Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-13

there's cousin of Dumps at this hotel! /
haven't spoken to him never had any
acquaintance with him, but do you suppose
he has recognized me' Do. please, give me
III your next your candid, sure enough
opinion about it and say you don't think so.
10 You think he knows about me already
ana that is why he left me last evening
when he saw that blushed and trembed
ilke Tool under his eyesS You know !
can't bride all the newspapers
can't go back on anybody who was
good to Gunny at Redhorse-not il Pm
pltched out of society into the sea- So the
skeleton sometimes rattles behind the door
neVer cared much before as you know,
put noW-now 1t is not the same. Jack
itaynor am sure of-he will not tell him.
lie seems, indeed, to hold him in such re-
spect as hardly to dare speak to him at all,
ana I'm good deal that way myself
Dear! dear! ! wish | had something be-
sides million dollars If Jack were three
inches taller I'd marry him and 90 back to
Redhorse, and wear sackcloth again to the
end of my miserable days
We had a splendid sunset last evening,
and | must tell you all about it. | ran
away from auntie and everybody, and was
walking alone on the beach ! expect you
to believe, you infidel that | had not
looked out of my window on the seward
SIDE OF the hotel and seen him walking
alone on the beach. If you are not lost to
every feeling of womanly delicacy you will
accept my statement without question. |
soon established myself under my sun
shade, and had for some time been gaz-
ing out dreamily over the sea when he
approached walking close to the edge of
the water 1t was ebb tide | assure you
the wet sand actually frightened about his
teetl AS he approached me he lifted his
hat, saying, Miss Dement,, may sit with
| you, or will you walk with meS"
| The possibility that neither might be
agreeable seems not to have occurred to
him. Did you ever know such assurancep
Assurance My dear, it was gall-down-
right gall Well, | didn't find it worm
wood, and replied, with my untutored Red
horse heart in my throat, "I-I shall be
pleased to do anything" Could words
have been more stupid2 There are depths
OF fatuity IN me- friend o. my soul, which
are simply bottomless!
! lie extended his hand, smiling, and de-
liyercd mine into it without a moments
hesitation, and when his fingers closed
I
sciousness that it trcmbled made me blush
worse than the red west.
/ | got up, however, and after a while, OBJ
| serving that he had not let 90 my hand, |
/ pulled on it little, but unsuccessfully.
| lie simply held on, saying nothing, but
/ looking down into my slce with some kind
| of "A smle-I didn't know-how could l?-
whether it was alTectionate, derisive, or
/ what, for | did not look Mt him. How
/ beautiful he was with the red fires of sun
set burning in the depths of his eyesl Do
/ you know, dear, if the Thugs have any
/ special kind Of cyes2 All, you should have
seen his superb attitude, the godlike inclin-
/ alton Of his head rs he stood over me after
/ | had got upon my feet! 1t was noble
/ picture, but soon destroyed it, for began
/ at once to sink again to the earth. There
was only one thing for him to do, and he
] did it: he supported me with an arm about
my waist.
Miss Dement,, are you ill?" he said. 1t
was an exclamation; there was neither
/ alarm nor sDliCitude in it, IL he had add
ed, u suppose that is about what am ex-
pectcd to say" he would hardly have ex-
pressed his sense Of the situation more
clearly. Ills manner filled me with shame
and indignation, for was suffering acute
ly. ! wrenched my hand out of his, grasped
the arm supporting me and pushing my
self free fell plump into the sand and sat
helpless My hat had come off in the strug-
gle and my hair tumblcd about my face
and shoulders in the most notifying way.
eco away from me, " | cried half choking.
"Oh, please go away, you-you Thugl How
dare you think that when my leg is asleepf'
| actually said those identical words.
And then broke down and sobbed Irene,
| fear blubbcred
His manner altered in an instant-l
could see that much through my fingers
aud hair. He dropped on one knee beside
me, parted the tangle Of hair, and said in
the tenderest way: MY poor girl, God
knows | have not intended to pain you.
How should II who love you'll who have
loved you for yearsW
He had pulled my wet hands away from
my face and was covering them with kisses.
My checks were like two Goals; my whole
face was flaming and, | think, steaming
hid it on his shoulder-there was no Other
place And Oh my dear friend, how my
leg tingled and thrilled, and how ! wanted
/ to kick
We sat 50 for n long time. lie had re
leased one OF my hands TO press his arm
about me again, and had possessed my
self of my handkerchief and was drying
my eyes and my nose. | would not lool
M until that was done; he tried in vain Il
push me little away and gaze into my
eyes. Presently when all was right and i
, had grown bit dark, lifted my head
looked him straight in the eyes, and smiled
2 my best.
"What do you mean" said, "by year
D and ycarsY'
Dearest" he replied very gravely, yer.
earnestly, Gin the absence Of the sunkeI
checks, the hollow eyes, the lank hair tn
slouching gait, the rags, dirt and youth
4 can you not--will you Northumberland
s Gunny, Pm Dumps"
g In moment ! was upon my feet AM
G he upon his | seized him by the lapel
8 Of his coat and peered into his handsom
1 face in the deepening darkness. | wa
= breathless with excitement.
h "And you are not deady' asked, hardl
e knowing what | said
t "Only dead in love- dear. recovere
t from the road agents bullet, but this,
G fear, is fatal"
n But about Jack-Mr. Raynor2 Don
y you know
d 81 am ashamed to say, darling that
n was upon that unworthy PERSONS invita-
;; ton that ! came here from Vienna"
n Irene, they have played 1t upon your al
, fectionate friend, -
Y MARY JANE DEMENT,.
o p. S.-The worst Of it is that there is u
, mystery: that was an invention of Jack t