Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-12-29

She did not come. But the next day he
found her reading in the woods. She WIS
self-possessed, but this time she blushed
when suddenly he appeared before her
And now how soft were their accents, so diff.
ferent from the tone of raillery that had
characterized their first meeting.
And thus they met, sometimes every day
fer a week, and then not at all for several
days. She would never agree to an APP
pointment, always leaving their meeting to
chance. One day they sat gazing out upon
the dreamy sea, al had taken so severe
course in athletics that / had reason to be
lieve that ell emotion had been trained out
of me-" he said. Violent exercise is some
times an offset to strong mentAl--I might
say heart emotion. But i find that with me
this belief was all a fallacy." She looked at
him as if she did not understand his mean.
ing, and, though he knew she did, yet he
pretended that ne did not. Have you been
trying to feel strong emotionp she asked.
and he replied: No, not trying to feel it. !"
IT don't know what yeu mean" she said,
and then he cried: ooh, yes, you do"
and he put his arms about her; and the
hours few and the sun sunk low and famed
upon the water, like your hair spread
out" he said. And then they heard the old
man calling her He was near at band and
he saw Crandall. rHere." said be, Eve
got word to say that may be of use to you,
From this time on you viii see the black
flag Of my ancestors flying from the tower
on my house If you come on my land you
will be shot, and if you attempt to influences
any further the mind of this child l vii
hunt you and kill YOU"
"She is to ba my wife," said Crandan.
Then she Is TO be a bride and a widow al
the same time" replied the old man. II,
led the girl away and Crandall went HON,
| and walked the hoor all night; and whe1
morning came he looked out and there wa
| the black flag of the Ponchartrain pirates
floating from the tower on the old man
house. He roamed about in the woods al
| day, but did not zee the girl. And eacl
morning there was the black flag, and Their
| il was at night, q patch Of deeper darkness
| against the dark sky; and one night, whei
| lightning flashed, he saw it streaming, red
| like q Aame-like her hair. Once he ven
tured near the house, and bullet nipped
bit of bark under a tree Just above his head
| Early one morning he stood on the pie
waiting for the sun TO rise, but, instead,
| cloud and wind arose, almost hurricane
Suddenly he saw a sailboat near by, sirius
Cling hard, and then it was overturned an
blown fast away, leaving q man strugglin
in the water-an old man, and Cranda
thought that he recognized the girls grand
father He did not hesitate. He spran
into the sea, seized the old fellow and swaI
TO shore with him and, staggering upon tn
sand, he looked at CraAdll and said: "Yo
fool, why didn't you let me DROWN"
Crandall went home and sat down
brood, with the black flag still in sight.
was the last day Of the year. Early the mel
morning before it was light he went out an
was standing near his door when clou
lifted and the sun flashed; and then h
heart leaped, for the black flag was gon
And just at that moment the old man, lea
ing the girl by the hand, came round Il
corner of the house. 81 have brought you
New Years present" he said.