Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-12-07


er towns at night, lying in wait for
some young man whose appearance
she fancies. Then by her beauty
and her magic power, she entices
him down to the water side she
wraps her beautiful arms around
his neck and plunges into the river
with him. And he never comes
back and his body never is found.
His voice trembled as he concluded.
Very interesting. by Jovel But
surely, you do not believe all this,
Manoel 2 said Watson.
Senior, she carried off my own
cousin, my foster-brother,' answer
ed the man falteringly.
| HIM That would seem conclu-
fsfve. but now do you know she
was responsible for his disappear
ance " asked Watson incredulous-
| ly.
They were seen together one
evening; people heard his cry from
among the boats soon afterward.
and he was never seen again. 1t
was at at Ega, further u p the river
he added.
But was not ii more likely TO
have been some woman who wanted
to be revenged for some wrong he
had done her p asked Bellingcr.
'Egais small place. seniors no
one had arrived there for some weeks
and she was never seen there before
or afterward,' returned Manoel.
But how can one tell her from
other women if one should happen
to meet her p
Very easily. Each one of her
black braids has fine line Of snow
white hair running through it.
That has caused her to be recognize
ed at night many times when it was
too dark to see anything of her ex-
cept those white lines in her hair.
And SO you believe the Witch
Dolphin drowned your cousin !?
Well, | wish she would take try
at me- said Watson. You said
she was beautiful, did you not
Very beautiful
'All right; if you happen to run
across her, Manoel, just give her my
card, will you, and say that will
be delighted to meet her, either with
or without proper introduction
For Gods sake, seniors. do not
malign herr cried the affrighted
Manoel. She may be nearv
How can one know her in her
present shape:' asked Bellinger. is
she different from the others:?'
Yes. senior; she is
Larger"
Yes, SENIOR
'Swims all by herself?'
yes
And is her fin white, instead of
black, and cut in the middle so that
she seems to have a double fin:'
He was gazing out over the river in
an distracted way, and put his
questions carelessly.
Yes, senior; how could you know
all that asked the half-breed, look
ing at him with much astonishment
and some suspicion, as though more
than half inclined to believe the
American a dealer in magic himself.
Il didn't know. | made wild
guess at it. But if she answers to
that description Watson, you can
make her acquaintance very easily.
for there she is-she, or another
like herl
| He pointed to the water, few
yards away on the port side. Both
Watson and Mdneol sprang to their
feet, but, after a hasty glance, the
latter dropped as though shot.
Down, seniors, down, in the
name of Christ! he cried, in thrill
ling whisper, full of mortal terror.
Down, out of sight, lest she fall in
love with you He grasped the
ankles of both men as he spoke and
even endeavored to pull them down
upon the deck.
All the better: | wish she would
returned Watson. Let 60 my leg,
Manoel! I'm not afraid of the big
gest and whitest dolphin that ever
swan, witch or not. If she should
take fancy to me she can find me
easily enough, and | won't be back
ward in making love to her.
'She doesn't seem TO have fallen
in love at first sight with either of
us laughed Bellinger. Get mp
here, Manoel; maybe you'll please
her better, being native. She