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THE DAILY BANNER-WAtcflSfAS, ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY $, 1889.
NO’f A PIMPLE ON HIM NOW
with E«*en»»—■»!*’ nil Cone-Scalp
Covered with Eruption* -Thought
hi* Unlr would Never Grow—
Cured bjr Cntieuru Itrme-
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uud not» Elmpln
ou Him Now.
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hair would never grow ugaiu. lieepalrlua of a
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tor all aklu diseases ot lutaiita and children,
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He was so bad he was (earful be would have to
have his leg amputated but is happy to say he
is now entirely well, aour.d as a dolwr He re
quests me to use bls.nsm*, which Is H. U.
Cason.merchant of this place John V . Minor,
Druggist, Galnsboro. Trim.
Fever Scalp Dl*eaao Cored.
a few weeks aro my wife suffered very much
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Octldtf.
CHAPTER XV.
A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.
T had been the
cuf.tom with the
Nolens, during
tlio Buniinor
months, to go to
a seoaido resort
known ns Squit-
tig Point, on the
New England
coast Tlicy own
ed a small cot
tage there, con
sisting of a sit
ting room, three
bedrooms, and a
kitchen and
veranda, the area
of which was
larger than all tho rest of the house.
The house stood upon a low bluff direct
ly overlooking the beach. Thoro was a
semi-circular inlet at this point, about
fifty yardu across; in this a pier had been
constructed, to tho end of which a cat-
boat was moored.
It was a pretty place, but a very quiet
one. To reach it it was necessary to
drive five or six miles from the railway
station in the neighboring town. With
in a radius of a mile there were perhaps
a dozen cottages similar to the Nolens'
and occupied chiefly by artists. Milk,
©££*• poultry and vegetables were fur
nished by tho farm houses In tho vicinity:
flnli could be caught by any one with a
fishing lino and a boat; meat and gro
ceries must be fetched from tho town.
It was out of tho line of fashionable
travel; und those who knew of its exis
tence, and had established themselves
there, wero united in a conspiracy to
keep fashion away from it. If they
themsedves felt tho need of a little dissi
pation, they could bo at Newport in four
or five hours or nt Swampscott before
night Ilut hero they could always be
sure of rest, seclusion, charming scenery
and os much fishing, sailing and bathing
as they wanted. Of course they could
not hope to keep their secret long; soon
er or later somebody would appear and
build n hotel; but meanwhile they en
joyed it all the moro for feeling that
their exclusive possession of it must be
limited.
Opposite tho point wns a lino of low
islands, seven or eight miles distant,
which served as a natural breakwater
against the violence of tho Atlantic's
waves, ami gave to tho intervening cx-
pamie of water tho advantaged of a bay.
They were also a charm and attraction
in themselves; fer they wore constantly
undergoing the most surprising changes
under the influence of the mirage; and,
being within an easy sail, wero often
visited for picnicking purposes by tho
sojourners in the cottages, flaskets of
provisions were carried over, and the
materials for a clambake or a chowder
were always obtainable from the sands
and the sea. Tho time not occupied In
cooking nnd eating could lie devoted to
picking huckleberries, practicing with
the rifle or Bhotgun, or, if tho age and
circumstances of the members of tl
party permitted, in quiet flirtations along
the beaches or in tho woods. The sail
home was made by tho red light of su
•t or by tho white luster of tho moon.
The winter and spring had passed
away without uny nows having been ob
tained concerning Horace Dupee; if he
hud really been in New York at the time
of the per|K*tration of the robbery ho
hod entirely disappeared. Tho only thing
to be doue wns to wuit patiently until he
came hack again, keeping a bright but
undemonstrative lookout for him in tho
meanwhile. As Inspector Byrnes had
the matter in chargo, it was not neces
sary that Pauline should remain in New
York; she could be communicated with
at any time, and it might even hasten tho
result she desired if she were known to
be out of the city. Accordingly, ns sum
mer approached, and her mother's health
manifestly demanded a change, prepara
tions were mode to go down to oquittig
Point. Judge Ketcllo, for reasons which
the reader will perhaps comprehend, ar
ranged to accompany them. He had net
n I can glvo you lessons in Bailing," ob
served tho judge. “You know, when I
ras a boy 1 spent a year before the
mast.”
