The Southern herald., 1910-09-09
Lying Upon the Sands.

We'll, we must fight for his life
anyway. Do you stay here. l will
be back in a short time"
The lieutenant-commander rose to
his feet and started back across the
island without another word.
The chaplain composed the mem
bers Of the stricken man. putting him
in a comfortable position on the
warm sand, then knelt down and be-
gan to pray. 1t seemed long time to
the waiting priest before his shipmate
returned, and yet but a short time had
elapsed. He came up painting from
the violence Of his exertions.
Il have sent the cutter back for the
surgeon. told the men to row for
their lives. | gave the midshipman
In charge an account Of what we had
found and begged the captain to send
parties ashore to search the island.
What Of the man."
He breathes STILL" said the chap
lain. II should think he was in some
kind of syncope. His heart evidently
was affected. He has had no prepa-
ration for such violent strains. The
things which are usual and ordinary
with US and which, take it, indurate
us to the greater things of life have
been conspicuous by their absence In
his case and he has not been able
to bear up under the sudden shock"
Those clothes, have you examined
them"
NO." said the chaplain, 1T has been
too dark in the first place, and"
Il will look at them," said Mr.. Whit
taker. Perhaps we may find some
new clew in them"
The lieutenant-command stopped
over the pathetic little heap Of worn
garments. There were the blouse, the
skirt. the stockings, and the worn and
torn white shoes. The Bible lay upon
them as II to weigh them down, and
they had been placed well above the
reach of the highest tide. The tide
was then Just coming in to the island
The Bible had been opened and laid
face downward on the clothes. Mr.
, Whitaker lifted 1t up reverently. He
observed as he did so that his own
pencil, which he had left, he now re
membered, with the woman, lay be
} meath the open book. On the blank
/ leaves between the Old and New tes
J taments something was written. Nc
. mention Of any writing had been
= made in the affidavit of the night be
fore. He lifted 1t, turned his bach
;. toward the east where the sun waf
Just on the verge of rising, and stud
. led it out.
DO you find anything" asked th'
q chaplain.
/, There Is writing on this page" sale
the younger man. Il can just make 4
h out"
l. Man." he read slowly, studying
r each word in the dim light, Il loveC
5 you. In one sense, in your sense,
5 was unworthy Of you, perhaps, bu
: not in mine. You alone had mY heart
The past was frightful mistake 70
which should not be blamed, but 70
|. which must suffer. tried you witt
y the world by your side. The worl,
!. was kind, but you were not. Yol
a broke my soul and killed something
: within me which l had thought dead
= but which you had revived. No powe
Q could revive 1t again. cannot MARI
< Iangford, for l do not love him. l viii
> not marry you, for you do not love me
will not go back to the world now
s have no desire to do 80 and | canno
g live alone with you upon the island
t You will not go without me, and so
e will go first by myself alone. You wi
8 think Of me, | know, in the gres
= world. Perhaps you will Judge you
I self harshly, but do not Judge yo
at all. You did rot kBow. you did nc