The morning call., 1890-04-01
AMONG ROCKS.
EeoNTINUED.I

He laughed. and picking up a piece Of
bladder sesweed. gave sais mind to bursting
! one after another of the little alr-bubbleS,
but after a. " lille lie became aware. that she
was stilf epy5DuSly regarding him. Atthe
same time be saw the gleamof white dress
n the distance and lie rose and gave. her
:: Hand,s 90 -. a:
s :. .l-by, dear Mrs, Nash" hesaid huT-
10 sSasin .Of his haste, and
-: ~: T.. and n'hers - -. IS +.
r.: XII. my. poor 5ay,% she said pity.
:. s.gawing him down, actuated by,
> impulse, she kissed his forehead.
~. pasm Of pain passed over -Singletdn'S
- and the words he was about 10 speak
:..-::- ,: stited, He turned qulckly. away, JUST
: =: me tosee Mir. Nash, intent on landing a
-. 5od-siZed capture, lQse his footing and
fall lreadt0ng Into the water. -
"A -moment the young man stood; petrhed
with. horror, bnt at the.sGund Of a snIOth3
cred cry'-of agony behind him he Sprang
forward ana ran lightly from rock to rock
till be stood where the old man had been,
leaving MTa. NASH to follow aS.well as she
could - =: :; +. .: -: =: :.
10 fling off. his hat and coat was. but the
work of g. second; Then he. plungedIn,
; and soon had dissatisfaction OF elutching
the old man by the hair. Mr.. Nash was
stunned and insensible having struck his
head somewhere rs he fell, and the eb6ing
tide had carried him some little way out in
that brief space Of time.
Cola had Joined her mother, and the two
women watched the swimmer in terrified
SUSPENSE as he drew nearer and nearer. A
feweminuteso and the husband and father
was lying on the rocks apparently lifeless,
and Singleton was running In the direction
Of the town shouting TO sUme fishermen for
add
He was carried home, and Singleton, after
burrying to his own apartments to- change
his dripping clothes, returned to hear the
doctors opinion Of Mr.. Nash's condition. .
He waited in the empty sitting-room, now,
walking to and fro, now gazing absently
into the bowl OF salt water, with its mixed
collection Of occupants. Then lie stared
out of window at the shining sea, until,
when he turned round at the rustic of
dress, he conld see nothing whatever but
great purple moons. He felt his hand taken
between two small ones, and Celia's face
began to be dimly visible. She had been
crying and leg Yoiea still shook
There Is no danger, Mr., Singleton, the
Doctor says. But we shall have 10 stay here
now for another month perhaps. Oh, what
should we have done without yOu2 how
can We ever thank your"
Il am glad to have been of use; but l
want no thanks Miss Nash," he said,
coldly.
81 should never have guessed that you
were SO brave" said Celia, raising her eyes,
full of gratitude and admiration, to his
'sWhy, how you are trembling, Mr.. Single
ton! And you look so ghastly-yOu have
II slightly twisted my wrist" he said,
glad OF the excuse toT the agitation that he
eeGid not entirely conceal 1t is nothing
much. Well. l wont Keep you from your
father any longer, Good-by;"
:" If only We could do anything for you in
RETURN" she said. wistfuliy. "You have
saved paDa's lie and We can only say
Thank you.
am moreo than repaid by these few
kind words from you" he responded 81
value them IN proportion to their extreme
rarity"
Celia eolored deeply gave him wounded
look. AMI bending over her sea pets stirred
up the stariish with paper-knife.
III have deserved that" she said, in
creasng the quantity of salt water In her
aquarium by one or two drops. "I am sorry,
AMI beg your pardon."
Singleton was too little acquainted with
vsJaa--1 to dream from Celia's manner that
her heart was beating wildly. and that she
sprained wrist than by the thought of her
father upstairs. He osmothered sign and
remarked:
81 am going back to London, tomorrow.
have already made my adieux to your
mother, and will seize this opportunity of
taking leave Of you"
But | thoughtmo.you said you would be
here another weekP'
''I have heard something that has caused
me to change my mindS
Sand when shall we see Won again 2n sha
asked, as they shook hands.
He was silent
you will come and see US when we go
homer"
restrained himself. He loved her too well
TO trust himself near her, when, as her
mother had said. there was no chance for
him.
Nash, that l seldom visit any one."
eli faalin1r hot Oh h,d
with a repulse.
"a OF course, If you prefer to stay away,
there is no more to be said"
" You misjudge me, as usual" Sid he,
with kind OF MELANCHOLY resignation that
Ras not LOST on his aearer. His habitual
frorn feepeheus bns she could not see in
Ii nov the sternnesg and severity it once
seemed % sigutfy. II seemed more aeon
So son born OF pain, and touched her with
& more sslf-satisied man would have
Esad something very flattering in her shy
glace; but SingletOn's low opinion of HIM
sell was too firmly rooted for him to suspect
her thoughts
a formal farewell and he went out with
Celia's faltering "Good-by" lingering in
his ears.
"Good-by y he muttersd, as he walked
away. Good-by to the last of my fading
dreams oil home-wlte-children Good
bye to sunshine and sentiment. Now fer
hard reality and the darkness of night.
Goodbye, little CeliaI [ am nanny to 6aue
won your brief gratitude-mai and hind
that have been to even hope for something
moTci|
over her curiosltles. He was gone. think.
Ing her hard and unjust, and perhaps she
should never see him again! NeverI What
q terrible futurei How dreary and Quill
When Mr.. Nash was sufficiently reeov-
cred he wrote to Singleton's London adj
fress to thank him for the great service he
i reudefed, but he rec5ived no reply.
fortnight passed. another week, and
! tlley were aown at Sandbourne. Celia
0ok pale; her mother was worn with nurs-
ng the invalid, ana it would not do to re-
turn to town in anything but good health.
SO the reading aloud en- the sands began
xgain, and the crochet antimacassar slowly
Cclia's thoughts often wandered from
her book at this period She read me
chanicaIlr. with her mind elsewhere. the
consequence being that her voice dropped
into 8 musical monotone that almost in
v.fiahly sent her hearers to sleep. At such
Names sic would wander off alone ana in
lge Ia self-tUrmenting, travelling back in
memory over the various evenings Sin
ka had spent with them when he was
dbourne. 1t was plain enough. She
ght him 10 think that she disliked
rhaps at first she had really done SO.
call back the days that are notIo
ed sadly 20 herself one after
position Of affairs being that
bed; but here she stopped. for
as too unromantic a. name to
lace Of douglas" in the song,
drowsy, oppressive July day.
Er seemed always family muir
GU listened to il, and the sea