Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-06

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dangerous. Treupiiian.'
I.owder shuddsrsd as be surveyed ssa snd say
sBui about your faihsr Jasperf' said Trsssiiisa,
Who haa become deeply Interested IN his con'psni,
on.s story swhAi dld he DO AfIer your methar's
dsashy
~ rsmsined at ths oid Iodsings viii our single
old servant month or mnf6, my tathef slaiunk n
several 0msa aud expressing anxiety as 70 what ~
shouM 40 with mo. A Week sfteF my mothers 2
a1nti,. NJ told nlc that hia brother was dead.
month later ha iather waa lIIlsd ~ being tlrowe
heae,a In NJ ~ shr.e denthn Al last deciding 70 Fid
htyosrIf of nr NJ to0k Kmr down ~ nright9E ~ mg
ma erMndnothrr Ifrr mnnM were drad me nAh
given up keeping lOdEnFhy Muh wns gFown nagag. 80
I'm promised her dive hundred poundn year w Mrnp
me Ana AZ keep also fhn muHrnt af my palEfaD.
molennlr uromning 10 Achn0wledEe HAs Hglne aAy ~
IN IN, ana heir The oid woman agreed " cAfy
ont his wishes She would hays done any snlns ~ "
noaay. / never saw nF iAEhrr AEnin. menl y
~ohoo grew up. and at the age Of twenty one came
Ma INV randnluthers money. tbe fruits of years q
asslng ale dying Il shnt time. NJ father had o.
iberatey abandoned mo- dia not kaos sasss 80 u
eame abroad bad besn tse years on ne e9nt.n.
eut. aud had speni my Itiih iofslns ehen thpt
you. Tbs resi- you know a.
mai ~ nishi be freed of snrumbFanoe 70 nlzks
grand marriage From what my grandmeihsF sAsa
AZ different times. conclude that nay fathsr sas ~
No doubt he married this lady, II he iitaa, this
ladys am may be bis acknowledged heir. Ny SsEher
has utterly diso~ned the Enn cf hie nrsi hairy, ~
starred marriage have tnnry that hnnn ness -
deeper hlurknrka However. stand no chsnel uf
ever receiving justice 90 him hRnAa.H
Whist ~ your taiheFs name, JaspefF sAhHd
Tres aiiRn.
IsgwAar.s fAcs darknnea HA bic hia iip nagasaiy.
What have told y0n ab0nt myself ! lrarne6
fFrm my own observHti0ns cr from ehancn wos4a ~
my parents and grandmcthnr. MY mnthnr'n Sasad-
lodgings. my father bore she name of LowdeF.
don tfknopn his real nanass bmf should known bits
face anywhere, although have NOT seen his face In
thirteen years. My mother mas actually married,
TrssrIlinls, but never heard my fathers name The
clergyman who married my mother Was dead the
Witnesses alEo When my Tnndmothnr was dying
Fhe tried % iei me The story hhs had putito 800
i0ag. Al that could understand u her mum
get that name DEvKREuxi' Probably thai Ssa
my fathers nAsns-ny own rdghtfui name. But -
should never fDd him 4 soneht hiEe. - be wonld
rrpusc n did ind hiin siand no chADee of IN.
her5ting his property. He may b dead he may
have other who have anccneded him Il is al
mystery. but the prnminent truth is that ana an
outaAst, poor. diBowned and finndiesA
He ioEned over the buiwAFh. the spray aashing
over his fsne violently.
TressiiGnsn heart warmed tc him.
~ My poor fF1endl" he amid Must nay again
you rot sFiendlesa while llFn My father haze In
ahence enough % obtain inF ycn o goyeFrment Ap-
poantmrnt. This tangie may HtrMiRhten ftaaif out
some day. But II IL dnn't y0u are Fesolnta enough
10 make your =. hAppinnmn.
He gmspHdA Gler,a hand and icohed with warm
bright eyc'' fah of TmpaAhss inao L0~deFb lower
ing Lace
"a the two stood there, the tEEuTeat revived and
swept ever the Wild cen I'm mAdhened rage.
There was no time for aniAing nov. The wind
rosc 90 high fhni words would scarcely hasu been
Distinguished The that had gone before this
bad been but play 20 thia awiai cHtburst The Fes-
sci drove on, cresking and sroaning. mere cookie
ahel on tlae blilows-
Mother u Merciesi~ vailed he captain. -sIfs
AL up with us sgnorcs. Ican'f make onf the Cape
IN this darkness We shall 50 On he rocks 81
Anthony save u.s."
Tho seaman echoed his cylne.
Tho two young EngiishInrn. comprehending
their peril. clAsped hnnds IN alisnee-
For the next Few minutes seemed that Pspde-
m0nium reiGned.
doomed tllruugh tie storm and dnrkneaa. The Little
weasel shivered. staggered. and fnsrsned upon her
she had ssrnck upon = rcck
moment LATER crew and passengers we're atrnE-
A sew moments OF bufstinen nnd loaalnFa, Of vain
struggles and nsoniEnd inv0nntmry prayer. and then
JHMp L0wder falt his senses AlAp rom hiEn and be-
came unconFri0Uk
when he came 10 himHell Inv ras lying upon
rocky beach of the Seilimn shore. sore. bruised and
IVA m
He opened hia eyes. The u4nd had spent isa fury.
and now moRned along the coast with e dnaolate,
deap&iring wall The waves bead asAlnss the roeks
Lowder struggled 20 hia elbow.
