Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
en- from the dead officers of the Sir
dar and scribblel the following letter.

en- from the dead officers of the Sir
dar and scrubbed the following letter:
Dear Miss Deane-whether 1 am living
or dead when you read these lines, you
will know that l love you. Could / re-
peat that avowal million times in as
many varied forms should find no better
phrase to express the dream / have cher
ished since happy fate permitted me to
snatch YOU from DEATH So simply say,
II love you" l will continue to love you
while life lasts. and it is my dearest hope
that in the life beyond the grave 1 may
still be able to voice my love for you
But perhaps 1 am not destined to be
loved by YOU Therefore In the event OF
my death before you leave the island,
wish to give you instructions how to find
gold mine of great value which is hidden
in the rock containing the cave. You re-
member the sign on the piece of tin which
we could not understand. The figure 81
denotes the utmost depth of the cxcava-
thu and the signifies that one foot be.
low the surface. on reaching the face OF
the rock, there is rich vein of gold. The
hollow on the other side of the cliff be-
came filled with anhydrate gas. and this
stopped the operations Of the Chinese,
who evidently knew of the existence OF
the mine. This is all the information the
SApSito ciilhosSo Wy Arthur lIcilllG
will need. The facts are unquestionable.
Assuming that / am alive, we will, of
course, be copartners In the mine. If
am dead, 1 wish one-siXth share to be
given to my uncle. William Anstruther
Crossthwaite Manor, Northallcrton, York
SHIRE as recompcnsc for his kindness
to me during my early life. The remain
der is to be yours absolutely.
ROBERT ANSTRUTHER.
n 1,;e ii. Il
twice through to make sure that it eN.
nctly recorded his sentiments. He even
smiled sarcastically at the endowment
Of the uncle who disinherited him.
Then, satisfied with the perusal, lie tore
out the two leaves covered by the letter
and began to devise means of pro-
tecting it securely while in Iris pos.
session.
AT that moment he looked up and
saw her coming toward him across the
beach, brightly flushed after her bath,
walking like Il nymph clothed in tat
tered garments. Pcrceiving that he
was watching her, she waved her hand
and instinctively quickened her pace
Even now, when they We're thrown to.
| gether by the eXigencies of each hour
she dislilied to be long separated from
him.
Instantly the scales fell from his
mental vision. What! Distrllst Iris
Imagine for one second that riches OF
poverty, good repute or i'll, would affecl
that loyal heart when its virginia. font
was filled With the love that once ii
her life comes to every true woman
Perish the thought!
Laughing at his fantastic folly jerks
tore the letter into little pieces. Il
might have been wiser to throw thu
sheets into the embc-s of the fire clost
at hand, but for the nonce lie was over
powered by the great awakening tina
had come to him.
Good gracious! Don't gaze ut me il
that fashion. don't look like ghost
do u" cried Iris, when near enough t,
note his rapt expression.
You would not object if called 70,
a vision?" he inquired quietly, avertint
his eyes lest they should speak NOR,
plainly than his tongue.
Not if you meant it nicely. But
fear that 'specter' would be n more ap
propriate word. Just look at my bes
gown!"
She spread out the front widths O
her skirt, and certainly the prospec
was lalnentable. The dress was 81
patched and mendcd, yet so full O.
fresh rents, that respectable house
maid would hesitate before using it t.
clean fire irons.
us that really your best dressy' III
said.
eyes. This is my blue serge. Tht
-.-..--' lsAisa I'D 49, aa,,ry,;we tho coni,
ing 1T received in salt water After
few days it simply crumbled. The 9th
ers are muslin or cotton and have beel
-er-adapted."
"There is plenty of mems clothing.
he began.
unfortunately there isn't another is
land" she said severely.
mo. meant that 1t might be posi-
BILE to-er-contrive some sort of ri:
that will serve all purposes"
"But all my thread is gone. hav,
barely a needlcful left
"In that case we must fall back Oh
our supply of hemp"
81 suppose that might be made t,
serve" she said. you are never at
loss for ali eXpedicnt."
at will be poor one, fear. Blu
you can make up for it by buying SOM
nice gowns at Doucet's or Worth's"
She laughed delightedly. "Perhap
in his joy at my temperance my dea