The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-04
he threw up his hands in wild ses'

ture-"that 1t has come to this.
And he taught me something, Mr..
Whitaker" said the woman. He
gave me back my faith In manhood
which you" she swept Langford
with a bitter glance-"had destroyed.
He gave me back. think. my faith IN
God. He taught me many things. And
when two days ago an earthquake bur
led me within the cave call
my home, and he tore the rocks asun-
der and freed me and caught me In
his arms. knew that he had taught
me what love was, and as he con-
fessed before you all that he loved me,
that he did love me. I will confess the
same. and say that I at least have not
changed in this hour"
Kate, Kate!" cried Langford, "for
Gods sake, think of what you say and
dol"
Sir" said Whitaker, turning to the
man of the island. you are a very
fortunate man."
"Of all on EARTH" was the bitter an
swer, II cannot think there are any
more miserable than l."
Did you learn nothing Of his past,
Miss Brenton?" asked Whitaker, un-
comfortably, unable to answer this
strange yet natural assertion. Gould
the man remember nothing?"
IT learned a great DEAL" returned
the woman. "In the cave which he
had made his home and which he has
since yielded up to me"
Where is this cave?"
ION the other side of the island.
You shall see it presently. / found a
Bible. There was date in it some
80 years back and name in it."
What is the name?"
John Ravell Charnock."
"Of Virginia?" asked Whitaker.
eagerly.
Il think so, although there was
nothing but the name and the date in
the Bible"
II know Charnocks in Virginia. They
come from Nansemond county"
1T is a further confirmation" said
the woman. with the Bible there
. was a little silver box containing q
flint and steel by means of which
, she turned to Langford-"we lighted
that beacon which brought you here
this morning"
| 1T was my own eye caught the sig
nal" answered Langford.
would God had died ere gave Il
up to her!" interposed the man.
II insisted upon it. So soon as
realized this man loved me, told hin
had a story to tell. knew 1t would
bring sadness to his heart. wanted
him to hear the voice of the world II
comment upon my relation, and
knew he would find it on yonder ship
IT was happy" said the man, ito g
on as we were. l should not hav'
lighted that fire."
| Pray continue with your story
Miss Brenton," said the lieutenan
! commander. 81 am deeply intereste,
in it. There is a great Charnock es
tate in Virginia which has been he'll
for 80 years or more by the last sui
| vivor of the ancient family. And l re
member some romantic story connect
ed with 1t, too"
"The silver box that inclosed tn
flint and STEEL" continued the woman
o. was marked j. R. c. Exploring tn
o. island l came upon the remains of
, boat, and any Of you may examine l
Near the boat in yonder coppice Their
were two skeletons, one of woma
ana the other of dog. excavate
the boat, found that it had belonge
to the ship Napsemond Of Virginia
have the stern pieces with the nam
painted on 1t in my cave. put tt
Il skeletons Of the dog and the woms
in the boat and filled it up again wit
sand. There they lie waiting Chri
tan burial. The place where the
had died, the woman and her dog,
carefully inspected. Everything b.
metal, and most of that, had rusts
away, but found two rings" 81
stretched forth her hand. They a
here" She stripped them of. "Ol
II of them is a wedding ring. You g.
It is marked" She read the markin
OF, u. r. G. to M. P. T. Septemb
10, 1859, II. Cor. XII. IL. The verse
Scripture to which reference Is ma
10 I will very gladly spend and
anant for vou though the mora aht