The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-01
A PERILOUS

tempest like this. It's
got to bear, and pity
she was n sweet angel.
will go to pieces in hall al
you see there's no hope.
Tho father heard the src -
Then he turned and lot
Whcrc few minutes bci0.c in ,.t.
the stranded packet misEt !l, Dl,.
through the approaching tW,. :, az
buried In the whirling foa ,..,.J.
over the bar on which she L. y. ~. n.
darkness had shut her in iron, y :,
the only knowledge OF her LosiIol ~.
derived from the sounding OF her min. :
guns booming across the sea.
The old man groancd, and, sinllingu Oh
a board buried his face in has h..Ads =. !.
rocked his body to and fro, occasion..ny
pausing to listen to tho gu is or To s,..-o
seaward, and tAon rcsuming his posiIion,
moaning continually.
Five minutes might have thus pass Il,
when young man burst through -
crowd, and. s,aking tho old nan Ly tAJ
shoulder, sal ~'A.r. Sterling, they say
your daughter is ON board tlo packet Is
that sop
"Ycs, good youth And you have cou 10
rescue her" he exclaimed, starting Il
with eager joy But when he recognized
tho speaker, he said in tone OF disap.
pointment; at Harry Marin! On, sure
ly, young man, you have not come to tri.
umph over my dstrcssI"
"Heaven forbid ~ was the fervcnt reply.
"I come to aid you, it, indeed, mortal
man can, in an extremity like this. Let
bygones DC bygones Only answer me ono
question, for no time is To be lost: VIII
you give me your daughter If succeed in
rescuing her?"
There was momentary pause, and the
muscles of his face worked convulsively.
All pressed forward to hear his answer, lor
the fury with which the old miser had pur.
sued his daus. hter's lover and his declara'
ton that nc would rather soc her dead than
married to the young man were known to
every listener.
At length he gaspcd:
Eyes, yes. But go at once. Only save
her, and she shall be yours"
The youth paused no longer, but dashed
through the crowd. In q minute his boat
was afloat, aud accompanied by a solitary
individual-tor but one fisherman, and he
under great obligations to the young man,
could be persuaded to risk his lite with ha
loyer-be set forth.
The boat rose gallantly on the waves,
shaking like "a duck the spray from her
sides, and for few minutes was seen
cutting tho outline of the gloomy sky
as she attained the summit of the bill
low. Then she gradually passed into the
darkness and was seen no more. For more |
than on hour the crowd remained on the |
beach, almost incredulous of the lovers |
success, and yet lingering in the faint hope |
hat he might return with his precious |
reight. That he had the good wishes oi |
LII was evident from the oagerness with |
which they strained their eyes into the \
gloom to see IL he was returning, and the
audible prayers for his success which wers
by more than one of the women
Apart from the general crowd stood the |
fisherman whom the miser had last ap. |
pcalcd to, surrounded by few kindred
spirits. who were discussing with him the
.hances Of the young mans return.
1T is madness TO attempt It," said the
sherman. but when found ne would
20, i insisted that he should make his con.
litions with the old man before he ven
llred, for you see, If his daughter wac
nee restored to the usurcr's arms, mighty
title gratitude would he have for her pre-
erver, and Harry would stand as bad q
,hancc US ever. Between us i think sht
hought as much OF the young man as he
lid of her, and If her father sent her away,
IS i more than suspect, to drive Martin
rom her thoughts, her present danger
Gems something like the retribution of q
higher power as "a punishment for his con
luct. But, hark! Was that not a halloog
Every eye was turned Seaward in the di.
'cction the fisherman had indicated that
10 heard the hail. But nothing could be
een except the white foam Of the breaker
n the foreground and the lowering clouds
,ehind forming IL chaotic mass of dark
hess. Nor was any sound save that of the
caring tempest borne TO the ear
"Hark!' at length said another one.
There il il again''
Every one listened. Now halloo wa.
leard family through the thick gloom
eiward. One OF the fishermen shouted
nd reply was quickly caught in the lul
# the tempest. A few minutes of breath
css suspense followed, during which every
ye was strained 10 the utmost.
''Thcre it is-therc it isl" ut length cried
NE. "Sce--just rising OH yondcr wavc!"
Il see itp' shouted another.
"Herc they come. HuzZal a miracle,
"Ah, how gallantly she breasts
he surgcr' were tho ordinations that
ollowed from the crowd.
All rushed To the edge Of the surf. But
low the fear arose that the boat would
wamp in the breakers, and many II heart
rcmbed as f.ic rose and fell frightfully on
he surge, showers of spray flying over her,
nd the water continually pouring into hcl
ides. The crowd watched her struggles
With silent awe.
A few moments removed all doubt and
aw the hardy crew and their lovely freight
nfely landed on the beach. The miser had
tartcd from his aIit ut the first intima
ion of the approaching boat and stood
gazing nj her AZ che buffoted
he waves, and no sooner did She touch the
'nlund than he rushed into the retiring
-, nnd claspinR his daughtcr frantically
lung around her 80 that the fishermen
vcrc forced To carry them both To dry land.
There they would have separated the tive
or moment but when they spoke 10 tht
ld man they found he was lifelcss. The
motion Of the last two hours had been too
much for his enfccblcd frame, and he had
lied i'm tho evulsion from despair to joy.
mr.. f,.1h, NJ fhaA MORT fnxyp !