The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-10

drenched. eonfding creature; but as it
had been used for evil. she desired TO
use II for good. She accordingly hasten
! ed along the r!veF s3des @ the hfidge hl
the valley, crossed it and then made her
way. up the slope on the other side 1t
would have been easier to go along the
bank first and then ascend, but that would
have taken her too near to the Wreckers.
and been counting discovery. The wonder
was that she had been safe thus far.
| The COW resisted her efforts TO drag il
up another ascent. but Peggy was deter
mined If it had not given in she would
have eXtinguished the Eight in the Ian
tern; but apparently it saw its hopes were
futile, and followed her. And so at last
they came to the harbor mouth She
had just succeeded in making the beast
fast when, to her joy, she discovered that
nature was coming to her aid. She had
been so absorbed in her efforts that she
had scarcely noticed that the storm had
somewhat abated. 1t was still hardly
more than late evening; certainly cou-
pie of hours before midnight. Evidently
the squall was nearly over; at any rate,
the wind had dropped, andgsuddenly the
clouds parted and the moon looked out
for moment. In that moment Peggy
discovered to her great joy that the tide
was turning for she could just discern
the dark top of the Jagged rocks.
Now, il seemed 10 her that her work was
done, and it only remained to get home as
speedily as she could.
She found the cottage as she had left 1t.
She took the precaution Of slipping off her
muddy shoes on the Threshold and of TAX
ing both them and the dripping cloak into
her. own little bedroom.
She lay for some time in trepidation lis
tening for her grandfather's voice, for
now that the excitement was over she
could only dwell on the probable conse-
quences of her action; but at last she fell
1t was morning when she awoke. The
woman who came to help in the domestic
affairs had already swept the room and
lighted the fire for breakfast when Peggy
looked in with an anxious face. There was
n al a Hn rfr1 cat
to work to lay the cloth with no other
attempt at conversation than a response
to the woman's greeting. She wanted 70
ind out If there had been wreck last
night; but was pretty sure that if there
had been Mrs. Maberley although not
given to lOquacity, would make mention
Of an event so important. That her grand
father was not at home was evident for
the door of his room, which opened out Of
the kitchen, was ajar, and there was no
sound within; She peeped in at last. and
saw that the bed had been slept in 1t was
apparent that he had been home some
time during the night
Mr.. Pengelly's to the harbor," said Mrs
Maberley There's snip put in"
oh" said Peggy, and the oh was
Ordinarily she would have been off like
a shot to see this vessel, and find out all
about her, where she was from, and with
er she was bound, and what sort of people
were aboard her. But her curiosity and
her interest were alike, subdued by the
dread of meeting her grandfather's eve
She even felt no pride in having nerhans
been instrumental in saving this ship be-
cause her secret was weighing on her mind
''Beant you going TO have a look at her2"
asked Mos. MabeHeyI seeing the girl
standing in the doorway, beating the
ground with her foot. There's a great
number down to the quay
But Peggy shook her head.
by and bye" she said.
And then she apparently changed her
mind for she ran out Of the cottage and
away towards the harbor If she had to
meet her grandfather, il would be easier
to face him in a crowd than alone
However she had not gone twenty Yards
when she met him. But he was not alone
And then occurred the most wonderful
event in her life. one which she could
not speak of without emotion even when
she was an old woman, for the man. a
sailor. sprang from her grandfather's side
and clasped her In his arms, calling her
by her name.
She looked up at him, wondering and
half afraid He was a mddle-aged man
with a grave, weather beaten face and
eyes dimmed by emotion. She had seen
those eyes before When?
why! she cried stammering. "Can II
be you father2"
Yes" said the voice of old Trevenna
and even his tones were tremulous. "A
ship has put in for repairs and Sam was
aboard Of her. Thank the Lord -
But Peggy scarcely heard. The I'M
wonted piety of her grandfather fell on
deaf ears for the shock Of this strange
joy. the realization Of what might have
been, and the effect Of the prolonged