The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-01

counterpane with her thin white hands.
"If you ugitate yourself this way. Miss
Nellie, will not speak at all p said the doc.
| tor, pompously, taking pinch Of snuff 81
am not in the habit of being thus addressed
by my patients, and amt"
"Oh, forgive me, doctor am mad, bad
dying, Do not keep me in suspense. Have
pity on me-"
"Out with IT," said Allen almost roughly
DWELL that's all right" observed the ply
sician, al don't mind what you call me, Miss
Nellie, not bit, but there are some"
"What about him 2"
"I'm coming to it. You know Tom DufTer-
| in, that sailed from New Bedford in the
whaler "Jim Crow2'
"Yes, yes"
DWELL, Tom turned up not an hour ago
safe and sound, and as hardy as a cocoa
nut"
"Did he meet HIM, see HIM, speak to HM?'
demanded Nellie, with fearful eagerness.
"No."
"Then what is il you have to tell, man ?
Speak out and drop this beating about The
BUSH"
"Nellie, Nelliel" said her father, sorrow
fully and reproachfully.
"He drives me mad this man, with his
oh, father, he won't speak, and the last beats
| of my poor, bruised, broken heart faint for
ms "oIus.
his lips and drew hmselfup, butremembor-
ing the ieverish condition OF his patient he
resumed:
"Tom Dunerin didn't see Al Howard
the girl WINGED at the mention of the name
as II sne hao 0eeh struck oy wh'PC"Oul
l Il 49, a 4 - l. r-.aA A 1
Lee and that one told Tom that the nan
cy Lee was h2meward oouhh; ana that she
must nave got through the ice IN DaiN
Day at the same time as the "Jlm crow
"That is something" muttered old Allen.
"Somethingl What is it?" fiercey de-
manded Nellie. "It's mean statement OF
some nobody to n worthless loafer, that's what
it is"
"If you'll only listen to me, Miss Nellie, |
think can tell you more than that"
"Tell it," said the girl, curtly, the excite
ment of the interview restoring her vitality
to a wondrous degree.
"Well, tnen, the man that told Tom Dui-
Term as l sald before, was aboard OF AIS
snip ana was timex win AIj ami AIS only
'aik IN the Iohg winler days. Wheh there
was no sun, ana the long winter nights
Wpeh Cneie was no moon ouC " queer gray
| iIght an tlie uihe--hls taih' say was az
So9ut inc one thihg' ana that was yourseli
nellie Allen
How ,ri aare ne talK OF me, the-the-T
The word would not come; 1t was choked
by sob
"How dare ne let my chllds name pass
ms polluted, pepnred llpsF exclaimed AL
zen. HOW DARE ne
You're terrible down on ALI AS lor me
DO you undertake, 10 defend MN, Doctor
blyther ASKED the Ola man sCerhly, .,
u thihk he hasn u had ialr snow, sald
the DOCTOR sIouliy' "Iheres something be-
nina ms running away tnat l can make
OUT l never could reach the bottom oil
lacts,
,"Sir, you snail reach tnem now eXclaim-
ca Alien, stepping right IN 'front.' oil the phy-
sican, and plungIng ms eyes INTO BIyther s.
moi now, lather' NalI until am gone,
gone,-gone forever murhureu Nellle'
enough, sir, said Allen' your visits
mere cease from TINS moment
"With AL my-not bit of it," added the
doctor. al mean topull Miss Nellie through,
and | don't care one fig for your telling me
mustn't come. Don't interrupt me, Mr..
Allen. A doctor has as sacred duty to
discharge as a parson, and tell you | mean
and will never refer to the subject again
that Alfred Howard is better chap than
you give him credit for.
e % 20 - a
Two Summers before the opening of this
story, there lived in Homedalea a tall swarthy
handsome young fellow of the name of Al
fred Howard. He was the son OF Jabez
Howard, sturdy fisherman, who gained a
substantial and honorable livihood by net
ting sturgeon and shad, and whose character
for probity was second only TO that ofGeorge
Washington's.
Alfred, his only child, was fisherboy at
six; at eight he could cast net as well as
his father, and at ten had charge of a small
smack, which, for sailing close to the wird
and for running under full canvass VIXEN
ever other vessel on the river was close
reefed, was celebrated in story from Pough-
keepse to Yonkers.
The lad made couple of voyages round
the world in a sailing ship, and when he
returned to Homedale after his last trip he
was as fine young fellow of two and TWEEN
ty as ever the sun shone down upou.
In the village there also dwelt William
Allen and his daughter Nellie. Alien had
a small farm which he titled himself, and
rumor accredited him with being the pos
SCISSOR of inoney-not much. to be sure; but
one thousand dollars in Homedale was
equivalent TO ten thousand dollars in New
York
He was reserved and tactiturn man, who
seldom mixed with his fellows. never spent
more than five minutes at Joe Littsoms sa-
loon where all the village gossips most did
congrogntc. and. as be read n great deal. he
was nut down for decaved member of the
richer class. who had come 10 Grief and TO
Homedale
Nellie Allen was disliked bv the many.
loved Inv The very few; She WIS n moody.
wavward. loving pirl. strong in her likines.
strong i'm her dislikIpas.
Uer's was n very Positive nature. and n
sligbt would cause her voung blood 10 lean
ina anme.
Size and Alfred met in the usual wav-by
chance-and in their first interview her very
heart went ont 10 him.
Alfred on bis side. fell deenlv in love
with the beantirnl vonng girl. and the old
old story soon hurst into blossom. They
were nIishtcd in secret, as both feared as vet
IN aslt William Aliens consent
Three months sned bv. and the lovers
were alI tho world Ia one another. Howard
would 90 fisbing in his smack. and, having
ost5bIisRad code Of SIGNALS. would CORES.
nond with Nellie by means Of fiags. The