The Russellville Democrat., 1879-12-18
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l urlylng plteously, anQ the white hungry waves casne thnnd derhig oyer the eand hills, and breaking in cataracts or foam upon the desolate rocky shore. In q room in little cottage, built So close to the sea thatsoihe d sle breakHfz .nlos aggressive than the rest, seemed almost to threaten to overwheluVitguidv Roger Boscawan sat smoking his pipe before the fire that roared up the oldfaslioned chimney asif in defiance of the tempest of wind and rain outside.
 Bless me, Leah, do you hear the T 0sYes, father." .Esrxss N .w
 It was a strangely beautiful face that looked uP into the weather-beaten face of the old man from the shadow of the projecting anglc of the fireplace, and strangely out of place it.seemed. 9pone the rough -sufrountlings of' tie fsheH
 mans scabins Largesari6 lAstponszE Ase the eyes and lashes of the Oriental, midnight darknees, .white-lidded and ong-lashed. The forehead low, but broad, I round which the luxuriant hair was braided in heavy classic coils; the cheek of a dusky carmine, and the dimples that it showed when it parted ina smile. Many people often wonder | ed how old Roger came to Nhave a daughter equally unlike himself and her brother .ss. E. sysSA
 q pity any craft that is. out to-nieht, :" the old man went on. TT have lived on this coast for more than fifty years. man and boy, and I never saw q wilder night than this.s 2 1gsa
 Leah did not answes. She had ssisen I from her seat, and, crossinR the 1bndfi, was looking out ,of tha window 1aj{{ nj. + She could see nothing elfough the pane, except the driving storm, and fhe red, lurid lamp of the hRhtllouse, putin the other direction could bc discerned a I few twiakling lights of the fishing village and farther toward the town, Amo6g its dark clumpof evergxeens, the Windows of Hallam Lodge was abIaze with lights
 -Hallam Lodge was the oldest and grandest house for miles around, and was owned by the man whose name it bore, the direct descendant. of Ralph Hailam, Colonel in the Parliamentary armies, who had crossed the ocean for his principles, and laid fheN frst stone for this new dwelling place more than POO years ago. Ses -a @N
 Suddenly the tramp of Approaching feet WAS heard through tho storm out side, and the ncxf minute the door opened to admit stephan, ol1 Rceer' s son, and three other men, wl1o CpEried the insensible body of n nan be- tween them. He was fine, handsone fellow, this sol of the old dSl1erH Han, but utterly unlike bis Aister in tektfire and conplexipns havingA elqlr fuAdy skin. though -AseMeS Mt Nbrewped with exposure to the weather, honest blue eyes, and curling, chestnut hair. He might have sat to an artist for a. picture of some of Norse's vikings son, but a tender look came into his face, and his voice assumed softer tone as he spoke to the girl. iis .aii',l.s isoT sat ss" yt7sEs
 .,It is the young gentleman, that they say is soon going to marry Miss Edith Hallam," he said as they laid the un- conscious man upon the warm hearth stone before the fire. ssiEi suoiDso11s ja
 His yacht struck on'the rocks below the lighthouse, and Ill hands were lost but him. He has a breath of life in him yetthough and we may pull him Through. Give me some of that rum oaitsof the closet little sister," ,salbaaaG ,ssltixAf
 She did so in silence, and tffen, in obe- dience to her brothers conimand,n sfie knelt down and began to chafe the wet, white hands of the unconscious man, while Stephen poured some of the warm spirits down his throat. sn ...,, ii'S sss She could not help admiring the hand some face, 50 still and pallid,1 supported on her brother's knee. The features were regular and highbred, with dark | black curls falling over the high, white forehead. She was thinking, too, what white, handsome hands they were into which they were trying to rub returning l life-almost as small as her own2-when sharp knock come to the door,, and a young lady, tall but stately, swept into the cabin, and knelt beside him. Al.la
 s"I ain his cousin and 1t is my right" she said sweetly, yet decidedly, as she took the hands to which the warmth of life was slowly beginning to return, betw cen her own.L .S0 yd bs1Bqs9T i Leah relinQuished them at once and shrank back to heg position in the shadow of the fireplace, with Q feeling ip her breast she had never known before. Eds Edsh ' Hasm. saeh lh2 RS Sa4bss E odse ss and she was only Leah Boscawaii, . fish erman's daughter. She could not ana lyzc the cause that made her mind dwell so bitterly upon the fact, yet 1t did in spite of herself, and the knowledge Of the great social gulf fixed between them filled her with great vague regret. i9
 In less than half an hour the young man sufficiently revived to thank his preservers and accompany his cousin in her carriage, which waited outside, to tue lodge. He thanked them almost cordially. To the three menwhos had assisted him hs gave money, and to Ste phen his card, which showed his name to be Frank Vernon, and promised to call the next day and see them again. Both the old man and the son were taken with his mannep, and spoke in praise of him and his supposed belrothed; but Leah, sitting silent in the shadow, said nothing breeding in silence over her newly awakened thoughts, with vague, rebellious feelings against her destiny
 sussjpg in her heart. t'i 93itoG
 The storm did Rgt gbate that night nor the next day. Neither did tnp npxt day bring Frank Vernon to the cottage, but l he scat q message stating he was too unwell to leave the house. When night | again fell the wind was still driving the 1 heavy rain along the shore, and the fury of the sea sepmed unabated.se The old man and his daughteF sat in their old positions beside the fire, and listened to the stoFm without. ~ a'1 2g
 ''Leah,t the old lnaB sajd, breaking the silence, ewhere is Stephen to-