River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-29
TYRAWLEY.


Hall an old country house about twoS
miles distant from the northwest corner
Of Devon. The various branches of Eng
lish society are very fairly represented byS
its component parts There are twoV
peers three members Of the lower house :
some guardsmen, some undergraduates y
a clergyman, and lieutenant in the
navy. But our hero is not a representa-,
tive man, yet he belongs To a class which !
called into eXistenc 10y the accumulated
wealth of the nineteenth century, is ever
on the increase.
Frederick Tyrawley has fought in
more than one state of South America,
and has wandered for more than two
years from isle to isle of the Pacific. Al:
mysterious reputation hovers round him
He is supposed to have done many things
but no one is very clear what they are
and it is not likely that much intorma.
ton on the point will be obtained from
him, for he seldom talks much, and ,
never speaks Of himself. His present
missiou appears to be to kill partridges
play cricket and dress himself
Such as he is, however he is an ubieC
of interest to the feminine portion of the
party at Ravelstoke Hall; for he is rich
and handsome, as well as mysterious, and
cannot be more than two-and-thir
There are blondes and bruncttcs, ana
pretty, brown-haired, brown-eyed girls,
who hover between the two orders, and ,
combine the most dangerous character
istics of both, who can wear both blut
and pink, and who look prettier IN the
one color than they do in the other; but
who always command your suffrage in
favor of that they are wearing when yoH
look at them.
And there is Constance Bayntop with
gray eyes and black hair. And the incest
critic of feminine appearance might i:
defcd to state What she had worn, haAs
an hour after; for no one can ever look ati
anything except her face.
Yet Constance is three-and twenty, ana
still unmarried. Alas, what ccwarc5.
men are The fact is that Constance is:
very clever; but as Mrs. Mellish (tIe'
widow says, not clever enough to hide.
it
In Mr.. Tyrawley she affected to disbg
licve. She stated as her opinion 50 htta
| friends that she didn't believe he ever
had done or ever would do anything wortts
doing; but that he plumeo himself on \
cheap reputation, which, as all were ig'
norant of its foundation no one coul1s
possibly impugn. !
There is reason to believe that H. thi,S
instance Miss Constance was not as con
scientous as usual, but that she realy
entertained a higher opinion of the gcntl5 :
man than she chose to confess. He CeS
tanIv was not afraid of her. and had evCn'
dared to contradict her favorite lheoryS
of the general worthlessness of EnglislS
gentlemen of the nineteenth century 3
The day fingered on, after the usu2 Z
fashion Of wet days in September in fu3 !
cOuntrv-houses. There was "A little dane
ing after dinner; but all retired early ia
hopes of a finer dav on the morrow
Tyrawley had some letters to write, 81
that it was past two before he thought
of going to bed. lie always slept wisr.
his window open, and as he threw w
the sash, fierce gust of wind blew oLts
his candles, and blew down the looking
glass.
pleasant, by Jover he soiloquizcd. i.
wonder whether it's smashed-unluckN
to break a looking glass-I'm hanged If i
know where the matches are; never ming
| can find my way to bed in the darh \
What night as d flash of Tightening
Illuminated the room for a moment, aIi
he bent out of the window. The WIG
must be about nor-uoT-west. Cheerful.
for anything coming up to Bristol FROM
the southwark. | wonder what a storms
is like on this coast have great minds
to 90 and see ] shall never be able ia.
get that hall door open without wakin,1
them up. what nuisance. Stay, capita :
idea I'll go by the window
Before starting on his expedition, l:s
changed the remainder Of his evening"
dress (for he had been writing in hing
dressing grown for flannel shirt anez
trousers, whilst short pea Jacket atds
glazed hat completed his array. IIisS
room was on the first floor, and he hac2
intended to drop from the window sill :
but the branch Of an elm came SO near
that he found it unnecessary; as, springiRg
to it, he was on the ground, like cat In.
an instant. He soon found his way across
the country, like a bird, to the edge off.
the cliff The sea for miles seemed oEc
sheet of foam.
But flash of lightning discovered -
group of figures about a quarter OF miSe
dstant and he distinguished shouts 81
the intervals Of the storm.
He was soon amongst them, and b.
found that all eyes were turned on a w
sci which had struck on rock with .a
two hundred yards OF the elf. 1t WIS
evident that she would go to pieces under:
their very eyes. Il
Is there no way Of opening communicE 4
on with herr he asked Of an old coast 4
uard man. 4
why, We see, sir we have sent to Big !:
ford for Manby's rockets, hut She mug
break up before they come s>I
How far is it to Bilfordf 81
Better than seven mile your hono$
If we could get rope to them, v"
might save the crew.
Every one OF them, your honor; brG.
it amt possible.
i think man might swim out. 81
The first wave would dash him vi
pieces against the cliff q
What depth of water below 4
The cliff goes down like wall forts
fathom, at least II
The deeper the better. What distance.
to the water 81
Good fifty feet
We'll, have divcd off the main yarj.
Of the Chesapeake Now listen % M. =
Have you got some light, strong ropeF I
AS much as YOU like.
Well, take a double coil round my 4
chest, and do you take care TO pay it out /
fast enough as l draw upon 1t.
You won't draw much after the frsta
plunge; it will be the same thing as sui.
eide, every bit 81
We'll, we shall see There's no time
to lose; lend me knife
And in an instant he whipped Of his
hat, boots and pea jacket; and then Wits
the knife he cut off its sleeves and passed.
the rope through them, that 1t might
chat him less.
The eyes Of the old boatman frightened
There was evidently a method in his mac
ness. ''You are a very good swimmer, Z
suppose, sirl'
i have diyed through the surf y
Nukuheva few times "
i never knew white man that coulS3
DO that "a
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