Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-01-21

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board, and then q second cable hho
tho communication was complete
"There IL o lady here, sir said the
captain, 1--WE must rig up q chair Tor
her, sho can never walk that danger
Gus rope"
"Iint we have not q moment 70
waste, OF we may all be lost is She
very heavy'"
"a slight little thlng-ha'fa n child
SIR"
"l'nng her here"
This was no time for ceremony
| Without q word, save few sentences
of directions and encouragement no
took her under his left arm, and steady
ing himself with the upper caDlc
walked on the lower with his burden
on shore. The crew rapidly followed
for In such moments Of extremity the
soul matters the body, and all things
become possible, There was plenty
of help waiting for the seamen' and
the lady, her father and the captain
had been put 10 the carriage Of Brad
don and driven rapidly 10 the hos
pital hall.
Jones amid the confusion, disap'
peared. lie had picked an oll'skln
coat, and when every one turned 10
thank their delivercr he was gone.
No one knew him, the sailors said
they believed him to be "one of the
military guests by his rigging" but
the individuality of the hero troubled
no one until the danger was over. In
nm hour the steamer was driven OIL the
rocks and went to pcices, and it being
by this time quite dark, every one
went home.
The next day the hunting party re-
turned from Gwynne Hall. the storm
having compelled them to stop al
night, and at the dinner that evening
the wreck and the hero Of il were the
theme Of every ones conversation.
"Such plucky fellow, said Ensign
Powell. 81 wonder who he was 7
Gwynne says he was a stranger per-
haps one of that crowd staying at the
bay" -.
'Perhaps," said Capt. Marks "it
was jones'"
ooh. Jones would be too afraid OF
his mother
Jones made little bow, and said,
pleasantly, "perhaps it was Powell
at which Powell laughed and said,
''not il he knew it.
In a week the event had been pretty
well exhausted, especially as there
was to be great dinner party and
ball at Braddon, and all the officers
had invitations. The ball had q pc
culiar 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 private yacht, and
that he was a man Of rank and in
huencc.
Jones said he would not go to the
dinner as either he or Saville must re-
main for evening drill, and that Saville
lovod coed dinner while he cared
very little about it. Saville could
return in time to let him ride over
and see the dancing. Sayllle rather
wondered why Jones did not take his
place all the evening, and felt half
injured at this default. But Jones
had a curiosity about the girl he had
saved. TO tell the truth he was near
er in love with her than he had been
with any woman, and he wished in
calm blood, to see if she was as beau
tiful as his fancy had painted her dur.
ing those few awful minutes that he
held her high above the waves.
She was exceeding lovely, just the
fresh innocent girl he had known she
would be. He watched her dance
with his brother officers. or talk to her
father, or leaning on Braddon's arm,
aud every time ne saw her she iooheu
fairer and sweeter. Yet he had not
courage 10 ask for au introduction,
and in the busy ballroom no one seem
ed at leisure to give him one. He
kept,,his post against the conservatory
door quite undisturbed for a long
time. Presently he saw Squire Brad
don with the beauty on his arm ap.
preaching him. As they passed the
Suqrc remembered he had not been
to dinner and stopped to say few
courteous words, and introduce his
companion. -.
"NIiss Conyers-Lieutenant Jones. y
But no sooner did Miss Conyers
hear Lieutenant Jones voice than she