The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-10
Our Daily Sbcf't Story

q wouldn't let my mate beat me" she said: speak up and she will have you" The Salome sailed for Boston a few days later, but Captain Bob found time to stop at Miss Cynthia's cottage before sailing.
 "Cecilia's said yes."' he remarked. She congratulated him; but she was gloomy that day. All her friends were settling down, and she would miss Cap tain Bob
 Stretching out northwestwardly from the port of Sandhurst was long sub- merged ledge, dangerous menace to vessels in thick weather, and there had been many wreoks and several lives lost | on those hidden rocks; hence when fierce nor'easter roared through the streets of the village, bringing with it whirling smudge of snow that merged the short day into night long before it's time. people who had friends at sea prayed that they might be far from Sandhurst ledge that stormy night. Among those who wriing their hands and prayed was Cynthia Dodd. The Sa- fome was due at Sandhurst, and with that bowling gale driving along she would not be behind time. As the night drew down the gale increased, and she stood on the porch, miserably nervous. unmind- ful of the blast and swiriing snow. A man bearing lantern ran past the cottage
 There's vessel on the ledge!" he bawi- ed: .:they say 1t the Salomer' Miss Cynthia flung a. cloak about her and ran after the man to Dawkin's tay- ern. near the beach. where a crowd of women and old men were assembled
 Some wept, others garrulously gave their
 opinions, and others still gazed vacuously
 into the night, all waiting for the news
 they dreaded to hear. Cecilia Craig stood gazing toward the
 beach, pale and shuddering, and Miss
 Cynthia, noting her, found to her amaze
 ment that she hated her. Not for her
 life could she have gone to the young wo-
 man and whispered a. comforting word. Ashamed of herself she shrank back into
 the gloom.
 Then the wind bore with 1t something
 beside bite and snow-swirl It was n shout. Blown to shreds as it was. there Was yet a significance in 1t that caused an old seaman to mutter, Thank God!' and to rush towards the beach. It came again, that shout, stronger now and articulate. '.All safel" was It's burden, and women cried with joy and old men halioed back in, screechy tones Then came disjointed words plainly from the crowd approaching.
 "It was the Saiome."
 She hit the ledge, but Bob managed to back her off."
 Bully boy. Captain Bobv'
 Miss Cynthia stood trembling until A man rushed among them and threw his arms about Cecilia Craig. Then Cynthia Dodd fled homeward, crying softly, for she had discovered something She stood before her mirror. and looked at herself.
 You fool!" she cried; you stupid fool. Are you crazy?"i
 Captain Davidge called on Miss Dodd while she was eating her breakfast the following morning. Miss Cynthia didn't look at him: but then she was not lock- ing her best. Her face was pale and hcr eyes swollen and red.
 T want to tell you something" said Captain Bob. abruptly
 "Is 1t about Cecilia?" asked Miss Gym thia, with a shudder.
 Part of it is, he replied; "she's going to marry Tom Lane the first of the month";"
 Miss Dodd dropped her cup thereby breaking set she had inherited from her grandmother. and gazed affrighted at the captain.
 "oh. Robertr' she walled ''it's all my fault I did it. I am the cause of it. I set him on to it."
 Captain Bob approached the weeping woman.
 Cynthia" he said, nervousIy, "r nev- CT wanted to marry Cecilia. wanted you. I was afraid to ask you for we had been friends so long that hated the idea of breaking off from you, and was sure you'd say mo-"
 You wanted me?' exclaimed Miss Gym thia, hysterically.
 Two very happy people at breakfast in the Dodd cottage that morning.