The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-01-16

there remaining for hours At = time.
I am a desperate tom-boy, and can
climb and scramble splendidly, much 20
the ANNOYANCE Of Geraldine, who de-
clarcs that | get - brown - . berry,
and nv hands are not III 70 be seen.
However that mav be true, scramble l
do, and one suspicious day (never % b.
forroffcn) / got , good way OUT among
some dear old craggy bits q rock, and,
finding = snug little corner In which !
just fitted, l settled myself down easily
and began 10 read The book had
chosen was . real sensation novel, and
l read on ~engrossei, utterly regardless
OF time and tide. Suddcnly, however,
the pangs Of hunger seized me 4 may
add my appetite never fails mel, and,
CHANGING a. my miniature watch, ! dis
covered il was long past luncheon time.
Alas, Miss Broughton. what have YOU
to answer for?
L seized my shawl and proceeded 70
make nv way back with expedition,
when lot 10 my intense dismay l per-
ccived that the tide had risen and en-
TREY divided the rock upon which l
was standing from the shore Still
worse. the horrid waves were creeping
nearer and nearer. and not 4 soul could
see - help me in my distress. Imag-
inc my fecling~-me, poor little miSera-
Bile dot alone in the middle Of the
ocean.
shouted. but the noise Of the waves
drowned my feeble cries. ike they must
Don drown me. d. would any one be
sorry? d. why had | EVER come 10 this
hateful Biarritz. TO be drowned AL
alone like this? ! wonder would they
pu. il in the papers,
All these thoughts crowded upon me
A. the waves approached, and l had be-
gun 10 lose al hope, when, oh JOY, 1
saw a figure in the distance Once
again shouted and waved my shawl
vehemcntly- The figure stopped, wait
ed one instant, and then l could see it
plunge into the water and approach me
gradually o. the intense relief Of that
moment
BY the time the figure (Which Was
that 81 a mani reached me i was near
" surrounded BY water and five min
utcS more would have decided my fate.
Before that five minutes passed | was
caught BY q pair If strong arms. and
was being supported through the water
safely and surely to the beach, where
o D afterward l was deposited. a drip
ping. blue little Dot feeling very
much smaller than usual.
Ny deliverer I had scarcely looked
At; 1 only felt that he was big and
strong. aud that l was like a doll in his
arms.
Notwithstanding my circumstances,
he persisted in carrying me on 70 the
hotel. AZ the entrance 10 which he gent
" put me down. l turned and gave
him my two little blue hands, with
what few expressions Of thanks | could
muster He took them (the hands, I
mcan) in his warm. big brown ones,
and said in = deep. sweet voice.
How thankful | am that was in
time. a few minutes later, and
then
shuddered: he left the sentence I'M
finished, and was taking his leave,
when l murmured something about my
sister and brother, and how pleased
they would be If he would call, but he
interrupted me with:
- should have been delighted, but
unfortunately / leave Biarritz early to-
morrow
And 80 he left me-left me with a lit
tie pang Al my heart, such asI had new
er felt before.
Was he handsomes I know not: /
only know that a pair Of dark brown
eyes had penetrated into my soul-yes,
me. stupid little Dot How often az
ter that morning did l feel those strong
arms about me, those kind eyes looking
into mine. How foolish / ami Prob
ably the mans married-has half a
dozen childrent One thing i pretty
certain. and that j., l shall never see
him again
I gave my sister and brother q slight
sketch Of the whole affair. and Jack,
dear, good-hearted Jack, fli&s about all
over the town 10 discover and thank my
~deliverer, but all TO no purpose. Not
even did he get q clew TO his name, so
they gradually forgot all about the af-
fair /: but 50 did not 4. "Dot- was no
longer the same "Dot- Of wore, but
wandered about like the heroine Of q
t~hrec-volume novel. with the memory
Of two brown eyes burned deep into her
soul
January and February were very
agreeable months At Biarritz, and be-
came more reconciled to the lack Of
amusements in consequence Of the ar
rival at our hotel n . most charming
family, Colonel and Mrs. Pallisser and
their two daughters. The latter were
most accomplished girls, and exceed
ingiy graceful and pretty; and before
many DAYS Kathleen. the eldest. and my
self formed an attachment which, con-
sidering how opposite we were in tenn
permanent and disposition, was the more
surprising
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