The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-09
DESERTED LOVERS.

"Our ship! our ship! See, Henry, she
is sailing away w%ithoutus. Whatca can
it mean?"
The speaker, Lucy Morril, was a
beautiful girl-a dark-eyed brunette;
the person whom she addressed was
her lover-Captain Henry Cavendish
"a young man Of twenty-six.
They had left the vessel in the dingy,
only an hour before, to visit one of
those isles of the Pacific ocean, near
which the ship was then lying "offand
On
The maine OF the craft was the swai-
low, and she was the joint property of
Cavendish and of Lucy's brother. She
contained a valuable cargo, which the
two n expected to dispose of at
Sydney, Australia, at aprofit ofmany
thousands.
His share would, thecaptain had am
ticipated, afford him the means to COM
merce married life with, and he had
already won a promise from the sweet
girl, who had accompaniedher brother
on the voyage, to become his wife as
soon as the cargo was sold.
Now, at Lucy's exclamation, her
lover, who was in a small valley, gath
ering flowers for her, ran to the sum
NIT of the hill on which shestood.
"Aye, what can it mean?" he cried,
in surprise and dismay.
The ship had made all said, and, be-
fore a fair wind, was receding from his
gaze at a rapid rate.
He Acknowledgement hat and
kerchief in vain. On went the vessel,
and at last her hull was invisible, and
only her upper sails could be seen.
Gradually these dipped lower and
lower, until every vestige of the craft
was lost to view in the distance.
The two looked at each other with
blanched faces.
Here they We're, left by themselves
on this far away isle of the Pacific,
which they knew was out OF the track
of passing vessels.
Something is wrong" said the cap
tain sadly. II fear Ihave lost every
thing. / was in a fair way to be hap
by and prosperous. Now ampoorer
than abeggar.'
Taaro rOca in Tnpv'S ayes
/ advised you not togo into partner
ship with my brother" she said, "but
/ did not believe he was dishonest. |
thought he was only wild and reckless.
Now / do not know what to think."
at has spoiled our hap mess, " said
Cavendish. 'sProbably we will never
see the craft again, and as | am thus
penniless, / cannot think of obliging
you to fulfil your promise OF being my
WIFE"
For several moments Lucy's dark
ewes were yelled by their long lashes;
then she threw herself weeping on her
lovers breast.
"Can YOU believe me to he mercen-
ary?" she said. "Oh no, Henry; | am
yours the same as ever"
@But," replied Cavendish, 1--WE have
no money to live on now, IT ] should
make you mine"
1--WE hardly need money here" said
Lucy, smiling.
DThat is true; but we will want
food"
"We would want that whether we
were married or not" said Lucy
softly.
"And so you are willing to be my
bride-to marry me now?"
ell did not say So" she answered
shyly. ct is for you to say"
"Mho is here to marry us?o
saTrue enough; but-but-I don't
know-Ihave heard that missionaries
are sometimes on these far away Is
lands"
1--WE will 60 and look for one" said
Cavendish, offering his arm.
They had not proceededfar whenthey
met a native-a dusky, wildly-clad
man, with long, black hair. He show
ed surprise on seeing them, and asked
them many questions in broken Eng
lish.
From him the lovers learned that
there was a missionary on the island.
Heguided them to that persons house,
a small building, with a thatched roof.
The missionary, an aged man, re-
ceived them kindly and heard their
story.
ssIt is seldom that vessels pass this
way," he said. 81 am afraid you will
have to stay here for months. You
will have to live principally on fruit
and fish,
Can we get plenty OF thatg" inquir'
ed Cavendish.
II you have a boat, you a 60 out