The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-23

b common enough fifteen years ago2'
Their eyes met, and the eyes of Monk were
full Of fierce suspicion.
"Why fifteen years ago especiallyw
The young man shrugged his shoulders.
sI was told only to-day Of the loss of one
great ship at that time. Matt told me, the
little founding. You know Matt, Of course?"
81 know whom you mean. Excuse me,
but you seem to be very familiar with her
aame?'
..I suppose am," replied the young man.
! seMatt and are excellent friends"
Monk did not smile now; all his efforts to
doso were Intellectual. With an expression
Of fsavage dislike he looked in Brinkley's face,
and his voice. though his words were still
civil, trembled and grew harsh Gas scrannel
| pipes Of straw"
= 'May ask If you purpose remaining long
in the neighborhood!'
| u don't know, ,, answered the. artist. ,.:lMy
time IS my own, and shall stay as long as
| the place amuses me-"
eff I can assist in making it do SO, I shall
be happy, SIR"
@Thank you"
sDo you care for rabbit shooting? If so
there is some sport to be had among the sand
hilts.n
sI never shoot anything, ," was the reply,
Except, I suppose, folly as it fies;;' though
with what species of frearm that interesting
"Ihaven't the slightest idear'
sWell, good-day," said Monk, with an un-
easy scowl. "H I can be Of any service to
you, command men
And, raising his hetagain, he staIked away
sNow, what in the name Of all that is
wonderful, does Mr. Monk, Of Monkshurst,
mean by becoming so civil?"
This was the question the young man asked
himself as he strolled away seaward. He
could not persuade himself that he had
wronged Monk, who was in reality an ami
able person, instead Of a donineering bully:
no, that suggestion was contradicted by
every expression Of the mans baleful end
suspicious face What, then, could be the
explanation Of his sudden attack Of courtesyl
en- idea! an mspration! As it flashed
into his mind the young man gave vent to a
prolonged whistle. Possibly, Monk was
jealousi
The idea was prepos1erous one, and almost
amusing. It was not to be conceived, on the
first blush Of it, that jealousy would make a
surly man civil, savage man gentle; it
would rather have tho contrary effect, un-
1ess-here Brinkley grew thoughaul-unless
his gloomy rival had some sinister design
which he wished to cloak with poIitenesss
But Jealous Of little Matti Brinkley laughed
heartily when he fully realized the absurdity
Of the notion.
He crossed the sandhiQs and came again to
the path which he and Matt had followed the
previous day. A smart breeze was coming in
from tho sou'west, and the air was fresh
and COOL though sunny; but clouds were
gathering to windward, and the weather
was evidently broken. Reaching the cliffs,
he descended them, and came down on the
rocks beneath. A long Jagged point ran out
from the spot wiero ho stood, end tho water
to leeward of tho samowcs quite calm, though
rising and falling in strong troubled sw-c;is.
So bright and tempting did it look il t:lat
sheltered place that le determined to Lave c
swim.
He stripped leisurc!y, and, placing. lis
clothes in q safe place, took a header OF the
rocks It wcs clear ct once that bc vas
powerful swimmer. Breasting the smooth
swell, lie struck out from shore, ard vixen Lc
had gone about hundred yards foated
lazily on his back and surveyed tho shore
The cliffs were not very high, but their
forms were finely picturesque Hero end
there were still green creeks, fringod with
purple weed; and large shcdowy carcs,
howcd roughly in the sidc Of tho cregs; and
rocky islcts, covered with Shiny wccd and
a.wash with the tapping wcte:;. A httlo to
the right Of tho spot from which he had
divcd, the cliff seemed followed cut, forming
wide passage, which tho sea entered with
tramp and o rush end rca-.
Toward this passage Drinklcy swan. He
knew the danger Of such places, for he had
often explored them both in Cornwall and
the west Of Ireland; but he had confidence IL
his own natatory skill. Approaching ths
shore leisurely with strong, slow strokes, he
paused outside the passage, and observed that
the sea-swell, entering the opening, rushed
and quickened itself like rapid shooting to
the fall, turning at the base Of the cliff intoa
cloud Of thin prisnatic spray. Suddenly,
through the top Of the spray, a cloud Of rock
pigeons EMERGED, wincing their flight rapidly