Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-14

mt 10 n, - -. 'oo Wuii+i nut Il was
I; ~. 70, - pe an actor In that scene. though
no,, Vas one ! shall never forget
u .a not SEQ his face, but hers' ~,
s mhcn the moonbeams foil, was nainaa
hlaaI-irightened, impatient H. wa.
Peau,pg his cause, he was tellino az
o,u' old story, with an carnestnass a Wy
eeioquencel had never heard snrna s aau
She stopped ii ut last. P'SSeu'
I'D! Magnus,r she cria5 ..o.,
Magnus Thorforth, never draam.d !.
would come to thisl Oh, what er,as
you cause me, my poor Magnuss 81 ,
poor Magnus, my more than fr;a III,
NAV more was said need not no
.oia Ia few moments he was Como
anu she was knecling on the Srao,
sward, Just on the spot where he MAJ
ielt her, her hands clasped, ana baa
lace upturned to heaven W." her
Next day, Magnus Tborfor,h me-,
eauiy away: even his sister lo,,Laa
SAD. She must have known II ali
never saw them again. ~
One day, about a month af,or ala.
magg,e and l were together in cave
osose py tue ocean-a favorite bannt
vi ours on hot afternoons. Our hoat
was urawn up close by. The day was
p,igns ana the sea calm, its tIny wave.
. .e.s making drowsy, dreamy music ON
the yellow sands. VII
ohe mad been reading aloud, and I
was gazing at her face. """ =
II begin to think You are beaut,fu, >,
She looked down at me where ! Ior
WIN Win those innocent eyes of hers thai
Always looked into mine az frankl, a.
q child's would, !"
I'm not sure, = | Continued. "tbatI
snan ! commence making love TO Won
anu perhaps | might marry YOU. Wbaf
would you think of thatP'S : ""'
Lover she laughed. as mps;c.lIv
Us a sea-nymph, Glove? Love betwixt
I terous!n iiepos-
Il dare say" resumed, pfetepdiru
cause I'm poor" li0 "e-
foor! she repeated, looking very
urn ana earnest now. ''lt the man {
loved were poor I'd carry a creeI for
nm. I'd gather shells for his soke.
but don't love anybody and don't
mean to. Conner
SO that was the BEGINNING and tho
END OF my love-making with Cousin
And Maggie had said she had never
meant TO love anyone. Well, we never
can tell what may be in our immediate
future. 49, - 'i"'s
hardly had we left the cave that day.
and put of from the shore, ere eats'.
| paws began TO rutile the water. they
came IN from the west, and before we
mad got half way TO the distant head
land, steady breeze was blowing
we had hoisted our sail and were run
ming before it with the speed of e gull
on the wing.
once round the point we had beam
\ WIND I'll we entered the ford, then we
had to beat to windward all the way
home, by which time it was BLOWING
quite gale.
III went round more to the north
about sunset, aud then, for the first
time, we noticed a yacht of small djmen.
sions on the distant horizon. Her in
tention appeared to be that of rounding
the isiand and probably anchoring on
the lee side of it. She was in an ugly
| position, however, and we all watched
her anXiously till nightfall hid her
| from our view.
retired early, but sleep was out of
! the question, for the wind ragged and
| howled around the house like wild
wolves. About u o'clock the sound
of gun fell on my ears. | could not
be mistaken, for the window ratified in
sharp response.
sprang from my couch and began
TO dress, and Immediately after, my
aged relative entered the room. He
looked younger and taller than | had
seen him, but very serious.
"rhe yacht is on the Be-" he said
sOlemuly,
They were words to me of fearful
| significance. The yacht, | knew, must
soon break up, and nothing could save
/ the crew.
Iquickly followed my relative into
the back drawing-room, where Mag
! gle was with her mother We gazed
\ out into the night, out and across the
sea. At the same moment, out there
on the terrible Ba, blue light sprang
up, revealing the yacht and even its
/ people on board. She was leaning
4 well over 10 one side, her masts gone,
and the spray dashing over her.
Come cried Maggie. "there is
no time to loose. We can guide their
| boat to the cave. Come, cOusinN'
felt dazed, thunderstruck. Was |
to take part in : forlorn hope? Was
Maggie how beautiful and darling
she looked now to assume the robe OF
a modern Grace DarlingP So it ap'
peared.
The events of that night came back
4 TO my memory now as il they had hap
pened but yesterday. II is page in my
/ past life that can never be obliterated.
We pulled out the ford, Maggie
and /, and up under the lee of the is
land, then, on rounding the point, we
| encountered the whole force OF the
sea and wind. There was giimmer-
/ ing light on the wrecked yacht, and
| for that we rowed, or rather were
borne along on the gale. No boat save
a Shetland skill could have been trust
ed in such a sea.
As we neared the Ba, steadying her
self by leaning on my shoulder, Mag
! gle stood half up and waved the Ian
| tern, and il was answered from the
wreck. Next moment ii seemed to
me we were on the lee side, and Mag
gle herself hailed tho shipwrecked
people. =,
1--WE cannot come nearer she
cried; CLOVER your boat and follow
our light closely"
Take the tiller, now" she contin-
ued, addressing me, '.and steer for the
light YOU see on the cliif. Keep her
well up, though, or all will be lost.
We waited and that with difficulty
- for few mnutes-till we saw by
the starlight that the yacht $ Doat was
lowered. then away we went. :,
The light on the cliff-top moved
sIou,lv down ine wind. L kept the