The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-01-12
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER I.
FATAL CATASTROPHE.
I A wild storm wars raging upon In
Mediterranean Sea, near the cf0se Of
! drcary November day, and sky aud wa
ter. were black with the gloom Of tn
sudden aud furious tempest, befor
which small sailing vessel was scutl
ding under bare poles. Her build an,
rigging proclaimed her Sandman. Sh
y, was The Gull. Captain Varino master
OH her way from Cagliari 10 Palermo.
She had Oh board two seamen, ant
two passengers. r@@
These passengers were Englishmen
who had procured passage Oh The GU
/ to Palermo, whence they intended to EN-
lark by steamer to Marseiiles, the fol
bwing day. .
i, While the captain aud his assistant t!
were attending to their duties, and ex-
!, pressing apprchensionsa rs to their safety
the two Englishmen stood apart, leaning
against the low bulwarks, and survey
/ ing the wild scene around them.
i These men were. both young, apparent
! ~ Of the same age, about three an;:
: twenty, but evidently they were not d
{ the same station in life.
1 One the more striking Of the two, was
/ aristocratic In his bearing, tail, slender
and handsome, with frank, smiling
! mouth, a pair of fearless blue eyes, sci
{ under wide and massive forehead. and
{ tAwny hair blowing back from his face
!, Noble generous and kind hearted, he
had an adventurous disposition and O
dauntless courage.
He was Guy Tressilian, the only son
!, aud heir Of Sir Arthur Tressilian, Baron.
4 ct of Tessilian Court, England.
& xIf0 onp,, NiO,, ,,rocoptol ram RI
. able resemblance to him, being also tall
/ and slender and fair, with tawny hair
I and mustache. but he had not the frank
smile, the bright, fearless look, or the
9 joyous spirit that characterized young
c Tressilian. Young IA he was, lie had
! seen much Of the dark side of life, aud
! his experiences had been such as to de-
velope in him some Of the worst qualit.
|, les o. his nature.
! He was Jasper Lowder, Guy Tressili.
! ans hired travelling companion and
: bosom friend.
4 The meeting and connection Of the
|. two had u touch of romance. Young
!, Tressiiian bad spent four years In Ger
I honored. On leaving the university, in
i obedience to his fathers written com.
mand, he had undertaken tour Of the
I. countries inclosing the MEDITERRANEAN
! Sea, in company with one of his late tu-
! tors. This gentleman being unexpected
y ~ promoted to profess orship, abandon
. ed Tressilian at Baden, leaving him to
Z find another travelling companion.
On the evening Of the very day after
this desertion, as Guy Tressiiian. was
4 sauntering through the streets of Baden,
he had been assaulted by trio of his
own countrymen, all more or less intox-
{ icated. 1t was apparent that they took
. him for another, and intended to
), wreak vengeance upon him. Without
:. allowing him to speak. they forced him
".o defend himself. Guy was getting the
4 worst Of the conflict, when u stranger
4 came running to his assistance, and in a
|, few moments the two had put the ruff
!. ians to fight.
= This stranger who came SO opportune-
Fly to Guys assistance was Jasper Low
der. His resemblance to young Tresili-
an awakened in The latter q romantic
interest. He questioned Lowder, learn
He'd that he was poor and alone in the
4 world, and took him with him to his
: hotel. Believing that the similarity Of
I. tastes and natures, he engaged Lowder
AS his travelling companion, and the
epast year they had spent together more
e;like brothers than like employer and
q employed.
This storm is a regular Levanter"
to the bulwarks. :" Do you think the
craft will stand it, Tressilian?"
ooh. yes, answered young Tressillian,
wiping the salt spray from his face.
:" The Captain knows the Sicilian coast
perfectly. In two hours. or less, we
6hall he in the bay of Palermo. In three
,rliours we shall be domiciled in the best
rooms of the hotel Trinacria, with the
sbest supper which Messrs Ragusia can
furnish. And to morrow, at noon" he
added, we shall embark for Marseilles
in Messageries steamer"
I "Anl from Marseilles you will pro-
&c .ed to England and to Tressilian Court
raid Lowder, with some bitterness.
~ And I-what Is to become of me?
uiave had q year of unalloyed happiness,
hopeless toll, the anXietcs of the wretch
I'd old life. You picked me up at Baden,
Il poor adyenturer seeking to gain a liv.
ing by teaching English, and the same
.iestiny Is opened to me npw.'
: Tressilian turned his handsome face
Upon his companion in surprise and af.
tectionate reproach.
= "Jasper!' he exclaimed, ''you talk
.,ttrangely. Do you suppose have call
It'd you friend and brother so long, and
ooved you SO well, to lose you now?
Ct1eant to have written to my father
. oncerning you and your future, Jasper,
Aut this sudden recall, received yester-
lay, causes me to return home without
writing. l shall telegraph from Mar
eilles that you will come home with
hue. And you will, will you not: You
will not abandon me, my friend? l
will charge myself with your future.
will see that you obtain the position to
which your talents entitle you. You
nave no ties to keep you on the Contin-
,ut?"
a strange expression passed over Jas
her Lowder's face,
i mo, have no ties" lie said huskily.
"And you will go home with me?"
What will your father say to my
poming?" demanded Lowlcr. He
will think your generosity QuiXotic.
lie will dismiss from his house the hired
companion who dares to resemble his
lon-n
A sudden lurch of the little vessel a
wave sweeping over the deck, interrupt
I'd the sentence.
"You wrong my father" said Tressil
IAN his blue eyes kindling, when the
,cssel had righted;
He Is the nob.est man in the world.
lie will welcome my friends as his own.
You will love him, Jasper, as do when
sou know him."
He doesn't seem very aflcctionate."
.enarked Iowder. You have been
tway from your home for five years, and
ne has but just recalled you!"
Young Tressilian's cheeks flushed, as
..owdcr saw in the lurid glow that mo-
nentarily lighted up the tempestuous
cene.&
{ You know, or can guess the reason,
Jasper he said, with something OF an
fort. MY father has n ward, the
laughter of an old friend. hear
hat wind shrek. The gale is increas-
,ng!n
AYES" assented Low,ler. And the
ward il Miss Irby-the golden-ha
Blanche of whom you have talked SO