Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-25
MADE OR MARRIED
ny JESSIE TutiiERgILt.
Author OF "OHe ~ 1hr.s." "TTul,1, on 9Th,
WtUacds.' NJ.
CHAPTER XxI.-Coxrrgr,rn.

CHAPTER XXI.-CONrI.rrn
cit seems to mc. " said Nal ellie. ''that
MI the master mariners who ever lived
have been shipwrcrkcd. and died. and
got buried here
Then into the church. where the light
strcamcd so tly in ON the eastern side.
and the hOmcly service was carried on,
and the homcly sermon preached alter
ward. The two girls sat ON bench in
the background. near the door, with
Hermann between them; and Mabelle.
who was next the porch. could see the
sea, in shining silver expanso. spread
beneath aud before her, rs far as the
eye could reach.
There Is something in the quiet beauty
OF church service ON u summer Sun
day evening in u country place which
IS touching and pathetic, one hardly
knows why. The three young hearts
were perhaps ovcrladeu with happiness
with the JOY 1T living and breathing
amid so much beauty. aud with great.
bright hopes for the future. rs Young
hearts will be. Be- that as il may. n
silence and gravity settled over them
all, and Ma1clle found her eyes dim
with tenrs once or twice during the
course Of the simple, noble liturgy.
The sermon over. they all rose, and
the last hymn was given out. Mabcllc
tcit strange little shivcr rs she opened
the lOok. aud read: "For those nj sea. -
What had made the clergyman choose
That hymn. Tor such an evening. with
the sea outs dc. like u great. heavin 2
sheet at glass? was IL simply rs n re-
mndcr that "in the midst OF lie we
arr in de1th?'' or Ia recall the storm
which had ragged in days gone by To-
prepare for those which must rNyc i'm
days % come. despite the exquisite
calmness of tonight? For. Thought
Mabeilc. as tho solemn notes began.
WAS not the churchyard full of the
graves Of those who had persisted nj sea
o." master Mariners simpl, seamen.
mothers aud children who had drowned
together, and been found an 4 picked up.
claspCd fast in each others arms
The first vcr,e had been sung; the
last lines 81 IL were sounding solemnlv:
"p p hear rs whom We cry to Thee.
FOR ". So In pei u on the sea-
IL wa with n heart full To overflow
my ut reasOnlcss fear and excitement
that. when the hymn was over. she
drsppcd upon her knees. and covered
up her face with her hands while the
bcnrdittion was be- NJ gwen.
Suddenly there flashed suhtly upon
her mind the remembrance Of Philip.
Surprising ne were In any peril by sea
or | nd
III II hail not been for US" she
thought; IF he had never met IA he
would have been safe nj home in En-
gland now. ut this very moment" And
SUI the chant went on. and still she
sang. with al cagcrness and feryor
which lent strength to- her voice:
Most Holy Spirit. Who d'dst brood
pom the chaos dark aud rude
a.. bhl " angry tumult cease,
Anu give Tor Wild confusion. peaoa-
Oh hear M when We cry ~ Thee.
For those IA peril ON the sal"
As they went home they were much
r'Hre silent than they had been when
th-y came. Hermann drew Grace's
arm through his To help her up n steep
hlll, AMI Grace, as II 10 say To Mabelle:
1ou, too! YOU shall not be left out In
the cold clasped her friends hand in
hers. The cleaning was falling, the
sky grew gray. and the stars began to
peep forth.
ANhVhLu AltN uou TeNcneU the top OF
the hill they still continued To walk.
hand in hand. and arm In arm, along
the upland rOad, and through the dewy
Fields, slowly and silently. rs II they
would have kept the precious moments
by them a little longer
.'Ah. ut last sa 4 Grace, W III a sigh.
''close at. home now! And here is
mother hes dc the gate. and father with
her. looking out forus."
Tney approached the gate beside
which. indeed, stool Mrs. Massey, her
hand resting ON the shoulder of q man
w-o, leaning upon the gate. looked up
To her. IL was Grace who, suddenly
snatching her hand from her lovers
arm, made bound forward, exclaim-
ing IN stiIlcd voice. between laughing
and crying.
"Philip. Oh. Philip
Mabel,e stood on the instant. feeling
herself suddenly as cold as ice, fast aS
II rooted there by ma gic. while her heart
beat almost TO sufocation. What a
fearful. terrible coafrctcnipS! What AN
unfortunate wrot h she was To be
doomed thus TO be here. poisoning Phil
FPS meeting with his loved ones!
There was q scene Of W III, incoherent
gladness going on by the gate. Grace,
Nhd with her Joy. questioning. and haY.