San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-15
A TALE OF \ CARAVAN
HI EuHEr mI.oINNAN.
CHAPTER Y.
uUNCI.UDE~ WITH Kiss.

Not Tar lrDlA tie spot WHERE W imam
Jones had landed. and removed some
little distance from the deserted village,
with it's drsOlat" main street and roof
less hlhiIaIiono. there stood low, one
Storied cottage. quite d. black and for
biddmg-lookimg as any of the abandon
ed dwellings in It's vicinity. 1t was
built of stone, and rooted with slate,
but the DOORWAY was composed of old
ship'S timber. and the one small win
dow it contained had originally formed
the window of Il ships cabin. Over the
door was placed, like sign, the wooden
figure-head of Il young woman, naked
to the waist, holding mirror in her
hand. and regarding herself with re-
markable cOmplacenCy, despite the fact
that accident had deprived her of anOSe
and one eye. and that the beautiful red
complexion and jet black hair she had
once possessed had been entirely wash
ed away hy the action of the elements,
leaving her all over of leprbgS pallOr.
The rest of the buiItiug. as | have Sug-
gestpd. was Of sinister blaCkneSS.
though here and there it WAS sprinkled
with wet Spa-sand. Sand. too. ay on
every side. covered a small pat 3, origi-
nally meant for a garden, and drifted
thicklv up to the very door.
To this cottage William Jones ran
with his treasurc-truNP. and. entering
in without ceremony. found himself III
almost total darkness; for the light
which crcpt through the blackened
names of the small windows was only
iust sufficient to make darkness visible,
But This worthy seaside character. hay
inc. in addition To cal ; predatory in
stfnctS. something of Il eats power of
vision. clearly disrrrnrd everything in
the chamber he just entered il rude,
stonr-paved kitchen. with an open fire
place. and no CRATE. black rifters over
head. from which suspended sundry
lean pieces of bacon. a couple of wood
en- chairs Il table. and. in one corner, a
sort Of bed in the wall. where human
figure was rtpuS3nL. set ug down the
trunk on The floor he marched right
over to the bed. and uucrrem0niOUsly
shook the individual lying upon it,
whom lac discovered to he man. NUT
tering ina heavy sleep. Finding that
he did not wake with shaking William
Jones bent down and cried Justify in
his ear:
"Wreck, wreck a~hrrr."
The effect WAS Instantaneous. The
figure rose mp in bed. disclosing the
head and shoulders of Il very old man,
who wore red cotton night-cap, and
whose hair and heard were rs white as
snow.
Eth? Wheer? Wheer?" he cried, in a
shrill treble. looking vacantly around
him.
Wake up, old I'M" said William.
Selling him and shaking him again. 1T 5
me. William Jones'"
William? Is it my son William?'
returned the old man. pcerimg ont int"
the darkness.
yes, father. Look yc now, you was
a-talkinG again in your sleep, you was.
A good thing no one heerd you but
your son William. Some O these days
you'll be letting Sunmat out, You will,
if you go on like this"
The old man shook his head fecbly.
then, clasping his hands together in a
kind of rapture. he looked at his son,
| and said:
YES, William. | was a-dreaming. Oh:
it was such heavingly dream. was
a-Standing on the shore. William. and
it was ALLOWING bard from the east,
and all at once | see a ship as big as an
Indiaman. come i'm wi all sail set, and
90 ashore: and looked round. William
dear. and there was no one nigh but
you and me; and. when She broke up.
see gold and silver and Jewels come
washing ashore just like floating weeds
and the drOwnded. every one of EN-.
had rings on their fingers. and gold
watches and cheeus. and. mOre'n that
that their hands was full of shining
gold; and one on 'em-a lady, William
had a bright diamond ring, as big as
a walnut; and when tried to pull il
off, it wouldn't come; and just as | pull
ed out my leetle knife to cut the finger
off, and put it in my pocket, you SHOOK
me, William, and woke me up. Oh, il
was a heavingly dream"
William Jones had listened with i'll
disguised interest to the early part OF
this speech, but, on its conclusion, ht
gave another grunt of undissembleC
disgust.
well, you're awake now, old un; 81
Jump up. I've brought summat home
IccE charm end eat a liSLLn