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1 t * 2& >‘1 m 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- die*—llelr Splendid uud not» Elmpln ou Him Now. I cannot ut enoufii In praise of the Cutlctira hair would never grow ugaiu. lieepalrlua of a i&oininfSd the CullcuraHemWs to mother, a* the most spesty, economical, and .sure cure tor all aklu diseases ot lutaiita and children, and tee! that every mother who has an amicted child will thank o e for so duiiix. euuu win lu ^ r< K Woodsum. Norway,»!• A Fever Sore E?ght Tears Cured. 1 must extend to you the thanks of one of ray customers, who has been cured by using the Cutfcura Kemedles.of an old son^eaused by a Irniu spell of sickness or lever 4tf»t years ago. 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 from a cutaneous disease of the scalp, and re- ceived no relief from the various rmedle she used until she tried t Cutlctira. T, “' promptly yielded * short while she w been no return ot —- - - - ranks No t In ouresthnatl- skin. Kev. J. 1'ressl. y uurre*^^^ ^ Cottcura llemedles Are a nostlve curs for every form of skin, scalp and blood disease, with loss id hair, (r pimp les to scrofula, except p»»sslhlf iehtliyosls. Hold everywhere price. Chticura, 60e.;-oap. 25 Resolvent. «l. ITepareU by the lotler linor and Chemical Corporation, Bost*»n. rv- end for “How to Cura Mk in Diseases/ ■ i. no lUnstrstloiis, and I o tesMiumil.ili FROM TIIK DIARY OP tXSTPCTOR I1YRNES. 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Cliarbonnicr, John H. Newton, Edward S. Lyndon, Steven* Thomas, Msreelhis Stanley, Ferdinand Phinixy,Rnfat K. Reaves. John A.Hnnnicntt, K. I. Hampton 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. 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