The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-10-04
The Wall Street World.
CHAPTER XII.


SHOWING ,How. OUR HERO ESCAPED
d: DROWNING
The boat lay at the wharf, pretty little
craft of six or. eight Stons, WITH a nailsail
and lib. ! It was q delightful aftsrnoon;a
gentle westerly wind swept over a. placid sea,
and theis sky was assclear as the mirror that
reflected its exquisite blue. Oakhurst and
Miss Norcross, took their seats anisIship,
leaving the stern for the boatman The
ropes were cast off, and the sailor wss about
stepping aboard, when it wa, discovered
that the fishing lines had beer left le.lind
Old Larry was dispatched to bring them, and
he rolled off as fast as his habitual gait al
lowed Him. When he was fairly up the hill,
Miss Norcross said: 81
"You know how to sail a boat don't your
eyes" said Oakhurst, "I'have frequently
been out alone; but thought would nos
take the responsibility of more precious
freight"
ut would be delightful to have sail by
ourselves" ].
Charming, truly! Our saltwater friend
may be very estimable person, but we
should be freer to talk in his absence"
Suppose you try it. will sit here, and
you take his place. ~,
Oakhurst hesitated; the proposal was a
tempting one, but he had no great confidence
in his own skill.
"The sea is like pond,n continued his
companion. eve can sail out short dis
lance and then return for our pilot, if we
like" IS.
Oakhurst allowed himself to be persuaded
He showed off the boat, hoisted sail, and they
were soon lightly skimming the waters of the
bay. They rounded the rocky point and,
stood for the eastward Their boatman soon
appeared on the shore and made frantic GEES
lures to no purpose; they looked back and
rather enjoyed his discontinue.
- Meyer did the sea have. such fascination
for Oakhurst. !, He held the rudder and drew
the sheets with proud mastery, deeper and
:. more exciting than the horseman feels on the
back of his steed. These first emotions.
however, gradually lost their intensity, and
he resigned himself to % measureless con-
tent which the gentle M, on, the bland air,
and the sunny sky inspired.
What had been the character of Miss Nor
cross regard for Oakhurst hitherto would be
difficult question to answer; it is doubtful
whether she knew herself. She had been
pleased with his conversation and manners,
flattered by his graceful and not too obsequi
Gus attentions. and. proud of his success in
his art. Living upon, the pleasures of the
day, without a thought of the future, she
) had never seriously reflected upon the conse
quences of her Irritation, qsupposing that
as in every former case, there would come
time of ennui and GOODNESS Besides, she had
felt the force of. her prudent sister-in- laws
suggestion, that man without an estate
would never be able to supply the necessities
of a woman of fashion. With all her quasi
advances degree of reserve was mingled,
and she persuaded herself that she should
never become entangled beyond the power of
retreat. But Oakhurst was not an, easy con-
quest. She was aware of her influence over
him, and employed all her arts to win and
secure his devotion; as long as the least in
difference on his part remained she was url
satisfied. But in this protracted effort she
had drifted unconsciously from her own
firm anchorage. Day by day his society
hal grown more and more necessary to her,
and her habtual caution was more and more
neglected The conduct of Oakhurst, with
out any design on his part, had been such as
to draw her on irresistibly, until their posi-
tons had become reversed; she was now
facinated beyond self-control, and without
thought of the future, while he was merely