The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-23
From Temple Bari
A LOVERS QUARREL.
TCONCLUDED.1

lie Stops ana tries TO clear MS voice,
but it remains hoarse in spite of him.
Fanny takes little comfort and looks
up, but his stern set face brings back
all her fear: she clasps her hands over
her eyes, md cries with terror.
The strong, awful calm that had
come to John after his first outburst
gives way at the cry, and his anger
breaks through like a ground swell,
betokening how deep it lies hidden
away.
then the sharp pain at his heart nerves
him, as pain will nerve to self-mas-
terT.
amy, when asked youifyou could
love me we'll enough to be my wife,
L thought of you as a man thinks OF
true woman. l thought WASH wor-
thy Of your love, even though l gave
you my heart and soul in exchange.
/ gave 'em you, Fanny you have been
FIRST and foremost in every thought
I've had since then. I'm not making
merit of so doing-I don't know as I
oan take them back. God knows how
] love you still, but I'll not take a
wife who's not content with the love
I've got to give her, who'll not keep
herslf for me alone. I'll not put my
sell in the danger of marrying where
/ can't trust"
She had kept her eyes hidden, and
he had not seen the shame and sorrow
that had filed them, but his last
words stung her into sudden FIRE.
Nobody asksyou to, "(her voice has
the haunting ring in it he is least able
Go ear). I'm not likely to ask any
man to marry me, Mr.. Fry-least of
all one whom I've made a great mis-
take by ever having anything to do
with. l always felt I'd thrown myself
away, and now I'm sure of it. I'm fit
fer something better than a fisher
mans wife, can tell you-a rough
brute that has no manners for his bet
ters Let me go.
She pushes him, and at the same
moment Davie lounges up.
Did you hear a signal?" he says.
I'm thinkin' it came from beyond
Hadden's Mouth. Come on and tell
the lieutenant Why, man, where be
De goin' of in the dark alone; 'ull
help noane; wait and gle me a help
vi the life boat"
John only shook off the grasp his
friend had laid on his coat, and hur-
ried off into ths darkness"
Nv Gil 4 LII UAGHCQ& says OdNACs
thersll be summit more than COM
mon amiss wi steady chap like that
'un afore he'd run a mucker along the
cliff edge in the dark" And Davie
burries back to tell the lieutenant of
Tho aignal he fancies he has heard.
PART III.
Ihat night no one but the children
wens to bed in the little fishing viii
laga.
a about eight o'clock Davie had
spread the alarm of a ship off the He'd
deus Mouth, and the danger was too
veil known not to rouse a stirring
svmpathy In all who heard the tidings.
Lieutenant Roberts and his men had
soon put off in the life boat, and more
shan one of the fishing boats had fol-
lowed; though the sea was now so
wild that some of the older men shook
their heads, and muttered that 1T
was q clean temptin' of Providence.
Eaan in the upper village stray ru-
roors Of the excitement below kept
folks walking.
Fanny Haywood lived alone with
her father. He had been village
s5hoolmaster, bat was superannuated
now. and almost childish; his chief
ideas being the correctness and spot
less condition of his clothing, and the
beauty and irresistible charms of his
daughter Fanny. He saw no use
whatever in sitting up burning candle
fa because a ship had been so stu
bid as 20 get on the rocks, and he told
bis daughter she would do wisely if
She vent to bed too,
fanny gave him a careless answer !;
but when he had fairly gone up stairs
She placed herself at the window and
looked out, in hopes of hearing news
from some passer by.
The girls heart was very heavy to-
night. She had not said one word to
herfather. She had joked and laughed
and tried to bear herself bravely: but
the pent-up sorrow grew In its struggle
fnd vent-in the deep, lone still
ness Ii made her heart heavy as lead
The night was very dark. Fanny
PUT her head out Of the lattice as she
heard far off sound, and the vino
swirling round the house in a wild
gust blew her hair into her eyes. The
sound came nearer, heavy and lumber
ing, not like a mere footstep.
Who's there? she calls, as il
comes nearer; there is a sudden hor-
ror "a her, though she could not have
found name for it.
Its me-Davie. [ be in a barrow
from the rocks down yonder."
He's fallen and smashed hi
ankle" says a deep voice which Fan
Nv recognizes as that of the second il
command of the coast guard station
Il had to come back, so l brough
him along"
Els the ship safe?" says Fanny.
Well, yes" (the man speaks sulk
ilr) ''she cried out before she wa
burl. There's one of the boats stow
10 that came out after the life boat. "
Eanny's heart gives sudden bounC
is any one hurt besides DaVie ?" sh
says, in faint, scared voice.
Well, yes; and l must go on, Miss
now. I'm come in to fetch the doc
tor cut to Joe Porter, and anothe
or fellow"
SIS John Fry down helping will
v0uF she says.
Davie strikes in; the gasping tor
81 Fanny's words had reused him.
m not easy in my mind, he say
John Fry left me all in a hurry
to the rocks, and there's no OF
Or heard on him since. John
he lad to stan by wi his hant
pockets while folks is WantlI
fore his words are spoken FAM
of the cottage door. She ca
ne two figures In the vague, indi
light-a light that seems fraug
elf with doubt and fear. Wi
III her haste, that strange mechanic
Quality We call habit" makes Fan
AXE down a shawl, which hangs