The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-07-18

"Why she not to pacify mep" he cried.
And of course we all laughed with him,
for the greater part of the time Fenallosa
was as good as a play.
But there was no help for it; Fenal
losa now would not stir out OF the house
till night. SIT is indecorous," he said.
"I am not to mock the memory of my
uncle. Here l stayr' And he was as
good as his word, taking tea with us,
and conducting himself with the most
charming dignity, evidently in a sense
of the honor due the day. After dark,
when we had sat for while on the ver-
anda overhanging the sea, watching the
great stars rise from the water, brother
John and John Allan went up to the
roof with the fireworks, and Fenallosa
followed; an increase of two or three
other youths, Emily's lovers and Sues,
presently taking place, with the newt
able Spanish lads dying to play some
fresh prank on Fenallosa. But Fenal-
losa shortly returned to us, and he and
Chrystie leaned over the rail together to
watch the colored lights in the wave
breaking on the cliff below, and singing
some refrain half under the breath to-
gether. just as we we're in the midst
of our cries of admiration at the effect
of the Bengal lights, 1 heard feet on the
roof of the veranda overhead, tittering
and te-heeing, and directly down came
long pole with huge bunch of fire.
crackers on the end, spluttering and
fizzing and faring, and exploding
straight in the face of Fenallosa and
Chrystle, shedding sparks everywhere
about us; and in another moment there
was blaze, a shrek, and Chrystie's mus
Inns were all afame.
There was one scream from every
mouth: "Oh, she will burn to death l''
for the summer parlors had neither rug
nor curtain, and there was nothing to
smother the blaze. But before the
words were we'll uttered sheet of fire
went hurtling through the air. "Fear
not - cried Fenallosa, al too die I"
And we saw that he had caught her in
his arms and had leaped into the sea.
Hurry hurry r. I shrieked- "He
can't swim he can't swim Oh, yon
have killed them both |" But while I
was exclaiming, dozen long legs were
scrambling down to the beach, the boats
were out, and before long-for he had
come to the top again, and although he
could not swim he could keep afoat-
Fenallosa and Chrystie were pulled in,
safe and alive, but both of them badly
scorched, and what was left of Chrystie's
musIirs one black and dripping rag.
But we wrapped her in the cloak with
which had run down, and by the next
evening her injuries were not apparent,
except for the weakness from the shock
she had sustained.
Fenallosa had been at the door at
sunrise and at noon. and at twilight he
came again, and now he sat beside
Chrystie' as she lay on the cool wicker
sofa on the veranda, half covered with
the flowers that the deeply repentant
young scamps had heaped upon her.
1t was from there, as the evening dark
ened, that the words Of which told you
came in on that tendealy impassioned
tone: "Will you to marry me? An, mi
pourecita. anaiguita Nrystito mia ;"
At which I hastened 70 make racket
of any sort. When, by-and-by, I went
out on the veranda, Chrystie looked up
and said, shyly, "Laura, dear, am
engaged to Fenallosa; that is, I am
engaged for month--for just month,
you know"
"a month p cried, in amazement.
GA month. By that time, you know,
he will be"
Il shall be marry in just tree weeks !"
cried Fenallosa. "Your Fourth was my
day of the independence" And marry
In three weeks he. .did-Hdrper's BaSar.