The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-11

my home, and he tore the rocks asun der and freed me and caught me in his arms, l knew that he had taught me what love was. and as he con iessed 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. flor 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 easth,- was the bitter an. twer, q cannot think there are any nore miserable than l."
 ~Did you learn nothing of his past Miss Brenton?" asked Whitaker, un- comfortably, unable to answer this strange yet natural assertion. Could the man remember nothing?"
 T learned a great deal" returned the woman. Tn tAe cave which he had made his home and which he has since yielded up to mo"
 Where Is this cave7'
 "On the other side of the island You shall sec 1t presently. found a Bible. There was a date in 1t some 30 years back and name in it--
 What Is the name9"
 John Ravell Charnock.-
 ~Of Virginiaf- asked Whitaker, eagerly.
 T think so. although there was nothing but the name and the date in the Bible"
 T know Charnocks in Virginia. They come from Nansemond county
 Tt is further confirmation said tho 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."
 It was my own eye caught the sig nal" answered Langford.
 Would God I had died ere gave 1t up to herl" interposed the man
 "l insisted upon 1t So soon as I realized this man loved me, I told him had story to tell knew 1t would bring sadness to bis heart. I wanted him to hear the voice of the world in comment upon my relation, and I knew he would find it on wonder ship
 T was happy said tho man, to go on as we were should not have lighted that sre.-
 Pray continue with your story. Miss Brenton- said the lieutenant commander. T am deeply interested In 1t. There is great Charnock es late In Virginia which has been held Tor 90 years or more by the last snr- vivor of the ancient family. And I re- member some romantic story connect cd with it too
 -The silver box that inclosed the flint and steel.- continued tho woman. was marked J. R. C. Exploring the Island l came upon the remains of a boat. and any of you may examine 1t. Near the boat fin yonder coppice there were two skeletons, one of woman and the other of a dog. excavated the boat found that 1t had belonged to the ship NanseGiossd oi Virginia. I have tho stern pieces with the name painted on 1t in my cave. I put tho skeletons of tho dog and the woman In the boat and filled it up again with sand There they lie waiting Chris tian burial The place where they had died. ths woman and her dog, I carefully inspected. Everything but metal and most of that, had rusted away. but found two 1ngs.- She stretched forth her hand. "They are hero-- She stripped them of. -One of them is a wedding ring. You see it is marked-- She read the markings of, '. R c. Co NJ. P T Septeribey la 1869. IL Cor. xii 15. The verse Of Scripture to which reference is made Is I win very gladly spend and be spent for you. though the moro abun- dantly love you, tho less l be loved There was a piece of silver, also, which had evidently been part of q dogs collar. It. too was marked: John Reveil Charnock-His Dog. July s2-1ST5.' And that was allr
 Do you remember nothing of your early life. nothing whatever. sir'" asked Whitaker. turning to the man.
 q have a dim recollection of some sort of sea happening, of long voy- age with woman and some kind of an animal fin an open boat. of horrible sufferings, of a few words of prayer: that Is all"
 'I think that this man. then child" !" resumed the woman, and his mother must in some way have been involved in a shipwreck, and that she and her son and dog must have been cast away on this island; that the woman died and the child survived. There is nothing here that would fin any way harm him and his life and growth un- der such circumstances and condi- tons are quite possible. He had prob ably seen his mother read that Bible. He carried it with him, put it in that cave gnd forgot 1t with the flint and steel in the silver box of which he would have no knowledge and which he could not use The dog probably lived some time and when he died crawled back to where his mistress lay and gave up his life at her feet, And therefore believe this mans name to be John Revell Charnock; that he is an American. and that he cnma from Virginia. l know him to