The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-31
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BY cuAs. READE AND DION DoUc1uAuIT
CHAPTER XIV.

BY CHAS. READE AND DION DOUClUAULT.
- CHARTER ky. --.
They rowed more than a mile, SO
deep was the glorious bay; and then
their oars struck the ground. But Ha-
eel with the boat-hook propelled the
boat gently over the pellucid water,
that now seemed too shallow to float a
canoe; and at last looked like the mere
varnish of that picture, the prismatic
sands below; yet still the little craft
glided over it, till it gently grazed the
soft sand, and was stationery. So pla-
cidly ended that terrible voyage.
Mr.. Hazel and Miss Rolleston were
on shore in moment, and it was all
they could do not to fall upon the land
and kiss it.
Meyer had the sea disgorged upon
that fairy Isle such CHASTITY spectres.
They looked, not like people about. to
die, but that had died, and been buried,
and Just come out of their graves to
land on that blissful shore. We should
have started back with horror; but the
bires of that virgin isle mere stepped
out of their way, and did not fly.
Theyihad landed in paradise.
Even WEIGH yielded to that universal
longing men haYe to embrace the land
after perils at sea, and was putting his
leg slowly over the gunwale, when
Hazel came back to his assistance. he
got ashore, but was contented to sit
down with his eyes on the dimpled sea
and the boat, waiting quietly till the
tide should float his friend to his feet
again.
The sea-birds walked quietly about
him, and minded him not.
Miss Rolleston assembled a green slope
very slowly, for her limbs were cra1np-
ed, and was lost to view.
4pzn1 now want mn The beach. ana
took more minute survey of the
neighborhood.
The west side of the bay was varied.
Half of it presented the soft character
that marked the bay in general; but a
portion of it was rocky, though streak
ed with vegetation, and this part was
intersected by narrow clefts, into
which, in some rare tempests and hlgh
tides combined, tongues of the sea had
entered, licking the sides of the gullles
smooth and these occasional visits
were marked by the sandi and broken
shells, and other debris the tempestous
and encroaching sea had left behind.
The true high. water mark was sever
al feet lower than these debris, and was
clearly marked. On the land above the
cliffs he found tangled jungle of trop-
ical shrubs, into which he did not PEN
citrate, but skirted it, and walking east
ward, came out upon delicious down
the bay. It was a gentleman's lawn OF
a thousand acres, with an extremely
gentle slope from the centre OF the
island down to the sea.
A river flowing from some distant
source ran eastward through this down,
butiat its verge, and almost enctrcled
it, Hazel traYersed the laWn until this
river, taking sudden turn towards
the sea, intercepted him at a spot which
he Immediately fixed upon as Helen
Rolleston's future residence.
Four short thick, outrageous trees
stood close to the stream on this side
and on the eastern side was grove Of
gigantic palm-trees, at whose very an
kles the river ran. Indeed, it had un-
dermined one of these palm-trees, and
that giant at this moment lay all across
the stream, leaving gap through
which Hazel's eye could pierce. TO u
great depth among those grand col
umns: for they stood wide apart, and
there was not a vestige of brushwood,
UNCLE, or even grass; below their en-
ormous crowns. He christened the
nlace st, Helen's on the spot.
He now dipped his bnler into the
stream and found 1T pure and toleT"bly
cool.
He followed the bend of the stream;
it eVaded the slope and took him by
It's own milder descent to the Esandsi
over these it lowed smooth as glass
into the sea.
Hazel ran to WEIGH to tell him all he
Lad discovered, and 10 give him his
first water from the island.
He found a roam colored pigeon, with
purplish neck, perched on the sick
mans foot. The bird shone Ikea rain
bow, and cooked a saucy eye at Hazel
and flew up into the air few yards,
but it soon appeared that fear had little
10 do with this movement; for, after an
airv circle or two, he famed Hazel s
cheek with his fast Tapping wings. and
lighted on tIie-edge OF the -bnler, and
was for slipping.
40, look here, WEIGH J" cried Hazel
in an ecstasy of delight.
"Ay, sir" said he. "Poor things,
they han't a found us out yet
Tho talking puzzled the bird, If 1T did
not alarm him, and he flew upto the
nearest tree, and perched there, inspec-
ed these new and noisy bipeds at his
Hazel now laid his hand on Welch's
shoulder and reminded him gently that
they had sad duty to perform, which
could not be postponed.
"Right you are sir" said WEIGH,
land very kind of you to let me have
my way with him, Poor Samv'
II have found a place." said Hazel in
a low voice. "We can take the boat
close to it. But where is Miss ROLES
toni"
80, she is not far OFF; she was here
lust now, and brought me this little
cocoa-nut, and patted me on the back,
she did, then off again on cruise.
Bless her little heart ~
Hazel and WEIGH then got into the
boat, and pushed of without much diff
ficulty, and punted across the bay to
one Of those cliffs we have indicated.
1t was now nearly high water, and
they moored the boat close under the
cleft Hazel had selected.
Then they both got out and went up
to the extremity of the sleft, and there
with the axe and with pieces Of wood,
they scraped out resting-place for
CoOper. This was light work; for it
was all stones, shells, fragments OF
coral, and of dried sea-Weed, lying
loosely together. But now came n hard
task in which WEIGH could not assist
Hazel unshipped a thwart, and laid the
body on it; then by great effort stag
gered with the burden up to the grave
and deposited it. HeW exhausted by
the eXertiOn, and had to sit down pant
ing for some time. AS soon as he was
recovered, he told WEIGH to stand atthe
head OF the grave, and he stood at the
foot, bareheaded, and then, from mem
orV. he repeated the service of our
church, hardly missing or displacing a
word.
This was no tame recital, the scene,
the circumstances, the very absence of
the book, made it tender and solemn.
And then WEIGH repeated those beau
tiful words after Hazel let him. And
how did he repeat them In such a
hearty loving tone, as became one wi BIO
was about to follow, and all this but a
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