The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-12
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saving stntion. Just before reaching It
I passed 4 boxlike AFFAIR built ON a
dune, measuring about six feet by four
Facing the ocean was low door and
beside It a window, through which
peered the saddest face ever saw-the
face Of a woman. She was SIN young
ana attractive In appearance. though
her hair was white as snow. Sitting
by the window. her arm resting ON the
sill. she was peering out to sea as
though looking for ship.
AT the life saving station was told
Tint her name was Caroline Owens.
Zen years before her lover. John Ire
vor, a sailor, had started in September
on the schooner Mary Deane to make
a short voyage from which be was to
have returned for Christmas and their
wedding Caroline prepared her we'd
ding OUTFIT could scarcely be dig
allied by the name of trousseau-and
Christmas festivities were also arrang=
ed for. but on Christmas eve ship
came in with the news that the Mary
Deane had gone ashore in a storm ana
every man on board had persisted.
1t was q sad Christmas for every one
In the neighborhood. Caroline was
stunned. She did not weep. She sim
ply looked out Of her eyes at vacancy
and said nothing. Every day she would
90 to the beach, and, standing on
!une just above the life saving station,
peer out to sea. In storm and sunshine
she was there at least once day, and
when the spring came on and the
weather was pleasant she would spend
most Of the day there. Then the kind
hearted life savers built her the little
shelter and invited her to take posses
sion Of 1t.
Some of the men considered her AS
having gone daft at the death of her
lover, while others thought her mental
Iy sound. was told by one Of them,
Markham by name, who in confidence
confessed to me that he had fallen in
love with her and would gladly marry
her though he had never mentioned
the subject to her, that every Deem
Der she became possessed with the idea
that her lover would return on Christ
mas eve. She had told him there was
feeling within her too strong to he re
sisted that Trevor was alive, WANDER
ing here and there, mostly on the sea;
that there was some reason why he
could not return to her. but this reason
would In time be removed. This most
persons considered mania induced by
the shock she had suffered.
often passed her sentry box and
grew more and more impressed with
the sad but hopeful face always peer
ing out to sea. When went away
left with Markham, the man who had
given me his confidence, some money,
charging him to tell her that IN I'M
known person had given it to him to
be used for a wedding present on the
return of her lover. 1 did this hoping
It might give her pleasure. She was
convinced that Trevor would come
oack, and believed it might be best
To foster this belief.
returned to the city, autumn faded
into winter and the SHOWS came down.
Que morning a man appeared at my
office whom 1 did not recognize for a
| moment, but when did 1 saw that he
was Markham.
''what brings you here?' asked,
taking his rough hand In mine.
's'There's wedding on he replied
"a wedding?"
yes; Carrie owens I'VE come to
buy the gift"
"And you?"
ooh, no, no; better than that" There
! was double expression of pain ana
| Joy in his face ana in his voice.
| Come. sit down here and tell me"
"You remember the storm of the Goth
| or NOVeIn DER 2 ne ShlSls w ell l44a'h
was the worst I've ever experienced.
| Carrie Owens spent the day in her box
The next day would be the list Of De
| cember, and that was the month she
was always the worst 1 tried several
| times to induce her to go home, but she
wouldn't. Just as 1t was getting dark
looked up at the box and saw man
coming from bnhind it. He was evil
IDENTIFY coming for Carrie, for his eyes
were on the box Suddenly he rounded
to the front and stood before her. Then
| l heard u shrek and knew that Jack
| Trevor had come ut last"
He went on to tell me that Trevor
had been injured In the head at the
| time of the wreck, had been thrown
ashore and had wandered about with
out any remembrance as to who he
was. Finally, when III In hospital,
surgeon had discovered II displacement
\ OF small piece of his skull, had ire
panned him and brought back his
memory. Then he had made for home
and Caroline. "He didn't come by sea,
us she expected" added my informant,
"but he came all the same"
He bore an invitation for me to the
wedding, and accepted. On Christ
mas eve 1 arrived at the cottage OF
Caroline Owens parents and was in
PRODUCED to Caroline herself. So preoc-
cupied had she been, when was pass
ing her box that she did not remember
/ IN have ever aaPu mo