Telegram-herald., 1891-03-28

the morrow, aad thtther Ton went 70
forget II lie could
we se1t Fleet ~ood - the Gray cot
tage - sec II Miss Eanice would Let "a
have her b.g0nl&s for ts1-Iaorro1. fazsy
Mrs tentOn Was saying as Ton en-
tered. hut IL seems - Il hs 4 never get
back. o. here he comes end the nerv-
oas little Lady laughed an apology
you can have them and welcome"
Joe announced. then be edged around
u Ton ashley and said IN an under
tone: go up u the cottage she won't
spes.z . friendly word - me"
Young Fleetwood felt somehow that
~ had been ia the way, and wanted -
pat himself right But Tom did not 20.
doe might be telling him the truth and
he might not
Late that evening. however, Euniee
received a note from disconsolate Tom:
''Come 10 church to-raorrow, dearest"
be said. and let Is rejoice together O.
Eunice, let Us be one In heart at the
holy Eastertidel l plead with you!
Come
Ca the glad morrow the flowers filed
the chapel Of tho sailors with their
beauty and fragrance, the organ pealed
forth and the people joined IN the glad
anthem Of the Resurrection. but Euniee
Gray was not with them
Tom Ashley sat Ia his place and fol-
lowed the chant with white lips; his
fine face wore such panied expression
that his friends pitied him He did not
notice the chances Of sympathy. though.
for he was thinking. "She must be very
angry" he concluded, 80 refuse good
will at Eastertide!'
Some way the chapel with all It's
flowers was cold and cheerless- Tom
had never known such o far-off, UNI
sociable Easter before.
And so it happened that the good ship
Belize Isle sailed with Tom Ashley on
board. and Eunice Gray had made no
sign. And Tom WAS SO white and quiet,
too. that the captain had half mind 10
leave him ashore. but the poor fellow
begy,ed so hard that he let him ship
with them.
Then the spring slipped into summer.
and the little village by the sea grew
lonely and slow paced: and the pretty
cottage at the end of tho white street
seemed loneliest of all.
Months went by. and the steamship
Aspinwall came into the quiet port
with the mail on board.
The friends OF the brave crew Of the
Belle Isle crowded eagerly around for
their accustomed letters, but they all
alike were doomed 70 disappointment.
1.-The Belle Isle! the Belle Isle!' said
the captain OF the Aspinwall. shaking
his head gravcly; but that was all he
said
Then the papers were distributed.
''Gonc down with nj on board in ter
rife storm Off Bcrneo!' was what she
dispatches stated Of the fated vessel.
A wall of deepest anguish went up from
the village by the sea for the loved and
lost Eunice Gray kept her room for
days. Would she be obliged TO live TO
endure this awful sorrow?
Poor Tom had gone down without
kind word even Oh, it was terrible!
Once again the glad Easter morning
dawned on the quiet village in its nook
on the shore. The little white chapel
was already open, though so very early.
The dark memorial window with its in
scription: The sea shall give up her
dead" looked pcnsively down on the
empty pews and all was swectly silent
In keeping with the memory. The flow
ers dropped from the railing and from
the fonts above awaiting the arrival of
the worshipers. But long before the
silvery tones of the old bell had called
them together, q stranger entered the
shadowy place.
Evidently he had come for worship;
but he wandered here and there and
finally paused before the memorial win