Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-01

She did not come. But the next day he
found her reading IN the woods. She was
sef-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 paAlery THAI had
characterized their first meeting.
And thus they met, sometimes every day
for a week, and then not at all for several
days. She would never agree to an ap
pointment, always leaving their meeting "a
chance. One day they sat gazing out upon
| the dreamy sea 81 had taken 60 severe .
course ia athletics that had reason to be
Ieve that all emotion had been trained out
Of me-" he said. Violent exercise is some
times an offset to strong mental might
| say heart emotion. But find that with me
this belief was al a fallacy" She looked at
him as il she did not understand his mean
ing, and, though he knew she did, yet be
pretended that he did not Have you been
try4ng to feel strong emotion" she asked.
and he replied: mo, not trying 10 feel i "
Il don't know what you meSn," she said.
and then he cried: ooh, yes, you do"
and he pat his arms about her; and the
hoars few and the sun sunk lew and famed
upon the water, like your hair spread
Out" he said. Aad then they heard the cid
man calling her. he was near at hand and
he saw CrsndAn, Here" said he i've
got a wosd to say that may be Of use to you
From this tune on you WI see the black
Tag OF my ancestors aging from the tower
on NY hosse. If you GENE Oh my land you
wdl Be shot, and \ yen attempt 70 influence
any fuTther the mind Of this child | will
hAnt you and kill YOU
She IL to be my wife, - said Crahdall.
Then she is 10 be hEide And a widow Al
the same time" replied the old man. He
led the gEl away aud Ctaadal went home
and walked tia asOr an night; and when
morning came be looked out and there was
the black Gag Of the PepehaPtTain pirates
hoatilg fr0m the tower ON the cid mans
hOuse. He roamSd shout in the woods all
day, bat did not Sse the girl. And each
m0Fning there was the black Gag, and there
1t was At night, a patch Of deeper darkness
against the dark sky; and one night, when
lightning flashed, he saw il streaming, red.
like a hsme--iks her hair, Once he ven.
tured near The house, and bullet nppsd
bit of bark under tree inst above his head.
Early one morning he stood on the pier
waiting for the sun 10 rise, but, instead, a
cloud and wind arose, almost a hurricane
Suddenly be saw a saiiboat near by, strug-
Cling hard, sad then il was overturned and |
blown fast away, leaving a man struggling |
in the water--an old man, and Crandall |
thought that he recognized the girls grand |
father. tie did not hesitate He sprang |
into the sea, seized The old fellow and swan |
to shore with him; and staggering upon the |
'and, he looked at Crandall and said you
DOL. why didn't you let me drown?'
Crandall went home and sat down TO
brood, with the black flag still in sight II
vas the last day Of the year Early the next
morning before il was light he went out and
vas standing near his door when cloud
flied and the sun flashed; and then his
cart leaped for the black flag was gone
Md Just at that moment the old man, lead
ng the girl by the hand, came round the
ouer of the house. y have brought you a
New Years present" he said