Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-12-31

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fiat rocks-they are at high-water mark,
you know" Winnie urged, land they are
d little sheltered from the beat of the
waves, too"
''They may hold on, Winuie,'i her father
replied, shaking lis head. ''but they can't
climb up. We can't get a rope dowa. we
can't reach them by d boat. and they mist
perish, child, as soon as the tide rises
again."
"Would no one volunteer to 90 over the
face Of the cliff with "A rope, Mr.. Caer-
lyon?" inquired Lady Mountrevof, eager
ly. IF you can discover that there are
any survivors beneath, | will give a hun
dred pounds to the man that goes down to
them.''
Lieutenant Caerlyon bowed.
~ will tell them what you say, Lady
M1lntrevor, but ] am 0Sraid the attempt
will be useless, even If You can get them
to make it. Tregarthen Head projects
considerably, and below there is no foot
hold for anything but 4 gull, except at
very low tide.n
A quarter OF an hour afterwards he
came back.
Madam he said, there Is not a man
amongst them would attempt it until the
sea goes down; and il cannot be ascer.
tanned that there are any survivors"
but there may be survivors for all that,
Winniei" Lady Mountreyor persisted, as
they turned away together. II shall not
give up h~oping-I shall make preparations
To receive them, poor c%reatures! Oh, II
we could save the lives of even one or
two o u of all belonging to that great YES.
sel!'
Perhaps this was the first thoroughly
unselnsh work that Mildred, Lady Noun.
trevor, had found to do in her life, or rath.
er that she had tried To do, and all that
was best and noblest In her nature ex.
banded beneath its influence. Hopeful
light shone pleasantly in her eyes, hopeful
color glowed pleasantly in her cheeks. as
she eagerly planned for the recovery, the
consoling, comforting. and healing OF a
few poor, wretched half-dead sailors. In
her enthusiasm, in the pleasant warmth
of b~enevolence, melting away the ice Mt
her heart, she could have washed and
clothed and fed with her own hands the
wretchedest, most tattered, torn. wounded
human creature which could be rescued
from the waves, and rejoiced over him a!
If he had been n dear friend.
where are you going, Lady Mountre
vor," Winnie asked, pausing. "NYill you
let me stay with my fatherp / woulC
rather stay here to see il anything can b,
DONE" she pleaded. "Please allow me,
cannot stay indoors. / cannot eat OF
drink. Let me stay here for few hours,
at least"
"You shall stay all day if You wish, and
Il ,vfll HtnHv ala, - ,l,v ~, $50 -,
joined, quickly, but | must go and Civ,
some orders first at Tregartheu House"
"Orders 40 TrcgarthenY" Winnie repeat
cd, half mechanically
Lady MountrevOr and Winnie were walk
ing side by side up Mcnnacarthen Lane
just as Winnie had walked here cigh'
years ago, in the bleak dawning of n wilt
March morning, by stephen Tredennick';
side-just as she was walking with hi;
proud, beautiful cousin now, she who ha,
been naughty Mildred Tredennick then
aud he--where was he nowE
am going IN have Tregarthen Houst
prepared to receive those poor people, i
they can be rescued" said Lady Mountre
vOr, hurrying faster. "COme, Winnie, We
will order Mary Truscott and her old aunt
TO have blazing fires and plenty Of hot wa
ter and aired beds and blankets. ! know
Stephen would wish il 20 be So"
"But-but he is not come homer Win
ME observed, staring n li'tlc wildly, n,
they entered the house.
stephen Jrrdennick come home! Ger
tainly not! What are you thinking OFF,
asked Lady Mildred, in surprise. "Yor
are not well, Winnie, after your ~sleepless
onffnto1 nirhf-ynnf chilli xn,tr fn,a (;
quite drawn and CHASTITY. Try not e
think Of the wreck for a few minutes, dear
and sit down by the fire and rest, and lool
at all the Improvements | have been max
ing
Eyes, beautiful! You have made it lool
as if il had been always lived in and takcl
care of-evcrything SO fresh and neat,
Winnie said, languidly.
She sat down, weary and shivcring. ia
large chair in the oak paneled dining
room, its woodwork, all newly polished
rejecting like mirrors in a thousanC
flashes of yellow light the leaping fam
of the newly kindled wood fire, the rich
rudy glow of the vclvety crimson AM
purple of the carpets aud curtains; tn
tall yellow van candles in the bronze can
delabra, the white statuettes on bracket
on either pier between the three windows
the books in their ivory %tray-nay, evel
the three tall slender jdrdtnicres of purpl
majOliCa-ware, with their blooming clus
tiers of white and purple hyacinths, eacl
maxim" the air heavy with fragrance
beautiful, welcoming home like room
looking, as Winnie had said, as il 1t haC
been always lived in and taken care OF
with not an item in its home luxurie
overlooked by the sympathetic taste, thu
thoughtful mind, that had designed anc
perfected its furniture and accessories.
well, Winnie, what do you think O
it," asked Lady Mildred, coming back Il
the dining room. You must come al
through the house with me and look at it
and then Mary Truscott will give us SOM
breakfast. She makes coffee and griddle
cakes to perfection, as have often prove'
on cold days when ] was here looking af
ter the workmen," she SAID to blushing
curtseying Mary, who considered Taught,
Lady MOuntrevor "the sweetest creeche
of n lady-grand as she is-that you coult
find in England"
Liz one in n dream Winnie followe,
Lady Mildred from room to room, as sh
drew back curtains, pulled up blinds, ant
exhibited the chintZ and damask hang
ings, cheval glasses, French bedstecds
bathrooms, carpeted corridors and stair
cases of polished oak, the massive hal
lamps, the statues, pictures, flowers
everything fresh, and furnished, ant
cleaned, and polished, painted, papered
vanished, stained, gilded, to the acme O
the complete luxurious neatness of u well
-
nothing glaringly new or bright, every
thing warm, cosy, comfortable. inviting
needing only the additional brightness o
living presenccs by the bright hearths ant
the glad blazing fires.
"rhis is just as Stephen would like t
see it, l think. lie will be so pleased witt
the old house said Lady Mildred, cheer
fully. only some outbuildings need re