The sun., 1889-12-08

| been nerce Tor ionR WnLe pOok buouuo
noto and the wind blew over us free OF spral
TIN daybreak was grading Laura on my arm
Frequently she would sit M to Tighten the bur
den of her form, but as often as she did o
again would she bring her head to my breast
What the dawn was to reveal could not I'm
aRine, yet felt 90 much happiness in tn
l,thoueht Of Jaura's life being spared. and II
having her at my side, that awaited the dis
closures Of daybreak without dread
Atlast there came sitting Of gray light int
the east By this time there was no more thai
A gentle wind blowing; but the sky had con
tinued OF an impenetrable blaokness all night
and whom day broke witnessed the reason o
the oppressive obscurity In surface of leader
cloud that lay stretched all over the face OF thu
heavens. without the least break Visible In 1
anywhere.
1t was natural that the moment light enough
stole into the atmosphere to zee by my hrs
| look should be at the girl by my eide. Hel
head was uncovered l, in sliDpinR on the life
buoy. or Cutbill in removing 1t from her. hao
barred her hair, and tho beautiful gold OF It lay
| like cloud upon her back and shoulders. II
was as dry as were our clothes; the heat Of the
| island had indeed served us as an oven. She
was deadly pale. hollow-eyed. with shadow
as OF the reflection Of . spring leaf under each
| eye: her lips blanched. her countenance pite-
Gus with it's expression OF fear. Her dress had
been torn by the wreckage: more shpwreoked
than she no girlish figure could ever have look
ed yet her beauty atole through all like spirit
breathing In her. and could not release her
without first pressing her to my heart and
kissing her hand and fondlinR It while !
thanked God that she was alive and that we
were together.
The yacht had broken In half from few feet
abnft OF where her foremast had stood All the
after part OF her had disappeared; nothing re-
mained but the bows, with the black planks
winding round, Jagged. twisted broken; an
incredible ruin The putty colored shore, that
looked to the eye to trend with something OF
the smoothness OF pumice stone to the wash OF
tho surf, was dark with wreckage saw sew
eral figures lying promo among this litter OF
ribs and planks and cases and the like; there
were others again recumbent higher up-ivo
OF them counted-a few hundred PAGES dis
tant, two Of whom as the three OF US sat cast
ing our eyes about US. slowly rose to their legs
TO survey the scene. One OF these was Finn.
the other one Of the grow Of the Bride.
Iexclsimed. pointing to the furthest OF the
three figures who continued rocumbent. Isn't
that q womanW
Cutbill stared Laura, whose eyes were keen.
said: Yes. Is It Henrietta or my maidp"
Finn perceived US, and held up his hand ana
made as II to come TO us; but on sudden he
pressed his side. halted. and then slowly seat
ed himself gazed eagerly around me for
signs OF further life. 1t was now clear day
light, with O thinning OF the leadon sky in the
east that promised O sight OF the sun present.
ly, with assurance OF @ clear sky little later
on. 1t was to be easily seen low that this island
which had brought about the destruction OF
the Bride was q volcauio upheaval created In
the moment OF the prodigious blaze OF light we
had viewed in the north. 1t was Of the foIm of
an oyster shell, going with rounded slope to
6midships from one margin to another, and
was everywhere Of very pale sulphur color.
1t was within q mile in circumference. and.
therefore, but a very short walk In BREADTH
and at its highest point rose 10 between twelve
and fifteen feet above the sea. There stood,
however. on tho very apex OF 1t. II may 30
term the central point Of its rounded back,
vast lump OF rock. as took 1t to be. But my
eye ran over It inourously. We were making
toward Finn and the others when glanced at
It. and my mind was 30 full that l gave the
thing no heed
It was necessary to walk with extreme eau
ton. The island was like q sponge. as have
before eaid, punctured with holes big and
little, some large as wells and apparently deep.
But for these holes walking would have been
go ,or ayarvwnora hetween the surface was
os on,ooth 90 !, ~ had been no,Ished. In many
80 800 80 nonor-Iika etaam crawled into
tha tu. az W. that Tho wind was rome Won felt
.ho ~, =, ,bia oaving formation strikine nm
49,. 49, otr,nsnh.ra and 7 confass NV henrt
SoII 80 n mo an considarino how Il sbould be
49, .ho .ur ohone yortb IN newer and mingled
az st,nn ~ its oiorv with the oven-like tenn.
Ua.atrro ~ thia 1ro-oroatad ia,and
mr. ua-a noanv dend f,sh abopt some
Aoa.;no b",Iv lin the wells others drv, Of ali
siTas and sor+s With the dark bIue. yenomous
go, - da.d ahark fnll f,fteen feat lonQ
.Iasa dnvr hv the edco ~ IN. sen, about forty
nooos - ,ba i.ft ~ the wreck
Iouro vail sd Jvithout dIf1culty She Ieaned
,,non NV avn, hnt thara was no weight In hsr
nrssanrs The life buoy had held her head we'll
o,a~n .,o+or and abo rad bAen ewant aahorn
1rithort suffarinp. the resting Of her limbs,
~ thron oh tho ioro bonrs Of the night had
heIned bsr. tbere vas comfort also in the dry-
neas n, her clotbes, and was very sensible
Iikspiaa that INV presence gave her heart and
snIrit
"It ia Hanr,.tta ,~ sb. exclaimed.