The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-09

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You'd reach OF the most AMBITIOUS :
WAVES that Numbered along tne
Island shore and dashed foam over
sfae sfnaIIer rocks. A red seml'
cifrIe Ijeeping over the blue hori'
zor WaS ali that was visible OF the
retiring orb Of day.
Already. far in the east, gray
oak was growing more distinct.
Luna was taking her place as sen
tinel Of the heavens.
The GIRLS garments tapped in
the slight breeze. They had once
I1een ri d fashionable cut, but now
hey were torn and patched. The
Young mans clothes looked "a
fItough they had been purloined
from "a cornfield sceTecrow.
.iBut It's SO hopeless" he went
on ignoring his companions plead
iig. 'sWe're doomed forever 10
remain on-this speck OF dust on the
sea Here It's six months and not
ship has been sighted. 1t looks
10 me- sue. as though Fate put US
aboard the ilI.fated Seymour ana
then wrecked It, Just SO you ana
should be brought together. u
"a difficult 10 continue this way.
Just say the word and Our com
Danfon In misery. who happens 70
Z he q mliiiBter Of the Gospel-nore
of Fate's handiwork-will perform
the ceremony that ought TO make
US both happy"
The girl drew away, .,
.tt can't be, she SAID tlTmiE.
.emember my promise. and you
Should remember yours. | told
Manuel Garrison would be true to
bI1iIn come what may, and Intend
to8 observe that pledge. See. still
4 wear his ring. And how about VI.
si3 Glenwell? Didn't you tell her
5sher the same thing? How do w;
+ Know that Fate didn't arranEs
these things just as test OF our
fafthfulness? No, things must 90
or az they have. IL's difficult
as much SO for me as for you-but
they must continue.
The se1ni.circle dropped below
the line that Joined sky and water
In the west. The shadows OF DUSK
drew their shadowy folds tighter
about the earth. The girl shiyere9'
s,Bit, Sue" the man persisted,
~ love you more than ever could
care for Elsie. She Is wonderful
girl and all that, but after you and
!. i. have shared all these hardships
Y never could be happy. with her:
gHesflep. II we're doomed to spend
Z MI Our lives on the island. why
rhouldn't VIC be as happy as we
can nuke ourselves? Could
couldn't you be happy with me?"
She gripped his arm.
Carson. don't tempt me any
more, / beg Of you. II 1t makes
sou feel any better, care for you,
too. was engaged to Manuel
when was too young to know
What was doing. Hos q wonder
cal fellow and promise Is a
promise It was about a year ago,
Ia New York. that / last saw him
Ie was preparing to take his first
voyage as commander OF a coast
wise passenger ship, And at that
lime we renewed sour pledge. Now,
plc3Be don't talk that way any
s4That's where saw Elsie last"
stlle man mused. ."She was on her
way to Join her father In Argen-
lima. We promised the same thing
and I've tried-tTied so hard; but
those circumstances are In6eac,,,
able Let's go back to the shack,
He assisted her from the -ock
and they walked up, the slope 70 a
crude Meditation built OF ship
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ter OF trees. at the doorway a mid
! Ilte.aged man, clad in tRttered ga
ments OF black, met them ant
smiled beatifioally. -
ttsix months and no sign Of res
cue he sighed, but he quickly tia'
pelled the frown, that flashed "a
hts face and smiled joviully Let
IA pray once more for deliyeranca.
They ltnelt and prayed. TheH
they partook OF lunch the minis
VI ter had provided. It was a frugAi
rapast when considered from the
4 standpoint of variety, but was
lNs OF wild fruits, although there was
ftsh from the islands fresh water
lake and a kind OF tea brewed from
Z forest herbs.
The evening was spent in read
Ing the only book that was avail
able, the minister's Bible, and the
ig trio retired early to the uuCOmfort'
able hunks they had built in the
/ Three bOx.like alcoves they called
bedrooms, They slept soundly, for
they had been working hard, coll
STRUGGLING a new and more. elaborate
home further up the slope.
The yellow moon was high IN the
heavens when, up from the hert'
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Ia size as 1t ueared the island
4 Soon Il was not more than halt
nile away, and from It flashed q
beam OF light that played across
y, ne water and finally rested on the
strip Of land. An intent listener
might have heard the creaking OF
8 W1ndlass as an anchor was low
6red into the depths.
The minister was first TO rise
4 while the sun was casting its EARL
tsst rays up from the west. He
vent out to FIJI his lungs with fresh
zee air, and when he saw the
strange object on shore. he let out
shout that was altogether too LUIS
81 to 1T with the dignity OF his
calling,
Ts.A ship!" he cried. "a ship!
Wake up, everybody. Deliverance
has come! Our prayers are an
n ywered.1
In q few moments his companion
rastawayA issued from the shack
a md at the game instant, it seemed
small boat put on from the
steamer.
Shortly aftarward a blue.olad
young man, accompanied by 9
young woman, got out of the boat
which sailors had drawn up or
shore, and approached the grour
l6f oHa6tnV9aYH standing nearby.