The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-17

weeks.
Meanwhile. the scene vas most bar,
rowing.
from BroGdstairs, and two from Rams.
gate, had put forth
Seventeen souls were saved from the
osrque. But the -captain-who made
he eighteenth, and who. besides being
captain of the vessel. was its owner
would not leave his ship. and had to be
sarisd into ths boat by main force.
His dog, also. would not leave his
master until compelled. Yet, 90 strange
5 the chapter Of accidents in this ..lifsfs
sventful history" that although the dog
D. Of course, long since dead, his mas
.er is an old and respected citizen in
soston, to the very day on which this is
written.
Well, the little Digby Castle was
hronged with customers, and whilst
he MISUNDERSTANDING and beer
arawing went on. said o sturdy man
mong the rescued
Governor. do you know a Miss Leila
herriton about hereP"
Lieutenant Furnival. who had Just
some in. replied. shaking the wet from
lis coat
~ do. She and her mother and
brother are my dodgers"
s.Ah, sir-was she not-was she not"
II can't stop-I can't STOP" pushing
the questioner aside.
''Sir, you must stop!'
"Afusf! And whyP"
Because j demand it,"
..DemandP"
Yes"
81 do not see what my dodgers daugh-
ter al be to you"
II do. She is simply my wife,
"Whatrr
Yes, sir; she is my wife, and would
10 heaven that she were not So"
The lieutenant sat down simply
stunned.
WHAT" he murmured; "she SO
charming. SO quiet. SO sweet"
"And SO subtle and SO sly" said the
stranger.
..Ahr'
The two men exchanged glances, in
which neither seemed TO say anything
peculiarly favorable to the fair sex.
Lieutenant Furnival suddenly rose.
Come with me- he said tersely.
The stranger followed him. Outside
the little inn they encountered Adelaide
Furnival.
Papa, I wanted"
Struck by the solemnity of her faith
er's face. she paused.
..Come with me, dear. and this gem
tleman," said the lieutenant, taking MS
daughters hand in his.
Straight to Mrs. Merriton's parlor
door went the trio.
The lieutenant knocked gently.
Come in,i' answered tho CHEEKY
voice of the widow.
And they entered.
The three dodgers were all there.
Mrs. Merriton. sitting in a corner of the
room, was knitting. Her son had been
reading aloud to her. but had laid down
his book On volume Of Racino) on the
entrance OF tho visitors. Leila Merri-
ton, for so we must still call her, stood
at the window looking out, with q fixed
stare, at the sen.
Mrs. Merriton glanced with some sur
prise at her landlords agitated oun
~fenance. But Algernon and Adelaidel
Well, they fell in love with each other
at first sight.
Such occurrences may be rare, but
still they are. and still they will be to
the end Of time.
Leila turned suddenly round when
the three visitors entered, and at sight
Of the sailor turned a deadly white, IL
such an expression can be truthfully ap-
piled to q countenance always deadly in
its pallor. Her face became the face of
. fend; her steely eyes glittered like
sparks Of fire, and although her pretty
face was usually expressionless, you
would have said that there was express
sion in It now.
Madam" said Lieutenant Furnival,
addressing himself to Mrs. Merriton.
'this-hem!-young lady--is she, in
point of fact, your daughterP"
"Well, not exactly; my daughter In
point of-of affection" Here she glanc-'
ed timedly at Leila, who stood like n
tigress ready to make a spring. ~
adopted her when she was five years
old.h
..And her parentsP" f,
81 do not know them, Mr.. Furnival.
She does not herself. To be candid, I
took her from the Founding Hospital,
..Ahr' said the stranger, speaking
Tor the first time. "And she has lived
with you ever sinceP"
well. not quite. When she was
about eighteen-she Is now twenty-one.
-she expressed o great desire to earn
her own livelihood. and, having o good
voice, she got an engagement to go to,
America"
"And was gone eighteen monthsP"
s.Just so."
"And lost her voice through a severe
illnessP"
Eyes," said Mrs. Merriton. surprised.
s'You seem to know all about 1t, SIR"
81 do" II
"Who are you, then, STRIP
Tho captain of yonder wrecked YES
sci. and" pointing to Lelia-"that
woman's husbandm
"WhAti" exclaimed Algernon and
Mrs. iMerriton together, startled out Of
all composure.