore danger. 1t had never en-.
tered into his mind to conceive, that after
escaping the fury of the waves, he should
have the more dangerous fury of human
passions to contend against; but when the
dog made his leap, and when he saw that
he had some one iu his grip, then he knew
that there must have been a narrow escape
1Hold the pirate ! he shouted. Hold
hin, W~llo hnu Rost little nne