"I learned something last year from
Percy," Paulino replied, “and, now that
ho has become a part of tho sea, I shall
feel moro at home on it than before. r
Tho next day, accordingly, tho pmo-
tico of navigation began, and yvaa con
tinued day by day thereafter. Pauline
* herself on apt pupil, and was, in*
deker in a emergency than the
Imscif. Mrs. Nolen at first could
not bo prevailed on to accompany them;
but ono warm day they induced her
venture out, and tho experience was
pleasant that sho repeated it from time to
time.
Meanwhile tho judge's affair was man
ifestly approaching a crisis. The con
stant companionship of the girl he loved
wns inexpressibly sweet to him, and
was unable to repress some manifesta
tion of it; yet he could not decido
whether or not Pauline cared enough
about him to accept him as her husband.
That sho esteemed him higlily was evi
dent, and that her affection for him was
deep and sincere; but there are many
kinds of affection, and tho question was
whether her affoction was of a kind ca
pable of being developed into tho loro
a wife. The judge wished with all his
hr^rt that ho could do her son;c immense
sci .ice, or make for her souio noblo sac
rifice which might servo to draw her
nearer to him. But such things cannot
be commanded at will, and seldom occur
when they aro wanted It soctncd that
he must trust to wlmtover unaided merit
he possessed to win her heart.
Pauline had always been mature for
her age; but since tho calamity that had
fallcii upon her she had developed
greatly. Sho was grarer and more taci
turn than before, nnd her manner was
more thoughtful and controlled. She
seemed already to have outgrown her
girlhood and to haveattained thostrength
and experience of a woman. All this
was in tho judge's favor; for his age was
tho factor in tho matter which ho feared
most If they could meet on more nearly
equal terms in this respect, ho could feel
moro contldcnce as to tho rest Sho con-
rsed with him on his own intellectual
level, and consulted him freely and
fidentially on all matters of interest to
herself. No friendship between a
and woman could have been moro inti
mate nnd genuine; but it was something
more than friendship that tiie judge
longed for; if he could Imvo detected a
single glow of passion In her cheeks ho
wfcfc mw »*nt* *»4 *»!•
ukM h< .niMichtld
•M «r(U) at MM* CM U ram i( macj* lie Watck
Short-h.nd writl.f thoroughly tanght
personally or hr mail.
Short hand can bo is thoroughly,
hot not . quit* ** quickly, karntd by
hHter u hr perianal instruction. For
tcrou sppfyto U Scwtikiu.
A^yWIf] Off*
as yet mads any avowal to Paulino of
the nature of his sentiments towards her,
but he had been assiduous In bis atten
tions; and only tho greatnessof theprizo
at stake withheld him from putting his
fato to the touch at once.
They arrived about the middlo of June.
The cottage had previously been put in
order for their reception; curtains un
locked and put up; mattings spread on
i he floors; hammocks swung In the ve
randas; Venetian blinds fastened over
the windows. Tho catboat had been
routed out of her winter quarters In the
barn, a new coat of paint liad been given
her, now sheets and Imlliards rove, and
her shrunken seams had been soaked till
they were water tight There she rested
at her moorings as gracefully or a sea
gull Every thing being ready, the
*rty, convoyed by the judge, drove out
rom the town ono fine day and took
Kxscssion. It was sunset by the time
he last trunk was moved in. They had
’, and then sat out on tho veranda
ng the pure salt air and the liquid
outlook over the bay. There was a faint
breeze; little waves tnado a barely audi
ble plash on tho shore of the cove. The
boot cuurtcsicd gently off tbo end of the
pier. as U welcoming its owners back to
nature. The moon rose late and red; it
was peat the full. To the right, beyond
tho point, the Ughthouso lamp (lashed
intermittently; a sloop drifted post half a
mbe out, and tho sound of a banjo
tinkled audibly across tho water.
“It’s delicious!** murmured the judge,
sitting with Mrs. Nolen on one side of
him and Paulino on the other, and a
dgar between his lips. “To-morrow
well go out in the boot and visit the
island."
Mrs. Nolen gave a sigh. She was
thinking of her son drowned at sea.
Paulino understood wbat the sigh
fneant; but she was made of other metal
than her mother. M I mean to learn how
to sail the boat mymlf this summer." she
mid. i like Abo sea; I would like to
Urefbeside ft* or on ity always,
soft sad gentle it is now! But
ould have been a much happier man.
On tho other hand, Paulino wns quite
able to veil her feelings; und no young
woman of healthy mind can lie expected
to show what emotion may bo in her,
even to acknowledge it to herself,
until she has boon fairly challenged.
At length, having become quite accus
tomed to the umiiugemeut of the bout,
they decided to make tho trip to the island.
