The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-30
a miserable pittanco of $3.50 q year in

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this bcnightcd island.
'Wcll, ono unluclky night the crash
came. 1 should be sorry to say how
many thousands melted like snow at one
fell swoop. He was ruined-absolutely
ruired. He had to sell every stick he
possessed, and that done he wrote to his
girl and offered her her freedom.
Il suppose from worldly point of
view he was right. and she was right
but, considering all the circumstances,
she need not have displayed such alac-
rity i'll throwing him ov'S People say
1T was ut tho instigation OF her family.
AT any rate, she married shortly alter
ward parvenu with heaps of coin, but
If report says true she has lived to regret
her folly and her wickedness-I can call
it by no other name.
well, through the influence of n
friend Flip got Il billet out here, and
here [ met him on my arrival, to my
intense establishment. OF course | had
heard the outline of his story, but till
no told me all was really ignorant of
the details leading to his unhappy
smash. Until our meeting here we had
not seen each other since the old Oxford
days, when we had been fast friends,
though he was an exquisite of the house
while was member of the studious
BaIliol. Ella, we have both of us
changed deal since then!'
The speaker ceased.
Tho DEVIL" suddenly exclaimed
Jones, starting forward and peering
over the balcony.
No one noticed the noiseless approach
of Flip from TIE inner room.
Whats up?" drawled Villiers.
"a woman in black just left the
doorway and is crossing the street"
Pooh, sit down. The heats been
too much for your never too strong work
ing brain"
There! She's standing at the corner
and looking up at us-Vasilli!'
"Sair.''
"Who just left the house?"
Me no snvvy, sair.'
"A wave of hot air suddenly swept
with hollow sound through the room,
like breath from the angel of death,
then all was donbly still.
Good heavens! Lil!' gasped Har-
vey, who had now glided to the front
and looked over the balcony.
Before any one could say q word he
was off, down the stairs and out of the
house like a mailman.
The dark figure at the street corner
seemed to be reckoning.
"Whew' whIstled Villiers.
Again that sitting blast of air swept
over Limassol. 1t was followed this time
by a rumble like the faroff roll of heavy
artillery. The grumble swelled to n
roar; the balcony seemed to shiver; the
house swayed like ship in a storm and
then became steady, just as Il deafeninS
crash of falling masonry reused the still
night into hideous wakefulncss. Wcild
figures fitted here and there in every
dishabille, shricks of terror mingled
with cries Of anguish, all was widest
confusion.
The first shock of surprise over, Vii
liers and his companions rushed down
and out into the street, the far corner of
which was one vast debris.
Fallen houses blocked the roadway,
and here and there means issued from
under masses of timber and masonry
AS well as they could Nilliers and his
friend allayed the panic and organized
species OF relief party to clear the
wrcckaSe caused by the severe shock of
earthquake, for this it was, and free the
wounded and separate the dead.
Among the latter just us the day was
breaking they lit on the mangled re-
mains of their late comradc, Flip Har-
vey. But hunt as they would they could
discover no sign of the yelled stranger
y
Months aiterward when we had all
gone onr different ways and | was fill
ing another post III Madeira, | received
letter from Jones inclosing the follow
ing newspaper clipping:
About > a. III. on the morning of Aux. :, ls,-
the private yacht Marie, belonging TO Sir
Henry Winter. was driven by ii suuail of wind
onto Il sUnlcn rock while running among the
lonan island. She IS supposed 10 have fouli-
dcrcd Immediately and so far no trace OF Il, =
crew has been discovered. We regret to adj
that Lady Winter WAS on board.
1t was close on that hour when the
earthquake shock was so disastrouslv
felt at Limassol. and Lady Winter had
been Miss Lily Fame.
have altered the names in this
strange story, but for the rest-weil,
there are more things in heaven and
earth than are dreamed of in our phi
losophy. The remembrance OF these re-
markable incidents has caused me many
sleeplcss hour, and / confess my in
ability to explain them Let those who
may chance to read the story explain it
If they can. London World.
a StupiI IsurrInr
AS an example of stupidity you
could find meme better than the manner
in which my house was robbed" said