The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
CHAPTER IL.

THE DINNER PARTY.
They sat down to an island dinner remarka-
and steak, iish. fowls. a sucking bic. &C cocoa.
nut salad. and sprouting cocoanut roasted for
dessert Not tin had been opened and save
for the oil and vinegar In the salad. and some
green spears OF onion which Attwater culti-
waited and plucked with his own hand. not even
and ciaret succeeded each other and the Ia.
rallone champagne brought up the rear with
1t was plain that. like SO many OF the ex-
trsmely religious In the days before teetotRl-
ism, Attwater had a dash Of the eplcurs For
doubly SO TO have designed and had prepared
an excelle meal for others. and tho manners
OF their host were agrceably Modified In con-
sequence. cat OF huge growth sat on his
shoulder purring. and occasionally with a
cat he might be liEened himself. as he lolled
at tho head Of his table. dealing out attentions
eaw anq AnS Both usS ana ths
CAPTAIN fell progressively under the charm of
Over the third guest the incidents of the
dinner may be said TO have passed for long un-
needed. Herrick accepted all that was offered
him. ate and drank without tasting. and heard
without comprehension. His mind was sinEly
occupied in contemplating the horror OF the
circumstance in which he sat. What Attwater
knew. what the Captain designed. from which
side treaeherl was to be FIRST expected. these
down the table aud nee into. the night.
And even that was debarred him: to
all. were only to precipitate, the bar
barous tragedy and he sat spellbound. eat
observed him narrowy Httwater with raking'
sidelong glances that did not interrupt his
talk. the Captain with heavy aud anxious
We'll. / must say that sherry Is a really
A hundred and twelve shillines in Lon
sSR and ,b The trsgat to !nlDsr9IsS and on
really not bad Tuld,'
"A 'nndred and twelve!" murmured the
CLERK, Tslishng the wine and the figures in
Glad you ike It." said AttwateL Help
yourself Mr.. Whish and Keep the bottle BY
Ny friends name is IIuish, and not whlsh.
slE%, said the Captain with hush.
not Wish saa A s9rS u'h SRa
ah9ut to say that have stu eight dozen he
HqafG hA dasla aS %h aPA sa T BANS Ms eye
sherry" was the reply. Fight dozen sx-
9cellant sherry Why. i seems almost worth
The ambiguous words struck home to guilty
ffonS,elGnce aud Hush and ne captain sat up
Worth what" said laws. ''''" WIN ''A'0'
A., hundred and twelve shillngs." replied
Tho CAPTAIN breathed hard fora moment.
lie reached out far aud wide to lind any co.
h l,,,, ia these Iemarksi then. with great
allow We are about the first white men
upon THIS island, 81 said he.
IRE gravity, to the new ground. Myself and
Or. Simouds excepted, should say the only
ones, he returned And yet who can tel2
lived here. and we sometimes think that some
one must Inc cocoa ipalms grow.alI around
ING. We found besides. when we landed, an
Enmlstasaole eairn upon tho beach use un-
known, but probably erected In the hone OF
name is forgotten by some thick witted gontry
whose very bones are lost. Then ths island
WITNESS the llTtcioTpl mas been twice reported
both derelict. The rest 10 conlecture"
DE simonds Is your partner. 1 guess r"
"A dear fellow. Simondsl How ma voulJ
regret Il II he knew you had been here" said !
And II you could tell me whore The Trinity !
Al was. you would confer favor Mr.. Whish." |
MAS the reply.
Aud She has a native crew ?" said DAVIS.
since the secret has been kept ten years |
one would suppose she had replied Attwutrr |
Well, now, see here said liuish; You |
no mistake. hut tell you It wouldn't d. Tor
me. Too much Of The Old Rustic Bridge by |
ne Mil too retired. BY alt Give me- the /
!. You must not think IL was always So, re-
Piled AttwateE This was once a busy shore |
although now, hark YOU can hear the Solitude |
sound OF bells. kindly follow a little expsfts
nent OF nine in silence" There was silver
1ell At his right hand to call the servants no /
made them sign TO stand stlll. struck tho tell /
sith force. and leaned eagerly forward. The
tote rose clear and strong; it rang out clear
md ia- Into the night and over the deserted
sland i died into the distancsuuul thorV only
ingersd IN the porches Of the ear vibration
nat was sound no longer Empty houses !
And yet God hears the bell And yet Ne sit In
OF spselstorsI And you caiithst solitude
10 he CoAtHsusd