The lunch basket was packed and stowed
amidships; fish lines an,* hooks
placed in tho locker, in cu*9 tht-y should
come ncross a school of blucflsh: cush
ions and wraps were provided for Mrs.
Nolen, and extra ballast was put into the
bold, in order to keep her steady iu
tho wind should increase. An early
start was made, for tho breeze
light as scarcely to rufllo tho water, and
set nearly in a direction opposite to that
which they wished to go. In order to
get out of tho littlo cove it was necessary
to use tho oars; but after that the wind
gently swelled tho sail, and, proceeding
by long tacks, they slowly umd? their
way toward the island thnt seemed to'
quiver uud waver in tho heat on tho ho
rizon.
About 11 o’clock tho breezo freshened
a little, uiul tho boat slipped more
swiftly, but still with an oven, gliding
motion, through tho water. The judgo,
who funded he detected signs of bluo-
Uidi, now relinquished tho helm to Pau
line, and got out his hues. Tho squid
was thrown out astern, und cut a tiny
wake through tiio waves, whilo tbo
judge, with his finger on tho lino, watch
ed it liko a hawk. For an hour, in spito
of several false alarms, nothing wus
caught, hut finally there was an unrnis-
tukublo tug. and, hauiing in with fover-
ish rapidity, the judge. In a few mo-
men:-, hud tho pleasure of lifting on
board u lino largo dcudjolm, tightly
corked, which liad been hooked by the
handle.
After tho laugh liad subsided the judge
suggested that the demijohn might con
tain something, und lie knocked off tho
head ngalnst the gunwale of tho boat.
About a pint of salt water cauio out und
then a fragment of wood—apparently
part of tho lid of a cigar box, on which
something luul been written with a pen
cil. The writing was almost obliterated,
but two or threo words, or portions of
words, still remained.
“Boo if you can tnako them out, Pau
line," said the judge, after scrutinizing
tho inscription a few moments. “Your
eyes nre lietter than mine."
Holding the tiller in her left hand
Pauline took thv bit of wood in her right
and looked ut it. “I can omku out part
name," sho said presently, “and
soruo figures—a date, 1 suppose. Ah!"
Her Ups closed tightly and her eyes
dilated. The boat swung round into tho
wind and lay with tho soil flapping. Sho
bad forgotten tho tiller.
“What is it?" askod tho judgo in sur
prise.
Sho met his ©you, and then glanced
stealthily toward her mother.
“Nothing," said ahe; and put tho helm
over again. Tim boat resumod Its course,
tho water bubbling under tho stern. Mrs.
Nolen gazing toward the island, which
was now near at hand, liad noticed noth
ing.
After a moment, sho le&nod toward
him and whispered In his oar; “It Is tho
natno of tho steamer in wthich Percy
sailed, and tho dato of tho hurricane.
Some ono*must havo thrown it over
board in tho storm—pcrliaps It Is his
own writing. Say nothing; mother must
not know."
Sho thrust tbo bit of wood Into the
front of her dress, whUo the judgo drew
bock with a grave, concerned face and
foldeu ids arms in silence. It was o
strange event, indeed. That demijohn
had been drifting about
white loapa and seething of the mad
dened seas, tho deafening shriek of the
gale, tho black darkness around and
overheadi and her brother, Iter own bo-
loved, brother, staggering forth Into tills
blind fury of chaos to waft to her the
last Aessago of despair. She saw it alii
and then, with a long indrawing of the
breath, her eyes beheld tho blue surface
of tbs summer sea, the warm and tender
sky bending over It, tho green shore of
tho inland toward which they wore softly
gliding. Her heart melted, and tears
wet her cheeks unawares,
“I am really glad I came," said Mrs.
round with a smile. “It
ghtful soil, and tho island
pretty! I hope It will bo as nice
back."
'ell begun Is half ended," said the
‘ ‘ig tho centerboard as tho
_ an Inlet and ran up on tho
beach; “and, if the worst comes to tho
worst, wo havo provisions enough to stay
here over night/*
am realty gi
Nolen, turning re
has been a deilgli
looks so pretty!
CHAPTER XVI.
A STRANGE WOOING.
nE judgo pulled
off his shoe* and
stockings nnd
jumped into tho
shallow water,
and, tugging
manfully, pulled
the boat up high
enough to render
it an easy matter
( to transport the
to t h o
shore. Mrs. No
len he took in his
m • a n d set
down on the
beach; then he
turned to do the liko service for Pauline,
and his heart beat at the thought of
having her for a moment so near him.
