Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-12
| answered decisively:


Il did not believe that rich. hand
some young fellow like you would
wish TO marry a poor country girl,
and desire you to direct your atten-
ton elsewhere. for she is engaged to
worthy young man from this place.
That day left Huntsville. and no
adieus were spoken. So ended my
little Irritation.
We'll, Harry YOU have given me
quite a poetic recital, but You ought
not to make such an ado over mere
f1irtatation' Let usg go up the lake
and back before sunset.
Ten minutes later Harry Marsh
sauntered along the shore Of the lake,
realizing that he was not quite whole
hearted.
A year had passed since Harry
Marsh's visit to the quiet little village
of Huntsville. Many changes had
taken place.
Viola Craig is an orphan-alone in
the world-friendless What was she
to do? She fell into a briet reverie.
She had an aunt, rich in this worlds
goods; she had written to her and re-
ceived a .etter bidding her TO come
and make her home with her Break
ND the old home and come and live
with me- These we're the words she
read.
Break up the old home! How ro-
nance clings around it, She stood
by the window and gazed up the
country road, bordered on one side by
dark pine woods, on the other by ir-
regular rolls of cultivated ground.
How dear the form Of every tree!
How oft had she walked there with
the one she loved had he not cut his
name and hers upon those very trees;
but he had gone-left without one
word of parting. A crimson flush,
Deep swift and unmistakable, swept
over the girls fair and sensitive face.
He did not care for me; he was
merely amusing himself. she mused.
Then strange light flashed into her
eyes, and two bright spots of color
came on her cheek and she said de-
terminedly, i will go to my aunt, and
as her helress try and forget him.
Fond remembrances! Dear OH
home, good Oyel
| A storm had suddenly arisen from
the southwest 1t descended with
torrent Of rain, a resistless furry of
wind and crash ofthunder.
| Viola was sitting at the window
She glanced out upon the lake. She
beheld its suface lashed into foam,
and, horror stricken, she oeheld some
thing elsa.
| A boat, midway between the penin-
sula and the shore nearest the hotel,
had suddenly capsized under the
fierce blast. For an instant human
being was visible amid the foaming
waters, but soon disappeared.
J Viola descended to the varanda,
her face deadly white.
: Several men dashed past and upon
) the wings of the storm she heard one
of them say:
} Hale and Marsh were in the boat,
and there's little chance of our saving
them.
For an instant she stared toward
: the lake, heart sinking like lead.
Then, without even a shawl over
her white, gauzy garments, she dashed
out into the pelting storm. She
reached the lake shore at point near
where several men were pushing off q
} rowboat in vain hope of saving the
unfortunates
: She sank down amid the wet shrub
berry, clasping her hands, and in low
/ agonized accents she murmured, as
: her eyes fell upon the fearful sight
before her: Good Heavens! Harry
Mash-dead drowned! If he but
5 knew now how I loved hlm--how
5 have loved him since he left me, two
! years agol Oh, God! If he could bt
saved! My heart is breakingr Ant
burying her face in her hands she
sobbed aloud.
3 just then a hand fell lightly upon
her phoulder She started up with 4
: cry, and there stood Harry Marsh
dripping wet, with look of deep, un
, utterable joy upon his face.
Q Thank God am saved--saved tc
: hear my name upon your lips. l was
s not in the boat Frank went out alone
n I saw the storm coming and advised
him not to go. But he went fol-
9 lowed along the shore to the peninsu
f la, and the storm broke before | coulc
get back, he exclaimed.
He spoke in rapid, exclled man.
l ner. AS he finished Viola sank dowr
Y in o swoom, overcome by the strair
n upon her nerves and the sudden re
/. action. He lifted her lo his arms anc
: bore her back to the hotel.
g The boat which went out after the
p unfortuctes came back unsuccessful
8 After the storm had passed, however
: Frank Hale and his sail boat round, d
= the peninsula and moored opposite TIT