The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-14

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well -set-up young fellow OF four-aud-
modify leaning.
..Av. but he takes on badly wi T."
she said. jerking her head In
Andrews direction. I'm main sorry
for him. too. He arays were sweet
on her. We know. an do believe she'd
A. had him II that man fro Grimsby
hadn' come this way WI his pert, weei-
favored face"
Further tattle was nipped short by
the appearance Of the letter bag. In
all there must have been close on a
dozen letters-a goodly batch FOR Fort
ST Bede. II was one OF the last which
the postman held aslanr to catch the
LIGHT. Miss Kellett.' he called out
wheezily.
.Why. that mum be IIiida.' ex-
claimed one Of the bystanders- she
isn't here. Yell haze TO take 1t up the
hoose"
.I'll save We the walk" said Andrew,
stepping forward. I'm boun' that way
an I'll see she gets it.
Don't tell her o the goings-on o
that Grimsby chap" cried the fishwife
before mentioned. It'll drive her
clean daft. Conscience sake. Audrey,
don't tell her that"
During the period we are dealing
with education at Port ST. l'ede was
at wofully low ebb. Not twenty
people in the whole thorp could write
their names or recognize them when
penned; few could read anything but
''print;" fewer still were able to puz-
Gle out written characters. Among
this community Andrew Copiey was
reckoned a fine scholard;" and by
virtue of that reputation his services
were in frequent demand by those
who, having passing need OF the
Charming" CHANGED to be in the bad
books Of the rector or the Wesleyan
minister.
He stuffed the letter into his jacket
. pocket long before he came abreast OF
the cottage. Rapping tattoo on the
door he lifted the latch and-as was
[ the custom-walked straight in. A
slim. fair-haired girl peeped into the
r room from side door. "Oh, it's you,
r Andrew" she said, coming forward
1 Andrew perched himself on the edge
/. of the nearest rush-bottomed chaiI
n and fumbled hesitatingly with his car
= between his knees II was down by
h the .Trawlers' when the letters came.
he said. after q strained interval
. There was one for We. Hilda, an
a \ made free to say I'd bring 1T. Herr
, it's"
\ For me.' and Hilda's eyes bright
!. eued as she stretched out her hand
A Then it's fro Ben. isn't it, Andrew
|, Its the Grimsby mark replies
4. Andrew, softly.
a Then it must be fro Ben. He sal
20 he'd let me know as soon as the ori
,e got back to Grimsby. An how tren
g. bled for him all through that storm
n Monday. But he's safe-this show
=. he's safe. Andrew" a plaintive loo
,e of alarm crept into her blue eyes
II Andrew, never answering, kept h
gaze clamped to the door. This show
~ he's SAFE she repeated. quaveringl
j. "rll tell We straight out. Hilda, wh'
they were sayin' over At Morperiar
I'd Yesterday. Pr'sps that letter ms
Il contradict it all. but there was de
ut o. nasty talk about the Vampire
al how she'd gone doom i the"
.ir Read 1t to me-" cried Hilda. thrus
he ing the missive into his hand. ~
,e, knaw can't mysen- Read 1t. a
on drew."
he Taking firm grip OF his lips, Andre
be- opened the letter and glanced at :
,w signature. Its moan fro him."
lv said. Its wrote by Peter worsle
the skipper o the Vampire"
Int Not fro Benz exclaimed Hid
a. tr.ntl,1,l, He isn't-hs isu
de. dead?"
-. Andrew nodded. '.Drownded.'
urr murmured huskily-
3D. The caligraphy of the Vampir
cts master must have been all but lille
ar BILE. Judging from the difficulty 4
nv drew had in deciphering IT. lie re
slowly. humming and having throu
,ry. the whole epistle. Here is the giss
res- il. In the recent heavy gales.
nd Vampire crazy. under-manned Z
ted ber-ship-had sprung leak, her or
inc being eventually compelled to alb
~" don the laundering vessel and take
or the long boat Their parlous G.
-;.a was little bettered thereby, for NV
I'm. the boat had been capsized; when
a. was righted the second time only I
acl. OF the sailors succeeded in scram bl
the into her. OF the two men missing.
.;ng mate. Ben Webb. was one. The
COS vivors were picked up on the foil
ical ing day and landed at Crinsoy.
e,n- was in fulfilmcnt of o pledge made
the outset of their peril. and IN =
men ful anticipation OF its outcome.
one Capt. worsley now broke the sad N
A. 10 the dead mans sweetheart
rier Even In the intensity of her
sat- not a cry escaped Hilda's lips
, de- drew, the big. clumsy. soft-hea
ters general, saw that no sympathy OF
~. could soothe her distress; she must
ems fret her dole" And SO he left
who with her sorrow.
hos. IL had to do it," he muttcred. s.
Mr., ing backward. AN it's better
cot nor tother-it's better" Ferventl
I, re- added: tod send she doesn't let
fee, body else read it,
ouit lie might have been at peace
M. that score. 10 Hilda, the skip
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