The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-01
"COME ASHORE"
pY ROBERT BUCHANAN.

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by the lake, and Tho struggling population OF
Aberglyn, unsuspicious of foul play, had
elrcady forgotten both tho caravan and the
owner.
And If facts were to be taken into con-
sidcTadon in estimating the extent of her
memory, Matt too, had forgotten. 1t was
common talk now that she, the Crammarless
ca.taway, the neglected protcgco of William
Jones' was TO DO married to tho master of
The great bousel Nay, tho very day was
fixed; and that very day was only two sun
rises distant, and Monk, Of Monkhurst, had
in his pocket a special license which he had
procured, at an expenditure of five pounds,
from London
Doubtless, in any other more populous To-
cality tho affair would have occasioned no
little scandal and many ominous shalEings Of
tho head; but tho inhabitants were few and
far between, and had little or no time for
idlo gos.iping. Tho coast-guardsIlen and
their wives were tho only individuals who
exhibited any interest, and even their excite
mcnt was faint and evanescont, like the
movements Of fish in n shallow and I'M
wholesome pool
But the really extraordinary part Of tho
whole affair was tho conduct of Matt herself
Apparently quito cared Of her former repug-
nance to union with Monk, she made no OBJ
lection ghntevcr to tho performance Of the
ceremony, and laug hed morrily when she was
Informed that tho day was fixed. Monk, in
his grim, tacituln way, was jubilant. He
calao 10 and fro constantly, and assumed tho
manners of lover. Had he been less bent
On ono particular object two things might
have struck him as curious: ~ That Matt,
though she had consented to marry him,
f,,Nv Iis accent
KY other present; and C2) that she still
shrlnli with persistent and ill-disguised dis
like from his caresses.
1t was now late in the month of August,
and tho weather was broken by troublous
winds and n frctful moon. For several weeks
William Jones, in his mortal terror, had re-
Trained from visiting tho cave; he had never
set his foot therein, indeed, since the night OF
tho assassination. At last he could bear the
suspense no longer.
So late one windy and rainy night he stole
forth with his unlt lantern and fought his
way in tho teeth of half q gale to the familiar
place, which he found, however, with some
little difficulty. He was neither supershtious
nor imaginative, but throughout the journey
he was prey to nnmclcss tcITors. Every gus;
of wind went through his heart like n knife
every sound of wind or sea made that SAINT
heart stop and listen. Only supreme greed
and miserly anxiety led him on. Bat at last
Lo gained the cave, within which there was Q
sound as Of clashing legions, c!alions Shrek
ing, drums beating, all the storm and stresi
Of tho awful waters clashing on the cliff
without, and boiling with unusual scream
through the blacl; slit between tho cave ant
the DEVILS Caldron.
Trembling, with perspiration standing il
great beads on his face, he searched the cav
for tho corpse Of the murdered man, expect
inls to find it well advanced in decomposition
Strange to say, however, it had disappeared
William Jones was at once relieved an
alarmed; relieved because he was spared
horrible experience; alarmed because b
could not account for the disappearance. !
little reflection, however, suggested that on
Of those tidal waves so common on the coas
might hnvo risen we'll up into tho cavern
washed away the body from its place on til
shingle, and carried it away in tho directio
of the Caldron. "In which CASE EereflecteC
''them coastguard chaps would find it SON
day among the rocks or on the shore, an
think it had been drOwnded in the way {
natur'.n
Satisfied that everything else was uEdi
turbcd, he retired MS hastily as possible, scale
up the entrance to the cavern, and ran hastil
home.
The morning Of the marriage came-a fiji
sunny morning. An open dogcart bolongir
to Monk, and driven by one of his servant
stood at William jones' door, and close to
a light country cart borrowed by Villa
Jones himself from a nCighbOring farmo
The population, consisting Of an aged coas
.suardmcn, two coastguardmcn's wives al
l.alf n dozen detected children, crowded
front Of the cottage.
The bridegroom, attired in decent blac
with flower in his buttonhole, stood waltz
impaticnlly in the garden. Despite tho fest
occasion, Ee had gloomy and hansI
appearance. Presently there emerged fro
the door William Jones, atti'cd in u drown
t,uIauu's suit several Sizes too large for hi
-ad wearing n cLimney-pot lat and u VIII
rusct;c. Leaning on his arm was Ma
Gr1s. ed in Grc,s Of blue silk, newly ma
for her, out Of damaged materials supplied
Jones, by one Of the coastguard women
lght straw Lat with blue ribbons to mat
uAd n light llco shawl. Behind this p
hubbicl William jones' father, whose c
tumn was nautical, Ike his sons, but III
damaged, AMI who also spoTtCd u chimn
pot hat and Il whito rOSutte,
The crowd gave Il feeble cheer NJ
looked round ard smiled, hut mingled "
her smile there was kind of vague Gnxi
anal expectation.
1t was arranged that Monk should dI
Matt in tho dugcart, while William JC
aad his father followed in the CONNIE
yy!icl1. At Pcucrocs, where the cerem
was to lc performed, they were to meet Y
uua Mr.. PCnarvrr, country squire
Gindrpd spirit Of Monks, who had prom
tobe ,'best man."
Monk took the rcns, while Matt got in
caJ.l Ii rsclf GssiGo lin, tie groom get
l,1fnl, Thpyr r1nurr