The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-20
PITIFUL, INDEED, WAS THE
STORY 1T TOLD.

mer's day, was on guard here at
3 o'clock in the morning. l gener-
ally gave a look around with that
glass; and there was nothing at all
in view out of sea. But a man and
a woman came out of the ruins,
and sat down on some of the loose
stones outside. The man was dark,
with a sailors dress, and as far
as | could make out, and that, I
think, was pretty near-about 80
years of age. He warn't the look
ing man I'd trust myself to were I
young girl. l saw that the girl
began to move away from him, and
when he shifted his seat so as to
get near her again she made an
other move.
"But I hadn't time for much
thinking; it took all my time for
to be watching. There was a quar-
rel, that was plain. 'Pooh.' says
to myself, they'll kiss and be
| friends in 10 minutes There was
something in her hand that he
wanted to get - that was plain -
though I couldn't make quite out
what 1t was; but, whatever It was,
he snatched 1t from her, and she
struck at him, and then there was
a pushing about, but always with
her getting nearer to the edge Of
the cliff, until at last saw the
mans two arms thrust straight out,
and over she went. Once or twice
she hung for a moment on the face
of the rock; her dress caught in the
branches; but it was only for
moment; she was in the sea in less
time than it takes me to tell you.
"The tide was full up at the time,
but just on the turn, and once it
turns, it runs there almost like the
race of mill, and the man was
| soon lost to view in the ruins, and
though I searched the ocean all
around for miles l never got sight
of the body any more.
CHOW, SIR says l to myself,
what shall do? If there's no one
| missing, and If the body never
turns up, as I don't believe 1t will,
people will say l was dreaming;
it may be they'll say l was drunk;
for all I know, they may say I'm
mad
"Well, sir, the burden of this Sc
cret lay heavy on my mind, and as
[ walked up and down on my lonely
beat it began to eat into me- When
| come to myself, | had the parson
sent for, and l told him l had a
great load on my mind, and wanted
to ease it by telling it to him, and
told him the whole story from
beginning to end, and our captain
i had him in, and told 1t to him.
"But the gentleman only smiled
at what l said. Poor fellow says
one, the fever's on him STILL .Ay,'
says the other, its the same thing
he's been raving on all along
"Well, made two or three more
attempts, and | tried the doctor.
but he says, I'll send you some
strengthening medicine
81 saw it was no use to try and
| persuade any of the gentlemen. |
did my best, and there, now, | must
leave it.
Five years passed and twas
midsummer morning akain, and it
| was my turn to be on guard.
| don't know what it was that made
me keep continually looking at the
vim etAu at inc pdit VI the TUT
where you see the white cross
painted On the stone. Well, sir, I
did see something. 1t was the very
hour and the very day that I seen
the young woman thrown over the
cliff-for now We know all about
it-and there, coming out OF the
ruin, | saw the man | had seen
five years ago. knew him in a
moment. He had the same beard
and the same dress, and the same
'kerchief-but this time he was by
himself.
well, sir, he looks about him
here and there, and he takes out
of his pocket a little parcel and
puts it under a stone and walks