Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-12
A DARK NIGHT.

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From Modern Society.
This is how Pennington Grace mar
ried one OF the ugliest girls in Cornwall
and las been one Of the happiest men
in the country ever since.
Pen had carried on a filtration with
the charming, cherry hostess of the
comfortable little inn where he had
spent the summer. How he found his
way back 10 PetrCck I do not know
But there he was late in October, seem
inE unwilling 10 leave
One evening he overheard two sail
CTS in the bar talking about a vessel
said 70 be drifting helpleSs.y into the
bay. He went ont and asked 2 few
questions, learning Ih6t several watch
ers were already posted on the head
land, and thai trouble was expected.
Al closing time he found his plump
landisGy, with great white shawl
and great glass Of gin and water, sit
ting by the fire in the bar par.0r.
Bedtime: he queriad.
Not ur,il daylight, was the reply.
Neuralgia? 90
No; shipwreck."
Where"
Coming
May keep you company
"It you viii help when the poor fel-
lows come in.
Pens idea Of shipwreck vas some
thing sudden and unexpected. and 20
find q vaJersiLe la1dlady apparently
prepared 10 take in half, or wholly,
drowned men az any hour was a nov
city. He SIT and talked until nearly ,
clock q. m. then sailed out 10 .nves-
tigaJe Il was blowing great guns.
The sky was like q canopy OF JET. The
sea and wind together made a bevil-
dering concert Of rushing, roaring.
booming sound. Down by the quay q
tublike boat was tossing IN charge OF
. man who was holding on 10 the
stones with boat hook. As Fen drew
near 2 small man in q pilot coat and
peaked cap came quickly up and was
about 20 step into the boat when
Oueer-locking figure rushed at him
from the darkness.
Captain Ja>k. may Z co.
My dear Missile YOU ought 10 be in
bed
May I go?'
The captain pu- one leg into the
tossing boat. It's no night for petit
coats outside he said as ne scrambled
in.
The figure. as Pen had by now dis
covered. was that Ct a young girl in q
caa- very much like the captain :, and
a shining yellow souvester large en-
ough 20 hide her head and face. Nu-,
by her pose and voice, Pen guessed
her 10 be about 20 As the man was
pushing on the girl made grab at
the boathook and pulled boat and men
toward her.
Now don'tee. miss" shouted the
man. holding on, but afraid Of pu.-ing
her into the water.
Pen. seeing the danger. stepped Io1-
ward and caught her jacket al the
hack. lust as she dropped the ooat-
hook and jumped into the dinghy
Pen held on. and, consequently ltH-
bled in anyhow after her.
Just then a rocket scared up pc
vou6 the he-dland into the lnNy
clouds. and. making a curve OF hIe'
descended, q glowing spark, mo tAe
sea. ,,.. Ill
There she goes again. Ted said
Csrtsin Jack. dropping atnWaIt ana
pusbing out an oar. II II WASH LOT
Won missile. Id leave this young gen
tleman in the water.
III give the men a soIeT6.s" an
7 won't get in the way. SAID feH: 10y
ing 20 make the best a the aO0'1s---'
What's amiss? IL
Pu- he had no answer. tor oH ms
tira they had cleared the arm OF INC
barbo- md the sea and Wlno Nese
Isshirg their faces and no No'Us
could be exchanged. - s..- q.
r,s~ MAS 7ot altogether happy 9-. ."
vs. soon scr7ublrg mp the steep Sue 'i
a. -,,-1-,- a. The heels Of The independent
Young person i'm a sou v'7si7r' $50.
---,,, ~ot.s above ard telow ssen-e- lsli-
..,5-- ne SIN following the sill. be -od''
himself over Tie engine room Ha'~-"a -
u.,-,, his hack against The -unhe- ,as''7.
---.s the vsrmes- phase on noaro- -"'-
Sic .,r,-au.ou. Ny name Is Jess hoi-
s.1r. VIA, is you-s,
Pen save his name.
lam ~ row old are yoI.
Pen mentioned his ss5-
-Fssvs yo- cigarette
p-r r-o5ac-d his ease. Tas girl had
-,s-,54s but as she had 20 tn-n ne. la-a
- -ls wind 70 seq q liza. in t1e 'n5-if. G.
-, sou-vsz.sr. Pen did rot Sc mr. -a'e
49, ----v. Size ss-i=t rsrs=t WIN asr
hack 20 the warm CASING. where the 10Y
air steamed up from ;he engine room,
eng u75erf7o,. Pen Ter ,he ,hr'e 't
~ engine and wa conscious o. the ADDED
T,,.s ~ the revolving PADDLES The litile
steamer began % pi-c7. for me vino VS.
IGN i. shore. She climbed the breaking
waves and hurisa herself down os-"5tH
.sern untn she creak=t and strained -''-l
s,-~, 10 stern. The hand on the steam
,aure was wavsr.rg over the re- arrow
&. was going under a tll head u stem
against wind and tide.
-D...y nigh, ism. .,e' --.1 Jess.
% sou mind" asked F=n. - &. A7
Mad echoed ,bs 81 saorafe'ly. II
car.air Jack w=rs less nervous aaol-'
NJ 5- b5s-d. lows Tie sea ard owe
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