The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01

1 from infancy, the two veterans hao come to regard themselves as merely isolated parts of the same being. It was almost a relief to him when one of his captains entered with the announcement that he had something
 to tell that Biuewater ought to know before he died. The rear admiral, whc was quite calm and peaceful, asked him to speak, and he informed his chief that he had been witness at a marraige of Bluewater's brother Lieutenant Blue
 water, some twenty years before, the bride being Agnes Hedworth. sister of the Duchess of Glanorgan. The mar
 rIaze had been secret because of the opposition of the brides powerful reia- lives.
 At the mention of her name. there were two similar ejaculations--one
 from the Rear Admiral and one from Mrs. Dutton.
 My darling Agnesr cried Bluewater. You know, oakes. how you and l both admired and loved that distant little kIns- woman of mine. She was as a
 sister to me! I knew that my brother
 Jack and she were in love. but when he fell in battle l always thought that
 he died a bachelor; and Agnes died sc
 soon afterward that l never saw hef again after his death" Thank heaven!' cried Mrs. Dutton
 coming forward at this moment eingSSaa- stY fifi-couldB" shrdlu cmfw
 Thank heaven that know at last that my dear mistress did not die in dis grace and shamel
 Hurriedly she explained that she had once been employed in the Hedworth home and had learned to love Agnes. as did all who knew her. One day, after her own marriage to Dutton, and
 while he was at sea, Agnes appeared at her house III and fainting. The dis~ tance between them, by birth and star tion. prevented any condolences, ana when Agnes died after a series or fainting fits, leaving behind her baby girl. Mrs. Dutton concluded that her patron had been disgraced.
 To save her reputation, sine had simp- lv informed the family that Agnes had died in her house. On Dutton's return
 home she had passed the child on ae hers.
 Mildred cried BIuewater. 'my inc stinct was not unfaithfui. I felt drawn to you the moment saw you. l did not realize that 1t was your resem- blance to our Agnes then. But felt
 so much love for you that before l sailed from wychecombe Head I made my will in your favor. determined since I had no kin. to obey the voice within me- though I did not understand It's meaning"
 The girl sank to her knees by his | bedside, and he put his arms around her and kissed her gently. Then he called to Sir Gervaise and whispered to | him. He had learned that the young
 Virginlan, Wycherly Wych hecomhe. was in love with Milderd and that she had
 refused him only because she felt that her absolute father made an alliance
 with them an uniting one for the | great family of the Wychecombes. That diflculty being happily out of | the way now the Rear Admiral desired l that they he married before he died. LThis was done. Then he sent them all
 out of the room. with the exception of
 his friend, Sir Gervaise Oakes.
 DO you forgive me, Gervaise2' whts-
 pered Bluewater. 16 Name it not--name 1t not, my best 1 friend" said oakes. huskily May God | forgive all my sins as freely as for get your error"
 "Cod bless you, Oakes, and keep you
 the same simple minded. true-hearted
 man you have ever been" said Blue water.
 Sir Gervaise buried his face in the
 bed clothes and groaned. A benignant | smile gleamed on the face of the dying man. His placid face turned to the window and his glance rested on the Caesar, anchored just below. A look | of great love came into his eyes when he saw the flags of two admirals stiil
 flying from her rigging. Then his eyelids fell and he ceased to
 breathe.
 Next Sundays One-page classic wiIi
 be "Japhet In search of a father" by l Captain Marryat.