The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-12-03

sured her that az he had ne othe
. relative, he would love her the more
But I see now why Madame de Lit
Tour avoids me-"
. As the thought of losing Virgins
! came to him. Paul lost control Of him
self. Clasping her In his arms, he
. said: 81 am going with you. Nothing
, shall part us. 1 swear it by the sea
; that I must cross. by the air, to which
: I have never breathed a lie"
Nevertheless Virginia was taken
l away from him while he was wander
Ing In the forest mad with his fears.
When he returned to the cabin and
found her gone, he rushed to q high
point from which the outgoing vessel
could be seen, and there he stood till
the darkness fell and the night winds
began to sing their songs in his ear.
Thereafter when he saw the two
mothers weeping, he bitterly said.
Seek someone else to wipe away your
tears"
At last he turned his thought to the
garden n to q new task. He de-
termined to learn to read. He wished
to be able to read of the country to
which his love had gone. In a very
short time he was able to read, and
when at last q letter came from Vir-
ginia he was able to read 1t for him
self. 1t was a sweet letter, but not a
cheerful n The girls heart was
in her happy island, and she asked
Paul to plant the flower seeds which
she sent, upon the spot where they had
last talked tOgether-a place she called
Farewell Rock.
AS the months passed, enviOuS folk
began to whisper that Virginia was
about to marry q nObleman, and Paul |
was a prey to doubt and despair.
One morning at daybreak Paul saw
a white flag flying on Mount Discovery. !
1t was assign that a ship was in the
citing. A little later q letter from
Virginia to Madame de La Tour was
handed to Paul. Rapturously kissing !
1t, he thrust it into his bosom and
fastened to his home! To all the
household madame read the letter.
Virginia was coming homei She would
soon land. Masters and servants all
my son." said Madame de La Tour,
"go tell all our neighbours, Virginia Is
home"
To this happy household a negro
came to say that the ship :
vas in distress and firing guns for :
help. A storm was approaching. BY {:
midnight the sea was %ham1aering the :
with fearful roar. The sound of /:
he signal guns was dreadful in Paul's .
,ars. All night long he and his faithful :
domingo waited for the dawn in sill .
nee and dread. :
At dawn the governor with a file :
II soldiers arrived at a point near :
the ship could be dimly seer in :
he fog. All signs pointed to a hurri- :
ane, and the people gathered in the :
ope of assisting the ship to land its =
.assengers. e
At 8 o'clock a whiriwind swept the =
arbor clear Of fog and the ship was =
cen mo0red near the rocks. Her head /:
'as set toward the pillows which =
oiled from the open sea. u
Suddenly, in the midst Of 81 terrible -
1sht of sea, the cables parted. The
hip was thrown upon the rocks. A
~ OF despair arose among those who
.ood or shore: Paul, in frenzy, was
bout to throw himself into the sea,
hen a strong hand prevented him. In
der TO save his life, they bound him
lst with a long rope and let him leap
to the water. He tried to reach the
lip, only to be flung back upon the
lnds. =
The crew threw themselves into the
a. Those on shore saw a young
oman stretching out her arms In
teOus entreaty. It was Virginia, al
Ost the last to remain on board. In
moment she, too. was struggling In
e cruel sea.
Paul, unconscious and bleeding from
) last attempt to reach the ship, was
rried to a ne%ighboring house, while
] Domingo and other friends
arched the beach for the body Of
At last in despair they started back
tell Virginia's mother of the girls
lgfc death. On the way some ne
,es told them that wreckage had
en- driven In at Palm River valley, 1
d so Domingo and his companion
ned aside to look once again for the
ly.
There on the sand. half buried, yet
h a serene and beautiful face, lay 4
maiden, richly clad. One hand
ted upon her gown. the other was .
sssed to her heart and covered a
ture OF Paul. +
lifting her gently, the servants car
l her to q iSherman's hut and left
n the morning Paul was brought
ne. He had regained his senses but I