The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-01


complained once or twice oI my lax
itv, but knew things that he uldn I,
and | had done what | deemed best
for her pledge YOU my word that
| didn't care Il farth!ng for the treas :
ure h:id never given It much
THOUGHT I grew to believe III 1t less
and less i> we got further from home.
and if | uuI been stronger for my duty
and weake. i'll my love | would have
Lissuatled Ler from the voyage. iolIo"
ing Master FickIiu's lead.
Now, that She was poor and alone.
neglected ANA forgotten. had enjoyed
"A foolish dream that could be com
pauinn to her-a life ShipInate.-f"I
the e.. plain WAS Il rough. plain Old S;'h
or What Il fool | WAS, And yet IL
had worked III some way as ! had III
tended. We had been thrown into
closer intimacy by the loneliness OF her
position AMI lny faithful and. until that
ui~ht. most unobtrusive. self etTacin1
/ devotion
| suppose II never entered her nead
! that could presume to love her. con
| SeGuently sic WIS less careful! than Sh"
! had been otherwise. and that yer!
| night when had poured out my der'a
| ration to her she had had no words
with which to meet it. thought htl
| silence was consent. | see now thai
| it was amaZement. ! seized her III NY
arms like the brute she must hay.
thought me. lifted her up and kissed
her fair on the lips and then on ile'
ayerteu cheek ArceSter. the black
guard. could have done no worse
will never forget how she StigmatiZet
me-"brute. coward. low born don
believe she had rallied at that scoun
. drel duke so tercely.
& Well, | didn't care what she ha'
+ called me Her safety. her life. he
honor demanded that | he released
Z That was the paramount concern.
9 listened | thought | heard foot
a fall in the outer cabin Could she D
r. there: | suppose that had been iorl
, Ell up for perhaps un hour. Aye "
% thu Instant the bell forward stru,
# three We kept man-of-war custom
at her fancy The sound came to IL
family lis | listened Halt past
She could not have gone to her bert
yet She Must be there in the gre;
- cabin ventured 10 call
What il cost me any man can ina
lntA-and To humble myself TO ask u
ie mercy too am Il main of fierce tel
l. Der. as YOU have deemed. but | e;
~ control il on occasion. and did
~ now shook the door of the cab
y, gently 1T first and then vigorous
~ and called once and again There w
=" no answer | beat upon it | rails
~ nv voice scarcely thought cot
be- heard on deck The wind w
blowing. the Sei WAS heavy. ana I
ship was pitching wildly. The Stra
:" M. the ,reaking. the grooming OF
- timberS would have prevented such
noise aS made FROM attracting att
ton unless some one We're in the can
" Hut aU in vain No heed was p
-, to me-. AMI ypt could swear Il
somebody wis there don't kn
- how exactly. but | was conscious
he presence Perhaps because | v
80 in love with her that coulu
ways tell whether she was about
,,d can To this day
- II made me madden than before
~. 20 this uuhpr,ied WIS on the I''
of ii living over my endeavor. bu
- Thought of the peril in which
:, stood
Madam" | whispered softly.
49,. then more loudly. Madam
-ish lam. anu ,e, n /.
time. and then for the last time y
was the full power of m! voice | hear
lose movement outside and then vol
evil beloved blessed voice. even Whel
VIII rated mt.
TWO We'll. SIR"
10 The words came to me through
no. nartition. She was there. then.
too had OWNED She had been there
WIS the time. trying me-
the II would fain have a word
nate you." | answered. putting eVer!t
hcer else by and speaking most entrea'
IL and with a humility did not
anu gether feel
the Il desire no speech with you."
my her cold and measured answer.
well | could hear her turn as II to
II to away.
over Think OF my long and faithful
ould ice" | urged land Of your graz
e not friendship for me, often EXPRESSED