Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-06-21

she th"ew the wealth Of her pas
sion-the righteousness of, he
heart. She was happy in TIL,
thought that he smiled on non,
but her, until she discovered tha
his name WAS often on The lips o
Georgina Grenvlle, a girl Mhos'
father owned !, small estate OH tll'
B0ylpston side oftlle chasnl. Thu
discovery Initiated her. Sht
watched, and heard more, and he
jealousy magnifed inolehil!s :
thousand diameferS.
81 won him iirsl!' she was wonI
TO eXcl;iim when alone. ''Georg
ina Grenville shall never wear
him! WhatI Can not wear.I vii
destrol!p
Frank Hazelsbad often leaned
s over Ellesmere Crags andsplncked
ferns andsshowers- for the inpiE:SSs'
: Stoned beauty'S. hair: She ell.
,collra ged lin lin this; itrec;llled
sfliaMayss ofeIliyalry; otswhIcIi she
ssextTe ffof,{ q;
aul III
i iist he gree Sc gems:
Ole day while Wandering along
the Hoyleston sidegofFtlle cliffs,the
Young students discovered q Won-
dronslN 3niagn iItieents flower that
peeped from asscliff in the rocks
perhaps5twenty feet below the set.
tee Thaye mentioned.
S He liaSfened across the cllaSm
anll,. examined - Tile flower. 1t
seemel,at first argentine tiger lily,
but while it belonged to the lily
family it could not bear that par
ticular name.
1t was-as large as his hand and
grew upon Tire end of asrich emer,
aid STEM. It's six spreadlng,,
somewhat crisp parts or leaves
were rolled back at points, and
it's ivory-white skin was tllickly
studded with scarlet points or
studs. To enhance these beauties
in tie middle Of the six parts a
a broad stripe of flight satin vel
low gradually lost itselfin tho del
icacy of the ivory skin The light
that fell upon it was directly from
above. and the beautiful stripes
acquired the appearance of gentle
streamlets of Australian gold.
Onr hero could not tonch the
flower; but when he described lis
beauties to Ethel Dane, and heard
Her wish 10 possess it, he resolved
that lie would rob the rock and
please her.
He came to the Dane'S bonse on
tic evening that witnessed the
opening ofour story prepared TO,
secure the .matchless specimen of
botany. He carried a strong rope
beneath his coat, and after satisfy
ing himself that thc-rock still
guarded the prize he began to pre-
para for the undertaking.
Ethel watched him make a loop
at one end of the rope, with some
filing like CLEAN Of revenge in
her dark eye, and when he fas'en
$ FIJI za#s SsaEa2aa@ IL
"Rreak9 No lSibeT,--------
a giant" he said. smiling. "Yon
will pu. on my gloves and let me
down slowly. | Cal, ascend, you
know without assistance"
She nut on the almost woman.
ish ranntlets he extended, and he
dropped the loop over the cliff.
Then. uniting his neither limb over
he found the rope and put his feet
into the moose.
said. looking mp smiling. ..Keep
the rome tight al Il LEFT it slip
through your fingers SLOWLY"
She was very strong fora girl of
her wears and she held the rope as
he had directed.
His shoulders disappeared be.
low The edge ollhe precipitation
his face, on which anticipated
triumph sat entlroned:
The cord slipped slowly .thro'
her gloveh hand. and at last she
stenncd aside. for the flashing about
fine .rer now held him IN.
She crepl near the brink of the
dizzy height anil listened for a
sound from HE man below. A
slight swaying of the rope tlrat
rested on the rock told her that he
was swinging himself inward to.
ward the dover, and she watched
his movements with the eye OF a
basillsk.
Gradually the movement ceas
..Iathel!r came mp from below.
"What Frank ~
81 have got the tllowerw
.Bravo!' she said and then rose
palp as asles.
aI will do it now!" she said, un-
der her breath. elanc;ng up at the
cloud rapidly nearing the moon.
.Georgiana Grenville.you have won
him. bnt You shall never wear him.!
You have stolen him from me;
this evening ] shall steal him from
your
ger. and her bosom rose and fell
unanimously with passion.
The renewed oscillation of the
rope told her that he was ascend