The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-08-14

"Ou, Stella, "cried Felicia. ''here's
1 real shipwreck! Let US put on our
wraps and creep down to the shore.
and bear all about It. | wouldn't
miss it. for worl'ls!'
Felicia's teeth were chattering
as they took their way to
the shore, and mingled among the
groups OF men and women.
"She'll 20 to pieces In no time at
all" some one was prophesying. Jim
saw folks a.clinging to the masts and
things, with his glass"
''That's u master glass Of hts'n."
said another. "But amt they going
to for to 10 nothing!"
They've sent out q lifeline; but
1t amt no pleasant places that lines
fallen into, let me tell you. Jim he
was a.going with It but Tor me ana
the children. I'm powerful glad no
didn't"
"Girls! girls!" cried Mr.. Martin.
hustliug up. this IL no place for you.
Better 60 back to your beds. Trying
irving scene. None OF these men
would carry out the line to save q |
soul. Audenreid has gone out with
it himseif-a terrible risk. so much
brilliancy and cultivation. 30 much
wit and experience, as good a. thrown
away. They'll have to pull the line
in presently, no doubt, and 1t would
DO painful for you to be here. my
doars. after 40 much pleasant com.
panionship: Oh, Stella! Stella! my
dear girl"
Stella had tainted away.
It was o stirring morning that f0l'
lowed at the little 6ea.shell house.
providing for the rescued, listening
to their story, and talking over the
event. When Stella left her room,
about noon. she was met by q fisher.
mans wife bringing her q sealed
note. II found 1t in the pocket OF
Jim 3 pea. Jacket, and ! made out how
it was for Miss Stella Ames. and
they told me you were the LADY AZ
tainted on the beach," she explained.
"You zee, Jim has gone for the doc
tor up to town, and he changed hle
coat flrst to look ship-shape like"
"Thank YOU" said Stella. "Wno
can have written to me here = as
she tore it open and read:
II am going to carry the lifeline
out to a shipwrecked crew. l shall
probably never return aliyo, but It 10
their only chance. While you are
dreaming on your pillow / shall per.
haps be tasting tho bitterness OF
death and parting. Verify, death
Is this'-t0 see You no more till the
sea gives up its dead. My darling
my darling. let me have the hsppl'
ness OF repeating I love you. ! love
you, Stella. Goodbye. sweetheart.
goodbye" I"
Then she turned to the torn tnve
lope addressed to miss Stella Ames
Sea. she'll House. To be given ne
only in case I never RETURN. INT
: revelation was premature. Colone
Audenreid had returned. hut 80 spen
that the doctor had been sIMmone'
from town, Mr.. Martin took hi
family back to Martinvale. but Colo
} mel Audenreid remained at the sea
> side q fortnight longer under treat
: ment. In the meantime. Stella wen
Monochrome for Stella meaning 81
tendance on the whims Of q wealth
, hypOchOndriac, with q small strip
end. without relaxation. Ono morn
( Ing the post brought her q lette
from Felicia. Perhaps It contalne'
NAM. NJ Colonial AnIlenreid. 1t oil
!! with vengeance.
J. DEAREST STELLA" It began 'Hos
Q odd that the very thing l w!sne
. should come to pass! I'm e!moi
. daft. To think that. after all %
nonsense, It should b. me-myse!5-
little insignificant, near.sighted Fl
;. iicia Martin, whom Colonel Audel
:. reid asks to marry him! / can hard
o " believe my ears and all the Will
I believed he was smitten Win you
8 charms. How glad ! am that 70
!: didn't care for him! You must I
u NV bridesmaid. Mamma says It sha
10 be white satin and pearls.
"Yours, In tho seventh heaven:
y "FELlCIA."
- Up. S.-After all. he doesn't mai
!. quite the ideal lover I fanc!ed-he
~ 40 respectful, and not at oil gushin
!. YOU know. BY the way. you nev
e = told me how you came to faint "a
e It was no wonder that Mn. Da,
~ y. found Stella distraught that do
~ ~ talking at random, ebsentceyed q
~ fantastic In her moods. what dld
>. s: mean? Why had Colonel Audenre
~ written her that note II be loved /
~ ~ iicia, and Why was he going to mai
~ ~ her II he loved somebody elee
Y! Didn't he know that she had reoe
8. ed bis message OF love? Or did
y. ~ mean simply to ignore It, having &c
y. at to change From living 10
~ ss state Of happy excitement. w
=. y every footstep In the street bel
~ ;; might be Colonel Audenreids's. v
J. Vas Fastening to repeat the burden
on his note. Stella was suddenly broug
w down to earth, to the dull certain
en that nothing InOre was ever nke!g
NJ. happen to her, that there had bt
'ut come dreadful mistake s0meWhe
10 Vhich had lent her days . roscoe
~. for q little while. to be sure, only
.es leave them grayer and more forl'
than before.
All at once che remembered y
a shudder that Colonel Audenro1
fatal note was ut Martinvale.. {
one morning she had been readln
h,a and getting it by heart 10 ner q
"'' room. when Felicia knocked az
Il. door. and she had slipped the precl
~. 90. document between the leaves OF
''o' "(}oiden Treasury" living o9 the
,.- let table: and then Feltcth had
toI' -iAh llen DaRiAe ANmmOn0