The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-05-02

" Bring her here.n
This was no time for ceremony
Without a word, save few sentences
of direction aud encouragement, ht
took her under his lett arm, ant
steadying himself by the upper
cable, walked on the lower with his
burden safely to the shore. The
crew rapidly followed, for in such
moments of extremity the sou
masters the body, aud all things
become possible.
There was plenty of help waiting
for the half-dead seamen aud the
lady, her father, and the captain
had been put in the carriage OF
BraddOn and driven rapidly to his
hospitable hall. Jones, amid tht
confusion, disappeared. He had
picked up All oilSkin coat and cap,
and whenever one turned to thank
their deliverer he was gone. No
one knew him; the sailors said
they believed him to be zone OF
the military gents by his rigging
but the individuality of the hero
had troubled no one until the danger
was over. In an nour the steamer
was driven on the rocks; and went
to pieces; and, it being by this
time quite dark, every one went
home.
The next day the hunting party
returned from Gwynne Hall, the
storm having compelled them to
stop all night, and at dinner that
evening the wreck and the hero Of
it were the theme OF every ones
conversation.
"Such a plucky follow" said En-
sign Powell. q wonder who he
was. Gwynne says he was a stran-
ger; perhaps one of that crowd
staying at the abby
"Perhaps," said Capt. Marks,
cit was Jones'"
"Oh, Jones would be afraid of
his mother"
Jones made a satirical bow, and
said, pleasantly, Perhaps it was
Powell" at which Powell laughed
and said, "Not if he knew it,"
In a week the event had been
pretty we'll exhausted, especially AS
there was TO be great dinner and
ball at Braddon, and all the officers
had invitations. This had "A pecu-
liar interest, for the young lady
who had been saved from the wreck
would be present, and rumors of
her riches and beauty had been rife
for several days. 1t was said the
little steamer was her fathers pri-
vate yacht, and that he was Il man
of rank and influence.
Jones said he would not go TO the
dinner, as he or Saville must stop
Tor evening drill, and that SaviIle
Owed "a good dinner, while he cared
very little about it. Saville could
return in time for him to ride over
about ten o'clock and see the dan
sing. Saville rather wondered why !
Jones did not take his place all the
evening and felt half injured at his |
lefault. But Jones had a curiosity |
lbout the girl he had saved. To |
ell the truth he was nearer in love
With her than he had ever been
With q woman, and he wished in
;alm blood, to see ii she was beau
iful as his fancy had painted her
Turing those awful moments that
Ie had held her high above the
waves.
AS he passed, the squire remem-
,ered he had not been to dinner,
nd stopped to say few courteous
fords, and introduced his com.
'aniOu. ..F
"Miss Conyers."
Lieutenant Jones.n
But no sooner did Miss COnyers
ear Lieut.. jones' voice than she
ave joyful cry, and clapping her
ands together, said:
81 have found him! Papa!
'apa! | have found him !"
Never was there such an inter
upton in a ball. The company
altered in excited groups, and
apa knew the lieutenant's voice,
nd the captain knew it, and poor
ones, unwilling enough, had to ac-
nowledge the deed and be made a
erO of.
1t was wonderful after this night
hat a change took place i'm Jones' ,
uiet ways. His books and boat
,emed to have lost their charms, ,
nd as for his walks, they were all {
one direction and ended at Brad ,
On Hall. In about a month Miss $
onyers went away and then Jones i
.gan to haunt the postmen and /
get pretty little letters, which S
ways seemed to take a great deal {
answering. s
Before the end of the winter he i
I'd an invitation to Conyers to a
'end a month, ,and a furlough being S
'anted, he started off in great glee a
r Kent. Jones never returned to i
e Eighty-fOurth. The months fur +
ugh was indefinitely heightened l
i'm fact, he sold out and entered ;
bon diplomatic career under the
re of Sir Thomas Conyers.
Eighteen months after the wreck, +
ll. Underwood read aloud at the O
me mess a description OF the a
arriage of Thomas Jones, of Hill d
rd Haven, to Mary, only child q
ID heiress of Sir Thomas COnyers, b
Conyers castle, Kent. And a 81