The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08

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"I wish we could a saved her. The
tide will bring her body in, though,
and the most we can do is to get her
body"
At these words the young fellow
opened his eyes and shivered slightly.
Half an hour later there was light
enough to find an opening from the
cove, and soon we were all on the
beach with our hearts full OF thanks
all except the young American, who,
without word, started towards the
sea- The captain tapped his forehead
significantly, as / made a movement
to follow him, and said:
He needs friend to watch him.
The lighthouse isn't far away. Wen
come back for you"
The gray lights of morning were
just stealing upon the ocean, which
was kissing and throbbing like some
great monster III an agony of pain.
The sands grew whittier and winter in
the morning twilight, and on hewent,
ahead of me, so swiftly that I could
scarcely keep from falling far in the
rear.
How pitied him, with his pale,
haggard face, his staring eyes, and his
hair flying in the wind. Occasionally
sob would burst from his lips and he
, would turn like a madman and shake
his clinched fist at the sea, which
curled mockingly at his feet. Suddenly
he darted forward and ran like deer.
, Ahead of him ! could see some white
object lying on the sand, then / saw
him stoop as if throwing something
aside, and when / reached the spot he
q was on his knees in the sand, kissing
the beautiful hair and the sweet face
e which some cruel spar had battered
| beyond recognition, and the slender
e white hand, with the ring and its curl
e Gus stone--the same ring which he
| had given her but few hours before
a When he saw that he threw himself
: face downwards in the sand.
= While he lay there I took away the
$ seaweed which had caught in her hail
s and spread the torn drapery about thu
{ poor bruised limbs. Then / sat down
d and he lay there quite still, with hi
Y whole frame occasionally shaking
S with sobs. | knew it was useless t.
n tiy to comfort him, so / waited.
n 1t all seemed like cruel dream
e Only few hours before all was beauty
brightness and love for them. Nov
=, one lay dead in the sand and the othe
seemed near deaths door. And tn
n treacherous sea, which smiled so kind
II ly on their betrothal-hour, now SCENE,
gloating over its cruel work.
is Within an hour the coastmen cam
and tenderly bore her away. Him
led along like child. He said moth
i ing at all, and just as we reached tn
n lighthouse he dropped senseless to tn
earth.
All day and all night he was lost i
d unconsciousness. The next evening
Ig at the close of the day, he came t
h. himself. The sea lay very calm unde
lg the red sun-rays, and upon it his opel
ing eyes first fell. He turned with
or shudder This time they fell upon
ID sweet face which was bending tende
ly over him-the same sweet fax
Is which had glowed with love in tt
moonlight on that dreadful night
~ the storm.
le He started nervously, like one wa
ing from dream the blood surge
at to his face, and he stared at her fixe
ly.
id "Who are your he broke out, viii
OF ly. "Are you an angela"
Don't you know me?" she ask,
v. gently.
sh He clasped his hands on his fol
or head, as if trying to recollect.
of "But-the ring-the ring-you-y'
Mt were drowned"
a She held the ring near his eyes, al
bending her head low, she said, so
,rs ly:
NJ ut was poor Marie"
he Then she whispered that she h
of taken the ring off in her cabin th
nt- night, and that the poor maid mt
he have picked it up, in a moment Of il
he curiosity.
,ut A smile broke over his face, and
he placed both arms around her tend
lid ly.
= She laid her face close beside /
I'D and together they watched the gu
so sea mirror the changing tints OF t
sunset.
cry
Tho TRIAL FREE.