News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25
CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.
Left alone, Anemone. overcome
with exhaustion of several sleepless
nights, tried to rest, but i'm vain.
The terrible scene repeated itself
again and again i'm her imagination.
each time with new horrors, until IL
seemed to her that she heard the old
woman shrick in the cnldron of boil
/ ing waves, that she could see her
| struggling TO free herself from m,
waters grasp, that her gnnrled IN
gers were catching at the rocky cdge
IN hopeless endeavor to draw her
self out. The creaking of the chair.
the swapping of the dying fire. the
signing of the dying waves, filed her
with a strange nervousness and she
startled as the wind ratified the door
latch, for she fancied Satanna was
and added to this was the
sorrow of her loss, and bringing with
it a realization of a friendlessness she
had never felt before.
81 cannot stay" she exclaimed.
and writing hastily with a pencil,
- Let anything found within the cot
tage besold and given TO thechurch,"
she took her lace bobbins and went
out into the night.
There was a pleasure i'm moving, in
feeling that she WAS going somewhere.
The sea and the wind no longer sung
a funeral dirge. Perhaps there had
been some eXpiation in her gift, no
matter how small, for the old wom-
ans shortcomings, and she hoped il
would so be accepted. She thought
o her recent friend. How quickly he
had come and gone in her lilel And
she knew not even his name, but the
sense ofloneliness was returning, and
she walked still faster.
Now the moon, freed from clouds,
shone bright and clear, and, sitting
down ON the cliffs and resting her
head against the rocks, she fell into
deep sleep, and the waves seemed to
whisper more softly and the wind
blow more gently, that she might
not be aroused. A few hours later.
startled to find how soundiy she had
slept, she sprung to her feet, and, re-
freshed and rested, walked more
quickly toward Fernando.
In the harbor of that city a great
steamer was about to sail, and in the
ofdeparture no one noticed
that beautiful girl, dressed in "A
PLAN, grey gown and burdened with
her lace bobbins had come on board.
Least Of all did a tail gentleman with
English whiskers and honest. dark
eyes, observe that she passeu within
his touch as he bade farewell to an el-
derby lady in heavy mourning.
Anemone herself was not aware of
this, but, overcome 10y the hustle and
noise, sat down in the first vacant
seat she found, and it chapced TO adj
Join that of the lady in mourning.
The lady, however, was not so OBJ
livious to her. and had already noted
Auemone's unusual beauty, simple
dress and distrait appearance, when
the captain approached aud asked il
she were Il registered passenger.
81 don't know, SIR, +" she replied. not
comprehending. IL only wish To 60
your ship goes.
What is your name he asked more
gently.
g haye no name nor money" she
but IL you will take me
across the water | will make lace to
pay for my passage"
Hunt" said the captain, greatly
puzzled. "Why did you come? We
don't carry waits and strays."
Il am not exactly either" said
Anemone. looking at him with eyes
wide with Indignation; "dou't put
me off-please let me go on
"Iou needn't fear our putting you
of, replied the captain, halfsmile
showing in his eyes; eve are too well
underway for that. Otherwise"
he added. Il would notcare TO take
-he responsibility of looking after
YOU"
LET me share it with you" said
.he lady in mourning. who had
grown much Interested i'm the con-
land consider me respon-
iible also for her passage money
md she reached out her small,
gloved hand and laid it protectingly
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