The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14

since you were little girl"
"Does my mother know of this?"
Eyes, since last year; and she has bid
den me Godspeed. But do not wish
you to be influenced by that. Decide
years, and more; but in my love for you
am young, and shall always be.
She stood silent for while. She was
evidently touched by his words, and by
the manly generosity of his appeal, but
something was " wanting to give the
final conviction to her heart, and she
was too true to herself to commit herself
without it.
There is no man living for whom ]
care SO much as for you" she said at
length; ''but / have never thought of
caring for you in that way | have de-
pended on you and trusted in you, but
to be your wife. Oh, you must
give me timel do not know what ]
think, or feel. But | shall not be in
Doubt will give you an answer soon.
1t seems to me that if could love you
as you wish it would be fortunate thing
for me-fortunate that a man like you
should wish to marry such girl as !
am. But give me till tomorrow
GAS long as you need, answered the
judge, huskily. 1T is my duty and my
happiness to wait for you and upon you
as long as I live"
The breeze fell again during the after
noon, and they delayed their starting In
expectation of change later on. The
result justified their forecast, for as the
moon appeared above the eastern horizon
the clouds began to gather in the west,
and the tops of the trees waved and MUIR
INJURED The direction of the wind was
such that, after leaving the island, they
could make nearly straight run for
home, keeping the boom over the port
quarter. In setting out long tongue Of
land extending on the southeast broke
the sweep of the wind, and made it seem
much lighter than it really was. The
water was smooth and the impulse just
sufficient to make them glide along rap
idly. But the moment the point of the
cape was passed the sudden increase in
the violence of the wind fairly startled
them. The judge, who was at the helm,
was gust or temporary squall only, and
therefore did not put back into the
smooth water and double reef his sail,
as he should have done.
By the time he had discovered that the
wind had come to stay, they were too far
on their course to make return advis-
able To have done so would have in
volved beating up almost in the teeth of
the gale, which would not only have
been long job, but one which the height
of the waves would have rendered dan
gerous To keep on, on the other hand,
seemed comparatively easy, the wind
being nearly fair, yet not so much SO as
to involve the peril of jibing; the dis
tance, moreover, was not very great, and
the boat, though heavily laden, was
going fast. Accordingly the judge
grasped the tiller firmly, and kept her
headed SO as to pass the lighthouse
couple of points to the northwestward
The three occupants of the little craft
were all seated, of course. close up on
the weather side, the spread of sail hav-
ing a tendency to bear her down to lee
ward. The judge sat next the stern;
Pauline was close to him, and Mrs. Nolen
was next to Pauline, her feet being sup
ported against the sheath of the center
board. But as they sped along the waves
ran higher and higher, and began at
length to dash over the weather gun
vale, wetting Pauline's back and shoul-