.Mrrckedi'' ho muftarud- am cast aahore.
yhsle uia Others are drownedf On this il terrihles
have ioEt my best friend to-nightl.'
he noaned and wrssng his hands-
"ae Il dead. who would have cons Ennch far
me. and | 10 worthless am sSEedl All my hopes og
an eAay and luxurious life must Be resigned nowls'
AZ that moment he behsid daEk oh9oet Al Little
Against The projecting bead of runken rock AT tie
mAn.
lie crcrs toward 1t. and the waters dashed The
the iaee. How cold and wrl IL wesf IfGels like the
face or dead mani Lowder's fingers came In urn-
tat with the SOFT kikcn muatBche and lie kncw that
the body wnm chat OF Guy TrnnMfiimn4
OF the ave who hnA stood un tine aioopW aieg-y a
hAh4hour caxiiar. thnae twp nlnnn wnre Aef. Tha
casiasn ana hln crrw had found thmtr anatha among
the cruel yawning waters
Lowcnr thrust his hand under thc wA5Haeuat of hia
friend but be could not perceive tho beating M his
heart Despair tOoK po1semNsnn rf him.
"DeadlT he said Ehrllly 'nesd And he
would have done sn much fcF me ~ be bad lived
And his father and the young ElFi he was 70 have
married Win wait IN vain for hia coming His place
al Trensiiian Court iH ea1psy. Who can hil isg"
IL seemed 10 him that come deznun at hts side
echoed the question wac cgsl3 ~ EAf pace IN
sscssf b. He6u Coy ErtGrliany
/ A thought cone 30 alm-a thought 90 psr1nge and
sinisier that be ahivercd tnvoluntArily. Again be
ls @ Il S.as p.s a hi. sssa ss ss.s IRE
head aud discovered gaping goEnd IN the akuil
I The hair wss clottcd with blood
Puuiag hia hand into his breast porksl. Iowder
drew cut his little w<segT match SAFE BE open
% Il with trembling fingers and strucA hight The
red 1icfnr danced on young Tressallnn's n's lace.
How ghnrtly nnd terrible IL looked The eyes
were closed me smile was gone The seal of death
seemed set on the noble icatrre&
Lowder rxamined the wound IL hnA been made
by ontArt with the sharp rock, aud Lomdar pEr
eeis ed its terrible shArscter.
" III he ia NOT dead he soon viii ID. = hn mnttered.
HfR brain hhn received awful injury. FHs will
never know who hr In again. He won't nve TALL
morning. and he 10 perhaps dead already. He must
be dnndl"
Again il aserncd 10 mira ne though acme demon
echoed hls worda.
The match dropped from his nnFsra ints the water
For nttir while bic crouchod on Che wet STONES In
sence bathing "a may be with the better and nohlsr
AZ last with sudden and abrups ntaAlthlnesa, his
hands stole into the breast pocket % Trussnn and
drew out his private nots book packet q letters,
few trtnketa. he secured tbcae amcng his own wss
garments. Their possession seemed b give him
courage and his face hardened. and ne kne1 beside
The body of his friend and raed his garments u I'll
tha. they contained bestcwing the rlunder On his
Then he sook hls own purse, his nose-book. few
receipts aud trifes from his own peckele. and pui
them IN the pockets OF TresSiliaa.
"H is done - he whispered to himself, looking
with Wild defiant eyes through the darkness. No
one IL harmed. He is dead. II he had lived be
would have provided for me Az be IL dying OF dead
must provide for myself TAft iiheneas beftreca
rrfl maks Hp fcFflne. Him frtcrde will he.apared q
terrible grief. and l-T shall live ne Inst Fortune
gives ms chance 90 gain name and wealth % one
lucky Etrokcl"
As if 30 give hi1rnnlf NO chance Cor repentance he
20 his t@at and turned hB searching MmnenM TN
an inland direction A Light. from cottage wsn-
dew. einmerinC faintiy through Che think haze.
caught HIS EnEe.
Raialng hia voice, he called loudly
"Helpi Ho. therci hclpl"
The wind had nbated, and hin crfma rang Out
through the night with startling diastnetnnas The
light he had seen moved and disappeared. minute
lAtsr answering cries reached Lcwdera eara and he
heard hasty stepe and saw the appreachtng Light a
q lantern. borne nloft by a mans uprsised arm
% This way I" shouted Isowdnr. 1--WE are WRECKED
on The rocksi For the love CT Eeayen. hastcnl's
The bearer % tho lantern, attended b. maie COM
pauion came running 20 him. and vas soon at his
side The isutern bearer was rough siuilien asher
man. grade above his class Hke companion Tas
also sicliAn but evidently cf sonewhat higher de-
gree. Both were all excitement establishment and
Hympathy
In a. few words a. possible Lowder tnid Che story
Of the shpwreck and called attsnsion 10 the eondi
ton Of his noble young employees.
81 think he ls dcAd!' he said I'm SMOKING voice.
Gary hirn up 10 your cabin. Let everything be
done chat can be done 20 save him. will pay you
well for any Kindness Va him. Poor fellow He was
my travelling companion. I loved him nA NJ he had
been my brother instead of only my hired Mtsendant
Poor Jnspcrr'