Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23

that dizzy pcak!n '' ~ 'nem from
s., long before the cold fowls chic. ~
,a aao ana sandwiches were snraoa .a asn
s snu grass the captain came up from thu
az, ladies and gentlemen said b.
. Ia sorry to spoil sport. but there, No. ;,
squa'l brewing, if ever there wac wac oaa .
a. ana we'll be safer well at sea thon on &c,
1nese ragged points of rock es,, naa On
tbo ,'e W. 'lae Is coming in a deal faster
1 1,,an we calculated on So if youll stem
icy ny Isl, snall DC particularly Obliged y
w. ;ie iaoles began hurriedly to renock
. .he incomplete repast, and 20 oather Nm
.ne'r mats. wells, parasols and Gloves w
.ne gentlemen looked around for shaw,
straps books and baskets; and once
asaln ran the question ~
but octavia! Where is Octayiagn
ana Dorsey Wheeler, strain;no b;o
eyes eyes through the gray mist which Was al.
ready beginning to gather over the land
scape. exclaimed S ''Ao
VINO has an opera glass3 sec
something on that tall rock that seems N
'ean toward the watcr-somcthino, 7 am
quite certain that moves,''
me Inc captain produced his glass
though to be sure, said he. "plasses
am much use in such a plaruev Scotch
mist as this. But l declare. there Is
something up there, tluttering in the
o slnu' l'ke some one waving signal OF
Bolton snatchcd the glass from the
veterans hand, and hurriedly adjusted it
to his own eyes.
1T is octavla's veil. he said, IT can
see the pink flowers like little dots Of
color, on her head. Good heavens! she
has been mad enough to climb tina, rock
all for spirit of crazy adventure. y
"lt's bad job for her, then" said
.ne fisherman, who, having left his nets
10 take care OF themselves, had mingled.
PACK pipe and all, in the general con-
fusion. "For now the tide is in, there
amt nobody nor nothin' can get near
Mother Carey's Rocks; and if the wind
rises, as it's goin' to do, she'll be bowed
into kingdom come, at the very first
puff" AA''
Can nobody help her?" cried the
Mortified group.
The old salt shook his head.
oud come to your own death. -
said he, without helpin' her a mite
There was man killed there twenty
one years ago come October. He"
I'VE are losing time!" said the CAP
tain, impatiently. "There's black
squall driving up on the wind, and I'd
not give much for our lives If we don't
get clear of those rocks. OF course we're
all sorry for the young lady, but so far
as can sec she'll have to take the con-
sequences of her folly. 1t is impossible
to risk whole barge load for her
Ladies and gentlemen, all forward now.
if you plcaser'
But Duncan Ray stepped out from the
ranks.
"Bolton!'' said he. "McDowell!
Christian men, all of you! Are you 60
ing deliberately off, to leave the sweet
est and most precious of our number to
perish in the winds and waves9"
IL don't see that we can do any,
thing!' stammered Bolton "This good
man says that we should only risk our
own lives to 70 purpose"
''And you must see YOURSELF" added
Mr.. Launcelot Mcdowell, "that it would
be certain death to try to cross tho
water, now that the tide is rising sc
fast!'
"There's no time for parlcy," said The
captain. impaticntly. '''The bell vii
ring directly, and whoever isn't or
board then, isn't on board at all! Eth
Where are you going, Mr.. Ray?'
"'ro the top of Wonder cliff, " said Dun
can, pulling his hat resolutely over his
brows. "To rescue that girl, or die il
the attempt"
But at the same moment slender fig.
ure, with a zephyr shawl drawn lightly
over its head, stepped out from behinG
the old bulkhcad-Octavia GLAND her.
self
''Dc not risk your life, Duncan Ray y
she said in a sweet clear voice. ~ ar
quite safe My veil and hat blew off, and
l could not disentanglc them from tho
sharp rocks. But myself was fortunate
enough to make good my retreat before
the dreadful wind got too high. And
came up behind you all, and heard you
talk, and and-O, Duncan, I can't beal
to think Of it all! Let us go back to tho
steamer as fast as we can, and get out Of
this frightful pIace!"
She covered her eyes with one hand rs
she spoke. while with the other she chung
close to Duncan Rays arm, as if it were
q refuge beyond all computation. Blu
all the way back to New York She neve
once condescended to speak to Harr,
Bolton or Mr.. McDowell; and when sh
returned home that evening she was en-
gagged to Duncan Ray.
..For l know now," she said, with
J little trcmor in her voice, 'who, an
! who alone would have riskcd his life TO
/ such silly child as y
1 Harry Bolton and Mr.. Mcdowell fel
like recreant knights, indeed.
Decidedly awkward" said the for
mer.
eyes" asserted the latter. ''Puts on
-ahem!-in such an awkward position.
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