The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-10
iTHE ISLAND GF' REgEaERRH0R
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Of society. Il l may stand for tho
world as your companion has said,
can only express my reverence for you
and my homage 10 you In this way"
He stepped nearer to her, he seized
her hand. He was an oli.fashioned,
Undetermined, 9uixotlc sort OF a
sailor, II you will, for, before anybody
sealized what he was about, he bent
his head low over II and kissed 1t. And
The sailors behind him and the ma.
rines in rank broke into hearty
cheer. p
There. madam" said Whitaker,
you have the APPRECIATION OF society
Tor my act AS for you. sir" he
turned toward Lahgford. II should DO
untrue to manhood II II did not say
what you yourself have said that you
acted not only like brute and a
coward, but, sir. when | look at the
lady, am constrained TO add like a
fool" sl 5;;S1
Langford started forward, but the
lieutenant checked him. ~
Having said all that. ! must admit
that you have. conducted yourself since
that time as a man Of honor and as a
gentleman. have no doubt that
your offer will be accepted; that the
world will forgive YOU as Il will ad..
mire and respect your Wife"
..Ns r. = f4 I'd u p u
mol" cried the man OF the island,
suddenly.
He had kept silence, resolved to
hear 1t all out without interruption. He
had suffered as the miserable story
had been unfolded to such an extent
that all that he had gone through with
before seemed like childs play. He
had heard Langford's noble confession,
his generous offer to repair his wrong,
but without the appreciation OF It
which the circumstances and its intrin.
sic quality might have evoked. He had
heard the woman's defense, her spien.
did justification Of her course, the bit.
Ter repentance that had followed It,
but without that appreciation Of what
Justification there was for her and the
value OF her remorse which the /.
count should have brought to him. Ho
had observed Whfttaker's prompt and
touching expression OF confidence and
reverence. but without understanding
Its force and power. Indeed, he had
instructive shrewdness enough to
realize that even though the sailors,
touched by the act Of gallantry and
moved with pity for the young woman
who stood there lovely In her sadness,
had cheered, yet, the world would be
very slow to the same expression.
He saw, that the woman was face
tokfacc withiai !crisis; that she
would either have to accept or do.
cline Langford's offer to marry her at
once.
His heart was filled with bitter rage.
He knewft that e,tldyedf 1.-THE twpma1s
that he never would love any person
but theawonan, bdtNieSerthale,ss The
resentment against fate. wEich had
placed him; III So Awful q. pogitionHi 81
whose tpafigHt purposesGhc had been
the hind, ignoble victim, was SO
great thatforlthe!t time being Ills 1--we
was In allegiance He ,pitied himself,
he loathed Langford, he was contemupp..
tuously Indifferent to the! world; i and
for the moment he almost hated the
woman. The sub.consciousness that
he had that this was rs ungrateful as
II was unwarranted added to his
Indebtedness and misery.
No." he cried, before any answer
Is made, let me speak,"
Your pardon" said Whitaker,
may ask who you are?"
Sir returned the man, "as to who
am and what ! am, do not know,
nor does It greatly matter"
Your pardon again." retorted the
lieutenant commander. coolly, but It
matters very much. Unless you have
SOME right to interfere. I do not con.
cede that any suggestion from you in
this crisis which seems to concern
these two people, this l. dy and this
gentleman, is at all In ORDER
"Bat It does concern me-" returned
the man, impatient Of this checking,
for J love this woman myself, and she
has done me the honor to say that she
loved me. I had intended to make
her my wife should Providence ever
bring us to civilization again."
Had intended" exclaimed the WON.
an. under her breath, but no one no.
ticcd her words, and the lieutenant
spoke again.
That being the case some in.
formation as to who you are and how
You came here Is the, more evidently
in order"
u can answer that" said the WON.
an. when landed On this island, j
found this man here. He had been
here long time. believe he had
been cast away here as a child and
had grown up alone. He had no
speech or language. He had nc mem.
ory OF the past. His mind was a
blank. was glad to find him here.
He gave me occupation, companion.
ship. had been well educated. i de.
termined to teach him. knew that
his Ignorance was. the resi,lt NJ hia