The Comrade., 1910-10-28

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nave no mans pity, no. mans con-
tempt, that no man shall marry hei
On suffrance, and that
Right said the surgeon VINO wa
| a man of very few words and genela''
ly good ones. :: +,o
INV young friend" broke in the
chaplain, 'if might advise
But this" returned the 1sla'ce''
| with ferceness, sis not matter loi
advice. l don't know the worlo VI '.o
customs, I must appear strange ~
Won men, But l take it that man
choice of wife, mans settlelnehs
of his future is not thing that ne
brooks counsel over. AT any la'0'
want none Of it,
"Come with me-" said the chaplain,
eve will talk 1t over. nave i..u
in the world" he went on, gen'y
perhaps I can help you. nave W.
2 your permission to withdraw, oap''
: Ashby?"
a Certainly" said the captain. -
; "Pardon me moment, cnapAa'n'
: interposed Whitaker; but the youns m
q q lady has asked that some Oh US 81
+ ashore to take her deposition as ~
a tho matters that have been alleseu
IS oonoarninp orr friend here. Capt.
n n Ashby, will you?
st Certainly, Mr.. Whitaker, wiz ~
s. 5. And If you will accompany me, ooce11
d. and you, chaplain, shall be glao' MI: Mt
rs rs Whitaker YOU are a notary puDilc
e and can administer the necessaA'
iii oaths." WHIT
We "very good, sir" returned Mr. "nlt
taker The other gentlemen oo"e'
their acouiescence. ''The lady Sal.
she would like to be undlsturoeu un''
." evening" ao
;. at two bells in the second oo
watch then have the cutter caAle
away" returned the captain.
~ ro BEG pardon captain" said the su!
No. geon, "but do you or any OF you hno'
" this lady to be Miss Brenton?"
no" said the captain, Il don
re- re know her. Do you, Mr.. Whitaker, {
HE you, chaplain?'
n nl' "Well then" said the surgeon
,, 'l,i hoth the officers shook their heads
';ra :u will be necessary to have some u
'''' ashore who does know her IN order
swear to her identity to make Il
lns deposition worth anything
my "There is Langford," said Whlt'
ker, "he knows her
IAN Every good, said the captain; "se'
.oh' :, boat over to the yacht and prese
lf1s nv compliments to Mr.. Langtord. A
him if he will meet us ashore al gu
her. ter after five o'clock. Say to MN a. u
le?" that I should be glad to have MIN q
said with me tonight at seven. Cnap
lille will YOU and Mr.. Charnock take lun
WILL con with me later?"
Now, to go back to the island.
the woman stood on the strand prou'
the resolutely, sternly erect, without
can sign of unbending until the DC
reached the sides Of the two sn
can Even then she kept herself IN
ears honds of q control of steel. She tur
will slowly. walked up the beach, ente
7e the grove Of palms, mechanically 10
re it the path and plodded along IT,
erect and unbending, until the "
dra- ings Of the trail and the thickenln
IS he tho grove hid her from any chs
He watchers on the ship.
that Then, and not until then, ala
t the give way completely. She thre"
them self down upon the sand IN the
lie no shadow of the great rocks in Whi
# the har had suddenly become "
e had land and outstretched her arms
which to clasp the earth to her breast II
| that fault Of the man she had dreame
with and trusted. she had loved and
uman for, and lay there silent, shudde
! He wretched figure.
mas Her crushing disappointment a
II all failure to rise to the measure O
rness' ideal Of him, the total END OF
e, that dream of happiness, the breakl1
led Of a11 hor homes the closing of al
% him an,,,;t;one the tearing asunder 0
arcely .Sa.r+.+rinoe whelmed her in q
Id the CT es,alhod Thought that never coul
sight -. s,a,,;tv oxner;ance more than the
d, and aa -. .nar;nd,,ced nv the horror of ht
turned sub ,..:s ,,non tho shin. hut that ps
Ike up 49, -, ,,raran+ : was like a caress.
ali that old horror was added
1lcn 70 sense of loss, Of disappoinmen
which aoana;r a 1;ke Elijah of old, disn
en- pre- s,ahaortoned broken she prayed
e. ne she might die there on the sand
Dry, of 'n0 80 ----
with ,-en WV