Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-08-08
She's ALL THE
WORLD TO ME-.
By HALL GAME,
Author Of "1'he Manrman," "The Deem
ster," etc.
PROEM
CHAPTER XVIII.

6oclng the body OF hlssecR rise 10 the sur
face and shoot away like a specter boat,
they hoisted sail and stood once more out
to sea. The gentle breeze filled the can
vas, and for half an hoIr the jib lay over
the side, while the fishing boat scudded
along like startled bird.
The sun rose over the land, thin gauze
Cbscuring It The red light flashed AMI
died away as II the wind were the SUM-
shine. The haggard faces Of the men caught
nt moments lurid glow from it. In the
west u mass Of blush cloud rested little
while on tho horizon and then passed into
nimbus of gray raincloud that aoated
above 1t. Such was the dawn and sun
rise of fateful day
They were sailing north. They had no
haven In their view. But Peel was behind
them. Think what home is to the fisher
man who goes down into the great deep.
Then know that to them home could be all
this no longer. The silvery voices Of girls,
the innocent prattle of little children, the
welcome Of wife, the glowing hearth
these were theirs no more. Then belly out,
brave sail, and back off with noise like
thunder. Let the blocks creak and the
ropes strain. Anywhere, anywhere away
from tho whitening reproach of the crime
Of ono and the guilt of all.
But they were standing only two miles
off Jurby point when once more the wind
fell to dead calm. The men looked into
each others faces Here was the work Of
fato There was to be no flying away. God
meant them to die on these waters. The
sail tapped idly. They furled it, and the
boat drifted south,
Then one after one sat down on deck,
helpless and hopeless. Hours went by.
Tho day wore on A passing breath some-
times stirred the waters, and again oil
around was dumb, dead, pulseless peace.
Hearing only the faint flap of the rippling
tide they drifted, drifted, drifted.
Then they thought Of home once more,
and now with other feelings Death was
before them-slow, sure, relentless death
There was to be no jugglery. Let 1t be
death at home rather than death on this
desert sea- Anything, anything but this
blind end-this dumb end-this dying bit
by bit on still waters. To see the dark
ness come again and the sun rise afresh,
and once more the sun sink and the dark
ness deepen, and still to lie there with
nothing around but tho changeless sea,
anu nothing "oove ouI Ile ehlp'y sAy' anu
only the eye oi you upon ene,i,' Mniie Ilio
"ines ilhu eho waVcrs iay IN MS asens,ue
manu-; Lev ~ laUler oo ue'.yhLo u'uoI',
just dcath-there where their crime was
attempted and one black deed was done
Thus despair took hold of them and
drove all fear away. Each hard man, with
despair seaVeu on nus rueeeu laoo' ions1'1
nke slck ohi'u' W l"y his het'o 'n 'ii0
zap VI honhe' =.
WHAT'S IL saylngr muttered the oia
man Quilieash. green NIL wneh iar
away; pare' Dare wheh IL Is near
1t was some vague sense OF their nope
iessness tnat was iloatlhg tnrough the oiu
mans nina as ne recalled the patnetlo
Manx proverp; inc o1hers lookeu uo"n
at the uecK WIN stony stare'
Danny stlil lay forward Wheh the
speck that had gilded along the waters
could be seen no more he had turned ana
gazed IN silence toward tne eastern lgne
ana the dlstant shores OF morning. IL
madness Dc the syihooi on earth VI 'he
tortures OF tne damned Dahny hau tneh
1ew hours piessed respite, ne saw CAIN
~ wnat ne hao uone anu why he iiau uone
IL. surely uoo Is Jusb' ne tnougnc'
surely ne Will no' conaehn INC oureiy,
surely not' Ihen' amiu surgihg lnwaru
TEARS, which MS eyes reiuseu 10 sneu' 1ne
simple iao tried 10 recall the goou Worus
that ne hao hearo IN !he course oi ms poor,
neglected. pattereo ille' one aiter one
they came pack 10 h1n' 1nosG Oh thenl from
some faraway ana hazy dream "orio'
strangely bright with the VISION OF a race
tnat iookeu iohuiy upon MN anu even
kisseu nun tenuerly. uenlie Jesus anu J.
NOW l lay me down 10 sieep ne couiu
remember them poth pretty WE'LL ana tnelr
simple words went up Win tne suppllca-
tory ardor OF MS great grown heart 10 1ne
SKY on whlcn MS longing eyes were Dehe,
Inc though1 OF mona ln'ertWineu l1sel,
WIN INC yearnlhg nope Vi paruon anu
peace. lV sustained MIN now 10 thlhk Oh
her. She became par1 OF MS schelne Oh
penltence' Ills love 1or her was 10 re-
deem nm IN the fathers eye lie was 10
take IL TO the 1oob OF uoos Whlte throhe,
ana Wheh MS gullb came up ior Judgment
ne was TO lay IL nleekly there ana look up
INTO tne goou fathefs s race 'ou hau sent
MN MS great love, ana IL was no6 Ior MS
harm that ne had seat III.
Then nlm oVerspread MS slgnt ana
when ne awoke ne knew that ne nad slept'
Hc had seen mona IN dream. Ihere was
happy thought III her 1ace' She loveo
ana was beloved everything aoouC her
spoke OF peace. All ner troubles We're
gone forever NO NOT thaC either' In her
eyes was the rellectlon OF MS own lace,
anu sollleIsihes 10 iii',ie snelh s'lu a. G 'ne
neinofy Vi chls oiie orieu up "eii vi Ian
nyS own eyes hiols.eneu a' i'iso W 'c'irs'
Inc colu' tnick winter uay was lar Worn
Toward sunset NoO pre'iVli VI "lnu was
stlrring pllueu oy .he sun suns rays , Cns
waters m TO tne wcS' hl'.ue a ,ioor ol pletlreo
reu' Inc ilshlng BOAT 1so orllteu neariy
zen mlies 10 inc south. II siee siioulu orii'
Cwo hlies more she iiusI hoiU lhVo she
souoheasoeriy curreh0 CniC hows unuef