The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-01-28

she OlQ not pause Until sue IeaCucu IueH
SIDE when she placed herself in front OF Rob
ert, and waved her hand frantlcally to the
spearnen.
The old chief came forward with an angry
frown, and ordered her to stand aside, but with
flashing eyes she met HIM untlinchingly.
"Warana no warrior to kill helpless white
face" she cried in broken English. See,
they like Star Singer much She not let Wa
rama kill"
Maddened by her defiance, the chief com
manded his followers to take her away
Her shapely foot stamped the ground I'M
petuously as she cried:
warrior touch Star Singer and she Kill
quick See, she go if white.taces do" and the
defiant maid held sharp, Misunderstanding
weapon over her heart. "She no more sing
for Waranar'
Evidently the chief did not care to lose her.
for he hesitated IN his designs.
1t is doubtful if the heroic girl could have
rescued the captive sailors, but she had saved
their lives by delaying the execution.
Wild shouts ruDg on the air, and body OF
the Waverlys crew rushed down into the
valley
Panic seized the frightened natives, and the
whites won a bloodless victory.
THE captain thought you were in trouble
and sent us to you"
And with this brave girl you have saved
our lives" said the young mate warmly grasp
ing his brother officers hand,
The wonder of the seamcn at beholding the
fair, timid maid, can be well imagined
you must go with US said Robert, clasp
ing her hand.
She trembled violently, and her gaze hardly
left the sight of the terrified natives, huddied
together in group not far of, but without a
ri ba Hnt in IN fppl at W
a captive.
1t was many days before she mingled freely
with her new-found friends, and even then, a,
times, the old spirit of uneasiness stole over
her.
In that time Robert and Charlie Weston
learned to love her dearly, and the sometime
friends felt gulf widening between them.
Finally the mate could bear the suspense no
longer, and resolved to know his fate.
AS yet, she had allowed no one to touch the
locket she wore, bat guarded it with anxiety
AS Robert told the story Of his love, how
ever, he pleaded again that he might examine
1t, when at last she consented.
Pressing spring, it flew open, disclosing
the portraits of man and woman.
AS his gaze met the pictures, the mate utter
lep cry of surprise and almost dropped the
locket.
my father and mother!" he exclaimed.
"Can it be possible you are my sister, who was
lost at sea twelve years ago in the ship Jason,
bound for the Sandwich Islands? She was
never heard of after passing the Horn, and we
never knew where she was lost, but here is n
clue"
"Wrltlng in there" said the girl and taking
the locket from his hand she pressed out one
of the miniatures, and there lay bit of paper
yellowed with age, which she handed to Rob
ert. He read aloud:
"The wearer OF this is Captain Osgood Per
ley's daughter She and have been cast away
upon this island from the ship Jason. The
natives have doomed me to die. pray who
ever may find her will bear her to her parents,
now in the Sandwich Islands, or there learn
their address. JABEZ PERLEY."
at is true" cried the mate my sister, my
long-lost sister, And he clasped the surpris-
ed maid in his arms
Charlie appeared upon the scene with looks
of amaZement
"Congratulate me, old boym cried Robert,
excitedly. ii have found my sister, the lost
Minnie, that we have mourned tor so many
years-who was left behind when father and
mother went to the Sandwich Islands, fourteen
years ago; but when she was four years old
Uncle .Jabez took her on his whaling'ship
bound for Behrlng Straits designing to leave
her with our parents in the Sandwich Islands,
where father then was English consul, The
ship never was heard from after she passed
the Horn but here is the sad proof that she
was lost" And he handed the paper to Charlie,
who, reading it, exclaimed:
"Then have a sweetheartp'
Need we attempt to describe the happiness
that followed?
The Waverly reached port IN safety, and soon
after a father and mother, who had mourned
their daughter as dead for twelve years, were
overjoyed to have her again restored to them /;
while to her it seemed like a strange, sweet
dream.
Two years later Charlie Weston and the fair
Minnie Perley were married.
Robert Perley is now a happy husband and
old town OF Plymouth.