The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-01-18

lows great exhalatiou of spirit. The
thought that Annis had gone away
without his seeing her weighed up.
on his mind like an unweleome in-
cubus.
At the voice of Robert Hunter,
who stopped to aeeost him, he |
shrank aud trembled as though in !
pain, but he listened as intently as
though his life depended upon
what he was about to say. Had
he proposed to Annis, aud had he
been acceptedi
"Glen,' he began, 81 wish you
aud l could change places about
last nights work.
"lI's rather late for that n0w,n
was the quiet answer.
81 am fully aware of the fact,
and that's what | regret about it.
Pm afraid Pm dished in u certain
direction.
"What do you meanr' asked
Owen with sudden interest.
"Why it you believe il, | might
just as well have lett my visit un.
paid last night; indeed, l had tar
better have done so. Aunis was
so interested about the chance OF
there being ship outside IN dis.
tress, that it was all | could do to
prevail upon her not to iace the
storm and 'coine aud help,' she
said and she gave me some pretty
hard rubs, can tell you, about
leaving you alone TO do the good
work. as she called il. don't
believe little Aunis'Il ever look at
Inc again without a thought IN her
mind of what / ought to have done
and dldn't.n
Such tide OF JOY rushed through
Owen Glenn's heart that he could
hardly speak, and while he was
struggling to hide his emotion,
Robert went on with bis revela.
tions, little realizlng the effect oil
his words.
"She's not going home today on
that account. She told me to tell
you to come and see her and tell
her all about it. Women are great
on any one who touches their teel-
ings. You ought to have seen her
eyes snap and sparkle when she
was lecturing me about not staying
, to help you. / never saw her look
so pretty. But, hello! what has
come over youi' for Owen was
, aurrying of in the direction of the
cliffs.
; AS he went, Robert caught q
, look upon his face which told him
more than Owen intended. He
| stood staring after him, thinking to
himself;
"I see it all. My failure will be
+ Owens opportunity. Well, he's a
, good fellow, and as can't get her
what odds does ID makef And
saw last night that sho cared no
more for me than | had been a
stick"
When Annis caught sight Of
Owen approaching the cottage, she
! ran out with an impulsive "Oh,
/ how glad | am to see you! l do SO
want to tell you what l think OF
you."
, Then she stopped short. Some
thing in Owens face filed her with
confusion. But her outstretched
hands we're already within bis
clasp, and bis low murmured words
of love were sounding in her ear.
. ~ am as glad as you that have
(, done something to please you tor
: oh, Annis, 1 love you so dearly that
, l would do or dare anything fol
your sake"
5 And then she never knew how il
. came about, but his arms were
} about her, and bis kisses were upol
1 her lips, and she found that she
t loved himso we'll that she was will
ing to promise to be his little wifi
s whenever he should be able to carr
D enough to make home for her.
1 They were both young and
;, would not be hard to wait, as the.
were SO sure of one anothe's love
% The prospect at first was tina
e several years might elapse befor
Y their marriage; but suddenly al
d was changed tor them as if b.
% magic.
c A letter came from abroad with
e in q twelvemonth. 1t was address
ed TO the minister of tho little sea
d side village, and asked for informa
IS tion as 70 the persons who ha'
:, kindled a beacon.light answer to
Is signal of distress from saillnI
l. vessel OH the night Oh, givinI
(, the correct date and time whe
8, Owen had sacrificed inclination t,
% the dictates of duty and humanity
y The light had saved a valuabl
cargo from being lost, and th
m writer proposed to give half th
" proceeds to the parties who ha
Is been instrumental in the matter
Also a medal was to be struck O.
at commemorative of his gratitud
ht that the lives Of all on board ha
at been preserved to their families.
I'd Owen at once became the boas
r. of the village. For when man
st fame has reached foreign countries
1t his own towns.people arc alway
sure to re.ech0 1t.
= The wedding-day was set for I'll
first anniversary Of the evenln
of when bis good fortune came to hi
to In the guise Of disappointment, al
ly Robert Hunter was among the fir
be to congratulate the young coupl