Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-05
PARTED DY PRIDE.

o. -air poured down in binding sheets
~ rs with extreme DIM suity that
81. mid keep alight the fire which they
tlg' scaled hoping that its light would
ha snv ship that happened 10 be in the
Vs. vs. tn keep away from The dangerous
coast. o-aa1,,ope,bt tho revo1vi,,
e, ~ loaned bright aud lurid for mo-
usL, Ht6sp disappeared making the dark
me- hicb interviewed seem even thicker
- - more paIpable by contrast.
So IVA midnight half Of the little popu-
- m Breakwater had gathered on the
tEHsiIsnd. discussing the dreadful wealth
y ami the probability Of wrecks before
e, ,ire Women wrapped in rough
NE whose sons were on the sea; young
ei.-N whose lovers had sailed away
Ems before, and mist now be on their
n.,s home. Children whose fathers
- sxposed to the cruel mercies of the
49, 1sap. and wives whose sole hope and
s.n,rt were out at sea somewhere-the
.I-j only knew where.
~ and by. afar off, sound was heard
t,+s- the rumble Of distant thunder; but
-. Gathered on the c11~t Shuddered and
80 "a n their breaths Tley knew that it
.,osa signal gun--the sign of a vessel in
ols@Hsqyen help theml' cried a hard fea-
- ,roman. whose only son was at sea
:. tba t,hing-schOOner which was daily
,v9actsl iu port. lit is only the help of
p-oydeuce that can reach emp
\-gfu aud again the )mlnous sound
ho51,ed over the water; nearer and nearer
srirh each repetition, 1t was evident that
,be vessel was drifting shoreward, and IL
sbs once got within tie current that swept
- frorl Dreadn0ught Cape. she was lusti
N,fhfnr could save her from going to
niece, ON Blue Rock Reefs.
They piled higher the driitw0od-tire, and
boD.l the ship might Keep of, if those on
bo5rd saw the warning light and they
could not well help it,
Rnt t6e wind set strong to landward; the
tiIs WAS coming in also; and there seemed
lille probability that the vessel would es-
.spe theimpendiug doom. She was visible
noD by the red light of the beacon, her
white sides distinctly outlined against the
black horizon.
There was a momeutary lull in the
storm. aud the crowd otanXiOus watchers
had am accession in the person Of tall,
graceful woman, wrapped in waterproof
Cloak The hood was blown back By the
wind. revealing the pale, beautiful face,
with its yioiet eyes-black now with APP
nr1heusiOu-aud frameulu ripping masses
nj g1Ileu-brOWn hair that were tossed
about over her white forehead by the rude
bMst
There was a hurried movement among
The crowd, a falling back TO give the new
conner room, ana whispered exclamation
among the women:
Miss Archelausl 1t IS Miss Archie
laus"
Miss Archelaus came forward to the
edge of the promOntorv, where half-a-
dozen of the Oldest man were standing,
a0l touched Tom Comfy on the arm. Tom
was nm old salt, and had made more than
one VOYAGE round 1.-The Horn"
Tie turned quickly and pulled awk-
wl-jly at his cap. Tom had probably
heard that gentleman should lift his
bat 20 lady And Miss Archelaus was
the only lady Tom happened to know.
"Wi.l She weather il, think you" asked
tha girl pointing to the tempest-tossed
LISA matter o. doubt, num-" replied
Tom rolling his quid TO the other cheek.
OTIS rough night 10 be out, and the tide
set, round the cape like a race-horse No,
mum. ! don't think she'll weather it.
She's bound to founder, cause, you see,
she can't help it,"
Miss Archelaus drew a long breath.
But the crew-the passengers Cannot
assistance he given to them'"
"Onp0Ssible, mum-intirely onpossiblei
Unless the Lord sees fit to tend to their
C1,es hisself. there hain't no mortal man
that can do 'em any good. A boat would
be sw1mped in five miunits, and brave as
the Braakwtter lads be, there isn't one
t1lalrdy enough to think of yenturing
ou among the reefs tonight"
Mis-, Archelaus suppressed a sigh which
was more like a grOln, and fell back to
where the women were standing. None
OF them addressed her; she was not of their
KIDD She was the daughter of Mr.. Arch
euIs, tAe wealthiest man in the county,
AMI She lived in state at the great mansion
on F8.vieW Hill, the house so large and
high that its lighted windows could be
Seen almost as far ont AZ sea as the great
lamp the lighthouse.
Why was she there2 She had no fisher
hi abroad exposed to the peril of the
storm. Why did she intrude upon them,
with her costly dress and her high-bred
WAYS
Wby iudeed' Miss Archelaus herself
could not have told.
il quite as much a wonder TO her as
% iHe women themselves.
She had been in bed, and had been wax
eHet u1t OF a troubled sleep by someone
c..4- her, She was almost certain that
.ar had heard her own name; and it was
a.- voice, the voice Of the man who once
%. Que power TO stir the remotest depths
o, aD pirit; for whose brightest smile she
cared more than for the admiration of the
world.
She supposed she must have dreamed it
al Er still, the spell was so strong upon
t'. mag She had risen, put on her clothes
amy stolen out without the knowledge Of
anyone.
A.. the way to the headland she had been
tu.Hhug Of Kenneth Lerond.
latFs ago-as many as five-they had
parted. lie was tickle; she was proud and
VafH .entlng. There was in her nature no
gent @ spirit Of forgiveness. SiNgle-heart-
e. herself she would not pardon one in
"ta,s nature was the least shadow OF
Die AAd gone away; she knew not, cared
1o. whittier; and she had killed the
sf0l-, passionate love she had borne
L.." tl3 showed herself to the curious
eli, aud naughty as such women
-il.e 20 become when love leaves
'--H i-s0iate.
At"H Archelaus suffered as a meek,
c.-H- woman never can suffer, but
I'VE no sign. There was a secret
her heart where she never dared
be did not care to see ,he grave
she had buried her love and trust
.-.s night it seemed as if he had
ler asked her 10 help, and she could
-e.p u5eying. There was no other
while the ship drifted in, and by
-Ae remained stationary. And over
the wild wall Of the wind and
'sl the roar Of the breakers on
came 10 their ears the despair
es 9- those who were doomed to per-
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