The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15

thC hAstS Patulnb kSAesStsaas SsP~~s ally the children. whom he chaffed and petted, bes,owing endless haif-pen.e on those who had the loveliest eyes His goddess was not among them. bu, there were good many outlying cottages. Vincent made up his mind ,ha, he should ind her n one oi these. And al las, he u, upon the one that enshrined her. He saw an old woman making nets al the door: and though she was wrinkled and grown ugly with the sun and wind and the hard work of years, he fAncied he traced likeness and he stopped 10 talk to her. He asked her questions al hrs, abou, the hshing and the storms, and then he entered on more personal grounds.
 Your husband goes ou, fishing, l suppose, like the rest =
 II have none, sir" the woman an swered. quite tranquilly he wen, down in our boat twelve years come nex, Octo- Der. with my only son. l and my daughter live here alone,
 v.ncen,'s heart beat. You have a daughter
 "les. sir. It's pity she ain, lad. It's hard work tor women 10 make a living. l often wish I'd had the sense ,e b,de as was. l was better of. a deal when was in service a, Sir George Tressilians. Bu, my man was very steady and good 10 me : you may have heard of him fl you re a; cnraih- ohm Trevarroch. He owned boat. and we were well-,o-do. til he wen, down and all my luck with hln." she added. with the first touch of pathos IF her rather hard tone
 = Bu, you have a daughter
 Ay-Maty. Shes decent girl, but she's go; no better luck than the rest. Her young man-Will penruddoek-~as drowned a little better than year ago"
 Her young man. Nineen; said, and as he spoke the picture rose before his mind of the sad. beautiful ngure. the eyes fixed on the sea. the hands stretched ou, to i,. the lnar,,cuiate cry.
 "Nes her sweetheart; they were ,o have been married. He was pretty well. to-do-owned some property here-a steady fellow an handsome. But !, was her luck. Ike the rest oi Us. poor mad
 Il am very sorry. And hos do lnG live now:
 -, As well as we can" the woman an swered. wi;h ! solt oi dreay drlness we work
 'Nou have vey cauiiiu. slew from here
 She glanced around indlaeren;!y "Ay. well enough. 1; blows awiul stormy Tn winter, eAa tel you. Aou should hear i; whistle through there = and she pointed 10 deep ehasm in the cliff. cut. as il were, righ, through from the eleva. ton where they were standing down to the beach some hundreds of ice; below - giddy place 10 look al;
 .. am an ariist-a painter. should like 10 come and make sketch up here"
 "Ay. know you are. iou can come, of course. Ii you like ,o draw II. can give you chair ou, of the house.
 Mrs. Trevarroch was not cordial there was something rcpellan, in her manner but something 10 be admired, too. iu its way. She spoke we'll, her look was honest, if hard. Vincent though, |, WAS beaten into ruggedness by ,he cruel strokes of loss and misfortune. He was determined To make her his friend. for he was unreasonably sure that the woman whose image was filing his mind was no other than May Trevaroch. The very name began 10 identify .;sei with his re- memberance oi her. Mary Trevarroch of penruih The words hai a klnd of vague suggestion in them of d sweet, patheiig poem He fingered or. taking 10 ;he mother n his gentle. easy way wh.eh always won upon rustic minds. m hopes ot the dAugh,er's retlIn B.; a. Is; he had 10 go back asttu ;o .ic fisherman Rest ansatIsned
 He tooS the trs, opportunity of askia :. the landlord of this hos;elFy whether Ac knew anything of wldow named Ire vauoch, aho lryei UP he Eagle .i;
 Aes. knos her. ST. knowea her brea,hed was lack Trevarroch. He wen, down or rlniasei. and his son ssh h!n and then poor NAIys sweetheart; Nil. Penruddook its common ;a.e ia these parts. Marys good girl, though she always held her head over high to please the lads
 Nlneen, cleared his throat. " She fei, the loss of her lover very much
 Ay, l reckon so. I've never seen much of her"
 Shes a very handsome eir.. isn', she, think I've seen her
 '' Handsome: Wei. perha9s you | say so l haven, though, snG-h on |
 And thls was all there was ;o De 20, out of mine host;
 The nex, day v!ncen, found his steps leading him along ;he same steep path but ,his time he carried his painting gear as warrant for his appearance. Inc wadow was a; home. and she eane oU, ,o give him 4 chair. and to cha. wiih him oat the daughter vas TO, there. Iln en; Sd; dosn. and idly dashed n a few strokes. He hardly saw wha, he vas doing eyes wandered so often down the rocky way. Presently they frightened. as a tall 1ggre. laden with heavy basket of bread came slowly upward. He tie~ dosn 10 relieve her of her burden. bu, she held ], back With look If ha.f-arnesed surprise.
 The near view did TO. diminish one of her charms tO htry7 On he eor.rzrN ,he