Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-01
DAILY SHORTsT0RIES

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This is-the FIRST time In years" she
said, .i.that' have been to the sea.
shore. loyelt. yet fear II. II is to
me like the serpent that charms the
bird TO destroy It, Fancy this tranquil
scene transformed by tempest. There
Is nothing In nature that il To me so
miraculous as those waves. See that
leviathan- out there rolling In. True.
his name N gilded by the moon. but
his body is black. There is terror In
his very silence. There. Il breaks.
How II pounds the beach.
Il dread theNvater In any form" she
went on afterR pause. Even when IL
is TRANQUIL Il is treacherous. One who
cannot swim may drown within few
feet OF land. A current will glide along
like crawling reptile. carrying one
who may be caught In II out into the
great. dark. unmerciful ocean. Oh. /
hate the water. l don't know why
ca one hero. II will never come again"
Madam" said Warrington, "you
speak as one who has been cnught I'm
tho tolls OF the watery element. You
have had what swimmers call scare.
One who has suffered from fright I'm
the water will never get over It Once
conscious OF Its terrible grip. one can
never be induced TO trust II again."
You are right" she said. "rhe re-
lentlessness OF any inanimate force is
terrible, but II seems TO me that the
power OF wntcr is the most terrible OF
I'll, How can people cross and recross
the ocean, II would seem that one
ship being sucked down into the nav
OF the monstSr would be enough TO de.
ter others. from trusting themselves
upon its treacherous BOSOM"
Warrington was sure that the lady
had eSperienced some mishap TO give
her this dread OF the water and was
curious TO know the incident. But he
was too well bred TO ask q direct cues.
ton. Moreover. It occurred TO him that
possibly, it.smigbt have given her n
mental as well as physical shocl,
from which size had never recovered.
Il havel hnds' she went on. what
you call scare. 1t gave me an incur.
able dread OF water but in itself IL
gradually passed into comparative un.
Importance. There was that connected
with IL which has affected my whole
life" -
The word ...ipdeed" is an extremely
well bred expression and means moth.
Ing. II doesn't trespass on any ones
feelings, asks no questions invites con-
iidence only II the confider Is minded
to give It and leaves him or her TO
proceed or turn the subject Mt will. II
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 enrapturcd that was uncon.
scious OF the tide rising behind me. I
was already cut or when a young man
not only warned me. but saved me
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
that am going to speak. In novels
when young man saves girl from n
catastrophe they love. and marrv In
my case romance was started TINT
was continuous, leaving ne with old
age before me without single com.
panion. / could never forget my roo
cuer, but my rescuer apparently never
considered me IN my other light than
rs one ne had rescued. At any rate.
he never sought ime out. never came
near me. / had number of excellent
offers. but my mind had become nh.
sorbed with one9person. and I would
yield to none other And here nm nj
nearly fifty years OF age. dcsolnte bo.
cause man snyed me from drowning
would prefer that he had left me In
have been engulfcd."
After this burst OF confidence the
may suddenly remembered that she
was giving 1t TO stranger. There
was u momentary silence. at the end
OF which Warrington was nbout 10
speak. when she forestalled him.
i dare say" she said. that you nre
surprised at my revealing tu ono
nave never met before so sacred an OK
p"rlcncc Perhaps you will not be.
IeVc mc when tell you that ill this
moment have kept the secret I'm my
own bosom from every living soul
When J came upon you just now this
scene brought bnck the incident OF nv
youth and certain kindness I saw
In your eye invited me for once 10
open the tloodgates ana permit tho
long pent up waters TO flow forth"
Madam, said Warrington. II am
aware of shat propensity cngrnftcd in
humanity 20 conidc. In this casc Won
could not have conGded I'm person
better calculated to console Won. II is
said that misery loves company You
and J. having been made miserable by
the same incident. should love each
others company for the rest OF our
lives"
Indeed" said THE lady. In her turn
using that convenient word