Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-10-25

- please Mar Consequently, tns arst
lhing he did. on arriving home, vas to
I hire a row-boat and beLn practicing with
. the oars.
This vas several Days after that m
happy drive. and Robert had veatured 70
! take May ogt rowing once or twice. but
hts strokes we're % a windmill kind The
zigzsgy way he made his boat 90. when
Ae had May In 90 forced eyes dLseousoiats
Charlie 20 laugh
II received g letter from Cleveland this
morning. aad fn,t shall have u take
an early train FOR home tQ-morrow. said
Charlie Cook. IA be- came up % Mar. whe
was reading a book ia ons ~ enc hAm4-
mocks 90 the porch Il hops y0a haven't
"a ensagcm meat and will ~ With me on
mT fa-eFell row - ~ the inlet this ats
1 eruoou,"
= havea't any engagement. and shall
enjoy &C. immensely. Bat.r she atde1.
''l9 yog really leave Is to naarrew7''
'The busi1s-s calling me home il ur-
geus aud I teie-raphed that woald
GOMEZ
well; Pm very sorry. hope We will
ali meet here next year,
Il have hal a very pleasant vacatianan
said Charlie. with his ere a1ei on May.
"But let's start, for I'm anxious 70 be in
the c0oi shades OK the inIstn
NAY sprang from the hammock and
they started for the dock
Hop 10. aud we've Of. he chserilv
cried - May. as he held the dancing boat
steady whea they reached the water.
Just then came q boat striking against
theirs which they had not noticed ap-
preaching.
Good afternoon ,ati it, OCCUPANT,
who was u"ue other than Robert BslvilIe.
IL wait about here till you return. vau
will give me- the pleasure u the row you
promised me- yesterday" he added. ia a
hurt tN-e % voice. for be saw that Nav
had forgotten her engagement with MIN
-. Mr.. Cook; I forgot ~ oulised 10 p,
out this afterr con with VI. BsIvitle. - ex-
claimed she. '-You'u excuse ne Cor for.
getting my promise, Mr.. BeITIlIe. Won't
yJus'
Why csrtafc,y. since I am so lucky AZ
- - Just In time % capture you "a Mr..
Cook vas aitung away with you. ne afIi-
81 w pleasure viii crly b u short
Duration. f~r snail have % b.. back in
ftn-- 70 take the tive O'Clock boat for Nav
Vile 1rd bring my sister over 10 the
train
Charlie could see sha, TIE last ss HsI-
vf-ie's sentence risased MAY better than
the hrsr and be felt more resigned to his
tnfe ~ h. Jaw she was annoyed At Bel
vilir's Interference with their row and
th1t she preferred his company 10 Bel
ville'-
Possibly 1t was not becauss Nay cared
SO mach more FOR Charlie. as that he was
such a complete master % boat whom
Pc hal IL IN haut Put Belvilla IN his
place. however, and the boat took on airs
Ike a halsv horse, aud male MAY very
nervous. She had her wits about her. a.
most women d. Ia such embarrassing sit
nations, whom all that most men can Do IS
D. look foolish and sbe~ thelr Confusion.
She had feared % risS herseE out on tho
water with BelviIIe again. but now she
stw PERFECTLY safa way ont Of trouble,
Tor this time At least
May I not have q row in boat with
TIVE bauxs 81 oars today. as both you
gentlemen nre heres'' said Nav. II She
weat on the water with Beivilis she was
going % have Charlie there IN case q an
emergency; and she also thought that
Belville's stay that afternoon would not
Cook was 10 himself II boat
That will suit ne immenselv.s an
swered Belville, thinking that perhaps
be might get Charlie 20 DO all the pulling
while he could devote himself 20 enter
tanning May.
Il don't like 90 intruIe. 8" Charlie said.
''bEt | shall tase great pleasure in help
ing 10 make up the crew" he added AS BE-
stepped in when he saw the inviting look
that May gave him and was satisfied that
IT vas her wish that he should DO 50.
WELT we're off, exclaimed BeIville.
when he had fastened his craft and had
boarded Mays boat with the grace - a
person on stiits- Ny grandfather
owned ships and was great sea-dog. 1
think that Is where got my love for the
WATER he remarked. after the boat had
stopped rocking. from the start he had
given It. and when he dared let 90 the
sides and take up his oars.
Charlie smiled at the remark: ans. "a
he rOwei lifted his oars a little higher
than ordinary so As to avoid striking the
swell coming from q steamer that had
just passed. BelviIle was paving such
little heed to his oars tnar one OF them
showered May when it struck the swell.
II beg a thousand pardons. Miss
Brighton; these oars are not quite so
light those used on the other boat
and haven't got their poise yet he
added
%. | don't mind little water. Mr..
BelTille," said May. as she smiled at the
way his oars paved the air like the arms
% an uugracesul orator. II like no sport
more than bathing. Won't you come
down SOME morning and try it with Us y,
Il should like tc, greatly. Bathing i
one OF my delights. I've heard that one
q your Clubmen rescued young lady
who was drowning in Lake Chautauaua
last season. II my doctor had not pro-
aibited bathing, might be 80 lucky as To
lie near and lend You assistance. II vou
should get beyond your depth,r said he.
The water Is glorious exclaimed
Charlie enthusiastically. Its 50 warm
you can Stay in IL all day.1
In this way they ehatted ~ they came
to the inlet Then, Is they pulled along
IN the shade % the overhauging trees.
they made the echoes ring with their
laughter aaj song. The beauty % tie
daY baaishsd for time ell iu-feeliuy be-
tween the rivals, sud they did not turn
10 come back until II WAS necessary TO do
50 for Mr. BelvIlie TO ca-cn the MayviIle
boat.
Look out" cried Charlie 70 BalviIle.
a they were once more nearing the lake.
and Belvu.e began 20 pull with his jerky
strokes again. FOR yOa'I run into that
l0-.n
But he was too late. and the boat struck
the log. careened and filed Then all vas
confusion.
When the boat went down May was
tangled in the rutIer ropes and drawn
under. aud when Charlie. after breaking
the heavy cords, had brought her 70 the
surface o. the water she was uncoa sefous.
aHsi lay IN ms arms As L dead he Inn