New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
The .|boulder Ornament.
BY A E w MASON
IN TWO PARTS--PART I

dred had wasted time by her arrangement and re-
arrangement Of the candles and she had come 70
the end OF her apple She saw the man onIy Ioi
4 moment only long enough indeed for her 20 re-
mark the vivid coIors Of the clothes ne wore ne
wore the dress OF a soldier but OF MS 80 .s
caught just that one mere impression OF WI
ress and no more. she could not even tell "H7@Ao
it was the paIor produced by hurt or his narnraI
complexion For he was gone the moment hs was
seen
Mildred turned sharply round. and as she turned
something fell and tinkled upon the noor- ons
took Il 10 be an ornament from her dress and with
her eye searched the shadowy corners OF the room
for her visitor. But the room was quite empty Sne
held her breath that she might hear II any one
en oSe the ehanee tha5 na the & solder @ % might bidder
himself in one Of them But shs [PoK & 'af i35 s1v
thought that her search would be reWarGesd.,
was not surprised: it was not the first time that
she had seen visions. although Sne SeIQSn 5HoeIs
of them and she accepted LnlS Win eli1 - he
faith OF Nh. John Aubrey himself: II y. va - IL
and within the twelyemonth- She drew her @ cnair
again to the fire. and strove to Tscau 1 1ls 70 her
recollection was his Uniform 1t had caugnt ,ft az
how clearly she remembered it's details She Went
over them in her mind and % n5ea , Jnen1 51.s DO
ing this her attention was drawn Oy gltLS7L o.
It Was 81 as though Jewel had fallen and sparked
there Mildred remembered the Ln5u1g go SOTas bs-
mirror. She crossed the room and picked the tnin6
ornae1t Of hers - nor had she ever seen it before
1t was little gold ornament from the snouloer oA
Mildred stared at it thoughttully for Isbs- w9ns.
she had lost brooch or olcke ,i5 LroI ',,o+fcad
but she had not nor had ri5g sL,Pg,cIH Pg,H Ssd made
that tinkIing sound upon the floor It had not La 5
~ aTa-a+ 81 9n-1s one other thar herself
needs have caused it TO fall She went down S on
her knees and searched about the room and % shs
found nothing She szood up and qToppg6 psaiI6Es [1
ornament @ again & and & u g mage saT she no longer
doubted II was this strange shoulder orIaI1Snt
SerseIf IN her own way She had not seen the
soldiers face. she was to recognize MN nm ~ box
and said nothing whatever about the matter -.
But menbe nf be- mirror was fulfilled and In
strange and unexpected way A sLorh i+ q bs, n
was as its height little fishing smack drove upS2
9indovo w There were seven fishermen upon the
smack and OF these five managed to elm ellfno T apUa
that hight even Il their disaster had been noticed
IT. tolu ee 80 fu1g above the waters reach they
found some dry tirnbers OF past -,cI-et
and the tfnder was stin dry The wind was pier
ing cold and & after many ma ana sat close about IL
through the dark night Their position was no.
II was at once carried TO Colonel Chantren as ne
sat as br ms e them OF this afternoon said the
Colonel looking out f[Sm MS window into ne room
while he was speaking, he turned TO explain 1n7
cat2sop1s SIT as Ship went ashore last night said
he. upon the Pilot Rock
-"Two?'' exclaimed the Colonel no" IN Us
world ve 90 y0I Watching from my window she said
The night was dark but there vas No no abot q
wind had swePt s1s iiebt upon the rock The
light grew and became a great nre. c9u1o -.- ..
is Iogs to the FIRE They threw the logs on and
the flames sPrang up Ike tonsqes eg bscae a beacon
well said the colonel there was 0u' 'i'
4 saw the men gather about the FIRE re- and :. 81 -
down in circle round IT. anu anu o,lS 9ssct out
ngne of af asre would dart up could see quite
/ clearly The men were very snnaA az IndI Ls+ -
tance but could count them easily ana see "h9'
The man who had brought the news and was Sui
| Standing in the room. interrupted:
:aThere are six said he. "on the rock this mon
Ing -,s-. 4v. returned Mildred "As say.
counted them stood at the wlad2w o WarSng .G-sI
them for long time Then one o. '1er rrT nus
hsve Sous With il The act was 50 expressive ma
10 f5er feet and looked whittier his arm pointed
looked, too Right ABOVE - tn46 16STad roc1 anu
Colonel Chantreu uttered an excia1natlon n -
been the fire which rnised them But. Mildred. ara
yoT It was Ike ghost ship lifting it did sud
| 5s1Iv oIt Of the darkness she resumed FOR a
moment @ t3ouses sc5nG s terin E above thas rock
could the curve OF It's stem Ins s1.S 80
! head which flashed red IN t1e nTensnL tIs @ Nv
spirit and the little mast and san upon tne 2- 2o~
spirit. and elingtng TO the sIayS a[5ar [ sl5osr s
\ All Asterr Of the bow there was sheer night and
| darkness
vsrI lii up the toproyaIs. and showed streaming
1 1s11a1- on 2 masthead Those sails and the pen
/ psn+ and the strip OF mast. like a pencil seemed
] hung in the air immensely high they seemed 20
ne with their futtering cords and Tapping can,
I vas soune remnant Of ship caught up oy Cne VIM
/ and blown across the sky. Then the BOWS OF tne
sbio rose suddenly and quickly until the ooWspriT
/ pointed upward and no less suddenly away INTO
/ +ha darkness. I strained my eyes; I saw noC1Ine
/ 7 looked again at FIRE. and there were now Elk
/ men about 1t instead Of I'VE
( The sixth Anthony Count Ffarourg- he Was
| brought ashore that afternoon dripping wet and Il
1as 1Otf~Ad that Mildred ChautreL who was stand
trg with her father grew white he stepped from
/ the boat and stared at him with a close sort or
! scrr1tfnv as though II matter OF moment 10
/ her 10 know what manner OF man he was Colone1
4 C-beu1reIi carried him. however at cnce 70 MS
\ boTse allowing none question him until he was
/ recovered from his fatigue. Count Harourg was
Ift+e the worse for his nights adventure and took
seat that very evening at the supper table. vhars
4 he told his story