The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-01-08
4 MIRACULOUS CURE.

lan0lng / Watcleu hAlpn Narrowly W
sec if the familiar landmarks unnamed
him or brought back the old irremedia
bic trouble. was glad to find that he
wore the usual air Of GOODNESS and reti.
cence that seemed to have quite taken
the place of the old recklessness and
impulse. His eyes were certainly fixed
with unusual interest upon the sloping
shores of the peninsula; and when
little fishing smack dropped her
sail in one of the snug little coves
near by. and boatman
Of q woman and that of a little child
clinging to her garments, Ralph turned
away, q frown contracted his fore.
head, and he put his hand to
his head as if to arrest sharp
remembrance there. But he was himself
again presently, and began to contrast
our glorious harbor with that of Ma
pies. He was reminded Of an amusing
incident that occurred during our So
journ there, and as his low, somewhat
musical laugh fell upon the evening air,
I don't know what force impelled me to
turn my head and look at woman
standing at the further end Of the deck.
She was leaning against one of the pill
lars Of tho boat, the folds Of her dress
blown about it by the sea wind, and her
long, slender, ungloved fingers resting
caressingly upon the shoulders of q
child at her side.
Her face was pale, even paler than Of
old. She appeared not to see me; her
great luminous eyes seemed conscious
Of but the one object; but they fell
upon Ralph with gaze magnetic
enough to lift him from the camp stool
and draw him to her side.
With an involuntary shudder shift
ed my place to one that made barrier
between them; but the power Of her
glance was potent enough to render him
already uneasy. The light gradually
faded from his eyes; his laug liter died
away; melancholy settled on his face
like that of the darkness on the reced.
ing shores.
"Come Ralph" I said, diets 20 be-
low bit, and have lounge in the cab
in; the evening air is chilli
II believe it must be-" he replied,
"for feel a sort Of trembling sensa-
ton about me. Pray Heaven it ism a
chill! It would be wonderful-now
wouldn'ti it Harry--if, after escaping
the plague in Syria and the cholera in
Russia, should fall a victim to an
American speciality, fever and ague."
'The best thing in the world for
that" I said, warily keeping my posi-
ton in front Of him, sis good dose of
and get it,
II believe you've got q touch of it.,
too" he said, as We reached the stairs.
"You've either turned a palish green
since I last looked at you, or it's the
reflection Of q dismal fancy
Once reaching the comfortable region
below the deck, the glow from the fur
mace shedding sort of heat over the
place, and the warm coloring in the
furniture shutting out the cold light Of
the dying day up stairs, the strong
dose of brandy dispelling all fears Of
miasma, Ralph and disposed Of our
selves in = couple Of arm.chairs in the
cabin, and resolved to remain there for
the rest Of the trip. He closed his
eyes, and thought he fell asleep, but
as for me, I never was more wide awake
in my life.
What wonderful destiny brought that
woman here at this moment So many
years had gone by without q word Of
communication between them, I began
to hope that the gap would never be
filed up, in this world at least.
In the other world there might some.
thing DO done, perhaps, for the two
struggling, helpless souls; but here,
hemmed in by circumstances unrelent-
ing and even blameless, there was not
even room for complaint.
1t was not the fault of Ralph that he
loved her.. don't believe he knew it
himself till it was too late.
When We came down here long AGO
for that summer vacation, Heaven
knows the place had charms enough to
allure US. The broad waters Of the
bay were filled with game for our pisca.
torial fancy the beautiful grouping Of
the clouds, the filtering Of sunshine
down through the leaves Of woods, then
untouched by the spoiler, the cloudless,
heaven. bright days of summer on the
wave, were filed with food for our
yearning for the beautiful.
II We had only never met Capt. Jack!
Yet Capt. Jack alone would have
been IN adulterated element Of joy.
He was as clever, honest, and genial .
fellow Is ever went in pursuit of oysters
In these waters or those Of Virginia.
His fshing.smack might well have been
called yacht, it was 50 handsome aud
complete. But, being the soul Of hos.
pitality, and generous to , fault, he
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