The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-26

support. gor knew what l was to
see.
The people on the shore shouted to
the yacht to keep of. aud hurled i'm
precautions at the reckless voyagers
for their temerity in yenturing SO
near the hazardous coast; but all un-
mindful, the yacht stood on, making
for Little Good Harbor. just below.
Suddenly great wave came thun-
dering along and enveloped the
wretched vessel from keel TO mast
head. She careened, shivered, went
over, and the next moment her
broken timbers we're hurled on the
shore at our feet. And through the
binding spray, and the deatb-cold
foam OF the waves, as scattered by
the sharp rocks, 1t pierced my gar
ments through and through. saw
Richard Earle's set face. and heard
his voice calling my name: ELIZA
beth! Elizabeth my love! my iove!"
The first body which came on shore
was his. l had 1t In my arms ere yet
the wave had left 1t dry upon the
sand.
Dead but he had loved me in
dying. Could ever q woman ask for
more than this?
AS lifted my face from his pale
lips 1 met the basilisk eyes of Lady
Christine glancing down upon me.
She fixed an iron hand upon my
shoulder.
"What was he to your" she hissed.
"My life's one love!" / answered
her.
"And my pllghted husband. Well.
I understand now why have hated
you'll"
do not remember anything more
Of that dismal time.
When / was fully myself again,
was with my husband at our beautiful
country place in Middlesex, far away
from the cruel, glitterlng ocean.
My husband was kind and gentle
to me as my mother might have been.
He had learned everything from my
wild rawlings during my long Illness.
and to his cautious and well-directed
inquiries / owe my knowledge of
Richard Earle's history after he left
the rectory. For Lord Newbury-
ever the most generous of men-had
solved all the mystery. and when 1
was well enough he told me gently
what he knew.
Richard Earle and Lord Albert
Richard Trevelyn was one and the
same.
At the time of his visit to our viii
lage, he had taken the name of his
cousin, Richard Earle, simply to es-
cape notice. He wanted rest, and II
he travelled as Lord Albert Trevelyn
he would be obliged to receive a great
many civilities from the gentry
which he wished to avoid.
He was not of age, and consequent
| ly to some degree subject to his
father, and his father had selected
Lady Christine McDougal for his
| wife. In consequence, 1t was neces-
sery for him to keep his love for me
secret until he should reach his ma
jority. BY some means his father
had discovered his ENHANCEMENT with
the daughter Of poor country
curate, and our letters were inter-
cepted. The Richard Earle whose
marriage notice l had seen was Lord
Albert's cousin.
My marriage with Lord Newbury
had followed Immediately after, and
Albert had left the country, rich and
disgusted with life.
He had never ceased to love me,
but he would have married Lady
Christine This was what Lord New
bury had learned, and what he told
me.
And II had never loved him be-
fore l loved him then, for his noble
and thoughtful forbearance toward
me.
But through every dark hour of
my life, one sweet thought has ever
been present to comfort and sustain
me. In dying my only love loved me!
And so alone. and yet not sad or
weary, because hope CLEANS so
brightly In the distance, am waiting
to go to my better and truer life when
the Master calls.-Good Literature,