The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-09-16


He gave me back. ! think. my faitn IN
God. He taught me many things. And
when two days ago an earthquake bur
led me within the cave call
nv home. and he tore the rocks ssun-
der and freed me and caught me In
his arms, I knew that he had taught
me what love was, and as he conf
fessed before you all that he loved me.
that he did love me. will confess the
same. and say that ! at least have not
changed in this hour"
Kate. Kate" cried Langford. "forl
Gods sake. think Of what you say and
dol"
Sir" said Whitaker, turning to the
man OF the island, you are very
fortunate man"
"of all on EARTH" was the bitter an
swer, "T cannot think there are any
more miserable than l."
Did you learn nothing Of his past.
Miss Brenton? asked Whitaker, I'M
| comfortably, unable to answer this
strange yet natural assertion. Gould
the man remember nothing?"
81 learned a great DEAL" returned
the woman. ON 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 1t presently. I found a
Bible. There was a date in 1t some
80 years back and a name in it."
What is the name?"
John Ravell Charnock"
"of virginia?" asked Whitaker.
eagerly.
81 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 a
flint and steel by means OF which"
she turned to Langford-"we lighted
that beacon which brought you here
this morning"
ut was my own eye caught the sig
nal" answered Langford.
Would God had died ere gave II
up to herr" interposed the man.
81 insisted upon it. So soon as !
} realized this man loved me. | told him
/ had a story to tell. knew It would
bring sadness to his heart. | wanted
him to hear the voice of the world In
comment upon my relation. and
knew he would find 1t on yonder ship"
81 was happy" said the man. ito go
} on as we we're. | should not have
lighted that fire."
Pray continue with your story,
Miss Brenton," said the lieutenant
commander. IL am deeply interested
in It. There Is a great Charnock es
, tate In Virginia which has been held
; for 30 years or more by the last sur
vivor Of the ancient family. And l re-
member some romantic story connect.
ed with 1t. too"
The silver box that inclosed tas
1int and Steel" continued the woman
was marked j. r. c. Exploring the
r island I came upon the remains OF q
boat, and any Of you may examine It
:. Near the boat In yonder coppice there
were two skeletons. one OF woman
o and the other of a dog. I excavated
/, the boat, found that IL had belonged
to the ship Nansemond Of Virginia.
Q have the stern pieces with the name
4 painted on II in my cave. put the
o skeletons Of the dog and the woman
= in the boat and filled II up again with
n sand. There they lie waiting Chris
a tian burial. The place where they
Q had died. the woman and her dog.
carefully inspected. Everything bu
A metal, and most OF that. had rustet
away, but I found two rings" Sh,
a stretched forth her hand. They arr
a here" She stripped them on "On'
. OF them is a wedding ring. You SCI
y Il is marked" She read the marking
on, 81. r. c. to NJ. p. T. Septembe
= 10, 1869, H. Cor. xii. IS The verse o
: Scripture to which reference Is mad
!, Is 1 will very gladly spend and b.
spent for you. though the more abun
dainty love you. the less | be loved
]. There was a piece Of silver. also
: which had evidently been part of
dogs collar. II, too, was marked
John Revell Charnock-His Dog. Jus
22-ls75.' And that was all"
do you remember nothing of you
a early life. nothing whatever. sir?
a asked Whitaker. turning to the mar
N II have a dim recollection or som
n. sort of a sea happening. OF long vo,
a age with a woman and some kind Q
a an animal In an open boat. Of horribl
n. sufferings. of few words OF prayer
=. that is ALL"
AZ Il think that this man. then child,
"a resumed the woman. and his mothe
"a must In some way have been involve
"a In a shipwreck. and that she and he
son and a dog must have been cai
v away on this island; that the woma
=. died and the child survived. There
nothing here that would In any wa
ar harm him and his life and growth vi
der such circumstances and cond
=, tons are quite possible. He had pro-
ahlv .Asa hia mofhAf Rad that Bibl