The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-06

work until the herring fishing in June.
He said lttle about his work, and no.
thing at ali about Sophy, or his lost mon
ey. In the tremendous furnace OF his sffi ic-
tion these elements Of 1t appeared to bave
been utterly consumed. But Janet and
Christina were feeling the stress of his
long illness in a way strange and humili-
ating-for the first time in their lives
they were without ready money. 1t was
hard for Janet to realize that there was
not "a little bit in the bank to fall back
on, and Christina was trying to decide
whether IL was best to run into debt or
TO get q small mortgage on their home.
She was pondering this, to her, terrible
question one night when she thought her
mother and brother were both fast
asleep. 1t was after midnight, the moon
was full and the sea quiet, and the sweet
strength OF the lonely hour entered her
heart. For q little space she walked
abreast Of angels, for, though there 10 no
open vision In these days, His presence is
very near those who can feel IT. She did
not voice her anxiety but il passed from
her heart into the Indefinite heart, and
she was calm and comforted.
Suddenly she heard a movement and An
drew, fully dressed, came from his room.
He was seeing through his eyes, and not
with them; he looked like spirit, and
she was afraid to speak to him. Without
his sleep and may get into danger" and
with this thought she was following his
footsteps. be made no noise, and went
forward with motion light and rapid,
the very reverse OF the slow, heavyfoot-
ed gait of the fisherman. But she kept
him in sight as he glided over the ribbed
and water-lined' sands and round the
rocky points which jutted outward, until
after walk of nearly two miles he made
directly for series OF bold rocks, pene-
tarted by numberless csverns. Into one OF
these he entered, walking without hesita-
tion over the most dangerous narrow
paths. Indeed, here Christina was as
much delayed by the precautions neces-
sary for her life that she lost sight OF her
brother, and her heart stood still with
terror.
Slowly she climbed the hollow crags
which seemed to close together in way
that forbid further progress. But she
could not believe that Andrew had per-
ished; she would have heard the fall OF
his body, or Its splash in the water be-
meath, and she continued TO climb and
Chamber, though every step appeared to
make further exploration more and more
impossible. But with startling unex-
pectedness she found herself i'm circular
chamber open to the sky and on the large
powders lying around Andrew sat. He
had the lost box OF gold and notes be-
fore him, and was counting the money
think, to stir; she OWNED at once the
whole secret. Motionless she watched
him unrol and then unroll the notes;
count ana recount the gold, and lock ana
hide away the box in an aperture above
his head. filing the space in front OF 1t
with a stone that exactly fitted.
Then without hurry or hesitation he
retraced his steps and Christina followed
as rapidly as she was able. But he was
far In advance when she reached the open
beach, and, almost exhausted. she sat
down 10 realize the relief that had come
TO them-to wonder, to clasp her hands
In alteration, TO weep tears OF joy. When
she reached home IL was quite light. An
drew was lying motionless In the deepest
sleep but Janet, half-awake, asked quer-
ulously, why are you about sac early,
Christina" And then Christina sat down
on her mothers bed, and in low, i'm
tense words, told her what she had seen.
"You should hae brought the box WI
you, Christine. Oh, my lassie, IN some
ither body should hae seen what you have
We'll be fairly ruined twice over.
Andrew must go for it himself,
mother. He might not believe Il was
ever there, II he did not 90 for IT, You
ken, he suspicioned bath jamie ana me
mysel?' -
II seemed that morning as n Andrew
would never awaken, but at length he
rose, and came into the kitchen. The
look ON his mothers face arrested him
at once, and when he saw the same look
on Christmas he laid down his knife and
fork and said: What is it7 There is
something you hac TO tell me. ~
"On, my ladi' cried Janet. there isl
Your siiler = foundi ] dinna think a
Andrew; ] Gamma help greetin' for the
10Y o. III"
Then Christina told him The whole sto-