People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-01
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Partisan standpoint she could not pos.
sibly accept the invitation, YET In
America it might be allowable. The
situation would give her Q wholly
novel experience-that Of unembar-
raised and unaffected talk with q man
of sense whose natural politeness was
as delightful as it was sincere. She
laughed to herselfas If it were kind
Of child-like pleasure she had not had
since she had played with Mignon and
Pierre in the streets of Reuben. She
would give herself up for the moment
to an innocent enjoyment.
More than an hour passed in inspect
ing the light The old captain took
her in charge and seemed pleased with
her beauty and gayety. After all had
been seen, the young man escorted her
to the stile, that she might take the
path back to the hotel She seemed
to lnger a moment, and, in the de-
lightful disregard of the value OF time
that seashore people often show, the
young man appeared perfectly willing
to wait and talk with the handsome
and vivacious stranger.
"And all this is to prevent people
from being lost in wrecksP"
Bout the size of it, marin. Forall
that, there's been many wreck along
this shore in my day. Why, some years
ago there was wreck right opposite
the place where the hotel stands now
More'n twenty people were lost Just
about where those people are bathing
on the beach"
And they are laughing and playing
just where men and women have died.
How dreadful it all is!
Lori that was nearly twenty years
ago. l was only a small chap, but
remember the storm, and how father
and the men all went down to the
beach to help the few that were
saved"
Then some were saved? Tell me
about it Such things are so strange
to me. / never saw the sea till last
winter. 1t fascinates me. 1t is SC
beautiful-and cruel"
"Tain't much to tell. The steamer
struck bout q hundred yards from the
beach. Some of her people tried to gel
ashore in their boats, but they were
soon swamped and lost Then the mer
on the beach put out a whale-boat and
saved four passengers, and the
stewardess and two colored girls, mite.
of things not more's four years old.
remember seeing the girls, for they lost
all their friends, and some Of our folks
took 'em in and brought 'em up, anC
they grew up here"
"Colored childrenl what are theyT
people of color,-negroes. CUES.
they were slaves IN Savannah, where
they came from. You'd never know
it, though, for they were most white
and quite pretty girls. They went 4
school with the other children, and
remember we boys were quite well
'quainted with them"
Then not all that you call people
of color are black?"
mo, marin. There's some is NJ
darker than any dark-complected whit,
folks; no darker than you be-"
! Mademoiselle showed brilliant Sc
Of teeth in merry laugh.
mo offence, marin They grew VI
to quite likely girls. and were treated
just like other folks. There's some a,
thinks they are different, but kinder
guess hu mans is humank"
in sense ner mission to the Ugh
had failed. Yet she had obtained
some information that might prove o.
value in the future. The snowy cumu
lus in the west had begun to chang,
color and assume threatening aspect
She had best return to the hotel. Will
few pleasant words of thanks, she
walked away along the path over tn,
sand-hills, leaving the blond gian
gazing after her.
"Well, that amt MATS style; anC
I'm glad of it Pretty as a picture
but / don't believe that kind will
wash.
Mademoiselle had barely time t,
reach the hotel before the sudder
darkness of the storm spread over tn,
sea. People were hurrying towards
the house from every direction, and tn,
broad piazza was crowded with pleas
ure-seekers driven in like a feet Of
little boats making port in stress o
weather. Just at the top of the broaC
stairs leading to the piazza Made
moiselle met two ladies coming slowly
down, as if hesitating about facing tn,
storm.
"Mai, dear, you must stay. Wal
till the storm is over. See, it will rail-
presently"
Mademoiselle's dress unaccountabl,
met with some mishap just there, ant
she paused to adjust the difficulty.
mo, deary; father will miss me
Besides, you know I'm afraid o
storms since | was child; and some
how the light seems safer than tn
hotel"
That's because you're such a chile
of the sea-"
81 know it l came from the sea
and storms always frighten me. hav
my waterproof. I'll not need you
umbrella. Good-by."
At that instant a vivid fash o
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