But as she stood poising herself In the
bows, light, beautiful ana agile, he |>er-
ceived that she meant to make a leap of
it, and, Indeed, the distance was proba
bly not beyond her powers. She glanced
at him at tliat juncture, and could not
have failed to notice the sudden faltering
of his expression from Its previous joy
ful expectation! sho hesitated, and then,
with n faint blush, hold out her arms,
saying: “After all, perhaps you had bet
ter take mo."
The judgo could not speak; the revul
sion was too sudden. She had never be
fore dono anything which seemed so sig
nificant, and as ho received her on his
turdy shoulder ho experienced a liappi-
less more poignant titan ho had ever
known. The action lasted but for an in
stant, but tho effect was by no means so
transient; on tho contrary, it kept glow-
who must decide. I hare loved you e'ver
since you wero a Uttlo girL"
“Does my mother know ot this?"
“Yes, since last ytar; and sho lias bid-
don me Godspeed. But I do not wish
was apparently perfectly cheerful and
compdaod. She even felt a pleasant ex
hilaration In the faco of tho imminent
danger. Thoexcrtlon of bailing had put
. . . d , . , „ ,, i lier in a warm glow from head to foot;
you to bofnduMuwJ by that. Dodd. thoughriM«awtbatbc r laborwaato-
fof yourself alunu. I am twice your | .1-mdnLolned ttuHth Iinr-illor-
ycars, and more; but fa my lore for you
I am young, and •hall alwaya bo."
She stood silent for a whilo. She was
evidently touched by ids words, and by
tho nmnly generosity of his appeal; but
•omething was yet wanting to give the
final convtctioi to tier heart, and the
was too truo to herself to commit herself
without it
--There is no msn living for whom I
care so much as for you,-- she said at
length; "but 1 have never thought of
caring for you in that way. 1 have de
pended on you and trusted in you, but
to be your wife. , , , Oh, you must
give mo tlmol 1 do not know what I
think, or feel. Hut I shall not be in
doubt—I will give you an answer soon.
It Menu lo mo that if 1 could love you
as you wish it would be a fortunate thing
for mo—fortunato that a man like you
should wish to marry such a girl as I
am, Rut give me till to-morrow.'
As long as you need.- answered the
ge, huskily. "It Is ray duty and my
happiness to wait for you and upon you
u long ss I iive.-
The breeze fell again daring the after
noon, and they delayed their starting in
expectation of a chan,, later on. The
result justified their forecast, for ss the
moon sppeared above the eastern horizon
the clouds began to gather in the west,
and tho tope of tho trees waved and mur
mured. The direction of the wind was
such that, after leaving the island, they
could make a nearly straight run for
homo, koeping tbo boom over the port
quarter, in setting out a long tongue of
lund extending on tho southeast broke
inf resolution. Tl-ey were now within a
mile of the light houK^andas soon as they
passed under tbs lee of it they would be
comparatively safe. Bat it was a ques
tion whether tho boot would bold out oo
long, and just then an unforeseen catae-
tronho occurred.
As Pauline stooped to fill the bailer,
the little vemel gave a sudden lurch to
leeward, thiowing the girl forward on
her knees In the bottom of the boat
The judge retched out quickly to save
her from gala* overboard; in doing to,
tho tiller was thrust over; the boat came
directly before the wind, the soil jibed,
and the boom, as it swung to starboard,
struck the jodg. on the bead, nnd
knocked M»n into the water# At tho
same moment a camo ovsc tho
stem and deluged tho sent roam Tho
end loomed toot nt hind,
i But Pauline was not a woman to ho
vanquished without a struggle. Am sho
sprang up nnd soUod tho ’ tfller, her
mind was perfectly dear as to what
should bo done. Tbo boot had already
fallen off; nnd was brondrido to tho
wind; sho put down tho helm* and
brought her flp in tho wind’s eye, rap
idly hauling In tho shoot as sho did so,
and giving it a turn round tho cleat
Then sho bent her goto oo tho dark con
fusion of waters In which tbo judgo had
sunk.
It was ten to ono that he had been oaiv
tied to leeward and out of reach. But
one circumstance, of which Panline was
not aware, operated in her favor. There
was a strong tido running out against
tho wind; and when tho judge rose his
ing and increasing in his soul, and quite
illun
too, 1
fte
luul
had
tho j
Tho
her !<
A F
of II c
orath
with
iqsreu
packi
nrmn
Tlicy
vholo aspect Pauline,
usual mood; she seemed
3 uccessiblo than was
Tho tears which she
had. brought all the
o tho surfaco. There
voice that thrilled to
t liko exquisito music,
her brother had done
rvieo.
