The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-13
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situation would give her n wholly
! novel eXperience-that Of unemSar-
raised and unaffected talk with man
of sense whose natural politeness was
as delightful as it was sincere. She
laughed to herselfas il il were kind
of child-lilSe 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 bad
been seen, the young man escorted her
to the stile, that she might take the
path back to the hotel. She seemed
to linger 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 wrecks?'
Bout the size of it. marin. For all
that, there's been many wrec, along
| this shore in my day. Why, some lars
ago there was IA 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!'
"Lor'! that was nearly twenty years
ago. was only 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 We're saved? Tell me
about it. Such things are so strange
to me. ] never saw the sea till last
winter. 1t fascinates me. 1t is so
beautiful-and cruel"
"'Tain't much to tell The steamer
struck bout hundred yards from the
beach. Some of her people tried to get
ashore in their boats, but they were
soon swamped and lost. Then the men
on the beach put out whale boat and
saved four passengers, and the
stewardess and two colored girls, mites
of things not more's four years old. l
remember seeing the girls, for they lost
all their friends, and some of our folks
took EN- in and brought 'em up, and
they grew mp here"
"Colored children. what are they?"
People of color, negroes. | guess
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 10
school with the other children, and l
remember we boys were quite well
'quainted with them
Then not all that you call people
of color are black?"
NO, marin. There's some is no
darker than any dark-complectei white
folks; no darker than you be-
Mademoiselle showed brilliant set
of teeth in a merry laugh.
mo offence, marin. They grew up
to quite likely girls, and were treated
just like other folks. There's some as
thinks they are different, but kinder
guess hu mans is humans
In sense her mission to the light
had failed. Yet she had obtained
some information that might prove of
value in the future. The snowy cumu-
lus in the west had begun to change
color and assume threatening aspect.
She had best return to the hotel. With
a few pleasant words of thanks, she
walked away along the path over the
sand-hills, leaving the blond giant
gazing after her.
well. that amt MATS style: and
I'm glad of it. Pretty as picture,
but ! don't believe that kind will
wash"
Mademoiselle had barely time to
reach the hotel before the sudden
darkness of the storm spread over the
sea. People were hurrying towards
the house from every direction, and the
broad piazza was crowded with pleas
ure-seekers driven in like a fleet of
little boats making port in stress of
weather Just at the top Of the broad
stairs leading to the piazza Made
moiselle met two ladies coming slowly
down, as if hcsitating bout facing the
storm.
Mai, dear, you must stay. Wait
till the storm is over. See, it will rain
presently"
Mademoisclle's dress unaccountably
met with some mishap just there, and
She paused to adjust the difficulty.
NO, deary; father will miss me.
Besides, you know I'm afraid of
storms since | was child: and some
how the light seems safer than the
hotel"
That's because you're such oh lid
of the sea-"
~ know it. / came from the sea,
and storms always Brighten me. have
my waterproof. III not need your
umbrella. Good-by."
At that instant vivid flash of
lightning seemed to make an illumin-
ated photograph of sea and sky. and
n deafcning crash shook the whole
building. There was moments con-
fusion among the people, and then
some one cried out
The musicstand has been struck"