Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-07-31

the hair heavy and black; the figure
graceful and slender as a willow.
With one sweep of the oars the
beautiful rover sent her boat bound
ing to Captain Jacks very feet. He
heard 1t Craze against the sands, he
saw two bewildering black eyes sur.
veying him with look of cool aston.
lshment, and then he beat down vic.
lent desire to take to his heels and run
away, and said
els that boat bound up the cove?''
She lifted her delicate brows, but
the splendid eyes beneath had Turk
ing laughter in them.
eyes"
Sim in want of a passage that way
myself" said Captain Jack "can Won
take me aboardY
She scanned HIM from head to foot.
At glance she took IN the stalward
figure, the grave, middle-aged face.
with its honest dark eyes aud iron
gray hair, aud then she answered:
"Who are your
Captain Jack lifted the hat from his
brown forehead.
MY name isl Jack Brainard, and 1
hail from the East. Who are you?"
1t was delightfully."- straightfor.
ward reply. Her dark eyes opened
wide.
Come into the boat" she said
quickly.
He leaped in and sat down opposite
her. She gave him the oars with the
utmost nonchalance.
You can take them now-I am
tired OF rowing. / knew it was You,
Captain Jack, Mr.. Gaylord told me
you would return home this autumn"
She leaned forward then and laid on
poor, bewildered Captain Jack 8 sEoul.
der the smallest and whitest hand he |
had ever seen. The saucy black eyes,
full of mingled laughter and tears.
looked full in his face.
Don't you know me, guardyP I
am Rachel"
his waif of thecoast-his little cast
away-that bright, bewildering beau
tyl Captain Jack sat silent-his grave
lace was as unreliable as marble; but
ne drew the little hand from his shout
der and held it for n moment in his
broad brown palm.
'Child, how old are you'll"
Eighteen, guardy, and a graduate
II Madame de Vilenue's boarding
chooll 1 have passed q winter in
Sew York and season at Saratoga and
'ou do not knew how blase 1 have be-
,ome."
Not blase-the face was too delicate,
90 passionate, too proud for that.
4 have been with Mrs. Lane a
Veek, she went on, trailing her white
myers in the water. ''The Gaylords
re In town, guardy. Haven't you
'een gone long, long timer"
Fifteen years." said Captain Jack,
ulling vigorously at the oars.
The oars of the dory rose and fell
Ike living things in his strong hands
be shot across the water like a sea-
ull out of the channel and into the Y
ove-there were the fshermen's cot
iges and the old inn close before them.
The row was over. IL
A tall, handsome man lay on the G
ove, smoking q cigar and watching |
he approaching dory intently. As /
aptain Jack and his prosege reached t
ie shore he started up and .sauntered
own to meet them with sort of in t
olent, easy grace. Miss Rachel rose r
?, her splendid eyes opened in calm T
lrprise, and she leaped lightly ashore. \
"Mr. Gaylord this is very unex- p
scted-I thought you we're in town." Q
He bit his lip. b
''No, ! am tired of town. came in
arch of you" b
"Indeed! You are too kind. Allow v
to present you to Captain Brain u
d."
Mr.. Harvey Gaylord bowed careless a
to Captain Brainard. Captain il
'ainard looked at Mr.. Gaylord from d
ad to foot, but the young Gotham u
3 was oblivious-he toyed with his n
titan and looked at Rachel. n
my mother sends her kindest re- Al
rds," he said. ''and society has 81
~ A4O ling OuSh us lOSb bbaf De- :"
re the season commences. / have n
/ rash?' L
She drew up the folds of her sweep b.
3 dress from the damp grass. The II
lck eyes were cast down. 10
Very" &C
But, Rachel" ia
The proud head was thrown back: &c
, brilliant eyes warnedshin to stop pr
'he sprang upon the threshold OF
} inn.
e had been raining all day. The T.,
plars before the inn we're dripping M
l, and the clouds rolled dark and 40
len toward the west. Rachel stood ~
the porch and watched the night al
down on the rocky shore, singing Ia,
tly to herself the words of an old 10,
g: M
Douglas, o Douglas, tender and true. ;, a.,
Rachel" called Mrs. Lane from 90
doorway, "come into the house. Dr.
Id you'll get consumption ont tn,
re in the wet. and Captain Jack of
Mr.. Gaylord are asking to sss els