The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-30
cant trear you wen, Dat, MISS sm,rn.

never have done 10 give way, on principle.
Yos au,t understand that, Miss Sulithers.
Don't revenge yourself on re about X,
now that an helpless, because, you sec.
Il was q matter CT principle"
Il an not il the habit Of rcvenging my
self. Mr. Meeson," answered Augusta,
wish dignity; "bat think that you have
done a very wicked thing to disinherit
your nephew in that fashion, and don't
wonder that you feel uncomfortable
about it"
The expression Of this vigorous opinion
served TO disturb MIR Nelson's conscience
all tho more, aGd he burst cat into Ia
ments and regre.s.
We'll. said Augusta at last. III you
doa't like your viii yol had better alter
IT, There arc caough CT rs hero 70 wit
ness viii. ard If anything happens 70
yol il sill crcffidotne gther-will it rot'
This YVES a now idea, and the dying man
.,0s course. Of co~-se." he said; Il
never thought Ct that before. vii do
h az once. and cut Addison and Roscoe
out altogether Eus,acc shall have every
faYth:ac. Ircyerthcnght Of that before.
Cs-c. give me yous band; III get up and
sec atort it.
"Stop q Minute. said Augusta How
are you going 10 write q will without pen
or pencil OK paper o. i-S:
Mr. Mccson scns pack vi.h fToaa.
This difficulty h,i n3' occurred & hi.a.
'Are yon sure r0bcLy ias GOT O. po-cil
and G. Iii Of paper lee asEe IL would
DO, so long IS the viking remained
lcgiblc.'
Il don't thiak so. said Augusta, but
| viii INQUIRE Accordingly she went
and asked Ell aud Johnnie; but neither
Of them he'd pencil or single scrap Of
paper, ard she returned sadly 10 commit
nicato tho ncvs.
Il haze got It. have got It. said Mr..
,Icesor, rs she approached the spot whore
he lay upon The roek. Ii thorc Is 10
Dapor or zen. VIC mnsr vri.o It in blood
upon como linen. VIC can make a pen
FROM The feathers Of bird. Tread some
whore in q book Of somebody who did
taat 1t will do as well as anything
e.se"
Here was "a idea. indeed, and ono tia.
Augusta jumped &C. But IL another mo-
ment her enthusiasm received o check
Where was thcre ans linen 10 write on?
Yes" she said, III you can find come
linen. You have got on g flannel shirt,
50 have tho two sailors, and little Dick is
dressed in s-annel too
II vas tact. AS il happened. not orc
of the party had q scrap OF l,cn on thom.
o. anything that would answer tho pur-
pose indeed, they had only orc pocket
handkerchief between ;hon, and it was q
red ra,y fell of holes Augusta had had
one, but it had blown overheard when they
were in the boat Whas gv,dj they not
have given for that pocket handkerchief
now
YES. said NJ. alooson. it scer-s we
have none haven't even got bank
noe or | might have written in blood
upon that though have got a hundred
sovercigns in gold-i grabbed them up
before L.ltec. from the cabin. But say
excuse ne. Miss Smithers, but-un-
ah--ohl hang modesty. haven't you got
some linen on, somewhere or other. that
YOU could spare bit of You sha'n't lose
BIZ giving it 70 me There, | promise thai
will tear mp the agreement II ever get
out Of this-which / sha'nt-which /
sha'n't-and viii write on the linen that
il Is to be torn up. Yes. and that You
are to have $4,000 legacy, too, Miss
Smithcrs. Surely you can spare me
little bit-iust off the skirt, or some
where Won know. Miss Smifhers! II
never will be missed, and il is so very i'm
pOrtant.'
Augusta blrshed, and no wonder. Il
an sorry to say have nothing of the sort
about me, Mr. Meeson-noihing except
flannel, sho said Il GOT Up in the mid
die Of the night before the collision, and
thcro was no light in the cabin, and put
on whatever came first, meaning to come
back and dress afterward when it got
/ light
stays said M. Meescn. desperately.
Forgive me for mentioning them, bat
{ surely You put on your stays? Cno could
write on them, You know
Il am very sorry, Mr. Mecson. she an
swcrcd; but | did not Pit any en-
Not a caG or collar" he said, catch
ing At last straw Of hope.
Augusta shook her head sadly.
Then there is an end of it, grcancd
/ ,,r. Nocson "EUstace mist lose the
money Poor lad poor lad have be
hayed very badly to hin. -
Augusta stood still. racking her brain
/ for some expedient, for sho was deter
mined that Eustace Meeson should not
lose tho chance Of tina. colossal fortune if
she could help il. Il was but a poor
chance at the best, for Dir Nccson might
not be dying. after ali And il he die die
/, vas probable that his fate would be
their fate also, and 10 record would re-
main Of them or Of Mr. Nelson's tesla
. ucntary wishes ha things looked ct
present there was every prospect Ct their
I'll perishing miscrably on that dosolate
shore
Just then the sailor Dill who had been
sp T. the flagstaff, cn the rock on the
chance Of catching sigh Of some passing
vessel came walking past. His flannel
shirt sleeves were rolled Up - the elbows
e. Ais brawny arms and as he stopped Go
saeal, TO Augusta she noticed something
that EaGc he start and gave her IN ideo.
There amt nothing 4 be seen. said
the man, roughly and it's nv belief
that there went be. neither Here we
are, and here we stops tili we dies and
rots.'
"Ah, hope not. said Augusta. "By
the way, Mr.. Bill, VIII You let me look at
tho tattoo on Your armf'
Certainly, miss. said Bill, with alac.
rity holding his great arm within en- inch
Cf her nose. Ii was covered with various