San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-29
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Meg rose to her feet. 81 was so sure of
the place." she murmured brokenly. "Oh,
dearl Everything looked 80 bright when
went away yesterday morning, and now
it's all dark and dreary as it is out yonder,"
and she pointed to the dull leaden sky and
gray stretch of water.
Peggy crepJ close to her side and threw
one arm around her in "A close embrace.
ut can't be all dark and dreary so long
as we have each other" she said. Il am
only sorry for your sake, dear Meg. For
my own part | am glad--oh, so glad! |
shall not be awake any more nights dread
ing your going away. There's nothing now
To come between us"
YOU'RE right, Peggy. Whatever hap
pens it can't be very dark and dreary while
we have each other"
The two sisters stood there on the wharf,
with their hands closely clasped and their
sweet young faces looking out to sea- while
the day melted into the somber twilight,
and the cool, gray mist drifted over the
island. Suddenly Peggy's eyes opened, and
an expression of pain-as if she had seen
some terrible vision-passed over her face
and she turned with sharp cry:
"Oh, Meg! darling Megl What should
do if anything should happen to your"
And Meg, STOPPING over her tenderly,
said
Peggy, sister, we'll hope that when God
takes us he will take us as he brought us,
together. And if he does not, why then,
II was in heaven, | am sure he would let
me still be near to help and comfort you.
Even death could not separate u.s."
The long winter had passed, and now
the warm April sunshine had come again,
and the white sails once more dotted the
blue waters.
One morning word was brought that the
lightkeeper's mother, good grandmother
Colby, who lived several miles down the
coast, was ill with rheumatism. The skip.
per and his wife prepared to go to her at
once. st looks pleasant enough now" he
said TO Meg, scanning the sky anXiously,
"but shouldn't be noways surprised if it
blows pretty lively aiore night. And it's
about time for the big spring tide. If it
should come you'll get along all right; it's
never but once blew high enough to cover
the path 'twiXt here and the tower an
faint noways likely that twill now; but
it case it should happen all you've got to
do is to watch, and take bit of food and
go into the tower, so that you can see to
the light, and then wait till the tide
turns"
In the morning the girls busted them.
selves with the housework. After dinner
they found a sheltered nook, and sat down
on the rocks in the sunshine. About {
o'clock the sky became suddenly overcast,
and little puffs of wind came skurrying
tha al iStan ~ Snil Mao as
they started to 90 in the house; "do you
hear the moaning of the Backbone? It's
a sure sign of a sttpn."
During the two hours that followed the
wind steadily increased, driving the waves
with sullen roar on the little beach. When
Meg went to start the light she found that
the mist had given place to rain, and she
heard the thunder of the surf on the Back
bone. She had just returned to the kitchen
when a loud knock was heard, and on open
ing the door two girls, with pale faces and
clothing drenched with rain, crowded
shivering into the room. They were Der.
tina Day and the daughter OF a wealthy
gentleman who had boarded with the Days
for two summers past
For mercy's sake hurry, AMI get us
some dry clothing" said Bertha ungra.
ciOusly.
Megs brow cloudeG, but SIZE neither
stirred nor spoke.
Don't stand staring therel It's stupid
Can't you see that we're half dead with
the cold? Miss Towards father had to
come to East Greek on business connected
with the new railroad, and he brought her
with him. 1t was so pleasant this morn
ing that we two girls rowed over TO the
cliff We didn't notice how rough the
water had grown until we started to go
home, and got out into the bay and saw
the whitecaps all around u.s. 1t was a
mercy that we were not swamped in try.
ing to row ashore. Then we started to
walk to East Greek, but the wind blew so
furiously that it seemed to take all our
strength. ! don't know what we should
have done if il had not been for the 'lighI'
here" she continued, addressing her com
panion. "There isn't another house on the
whole road. These girls" and she turned
toward the twins CONTEMPORARY, "are
the lightkeeper's daughters. fused to go
to school with them
The inSOlent words brought a flush to
the strangers cheek IL am sorry to
trouble you she said, touching Meg's
arm gently, but should be so glad of
some dry clothing. | take cold so easily"
Meg's face cleared instantly, and in a
few moments the two visitors, in dry gar
ments, sat by the fire eating the food which
Peggy placed before them. "ListenW en-
claimed Miss Howard, rising from tn,
chair. Did you ever hear such stormi
IT, frightful."
The wind was bowling dismally around
the house and rafting the blinds, while
the rain was driving in sheets against the
window panes.
Isn't the tide very >high?" asked Ber-
tina. Il remember when we came over
the bridge behind the house that the water