Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04

turned from Gwynne Hall, the stor
having compelled them to stop all nigh
and at the dinner that evening the wree
and the hero of it were the theme of e,
eryone's conversation.
"Such plucky fellow" said Ensig
Powell. ~ wonder who he was.-
Gwynne says he was stranger; perhal
one OF that crowd staying at the Al
bey."
Perhaps" said Capt. Marks, 'it ws
Jones'"
ooh, Jones would be too afraid of b
mother"
Jones made a little satirical bow, an
said pleasantly "Perhaps it was Pow
ell" at which Powell laughed, and sale
"Not ifhe knew it,"
In week the event had been prett
well exhausted; especially as there wa
to be great dinner and ball at Braddor
and all the officers had invitations. Th
ball had a peculiar interest, for the youn
lady who had been saved from the wrec
would be present, and rumor of he
riches and beauty had been rife for sey
eral days. 1t was said the little steame
was her fathers private yacht, and tina
he was man of rank and influence.
Jones said he would not go to the din
ner, as either he or Saville must renal
for evening drill, and that Saville love
a good dinner, while he cared very littl
about it. Saviile could return in tim
to let him ride over about 10 o'clock an
see the dancing. Saville rather wonder
ed why Jones did not take his place al
the evening, and felt half injured at thi
default. But Jones had curiosity q
bout the girl he had saved. To tell tn
truth, he was nearer in love with he
than he had ever been with any woman
and he wished, in calm blood, to see
she was as beautiful as his fancy haG
painted her during those few awful mi
nutes that he had held her high above
the waves.
She was exceedingly lovely, just the
fresh, innocent girl he had known she
would be. He watched her dancing
with his brother officers, or talking to
her father, or leaning on Braddon's arm,
and every time he saw her she look
ed fairer and sweeter. Yet he had not
courage to ask for an introduction, and
in the busy ballroom no one seemed to
remember that he needed one. He kept
his post against the conservatory door
quite undisturbed for some time. Pre-
sently he saw Squire Braddon with the
beauty on his arm approaching him. AS
they passed the Squire remembered he
had not been to dinner, and stopped to
say few courteous words, and intro.
duced his companion.
miss COnyers-Lieut. Jones.n
But no sooner did Miss Conyers hear
Lieutenant Jones's voice than she gave
a joyful cry, and, clapping her hands to-
gether, said:
II have found him! Papa! papa! !
have found him ~
Never was there such an interruption
to a ball. The company gathered in ex-
cited groups and papa knew the Lieu
tenants voice, and the Captain knew it,
and poor Jones, unwilling enough, had
to knowledge the deed and be made q
hero of.
1t was wonderful, after this night,
what a change took place in Jones's
quiet ways. His books and boat seemed
to have lost their charm, and for his
walks, they were all in one direction,
and ended at Rraddon Hall. In about
a month Miss Conyers went away, and
then Jones began to hunt the postman,
and to get pretty little letters which al
ways seemed to take great deal of an
swering.
Before the end of the winter he had an
invitation to Conyers to spend month,
and, furlough being granted, he start
ed off in great glee for Kent. Jones
never returned to the Eighty-fourth.- =
The months furlough was Indefinitely
lengthened-in fact, he sold out, and
entered upon diplomatic career under
the care of Sir Thomas Conyers.
Eighteen months after the wreck Col
onel Underwood read aloud description
OF the marriage of Thomas Jones, of
Milford Haven, to Mary, only child and
heiress of Sir Thomas Conyers, of Con-
yers Castle, Kent. And a paragraph
below stated that ''The Honorable
Thomas Jones, with his bride, had gone
to Vienna on diplomatic service of great
importance"
"Just his luck" said Powell.
'Just his pluck" said Underwood ;
''and for my part, when come across
any of those fellows who are afraid of
hurting their mothers and sisters, and
not ashamed to say SO, I shall treat him
as a hero just waiting for his opportuni-
ty. Here is to the Honorable Thomas
Jones and his lovely bride! We are 60
ing to India, gentlemen, next month,
and l am sorry the Eighty-fourth has
lost Lieutenant Jones have no doubt
whatever that he would have stormed a
fort as bravely as he boarded wreck
-E1,gzish Magazine.