Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-26

necessity Of planning for the future. Days
and weeks sped away and In wandVn gand
waiting to catch a passing glimpse-or,
oh, hapiness-a short interview with
Lucy.
In the meantime a terrible storm had
burst in the Powsby family. George wrote
to Penelope, and told her about the final
clause of the will II would be useless, he
urged, to prolong the engagement. To
marry her he must sacrlhee the property,
and he felt sure she would not Wish to wed
beggar. When Penelope showed the
letter TO Lucy, she at once declared that l
should never dream of taking advantage
Of such clause to deprive George Of the
estates but Penelope was woman of the
world, and she pointed out that consider
ing the shabby way in which George had
behaved 10 me, l should be justified In
taking any steps to avenge myself. HUI
man beings were fhllible and uncertain,
she said and though might promise not
to do so, when the marriage had actually
taken place, the temptation might be too
strong.
Old Powsby was simply furious. With
out waiting to consult his daughter he at
once instructed his solicitors to commence
an action for breach of promise.
This started George, and brought him
round 10 his yacht ~ try and compromise
matters. IL was some time before old
Powsby would consent to see him, and
then only at the urgent entreaty of Pene.
| lope, who was anxious TO avaid the pub.
icity Of an action at law.
BY this time the contents of my purse
had reached point of tenuily, which woke
me from my dreaming, must be stirring
If would not starve. told Lucy, aud
In the course Of the conversation | said,
half jokingly, that at any rate before l
starved l could sell that tall copy of "Ter-
ence" Lucy laughingly expressed a wish
TO see the interesting volume, so promised
to bring IL over the next day. According
ly when leaving my lodging the following
morning, put the parchment-bound book
under my arm, and as the tide was going
out, descended the elf, intending to wall
along the sands.
It was nice fresh morning, and |
strolled along gently, keeping close to the
tide line, turning over with my stick the
odds and ends which the waves had left
behind them, and sending the sand-hop-
pers dying before me In clouds.
All at once | heard cry that did not
seem to c the call of the sea bird. look
ed round, and little further up the beach
| saw heap of clothes lying. l at once
saw the situationl Somebody had been
tempted to bathc by the flneuess of the
day aud the seclusion of the little bay.
had had been warned of the'danger OF so
doing by my coast-guard landlord only two
days before. A strong current swept into
the bay aud out around Mngog's Nose, a
point a mile south of the bay, and even
The best swimmers, II caught In this cur
rent, would have enough TO do to save
themselves. All this flashed across my
mind in an instant, while l was gazing
out seaward. As the cry came again
more feebly, strained my eyes in the di
recilon from whence II seemed TO proceed
and could discern a figure floating out Il
sea. There was not a moment to lose
kicked Off my boots, flung off my coat
and waistcoat, and throwing the tall copy
on top of them, rushed Into the water
The shore shelved rapidly and in few
minutes | found myself swept OF my feel
by the current aud began to strike out IL
the direcriou of the bather. | was an ex
cellent swimmer, and had only lighi
llannels on, 80 my clothes did not mucl
impede my progress.
As | rushed into water had given
long, loud shout, and II seemed TO encour
} age the drowning man, for his cries seem
oil stronger. l felt that II the curren
was no ncrccr, and he had presence o
mind enough to obey my directions,
} could save him.
Imagine my surprise on nearing him L
sec that Il was Georgel | am glad to thiul
. that felt nothing but surpnse-not fol
one second did l feel any hesitation.
called to him to lie ON his pack-i knew
he was no swimmer, but could float, whicl
is easy enough in salt water. Then
/ / m 10 him a nd haUan tn nugh hin
before me toward the shore.
The task proved more difficult than
3 had calculated. could make little head
, way across tho current, and our only hop
J Of safety lay In working diagonally neare
! and nearer the shore as ii carried us to tn
I Nose. II we were once born beyond tina
; we were lost, for the open sea lay befor
: us. At length, by slow degrees, edge
} him closer and closer to land, and felt IT,
1 force Of the current diminish. Finally W
: got into comparatively still water unde
T the Ice of the point, and / managed to ge
4 George on shore. He tainted away a
. soon as we reached dry land, and as
stopped over him to try and bring him tC
Il sudden glddiness seized me-and l san
. insensible by his side. don't know hoy
i long we lay this state, but woke at la.
3, to find couple of coast guardmcn rubbin
}. our hands and feet, and endeayoring /
o restore animation by the best means !
y their power. As soon as we were litil
S better, one of them ran up 10 the static
y to bring us dry clothes and little run
i In about an hours time we were able TO g
S up to the cliff and were driven home 10
7, cart that these good fellows had borrowe
= Of neighboring farmer.
IT We were both ofus too exhausted to tai
/. much, but George pressed my hand whe
IS got out of our conveyance at my lodgi nj
5 leaving him 10 go on to the hotel at Whlc
l be stayed when on shoTe.
II Neither of us left our beds for coup
d of days. AS coon as l got home sci
S down to the beach TO recover my cloth
and book, but l was too late. The It'd
J. had turned, and they were carried of, an
y Georges's were in imminent danger OF u
p same fate, for the waves were alread
Is sprinkling them with spray when the me
4. senger reached the place.
ID My coast guardman passed the word
rs his mates-our rescuers-at the Nos
I, where he said the things were pretty &c
10 to be washed ashore On the sscond da
his prediction proved true, tue coat, waia
4 coat and book having been picked U
a. along the sands. The boots were irretrie'
o. ably gone, and l need hardly say q
Is contents ofmy waistcoat pockets had bee
n- tumbled out. As for the book, 1t was
Or q most dilapidated state. Its covers we
I'd warped, and In several places the pare
IA ment had become detached from the mi
v board. When met Lucy the next day
I'd showed II to her with the rueful renal
=. that It's value was considerably dlminlshe
m She examined It with the truly feminl
Id desire Of seeing II 1t could be repaire
"a Suddenly she gave a cry of surprise, al
drew out folded parchment from the
sc side of the cover.
of To make a long story short. II was
,d codicil to my uncle's will. IL revoked /
i previous dispositions and settled everythii
NJ on me. A further examination of 1
nd cover brought to light letter address
to me, with an open memorandum inclos
80 to George.
en- The letter to me said that Il l took go
he care of the book he had little doubt
OF should some time or other discover its &C
oi tents. II sold il | should lose+and
~ serve 70 lcsc all. To George my uncl
note pointed out that If he had given
oe the estate instead of the book, the cod
Iel would have remained undiscovered on
ca shelves at Gillandale for, wrote the
~ gentleman, with a touch Of sarcasm, 'y
OK are not likely TO care for the comedies
sSs Terence while you have bank-book
%, study"
Ia' "a AS we had finished reading George cal
~ up. He began TO express his remorse
ilh the way in which he had treated me WI
put the codicil and the letters into
mt hands. He turned pale and sank on
my seat. SIT serves me right" said he,
ny deprives me of Ehe power OF doing what
Withdrawing some reparation for
Irrl Il a