L'cted under tho 6hade
lean wliito sand under-
. Nolan was uHfublishbd
is, and the cloth was
l Tho basket was un-
i nnd knives and forks
o good things set out
: a jug of water, hut it
had bccuuui so warm as to Ik> unpalat
able; oo the judge proposed that they
should go and find a spring; there wns
sure to bo ono not far off. Paulino
•y started, leaving Airs.
Nolan beneath the cedar.
r whether to bo glad or
sorry that 1 was tho means of bringing
that utrange message to you." sakl tho
judge, when they were out of earshot.
And yet 1 could not help thinking that
there must Imvo been some providential
design in tho matter. It was as if Percy
luul appointed mo his messenger to you.
' -I am only glad!" re
joined Paulino musingly, with her eyes
downcast. “It puts uiy doubts at rest
All this time 1 could not realize that he
was gone. 1 know it, of courso; but it
had not been brought homo to me. Now
can feci that all is well with him. I
urn glad it camo.
It becras a pity that so much of the
message should bo illegible," remarked
the judge. “It would have been well to
know for a certainty that It camo from
ircy’s own hand."
“ Perhaps it will bccomo moro legible
when tho wqod is dried. But I should
not caro if it turned out to havo been
written by soruo ono dso. It U from
Percy’s ship—tho Amazon—und in that
caao it is from him."
*1 am a Uttlo surprised,” said the
; judge, after a pause, "that Mr. Martin
’ms not written us some of tho details of
tho affair. Ho can hardly have failed to
understand that any information, how-
slight, would luivo been precious to
you. You havo not heard from him,
Imvo you?"
No, und 1 think you aro right n«
slumU1 have written. But I can iiuagins
by ho has not It wav his suggestion
that Percy should leavo Now York. Ho
urged him to go with him; ho took that
responsibility. Tho least lio could do was
guard him from harm. When tliat
storm camo ho should not havo let him
go out of his sight But, instead, he let
him bo drowned. I can understand why
ho has not written to mo—ho would not
dare!”
Sho saiu this with a passionate cm-
plasia Tho judgo was secretly con
scious of a feeling of relief, but his
of rectitude compelled him to say: “It
would not bo jurt, 1 think, to charge Mr.
Martin with being accountable) for Per
cy's det*K"
Perhaps It Is not logically Ju&t; bet
that is tho way I feel," was her reply.
By this time tliey had reached tho
spring, which trickled out of a sand bluff
a few foot above high water mark, and
filled a barrel that liad boon sunk in tho
sand below. The judge knelt down and
plunged tho jug into tho cool water,
which gurgled into (t with a refreshing
sound. Paulino stood, with her hands
hanging folded, looking down on him.
The blue sea, the sunshine, tho warmth
were inexpressibly soothing.
“How pleasant It U liere," sho sold.
The judgo rose, with tho jug in hfs
the sweep of the wind, and made ft seem 1
water
currents for montits, to be brought, at o _ _
last, to tbo rerj hand for which it had ' hanA *A moment before lio'Tmd" not
boon pcrliaps Intended. Paulino did not meant to speak so soon; but now the
doubt that Percy hzd thrown it over- words sremsd tabreok from him Inrot-
baud at the moment when all bop.! antarily.
seemed COO., uul probably jnst before ' "Pauline.will you bo my wlM” be sold,
h. UnueK wu sweptfrom the drek;! she took a step backward, and their
*} p 1 ” 1 * have hem, to her that eje. met. She was startled, and the sx-
betodlnld*hrert addressed It ' mcmlonof her faro at first seemed to
Th. byUM brorabl th. pktnreof But after . fsw mo-
th. disaster vividly before her lm*«in*- mon[J ^ kx* ntunwd to Ik
How | lion; she had tmrm reoLzod it so In- *
the wind fairly startled
them. Tho judgo, who was at the helm,
made the mbnako of supposing that it
wns a gust or tenqiorary squall only, and
therefore did not put back Into tho
smooth water and double reef his sail,
ss he should have dono.
By tiie time ho had discovered that the
wind had como to stay, they were too far
on their coureo to make a return advis
able. To hnve dono so would have in
volved beating up almost in tho teeth of
tho gale, which would not only have
been a long job, but ono which tho height
of tho wuves would have rendered dan
gerous. To keep on, on tho other hand,
seemed comparatively easy, tho wind
being nearly fair, yet not so much so as
to involve the peril of jibing; tho dis
tance, moreover, was not very great, and
the boat, though heavily laden, was
going fast. Accordingly tho judgo
grasped tho tiller firmly, and kopt her
headed so as to pass tho Ughthouso a
couple of points to tho northwestward.
