Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-17
DAILY SHORT STORIES


man. he assumed the privilege OF Pre-
ceedtng further by asking her 10 se
seated.
This is the first time In years." she
said. that I have been to the sea-
shore. 1 love II. yet fear IT, II is.to
me like the serpent that churms the
bird TO destroy IL. Fancy this tranquil
scene transformed by n tempest. Their,
Is nothing In nature that * Ia me SO
miraculous rs those waves. See that
leviathan out there rolling In. True.
his name is gilded by the moon. hut
his body is black. There is terror In
/ his very silence, There. Il breaks:
| How IL pounds the beach.
81 dread the water in any FORM" she
went on after pause. Even when 1t
is tranquil Ii Is trcacherous. One who
cannot swim may drown within. few
feet OF land. A current will glide along
like crawling reptile, carrying one
who may be cnught In II out into the
great. dark. unmcrciful ocean. oh. I
hate the water. don't know why
came here. I will never come again"
MADAM" said Warrington, you
the tolls OF the watery element. You
have had what swimmers call n scare.
One who has suffered from fright in
the water viii never get over Il. Once
conscious OF It's terrible grip, one can
never be induced to trust 1t again.v
"You arc right" she said, The re.
lentlessness of any paulmate force Is
terrible, but II seems 10 me that the
power OF water Is the most terrible OF
VII. How can people cross and recross
the ocean, IL would seem that one
ship being sucked down into the nav
OF the monster would he enough TO de-
ter others from trusting themselves
upon its treacherous bosom"
Warrington was sure that the lady
had experienced some mislmp 10 give
her this dread OF the wntcr ana was
curious TO know the Incident But he
was too we'll bred TO ask direct cues.
ton. Moreover. ii occurred To him that
possibly II might have given her
mental as well as physical shock
from which she had never recovered
81 have had" she went on. what
you call scare. Ii gave We nm incur.
able dread OF water, but in itself II
gradually passed into comparative un.
Importance. There was That connected
with 1T which has affected my whole
life"
"Indeed~
The word indeed" is an extremely
well bred expression and means moth
Ing. 1t doesn't trespass on any ones
feelings. asks no questions. invites CON
hdence only II the conhder Is minded
TO give 1t and leaves him or her TO
proceed or turn the subject at will. IL
Is one Of the most useful words I'm the
English dictionary.
when was girl was sitting one
evening on rock viewing scene like
! this. so enraptured that | was uncon.
scious or the tide rising behind me. |
was already cut Off when young man
not only warned me. but saved mo
only fortunate circumstance enabled
US TO get to the shore"
She shuddered and continued.
mot for the world would dwell ON
that occurrence. 1t IS OF what followed
mat am going to speak. In novels
when young man saves a girl from
catastrophe they love and mnrry. In
my case romance was started that
was continuous. leaving me with old
age before me without n single com.
pnnion. could never forget my res
cuer but my rescuer apparently never
considered me In any other liyht than
as one he had rescued. At any rate.
he never sought me out. never cat,o
near me. had number Of excellent
offers. but my mind had become nb.
Sorbed with one person. and would
yleld 10 none other. And here ! am at
nearly fifty years OF age. desoIate be-
cause man saved me from drowning.
| would prefer that he had left me 70
have been enSulfed."
After this burst OF confidence tho
lady suddenly remembered that she
was giving it TO stranger. There
| was Il momeniary silence. Mt fhc end
VI which Warrington was about TO
! speak. when she fOrcstallCd Elm.
| i dare say" she said. that YOU are
surprised at my revealing 10 one
nave never met before SO sncipd am OK.
pericnce. Perhaps you Will not be-
llevc mc wien ! tell you that till this
moment / have kept the secret in my
| own bosom from every living soul
When cnnc upon you JUST now this
scene Brought back the Incident OF my
youth. and Il ceqain. klndlinoss I saw
lp yonr eye Invited me for once TO
| open the hOodgatcs and permit the
long pent Up waters TO hOw forth"
Madam" said Warrington. II am
laworc OF that propensity engrafted IN
humanity 10 "Unhdc. In this caec YOU
coWd not have conGded I'm person
better calculated TO console you. II Is
said TINT misery loves company. You
and ], having been made miserable by
tbe same incident, should love each
others company for the rest OF our
| lives"