The Delta independent., 1891-04-23
FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE.

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ran to and fro in the crowd gathered on
the seashore.
"Will no one go for her? Will no
one try and save my child, my only
child?n shrieked the old miser, wiring
ing his hands and running back and
forward like one demented.
But all turned away. There was
scarcely one present who had not suf-
fered at the hands of the hard hearted
Boston money-lender
| "Oh, for the love of heaven-you
who are fathers, think of me! My
daughter will perish if you do not go
for her! Thompson, you will go. I
will give you anything-anything in
reason.n
Risk my life for your daughter?
Not II" said the man, with a mocking
laugh, shaking off the miser; .'all
your gold would not tempt me out on
that boiling sea. Beside, / am
father too and l must think of my
own family"
"Oh. she will die, she will be
drowned! my child for whom have
toiled and saved, ay and sinned! Jones,
you will 60 l will give you a hun
drcd dollars"
Not for ten thousandm gruffiy said
the man addressed.
Il will give thousand dollars to
any one" eagerly said the miser. "a
thousand! only think. Dalym and he
seized one of the onlookers by the
shoulder, ''oh, go! and the blessings
of broken-hearted man will go with
you.''
mot ikelyn answered DAILY" for
I'd never return to enjoy your IN oney.
No, old man. you will have to face it
like the rest of lis. Your daughter
will de-
'Will die? Oh, no! she shan't die.
Take all l have, but save my child"
"It's no use" said the old dockmas-
ter; ''all the world would not tempt
i anyone to put out in q tempest like
this. It's hard lot for you, for Polite
was u sweet angel. But the bark will
go to pieces within half an hour. So
there's no more hope"
The poor distracted old man heard
the speaker in silence. Then he turned
and looked out to sea, where few
minutes before the outlines of the
stranded bark might have been seen
through the twilight almost buried in
the whirling foam that howled over
the bar on which she lay, but now
darkness had shut her in from view
and the only knowledge of her position
was derived from the booming of her
minute guns across the waves.
Old Smelling, the miser. who, by
usury, had amassed immense wealth,
was hated by all. He had sent his
daughter abroad to get her out of the
way OF young man who loved her
with life's devotion, but who was too
poor for the miser's favor. Before the
bark had disappeared from sight ter
rible tempest came on and she was
stranded. q hopeless wreck.
Five minutes OF dead silence passed.
The only noise heard being the boom
ing of guns. A young man burst
through the crowd and laying his hand
on the old mans shoulder said
"Mr. Smelling is it true your daugh-
ter is on that barkp"
Eyes! You will try and rescue her."
and then recognizing the stranger, he
said, "Oh! It's Harry Dane! Surely
you do not triumph in my distress?"
Heaven Forbid" was Harry's fer
vent reply.
II have come to aid you II can. If
I succeed will you give me your daugh-
terP / love her so that if cannot save
her at least can die near her.
| Every bystander knew that old SHELL
ing had frequently declared that he
would rather see his daughter dead
than the wife of Harry Dane. Now
the miser answered with a gasp:
Yes! Only save her and she shall
be yours"
Harry paused no longer, but in
minute his little boat was ahoat. and ac-
companied by solitary companion
but one fisherman, and he under-for
great obligations to young Dane, could
be persuaded to risk his life-he set
| forth.
The boat rose gallantly on the
waves, shaking like Il duck the spray
from her sides. and for few minutes
was seen momentarily cutting the out
line OF the gloomy sky as she attained
the summit OF the pillows, and then
she gradually passed into the darkness
and was lost to sight. An hour, which
seemed ten to the anxious watchers,
passed and no sight of the young man.
at was madness to attempt 1t" said
one OF the fishermen.
YES, but he was determined to
die Hark! What was thatp"
.HellOa!"
Every eye was turned ssaward, in
the direction from which the hailing
come.
Nothing could be seen but the white
foam of the breakers and the lowering
clouds forming in the background u
chaotic mass Of darkness.
'Hark!" at length said another
fisherman. there it is again"
Every one listened. and now q loud
shout was heard through the thick
gloom. A reply was quickly given and
then breathless suspense followed, in
which every eye was strained TO the
utmost. ~
| See! there it Isl" at length cried
one. See just on yonder wave!"
..Hurrah!'
"a miracle! A miiaclen' shouted
the people, as they saw the boat rise
and fall on the surge, showers OF spray
flying over her, but apparently doing