The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-04

she had learned to know SO well,
devotion she 10 more doubted
than that the stars would fail TO
shine. Time went on, and his strange,
silence caused Kathleen TO
grow slowly to believe that hugh had
not forgotten her, but that he had los'
his life perhaps in some winter snow
storm or among the wild population
of the mining camps.
Kathleen was still very. beautiful,
and 10 one had ever entered the sane
tuary of her innermost feelings.
No n knew that her lavish Il
tions to church and schoolhouse cane
from a desire to get rid OF some OF the
wealth which had stood between her
and Hugh, and caused him TO run des-
perate chances to. equalize thel tor
tunes
How she hated this wealth.
Her father had aged greatly OF late.
II was because he so earnestly desired
it she she finally consented.
SO James Duncan was coming 10
night. Prominent and ambitious, he,
WOULD IdhS hlS SIN' -
winter and she -
Time to turn back old Marcus
said.
Just ten minutes more! Toward
the reef" Charlie pleaded.
Katherine was reckless, and they
I'm ~ ~ ",~tufned to speed back ii
sudden flaw drove The catbOat in to-
wards Frying-Pan reef.
Run towards the front" Katherine
urged, while Charlie sat pale and trem-
bling in the bottom Of the boat.
Lord have mercy! It's too late!''
Marcus said, as the currents seized the
boat, and the wind drove it furiously
forward, while the sky ~blackened and
the storm burst.
The breakers leapt and tossed and
tumbled on Frying-Pan reef, and the
lights on the lightboat lurched and
went back and forward with the roll
ing Of the ship.
A boat was lowered from the light,
ship, and II man, flinging a coil of rope
sprang in. Charlie sat with her face
covered, but Katherine, holding the
tlller, saw the slow approach and des
perate risk Of their rescuer.. . She coulC
not afterwards recall how it was done
How he reached them and guiding thu
catboat over the very edge of the rec
through g. boiling sea Of tumultuou.
breakers, brought them in safety to tn,
lightboat.
There are. strange fatalities whicl
human reason can neither account for
nor circumyent.
How was it, and why, that havin:
gotten them in safety on the deck, b,
a Slip of the rope James McNair SHOULD
have been crushed against the shi,
by the impact Of g hillcw, driving Ii,
catboat with irresistible force agains
him?
Stretched on deck, ghastly and mo
tien!ess g thin trichle OF blood ooziri:
from his mouth, and the light of .
lantern fell full on his magnifcen
head and form.
Hugh! Hugh" Katherine walled
throwing herself upon his breast.
"Kathleen!" he whispered.
"oo IONS pc%ioS, titGI MI
Nair motioned to the men to take Thu
~fainting girl down in the cabin.
He passed away, fighting his las
fight alone, before Kathleen came to
consciousness of the wild nights work
She's been abroad for the past year
with her father. Just gotten back
The wedding. is to take place mex
month. Jean Duncan is a lucky dog
Miss Katherine is a beautiful woman
no end of blue blood-and money. Sh,
will be the rage in Washington thii
winter. They are going to do no en-,
of entertaining, explained Charlie
Cumming at the Clubs. Rhett Ro
man, in N. o. Times-Democrat.
De Mortuis, Etc.
Lying at funerals was being dis
cussed by some Methodist ministers
An old white-haired man said: per
haps it is best merely to read The
burial service over the dead, but II
is the custom in our denomination tt
make a few remarks, and this custom
is n hard to get away from. / have
never lied at a funeral. On the othel
hand, I have never told the whole
truth. Once, at the funeral of a woman
whom I had profoundly admired,