The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-24

Inc Wlnu rose so nigh tnat WOFuS WOulu
scarcely have been distinguished. The
storm that had gone before had been but
play to this awful Outburst. The vessel
drove on, cracking and groaning, mere
cookie she'll on the pillows.
Mother Of MercieST r. walled the cup.
tain. ats all up with us, signores. !
can't make out the Cape in this darkness.
We shall go on the rocks. ST. Anthony
save. usp E
TheseaInan echoed his cries,
The two young Englishmon, comprc.
bending their peril, clasped hands in 81.
lence. ''E @0'f' -..-.i5-
For the next few minutes it scemeG
that PandemOnium reigned. %
Then o nOisellke the report OF u cannon
suddenly bound through the storm and
the darkness. The little vessel shtvered,
staggered, and careened upon her side.
She had struck upon rock. .'' .
A moment later the crew and passcn.
gers were struggling in the waters.
A few moments Of butIetings and toS-
sings, Of vain struggles and agonized,
involuntary prayer, and then Jasper Low.
der felt his senses slip from him, and be.
came unconscious. f.f-FF-:
When he.came TO himself, he was
lying upon rocky beach OF the Sic ilian
shore, sore, bruised, and weak rs child,
= He opened his eyes. The wind had
spent its fury, and now moaned along
the coast with q dGsolate;, despairing
wall. The waves beat against the rocks.
Lowder struggled to his elbow. :, =
"WrCckedr he muttGred. IL am cast
ashore, while the others are drowned!
o, this is terrible! l have lost my best
friend tonight" = ~.
He moaned and wTung his hands.
lie Is dead, who would have done so
much for me, and I so worthless am
saved All my, hopes Of an easy and
luxurious lie must be resigned nowi"
At that moment he beheld dark object
at little distance in the water. The
waves hurled this object against the pro-
jecting head Of a.sunken rock. Az the
same instant Lowder. recognized itas the,
body ofaman. e.
= He crept toward it, and the water dash.
ed the body on the shore at his feet, lie
put his hands on theiace How cold and
wet II was It felt like the face of q dead
man! Lowder's fingers came in contact
with the soft, silken ,mustache, and he
knew that the body was that of Guy
ma .-arr.'
OF the five who had stood on the slOOp's
deck half hour earlier, these two alone
were left. The captain and his crew had
found their deaths among the cruel,
yawning waters.
Lowder thrust his hand under the
Of his friend, but hG,could not
perceiveth beating Of his heart. Despair
took possession Of him.
"DeadP he said shrilly. dead Aud
he would have done so much for me il he
had lived And his father and the young
girl he was to have married will wait in
vain for his coming! His place at Tres.
Silian Court Is empty. Who can fill III?
1t seemed to him that some demon ut
his side echoed the question: Who could
tA the place Lstz paedRt BY noble Guy Tres
iiiaR! 800 .iN Ell
Although came 10 nina thought so
strange and sinister that he shuddered in
Again he felt Of Ttessiian's
heart. 1t gave no thrUb against his hand.
He passed his hand over Tressillan's head
and discovered a gaping swOund in the
skull. The hair was clOtted with blood.
Putting his hand into his breasI.pOcket,
Lowder drew out his little waterproof
Heopened it with trembling
fingers and struck q light Theral flick
er danced on young Tressilian's face.
How CHASTITY aud terrible It looked !
The eyes were closed, the smile was gone
The seal Ofdeath seemed set on tho noble
p. .,Ft1 -'s'- aH'r t 1.,.s. I'd.
LOwder examined the wound. II had
boon made by cUntuct with the sharp
rock, and even Lowderpercciyed its terri
bic character. !
"Irhc Is not dead, he soon will be-" he
His brain has received an aw-
full Injury. Ho will never know who he
is again. lie won'tlive till morning, and
he is perhaps dead already. He must be
dead ~ HSa -Ie' uHD X Ef3 Il
Again 1t seemed to him as though some
demon echoed his words.
The match dropped from his fingers in-
to tho water. For q little while he
crouchcd on the wet stones in silence,
battling II may be with the better and no.
bier instincts ofhis nlture. .' ai-
At last, with sudden and abrupt stealth.
mess, his hands stole into the breast peck.
ct OF TreSsilian and drew out his private
notebook, q packet Of letters, a few trink-
cts. He secured these among his own
wet garments. Their possession seemed
10 give him courage, and his face harden
cd, and he knelt beside the body Of his
friend and rifled his garments OF all that
they contained, beStowing his plumber on
bis own person
Then he took his own purse, his note
book, a few receipts and trihes from his
own pockets, and put them in the pockets
OF Tressilian.
1T Is DONE" he whispered TO himself,
looking with wild defiant eyes through the
darkness. mo one IL harmed. Ho is
dead. II he had lived, he would have
provided for me. As he Is dying or dead
mustproVide Tor myself This likeness
JetlOeeH US .ciA make my toriWne His
friends will be spared a terrible grief, and
II shall live at last. Fortune gives me
l chance to gain name and wealth ut one
lucky stroke"
As II TO give himself no chance for re.
he arose 70 his feet and turned
bis searching glanccs in an inland direc-
ion, A light, as from a cottage window,
slimmering family through the thick
laze, caught his gaze.
Raising his voice, he called loudly
"Helpl Ho. there, helpp
The wind had abated, and his cries
,ang out through the night with startling
listinctness. The light ho had seen
moved and disappeared. A minute later
cries reached Lowder's ears, and
le heard hasty steps, and saw the mp
light OF lantern, borne alolt
by n mans appraised arm.
'"This way" shouted Lowder. ave
ire wrecked on the rocks. For tue love
of Heaven, hasten" ..'.
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