The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-06-20

INTRODUCES WILLIAM JONES AND HIS FATHER
NY story is now bound to follow in the
footsteps Of Matt who, on quitting the pres
snce of her artist friend, walked rapidly along
the sand-incumbered road in the direction of
the sea.
Skirting the lake upon the left band, and
still having the ocean of sandhills upon her
right, she gradually slackened her pace. A
spectator, had he been by, would have doubt
less observed that the change was owing TO
maiden meditation that, in other words,
Matt had fallen into brown study.
Presently sho sat down upon Il convenient
stone, or piece of rock, and, resting her elbows
on her knees, her chin in her hands, looked
Tor some minutes at vacancy. AT last she
rose, flushing warmly, and murmuring some
thing to herself
The something was 10 this effect:
''His hands are as white as ladys, when
he pulls off them gloves, and he said was as
pretty as my picture
can only guess at the train Of reasoning
which led to this sOliloquy, and express my
opinion that Matt had wel-developed ideas on
the subject Of the sexes. True, she was not
above sixteen, and had little or no experience
of men, none at all Of men who were both
young and good looking. Nevertheless, she
was not inssnsible Of the charms Of white
hand, and other tokens Of masculine refine
nlent and beauty.
By natural sequence Of ideas. she was led
TO stretch out her own right hand and look al
It critically. 1t was very brown, and covered
with huge golden freckles. The inspection
not being altogether satisfactory, she thrust
both her hands irritably into the pockets Of
her jacket, and walked on.
Leaving the lake behind her she followed
the road along a swampy hollow, down
which the shAllowest of rivulets crept alonl
by the sea, now losing itself altogether il
NOISY patches Of suspicious greenness, agaii
emerging and trickling with feeble glinmer
over pebble and sand. Presently she left tn
road and came upon a primitive woode
bridge, consisting of only one plank, SUI
ported on two cairns Of stone. Here sh
paused, and seeing red-legged nd-ppe
running about on the edge of the water ju'
below her, made a gesture like boys throw
ing a stone, wherein the sand-pper sprun
up chirping, and few along out of sight
By this time she was in full sight Of II
sea. Dead calm, and covered with rain-cu
ored shadows, it touched the edges of the fl,
sands about mile away, and left one lor
creamy line Of changeless foam. The SAM
themselves stretched away TO the westwaI
far as eye could see. Butte the left and eas
ward, that is to say, in the direction towal
which she was going, there was u long, rocl
promontory, with signs of human habit
ton. Breaking into swing-like trot, Ma
FASTENED thither, following a footpath acre
maTShy fields.
In due time she came out upon a narrt
and rudely made road which wound along I
rocky promontory, at low water skirting I
sand, at high water, the sea The first hUi
she reached was a wooden life-boat house
4 10. o,,A I
tide at some distance from the waters ed
On the roadside above the house was fl
STAFF, and beneath the flagstaff wooden Sc
All was very still and deSolate without
sign Of life; but little farther along
road was row Of cottages which seemed
habited, and were in fact the abodeS Of
eoastguard. Instead Of lingering here NJ
proceeded on her way until she reac
what at first sight looked like the beginn
OF village or small town. There W
houses OH each side Of the road, some Of ii
several stories high; but close inspect
showed that most Of them were roohesS, I
few of them possessed any windows or do
and that nearly all were decayed and dill
dated from long disuse, while not few
blasted and sinister appearance, as if bit
encI by fire And still there was no SIX
any human soul, Suddenly, however, the 81
came Il M end, and Matt found herself c
sort Of rocky platform overlooking the
and ON this platform, shading his eyes I
the blazing sun snd looking out seaward,
solitary man.
So inirut WIS he on his occupation, thu
was unconscious Of Mats approach till
was standing by his side He turned his
upon her for a moment, and then once
gazed out TO sea
A short, plump, thickset man, wi