The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-04-22

2 eiOIheS ana jewels ana her passsig'
and she was transformed being. |
! her muslin and taffeta, with her ba'
n the manner of the period, she locke
he duchess. and Paul was thrown int
despair at sight of her beauty and he
alien magnificence.
Distressed by his grief and hopin
20 cure him of his false hopes. MAJ
yuerite now told him that he was on
he illegitimate son of peasant. viii
. Virginia was the daughter of noble
woman.
Paul. pressing her In his arms, as
sured her that as he had no othe
relative, he would love her the more
But l see now why Madame de Ii
Four avoids me-"
AS the thought of losing VirgiDi;
came to him. Paul lost control of him
self. 'Clasping her in his arms. n
said: 81 am going with you. Nothin'
shall part us. 1 swear 1t by the Sc
hat must cross, by the air, to whicl
[ have never breathed a lie."
Nevertheless, Virginia was takeI
away from him while he was wander
ng in the forest mad with his fears
When he returned to the cabin anf
found her gone, he rushed to a higs'
point from which the outgoing vessel
could be seen, and there he stood til
The darkness fell and the night wind
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 YOU
.ears."
At last he turned his thought to the
garden and to a new task. He de
.ermined to learn to read. He wished
TO be able to read of the country to
which his love had gone. In very
short time he was able to read, and
when at last a letter came from Vir-
ginia he was able to read 1t for him
self 1t was sweet letter, but not q
cheerful one. 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
asst talked together-a place she called
Farewell Rock.
40 ilit ilOnlno pdScch, CHNiodo AtiH
began to whisper that Virginia was
about to marry a nobleman, and Paul
was a prey to doubt and despair.
One morning at daybreak Paul saw
white flag flying on Mount Discovery
1t was sign that ship was in the
offing. A little later letter from
Virginia to Madame de La Tour was
handed to Paul. Rapturously kissing
1t, he thrust it into his bosom anu
FASTENED to his homel To all the
household madame read the letter.
Virginia was coming home She would
soon land. Masters and servants ali
embraced.
Ego tell all our neighbors, Virginia is
coming home"
To this happy household a negro
came to say that the ship
was in distress and firing guns fol
help. A storm was approaching. BY
midnight the sea was hammering the
rocks with fearful roar. The sound OF
ears. All night long he and his ia thfuI |
Domingo waited for the dawn in sill
ence and dread.
At dawn the governor with a file
If soldiers arrived at point neal
which the ship could be dimly seen in
he fog. All signs pointed to hurri
.ane, and the people gathered in III
rope of assisting the ship to land it.
At 9 o'clock a whirlwind swept the
larbor clear of fog and the ship wa
cen moored near the rocks. Her head
vas set toward the pillows which
oiled from the open sea. 4
Suddenly, in the midst of terrible
ush of sea. the cables parted. The
hip was thrown upon the rocks. 4
ry of despair arose among those who
TODD on shore. Paul, in frenzy, was
bout TO throw himself into the seg
hen a strong hand prevented him. IN
rider TO save his life, they bound him
asst with long rope and let him lean
hip, only to be flung back upon the
ands.
The crew threw themselves into the
"a. Those on shore saw a young
oman stretching out her arms in
iteous entreaty. 1t was Virginia, al
ost the last to remain on board. I'm
moment she, too, was struggling iT J
lie cruel sea.
Paul. unconscious and bleeding from
S last attempt TO reach the ship was I
irried to a neighboring house, while {
d Domingo and other friends
arched the beach for the body of
rginia. I
AT last in despair they started back a
tell Virginia's mother OF the girls S
agic death. On the way some ne ?
oes told them that wreckage had t
en- driven In at Palm River valley. 4
ID so Domingo and his companion &
rned aside to look once again for the
dy. I
There on the sand, half buried, yet |
tn a serene and beautiful face. lay
2 maiden. richly clad. One hand
sted upon her gown, the other was |
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