, 1870-08-21

bare washed away. With M in4tinct OF pro-
priety Nhich survives shipHreck and tite, che
collected her drawing materials aud other lit
tie belongings, and retTeated with them 10 this
about her, and with folded hands sat down to
await her fnte.
The cave uas full Of pa1o green light. #
was beautiful to see, AZ the advancing flow
rose ledge over ledge and flooded the fairy
pools, how each star flower and sea-urchiu.
each criEson and golden weed. nembled aud
quiresed. - with delight At its refreshing
touch. Each anemone threw wide 1ts petals
md expanded into full blossom to meet the
spray baptism. No mortal eye ever looked
upon sight more charming. but it's beauty
MAS lost to the shivering and terrified girl.
The doorway han quite disappeared.
Sharp .pray dashed against her dress; The
more tightly to the rock. 4 prayer rose to
1er lids =; and through the trernulons light Of
the submerged arehwAy strange shadow be-
gan to go and come, to move and pause, and
move again. Was it fish Or weed. OF sosno
mysterious presenceF Did it come accompa-
uied By life or death:
Meantime upon the rocks abovo distracted
group were collected. The pn.ty had gailv
come back from the Heads. Dr. Gray, fgno-
sant lhndsznan aa he was, had grpwn uneasy
md hurried them nway- Arrived 1t the
Erotto, the full extent OF tho calamity TAs 1t
once evident. The boy bad mistaken the tide
flow for ebb--ana the only hope left Wa that
Esther, discovering her danger in time. hAa
taken refuge 1t the cottage naar by. Thither
they few to search, bat. ~ We know, in vain.
The scbbing girls hung dlstractcdiy over
the c1if, listening to the hollow boom with
which The Waves ewu uug into the cavern bo1oT
--siektuin8 to thlnt Of the awful something
thst might any momont wash outward on the
returning billow. The gentlemen went for
assistance. and brought couple Of stout
nshermcn to the spot But what could any
bcdy do7
III the young woman has senae enough to
cLfnb up the right baud corner aud ut ssill,
up there"
All: il Esther could only BE- told that
They could but trust poNetlesaly to het stead
iness Of nerve and eonpon ssnse:
ont 20 the. waited.
A rast.e Of wheels came from the road.
They all turned to look, and some one said:
"pe1haps it'n docsor!" Though ~ha,
earthly use a doctor could haye been woall be
bard 10 cay.
A figure was comlcg rapidly mp the path-a
Young man. Nobody Recognised him ill Or.
Cray starte1 forward with the face Of one who
"raul: Good God. Is it possiblo:'
"lrs, DOCTOR" with hassy lland-Bl,aks.
~ Int in heayen.s name how has Il comc
alout : Where have you been since We gave
you up for lott:
"It'4 I long story. Iou shall hear it come
day. Int "-rnpidlr- forgive my impatience
where IL my cousin? What il the matter =
There Wa. dead silence. 1t last, with
groap, Dr. Gray spoke.
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res. eI.
-, ee.ch M y founti. .neh. as 4Ilekiy a. possi-
L. ny. ~" - ~ ..las ~" ~.
.t'eie oi'InTne .ne en!sance' s.a M msks oise
,o1 ,sM II. p come up lnshe. an 1.eM' anu ~!
ti'e wsteF TAILS: an! We eau Ge' her ons.
nat-tne HsE:
1here 10 nsE OF esHs1nG lac affh a.
r7se-tEat IL all; N good e"lmnor, doctus,
as you know. think It can be done;
On can g,sest, with sort OF pale smile
nov l nave neet' sanas,s on tots mcs.ans
ahu 10 lensc ne! alone a1h ifiSh1ehcu' ana fpt
to 50 to her. is jurt impossible shall uaaa-
age It. never fear
The boat came. They asw it row!l ont.
Paul took the bearings cstcfnlly. shifting po-
sition once ana Fes n:'a.n. nclosn n':ne salts.
fed. Then he looked up with bright. conii-
dent snllle and nod, ami clas''ea his lsandn
above his tead. spiasb, he wss gone. atl.i
tho water e1osed ovar him.
within tl'e cave, Eseher watched tho strange
moving phantom wl'irh darsieucd tho GIL
trauce. The srt1a-h rcarhcA without startling
her, Lut IN anntlicr aec,,tri 4 flashing onjec.
darteti down and inward. aud rising, the waves
revealed ! tace-a whit" faSe with rcd hair.
IL. the pale, ,lncarthr glow, il wore the aspect
II ics1h. 1t drew pesser. She covered her
Iarc uitl, her hands. was the sea tisin. u;
its acal, that here. in this fearful solitude.
The sis,ep Of her drowned Paul confronted
hcs-or was sbe going mad?
Another recunh. and the hsnds were with:
drawn. The peril. the e1fiseuaent Of the paet
hutlr tl,sftranGeness aud 11nto1ty ct tho spot
combined to kilaise within her an uan.tnta
eanl'at'on OF feeling. Had rho not crayed
If they Hrt AZ spirits 1T this Ianl Of spirits,
was slIe to ce afraid Of Paul or shrink Iron
him: M. thousand times no.
The face Was ntar upon her With Fapit
ttrpkes it drew near-a tof1n emerEed-lt VA
upon the rocks, With shrek. she held on
| her arIus. Z III hands clAsl,si heta-A vo!c'
tu1H utau 4Gu HlNAh G&!eas tueEA4p
! QNeesie.
The old pet name It vas FAM ehost. M
none the lrsn fs'i. kno" you arc oeaa.
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a., III ". t.s1,,or hal h.,ni H.. .torr" "a
n,rkrI un--thr cole survivor OF tia, tlrea.
lover had lain .lelirlous for many week4 in
lar land, nhAoleto ten ..s na"c ot stnESs an'
III l3ts Hsost.s,a. .." s." ~ -. iet,nns uhi,
~, iaHAes. ~. M s-d az, ~ ttow mar here n,
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= ~ a.u sto-r ~ h;s n.r,ls Esther c]asot