The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-08-04
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The Sea Gave Up a Secret
That Made Several
Persons Happy /
BY E. KINGLAND WILLIAMS
By E. KINGLAND WILLIAMS
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

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Up to certain date / had always
been skeptical Of remarkable happen
ings. / was converted by an occur
renee which If told me by my most
trusted friend / would not have be-
lieved. And my conversion was the
more complete since the marvellous
episode turned the current of my whole
life and made husband and father OF
bachelor. At any rate, don't care
to hear people sneer at improbabflities
or at persons who youch for them.
was thirty years old and q confirm
ed bachelor In fact, ! considered my
self especially fitted for single life.
Whether or no was fitted to be mar
ried never occurred to me. Doubtless
II | had thought Of that side of the
proposition I should have considered
that IL had chosen to marry would
make model husband. But no mar
riage for mel Why should n man give
up his freedom to suffer the annoy
ances Of matrlmony?
But ii doesn't make any difference
what mans opinion Is of matrimony.
If he happens TO be struck by matri-
monial lightning he suecumbs Ike any
one else. 1t was at the seashore that
the bolt fell upon me, and forgot all
about my prenuptial prejudices- In
deed. began to worry and fret and
fume for fear that matrlmony would
be denied me, for there was Just one
woman in the world l wished to mar
ry. and IL l didn't get her life would
no more be worth living.
l was standing on the beach one
bright morning where the blue waves
were rolling In merrily looking at the
bathers. A lady, young, rather pretty
and whose superb figure was shown to
advantage by becoming bathing suit.
walked leisurely down to the waters
edge and stood looking out upon the
scene before her Each wave that
came up sent line of white froth to
clasp her ankles A breeze played with
her skirt. Then she walked out to
greater depth. Owed under an incom-
Ing wave and appeared beyond 1t
swimming like dolphin.
I watched for the lady when she
came out of the ocean and saw her go
| into little cottage built up against
! the dunes. The door closed behind
her, but her image had been left with
me. / saw her again tho same even
ing supporting an old lady, doubtless
her mother, on the board walk. This
time / had good view of her face,
and melancholy resting upon 1t only
added to my suddenly awakened inter
est. Possibly any other expression
would have served the same purpose,
for when mans Imagination has
been klndled by tho spark of love any
trait the fair one possesses Is either
thrilling or delightful and usually both.
| l secured an Introduction to Miss
| Henrietta Chamberlin and was gra-
| the cottage, where she lived with her
mother and Il younger brother. Every
member of the family seemed to be
under n melancholy induced by some
misfortune. The natural disposition
common to them all l judged to be
genial and happy. But IL at any time
any or all became exhilarated some
closet skeleton would thrust itself in
upon their merriment and hush 1t.
Thinking to learn something about
them, l questioned persons with whom
they We're acquainted But no one
knew them any better than l. When
the Chamberlins were asked where
they hailed from they gave evasive an
swers, stating usually that at present
they We're unsettled. or all the per-
sons with whom they became intimate
during their sojourn at the seashore
not one could give any account of
| them.
For time this mystery put damp
err on my enthusiasm with regard to
| Miss Chamberlin. But 1t was taking
| one step forward to two backward. I
was becoming rapidly enthralled and
soon got beyond any question Of expe-
dicncy. Then. too. the seashore is Il
dangerous place for those who wish to
keep out of loves whirlpool. Though
the waters look cool and tempting.
there are sea pussies that are liable to
whirl one beyond ones depth.
Miss Chamberlin and | Were stand
Ing one moonlight night just above the
highest line OF foam when one of these
pussies came up and carried up Into a
boundless ocean of torture-or was II
water fay that did the damagef AT
| all events while we were looking at
| the moons simmer on the water.
changing with the light clouds that
| floated lazily over her face, something
| took away all my caution, and I pour
ed forth an unprecedented story of
| love.
Instead OF exciting pleasure l saw
under the moonlight shining full in
her face the melancholy she usually
wore intensified
II have been weak" she said. mo
woman can fail TO see love before II Is
| expressed. should have repealed
you"
"WhyT' asked, overwhelmed by q
grievous disappointment.
ats secret"
TELL me"