Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-11-19

turns. sickened, away; her eyes met
Jacks eyes fastened upon her face. He
touches her little roughly on the Shout
| der.
dorothy" he says, hoarsely, "there
ain much time to lose. Shall try to
save him-for your"
"Save him-save himi" answers she,
wildly. "Yes, yes it's my fault, his be-
ing out yon at all-my fault Hurry,
hurry, Jackl Come, Joe-father! Jacks
a going to save himp
Jack doesn't finch nor hesitate a Sec
ond; he pays slight heed to Joe's re-
monstrances, or to Dave Chenoweth's
oaths In five minutes he has boat out
on the shrieking waves of the inlet, and
with one catch at Dorothy's hand with
his as she helps her father and brother
push off the craft, Jack Kendall is pulling
for his life aud the others with 6espera-
ton known only to such heroic natures
as his.
They watch-the three-fron the
shore. Now they can see the frail shell;
now they cannot. This moment living
speck upon the top of the waters, leaping
to meet and reach that other speck
mile and more away from it. the next,
both lost to sight in the great gray gulf.
1t did not take long-not so long as it
takes me to tell it-beforc Jack Kendall,
making one last long lunge with his
boat, holding his right oar with his
strong white teeth, caught the living,
breathing body of Redlon in his arm
and lifted it in beside him.
Dorothy fell on her kneos on the sand,
clutching with tense fingers at the spray
dashed rocks by which she crouched.
Looking up, she saw the Cape Ann
Lights, and then, with a great awful
sob and arush of long pent-up tears, she
remembered Jack Kendall. Through all
the next fateful moments she thought
only of him-saw only, in her mind his
blue eyes, his sunny head, as the speck
upon the waste of waters dashed nearer,
nearcr-nay now Joe and his father,
reaching strong arms, caught at the
boats edge and hauled it, Dorothy help
ing up the sands.
The three men-they were not wordy
people-carried Redlon quickly into the
farmhouse kitchen and laid him on the
old hair:cloth sofa They gave him slim
ulants, put dry clothes on him, and
finally whispered that he was 'all right, "
and sat down to eat. At last Dave Che
noweth and his son sat down.
Jack Kendall stood by the window; he
had refused to take anything, or to dry
his clothes or change them; and Doro-
thy sat on stool by the sofa, gazing at
the sleeping mans pallid face.
Jack turned away from the window.
The two men were talking over their
meal Dorothy was we'll in the shadow
away from the flare of the candles, and
Kendall went up to her and knelt down
beside her
p "Dorothy,' he says, brokenly, 81 be-
lieve as how I've done about all could
for you''--he glances at she sleeping
mainland now I'm goin' away from
the farm--for good-to-night-now ~
He holds out his hand.
Dorothy does not take it. She rises
she crosses to the window and pulls aside
the thin curtain, and beckons Jack Ken
dial to her side.
Jack, " she says, "when saw you out
yon, and saw the lights shinin', prayed
for you to come back safe" Jack shakes
his head sadly.
'For youm the girl cries, wildly; not
him! It's all been a mistake with him;
tits been you, Jack, all the time.
When l saw them lights, 1 knew
couldn't love no landsman, jack
couldn't marry no man as couldn't man.
age boat better'n that. Jack, +" she adds,
plaintively, twill you hev me3"
And Jack makes little answer, save the
fold of his wet young arms about her
closely, the kisses of his ruddy mouth
on hers.
So these four, quietly, lest they wake
the bruisedand resting man, eat to-
gether their Thanksgiving dinner. And
at the asst window, where Dorothy left
the curtain pushed aside, the Cape Ann
Lights g'eam in and shine on Jacks
happy face.
'I'll always love them lights" Doro-
thy whispers to her lover, later on.
"Will he" Jack asks.
EYES," the girl answers, thoughtfully.
1.-TWO Of kind is fair mating" strok,
ing her lovers hand; "but matched is
only married. "-Fannje A. MatkeUS.