The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

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tranquil sea, throwing be-
hind her a cloud of smoke,
the furnaces glowing like
fiery eyes in the night. A calmly beau
tiful sea. he moon ridirg high in the
clear sky and the stars coming out
one by one.
On the promenade deck stood two
persons, man and woman, both
young-one beautiful as an angel, and
the other stately and strong-the man
of all men TO win woman's loye--a
Saul among his fellows.
He had passed through great civil
war unscathed-on which side we will
not say, for since under the shadow of
Bunker Fill tie blue" and the gray"
have met, we can hope for peace in our
broad land. This young man had done
mans part in the struggle which is
over forever and day, and then lay
ing his sword aside he had gone out TO
the growing West to work out for him
self new fortune under the same old
flag.
The woman by his side was his wife
and they had been married but few
weeks.
She was n lovely girl, an orphan.
whom he had met in san Francisco,
and who had won his heart by her
modest, shrinking ways, and he had
made her his wife Then he sailed in
the Atlantis for Portland. where he
had made his home. and meant to
build up for himself fortune equal
to the best in that strong, young State
on the verge of the Western sea.
The young wife, leaning on her hus.
bands arm, looked out with mournful
eyes across the sea.
What is the matter, Nina?" he said
"You look mournful; are you not hap.
py;'
Happy, Robert! I never was so
happy before. Mine has been hard
life--a life of toll. with hardly brighr
spot in it until you came. 1t does not
seem possible that this can last"
"Why not, dear one? Am | not
strong enough 10 defend you from the
troubles in the world? Trust in me-
'"J "Ah'iS' VIII Ncep you sue from
harm"
Il do trust you, Robert When |
cannot do that l will not care to live
But, dear husband, whatever comes to
us, we have been blessed"
II don't know what has come to
YOU Nina" he said. "Why have you
spoken in that sad way? We shall
have trouble in the time to come-hu-
man life is not all roses-but whatever
comes we will bear 1t together"
Robert said Nina Denzll, sadly,
I'VE shall not live together. Some
thing seems to tell me that we have
had our happy days. | cannot help
this feeling. l do not know why it has
come upon Inc. 1t is weak and fool
ish, but have the thought deep in my
heart
"Why, Nina, in few hours, at
most, we shall be in our new home.
and then you will forget this feeling
Shall we go into the cabin?"
NO, no; the sea is SO beautiful that
prefer to remain here, at least for the
present.
"As you lke, dear one. But the air
IS getting chilly, and you must let me
wrap this plaid about you. This is
our first sea voyage, and you mean to
enjoy it to the full"
Have you noticed the captain. Rob.
ert? / have noticed that he seems to
be a good deal under the influence of
liquor"
1t is true. my dear. But he Is n
noble fellow when he is himself"
Noble or not, he is not the man to
have charge OF so many human lives.
am glad that we are having such
beautiful weather. for when he left
the deck an hour ago he was not in q
condition to take charge of a ship Ia
storm"
AT this moment man passed them
with unsteady gait, and went up to the
deck above the wheelhouse. The mate
In charge gave up to him the speaking
tube which communicated with the en-.
glne room below, and came down the
ladder quickly.
SIS that the captain in charge, Mr..
%'"Si'S Saih lboDtIl DeuLll, III low
voice.
'Yes, SIR
Are you sure he is right to have
charge of the steamer, Dick?"
"A little fresh. old boy; but in such
weather as this 1t doesn't matter. The
fresh sea breeze win bring him round
all right, reckon. There Is no better
seaman than Isaac Frazer In the North
Pacific"
Robert went back to his wife, whom
he had left for the moment to speak to
the mate.
In few minutes there came a
change peculiar to those seas as the
moon goes down. A gray haze seemed
to creep on and enveloped the steamer
from sem to stern, and they felt the
vessel treInble beneath them as her
speed was increased.
why is he running so fastY' said
Robert, uneasily. "He ought to know
that Il IL not safe In these seas"