The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-01-16
for shawl-strsps, books and baskets;

for shawl-straps, books and baskets
and once again ran the question:
But Octavial Where is Octavia? p
And Dorsey Wheeler, strah,ing hi
eyes through the gray mist which wa.
already beginning to gather over the
landscape, exclaimed:
Who has an opera-glass? I see
something on that tall rock that seems
to lean toward the water-something,
am quite certain which moves!"
The Captain produced his glass.
Though, to be sure," said he,
GLASSES amt much use IN such o plag.
uey Scotch mist as this. But I declare,
there is something up there, futtering
n tie wind, like some one waving
signal of distress!"
Bolton snatched the glass from the
veterans hand, and hurriedly adjusted
it to his own eyes.
ut is Octavia's veil," he said. 81
can see the pink flowers like little dots
of color, o her head. Good heavens
and she has been mad enough to climb
that rock, all for q spirit of crazy ad-
venture!"
ut is a bad job for her then" said the
old fisherman, who, having left his nets
to take care of themselves, has mingled,
black pipe and all in the general con-
fusion. For now the tide is in, there
amt nobody nor nothing can get near
Mother Carey's Rocks; and if the wind
rises, as it's goin' to do, as sure as bla-
yes she'll be blowed into kingdom come
at the very first puff"
HNop ppbolr lol~ lo.ou . n
Mortified group.
The old salt shook his head.
You can only come to your own
death, Said he, without helpin' her q
mite. There was a man killed there
twenty-one years ago. come October.
He"
1--WE are losing time!" said the Cap
tam, impatiently. "There's q black
squall driving up on the wind, and I'd
not give much for our lives if we don't
get clear of them COMPOUNDED rocks.
OF course, we're all sorry for the young
lady; but so far as I can see she'll have
to take the consequence of her folly.
Its impossible to risk a whole barge.
load fer her. Ladies and gentlemen.
all forward now. if you pleased"
But Duncan Ray stepped out from
the ranks.
Bolton" said he; "McDowell! Chris.
tian men, all of you! And you going de-
llberately off, to leave the sweetest and
most precious of our number to perish
IN the winds and waves?"
I'll don't see that we can do any.
thing!" stemmered Bolton. "This good
man says that we should only risk our
own lives to no purpose"
"And you must see, yourself" added
Mr.. Launcelot Mcdowell, "that it
would be certain death to try to cross
the water, now that the tide is rising SO
fast!"
"There's no time to parleyl" said the
captain, impatiently. 1.-THE bell will
ringdirectly, and whoever isn't on board
then, isn't on board at all! Ehl Where
are you going, Mr.. Ray?"
"To the top of yonder cliff" said Dun
can, pulling his hat resolutely over his
brows. ITO rescue that girl, or to die in
the attempt!"
But at tho same moment a slender
figure, with a zephyr shawl drawn light
~ over its head, stepped out from be-
hind the old ulk-head-Octavia GLAND
herself.
"Do not risk your life, Duncan Ray!"
she said, in q sweet clear voice. II am
quite safe. Ny veil and hat blew off,
and I could not disentangle them
from the sharp rocks. But I
myself was fortunate enough to
make good my retreat before the dread
full wind got too high. And I came up
behind you all, and heard you talk, and
-and-O Duncan, I can't bear to think
of it all! Let us go back to the steam
er as fast as we can, and get out of this
frlghtful placed"
She covered her eyes with one hand
us she spoke, while with the other she
chung close to Duncan Rays arm, as if
it were q refuge beyond all computation.
But all the way back to New York
she nee c~ondescended to speak
to Harry Bolton or Mr.. Mcdowell; and
when she returned home that evening
she was engaged to Duncan Ray.
"For | know now" she said, with a
little tremor in her voice, "who, and
who alone would have risked his lifefor
such q silly child as II"
And Harry Bolton and Mr.. McDow-
ell felt like recreant knights, indeed!
Decidedly awkwardl" said the for
mer.
Eyes, asserted the latter. "Puts one
-~ahem!-in such an awkward position"
Saturday Night.