Tho threo occupants of tho littlo craft
were all seated, of course, close up on
tho weather side, tho spread of sail hav
ing a tendency to bear her down to leo-
word. The judgo sat next tho stern;
Puulino wns close to him, and Mrs. Nolen
wns noxt to Pauline, her feet being sup
ported sgulnst the sheath of tho conter-
board. But as tlioy sped along tlio wavi
ran higher and higher, and began at
length to iliuJi over the weather gun
wale, wetting Pauline's tack and shoul
ders, ami running down Into tho well.
Thu effect of this, after It had con
tinued for a while, was Inovitably to
make the boat sit lower In tho water and
thus offer less opposition to tho inroads
of the seas; and it wns evident tliat
effort must bo made to bail her out.
Tliure was a tin dipper In the locker
not without difficulty tho judge
ccedod in getting this out, and, stooping
down, endeavored to tail with his right
hand, while handling tho tiller with his
left But it was impossible to liold tho
boot to her courso with one hand in
such a sea, and after a minute Pauline
took the dipper and intimated that she
would attend to that part of the work.
She bulled rapidly and steadily and
threw out a large amount of water, but
the waves continued to rise and overlap
ttie gunwale, so that she was unable to
keep )Kice with the Influx, and the boot
settled so low that ever and anon a wave
would wash in to leeward. This wss a
serious matter; It meant that swamping
was not far off; and with the extra
ballast on board sho would go the bottom
tike a stone. And if sho did, nothing
was moro certain than that they would
be drowned. It would be impossible for
even tM strongest swimmer to reach the
shore on such a night.
Mrs. Nolen, after expressing. In tbo
subdued manner characteristic of her In
all circumstances, her horror and despair
at the situation—the real gravity of
which sho was, however, probably far
from recognising—had relapsed Into a
sort of lethargic state, half reclining oo
the narrow seat, motionless, and seem
ingly unconscious of the water that was
dashing over her. This passive attitude
was doubtless the best for all concerned
tliat she could possibly b«Ts assumed.
Tlio judgo perhaps suffered moro than
any of tho party; for he felt himself
mainly responsible for tho affair, and the
idea of death stepping between him and
Pauline at such a juncture waa almost
more than hejxxild bear. Pauling alone,
thrown Into the bottom of the boat.
Once there, hla remaining strength for
sook him, and ha lay unconscious. Pau
line did not attempt to relieve him; she
had her hands full of other matters. The
boat was almost in a sinking state, and
they were still more than half a mile
from port
She watclied her chance heodfuUy to
come about* for to ship another wave
like the. last ono might be fatal. The
boot obeyed her helm promptly, and sot
off with a plunge and a roll towards her
destination. During the pause she had
drifted somo distance to leeward, so that
sho was now sailing with the wind very
nearly behind her and the boom far out;
and although this Involved some danger
of jibing again, U diminished the risk of
taking in water over the quarter, and
was in so far an advantage. Pauline's
utmost strength was required to hold the
tiller, which struggled with hor like a
wild creature fighting to get loose; yet
sho was compelled to keep one hand upon
tho sheet likewise, which might at any
moment need hauling in. The strain
ujwn tier nerves and muscles was terri
ble, but sho denclitd hor tooth and held
on; In courngw and spirit, at least* she
was equal to the occasion. Once In a
whilo sho threw a hasty glance into the
body .of the boot. Mrs. Nolen had slip
ped down from her scot and hod man
aged to draw ttie judge’s head and
shoulders on her lap
“If I save them," said Pauline to hor-
self, “I will ocoept It as a sign."
As she spoke the boat irave a leap and
was suddenly tn smooth water. The sail
barely swelled to the breeze. The change
was so sudden that it seemed miraculous.
Tliey had passed under tho Isa of the
lighthouse, but that appeared inadequate
to account for to abrupt and great an
alteration. Indood. Pauline always ho
llered and declared afterwards that the
gale had actually ceased, without visible
cause, in a moment of time. The bool
slipped sluggishly through the water oo
on even keek There was scarcely air
enough to carry tar to her moorings la
the little cove.
"Well, then, I will U his wife," Mid
Paulina to herself, ns they touched th.
(Aar; "and I think I ion him now I"
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