Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-05-01
Iook there and she pointed


IL that, though the pair were within
# Of each other, they could scarcely
srotber's faces. AS yet they felt no
The dense weight of mist choked the
mpelling air.
III the weather is breaking; we are
- have a Storm" said Beatrice,
nziously.
4 ,oIv were the words out of her mouth
u mist passed away from them, and
n the seward expanse of ocean. Not
of it was left, and in its place the
soa breath beat upon their faces. Far
west the angry disk of the sun was
into the foam. A great red ray shot
bent edge and lay upon the awak-
tiers like a path of fire. The omin-
Nd fell full upon the little boat and
IN Beatrice's lips Then it passed on
i itself in the deep mists which still
d the coast.
"A how beautiful it isl" she cried, rails
self and pointing to the glory of the
bun.
beautiful, indeed" he answered,
j looked not at the sunset, but at the
! face before him, glowing like a
in It's golden aureole. For that also
~ beautiful-so beautiful that it
him strangely.
bkea-she began, and broke of sud-
at is it likeF' he asked.
N / like finding truth at last" she an
Speaking as much to herself as to
" "Why, one might make an allegory
4 h We wander in mist and darkness,
+, vague course for home. And then
IA y the mists are blown away, and
.fIIs the air, and there is no more
n only before us is a splendor making
rs clear and lighting US over a death
:. 4 It sounds rather too grand she
e with charming little laugh; "but
something in it somewhere, if only
Express myself. Oh, look!"
he spoke a heavy storm cloud rolled
4 be vanishing rim Of the sun. For a
t the light struggled with the eclips-
3 bud, turning its edge to the hue of
but the cloud was too strong and
e t vanished, leaving the sea in dark
j, be said, ''your allegory would have
8 hi end if you worked it out. It's get
dark as pitch, and there's a good deal
a il only could express myself
4 rice dropped poetry and came down to
r way that was very commendable.
res squall coming up, Mr.. Bing-
E she said; ''you must paddle as hard as
Ia do not think we are more than
lies from Bryngelly, and if we are
be may get there before the weather
y il we are lucky" he said grimly, as
d himself to the work. "But the ques-
where to paddle to-it's so dark
d We better run for the shorer'
+ are in the middle of the bay now"
&wered, land almost as far from the
i land as we are from Bryngelly, be-
is all rocks. No, you must go straight
bu will see the Poise light beyond Coed
DIV. You know Coed is four miles on
1er side of Bryngelly, so, when you see
n to the left"
bbeyed her, and they neither of them
boy more for some time. Indeed, the
4 Fnd made conversation difficult, and
H as Godfrey was concerned he had lit
& th left to spare for words. He was
v nan, but the unaccustomed labor was
ng to tell on him, and his hands were
<ng. For ten minutes or so he padded
tugh a darkness which was now almost
Bordering where on earth he was
IA, for il was quite impossible to see.
+ be knew to the contrary, he might be
Il round and round He had only one
& direct him, the sweep of the contin
'fsng wind and the wash Of the gath
kayes So long as these struck the ca
*Ech now began to roll ominously, on
Rrboard side, he must, he thought, be
n right course. But in the turmoil |
rising gale and the confusion of the |
fhis was no very satisfactory guide. |
Hgth, however, broad and brilliant
flrulg out across the sea, almost |
n ahead of him. 1t was the Poise |
81 tercl his course a little and padded |
on And now the squall was break
riunately, it was not a very heavy |
heir frail craft must have sunk and
&thit. But it was quite serious enough |
&hem in great danger. The canoe rose
waves like a feather, but she was
. De on, and rise as she would they
. ship little water. And they had |
4 the worst of it. The weather was
ckening.
he held on, though his heart sunk |
him, while Beatrice said nothing. |
|y big wave came; he could Just see
/ crest cleaning through the gloom,
las on them. The canoe rose to il
b.; it seemed to curl right over her,
! her roll till Godfrey thought that the !
come But she rode it out, not, how.
Hthout shipping more than bucket OF
Without saying a word Beatrice
cloth cap from her head and, lean
bard. began to bail as best she could.
was not very well.
4 will not do" he called. IL must
b head TO the sea or we shall be
Sdn
she answered; "keep her head up.
IN great danger"
<ahcei to his right; another white sea
tging down on him; he could just see
BRING crest. With all his force he dug
ieinto the water; the canoe answered
came round just in time to ride out
with safety, but the paddle snapped.
feady sprung, and the weight he put
vas more than it could bear. Right
broke, some nine inches above that
Cd at tine moment was buried in the
I. felt it go, and despair took bold
Godlr he cried, 1.-THE paddle ia
n ee gaspei.
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