Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-07-11

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upon the fssst.nale. who. he guilty
wretch he was, iremhled bead 70
foot. a deathly pallor preading
his features, until madden Iespera-
ton BY the terrible qccm ol the
mysterious, Unseen ecrusz lsent up
guilt, which he could hcla longer,
burst forth into 4 Wild led cry
"Who dares TO accuse
The quick eye Of Hes II no
other, saw the guilt Gre plainly
showed and, prompted b interest
he exclaimed:
"I dol"
Liar % Kissed the srcr wretch,
and then, with q horri oath, he
bounded upon him -muFt's writ
ten upon bis every look -.
But the sailors quickly int ,.SaI
he turned upon hen. iny -
&c cIIssg Y - 49,. =
Secure him ]" criedf1e slipper, as
soon as the crew had succeeded in over
towering him. I'VE will keep both in
irons, and wal. further Developments"
But though everything was done that
could be TO ascertain the cause OF those
strange cries from the sea, the day
passed without solving the mystery,
and the superstitious sailors all believed
that the dead had spoken. And their
belief Mas strengthened, when there
was heard, ut different intervals the toll
lowing Light, the same voice, only
more sad aud mourniul, saying this
time:
Warren Gregg, a murderer! muir
dcrerl a murdered
The next morning Gregg called the
captain below, to whom he made full
confession of his crime, saying he bad
killed Lewis mI>taking him for young
Haywood; and then, upon his Bonded
knees, The guilty wretch begged for
mercy.
The only reply he received was TO
wait until he reached port.
Gregg confession, clearing Haywood
of all guilt, he was freed at once; and
partly to atone for the injustice he bad
done him, the captain gave him the
berth OF first officer.
One mornIlg, few days later, Gregg
was missing; and as no trace OF him
could be found, it was supposed that he
NUT have got upon the deck during the
night when, unseen and unhcard, he
had thrown himself into the sea. That
to escape the punishment ofman he had
gone to receive the judgment Of has
Maker, with another crime upon his al
ready blackened soul.
The voice from the sea was not beard
after the murderer's confession: and
soon the superstitIous mariners ceased to
speak of it, having solved the mystery
TO their satislactie<.s by deciding that
the dead haa ana gs5@s - III xiB1iina-
ton of the character fthe innocent VIC
| tim.
In the due course OF time port was
safely made.
A year later Frank Haywood and
Mabel Stanford were united in we'd
lock, amid. the congratulations Of all
their friends. $50
But the strangest aud best part Of it
all was, that among the wedding guests
was Lewis Stanford, the brides broth
er, who, instead OF having persisted on
that night. as was supposed, had, by the
aid Of box which had been thrown
overheard among some other things,
managed to keep aAoat till morning,
when an outward bound ship had picked
him up; and after considerable difficulty
he had succeeded in getting home in
season to attend his sisters wedding.
Thus their cup of happiness was full
to overlooking, aud in their great joy
the crimes and misdoings of the evil
minded mate were forgiven and forgot
| ten.
Years afterward aHock Of young Hey
woods would gather found their moth
er and ask her to repeat TO them the
story of that fearful ordeal Of life, when
their father saved himself from an igno-
minious death by his powers OF ven,ril-
oquism which, unknownto his accnsers,
he possessed. and used with such a sat'
i>iactory result.