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Show THE SIHPWKNT DOWN. A Utl'l atotr lia. coma to me. A JLhrantlfnlln It. amlncr.. II. Jim Em anJ If devotion. i etory whldi ! Hum Into the imrtld Mncteentlirnit. mV i cUrol. f that romantklain, chl. rS,MlMfTllIdl Iot wwl to be- mlII nmU"-"! tlmw. Fort j.ar. ff l". IwU'-U ''' ' wl ' "' to n.r. mm In lln Writ of another liapne.l. flu. other, an "U I'julUlinan, ! now .,! '1"ml -1",.,'1 "wiring lnl. In III y""n" "J linwnn iilj.hlpmnlnlhoiijrorcnttlrll'ln. Hi aw) waa aomethlnir of an nimtenr artlit, aoJ after leaving llio Knid Ub aen k, nmi to thli conntrjf. V K only a Ltul favorite of his. anil for lonR toon 1 tU "It mn l'l kn r lnl le Mm on a low footatw I un I liatcntohle IJenftheK-a.an.l my jontliful lieirt woold b ftrwl an 1 1 wcuM ilctcnnlno n idler to 1. Wovronll alt toRctlirr In the wltUrerrnlngii, with iioll(tlit eaie IU ireluilt. aov I'J"' m the wall, tkrt Bickering tron and briuht. Tlirrc era) a tartar over tho tnanul, n Icttirn ithlth alwwcl tho cruJo lutml uf the unit.nr.yct waaatronjr. It liivl been tU but and Ut effort. ItwMnrcmr-KnUtlon ItwMnrcmr-KnUtlon of tho finale of tho atory which tetdlnie The iHctorc, or rather the woman'. I vx In tho picture, bad. ) otiiig w I ww, maJo attivnit lmireulon niion na, Itwaanot tha beauty of tlio face j It not the ncrllmco of tho Ictnre; Itvunct UieaccuotliataoarfecUil tm. H.talilahe waa Ijeantlful. If ro be failed In trtraylng her iihyalrAl bennty. But the exprwalon of that face, the ln tuiitde, aflrltaal nomethlnir that utm-rltiroianat. utm-rltiroianat. from and liorer arouiu1 and about It waa mamloiu, nn.l mado (ftheordlnary jilctiiro a mailer atruVa aad corered tip all the defect, ft. cbarl if cortrrth a multitude of aln. Tlio f.ee, radiantly lupry, and n portion of the throat alono wero Tialble, and that tut wa ilnklnir, .Inking, trrn now, lie-low lie-low the aiufaca of the ocean to bo lot fonrrr, an 1 yet a glory thono upon It a. If the first beam from tho owning rt" of heaven wa. ahlnlng therei an 1 the vm yonng and rich and hal po.l tlon. Thoaeawa. a aea of glose, and then M no "painted ahlp nn that jalated oceaa" aoHilnnatrongman'a arm aha was held, anil tier faeo rcated arainit hit, whldi waa not dUtinct on waa her own. Many a time I ha! aaknl for the atory cf that J Icture, and my f ri nd woul 1 not f 11 It in, for It aa I lened him, and bo thcught I wa. too yonng to comprehend and arinpathiu with the aplrlt (f the atory. lint but weik, whcjtonavl.lt tact, I met hlni for tho Crat lime In year., and alttlng In that old room liefore that picture h told me the atory, "Aa you know, I waa a ml Uy In her majat j'. aerTlce. It wa. my third year on the ocean ware, and I nud my friend and protector, Jack Hnthrrland, the aecond lieutenant, had juat rriwrted tothenoloonda for aerrlce. The (Jol. conda waa to aall the neit day for India. "Jack Sutherland wai aumo year, aider than I, and na wo had both come fjun tlio aame neighborhood he had con-atttatoil con-atttatoil himaelf my protector. In my young eyu he wna lnvt ated with all i. tilde manly qualltlea an 1 eacellencie., anl I lored hiui a. only a young lwy tan lore and admire a young man who la not only hit friend and adt Iter, but lit. Ideal aanfll. Hut everybody on board loved Jack, from tbolowut aallor to tho tap. Uln, ala)a klnl, courleoua, amlnblo Jnd manly, Anl ho no itrong anl Undwme, too, Waa It any wonder then that Xelllo Weatlnghonw loved hlinr "Jlln WeatlnghouM caiuo vu lioard tuly on the inomlngof the day on whli h a aalled. Hhe wa tho danghtt r of tho Jlwruy of India. Her athool daya In Ixjlauj were completM, and alio waa to I in her father and hie family In India, bhevaatall and rather alender, with a I-rm of lovellneaa and grace. Her hair aa raven black, and her eye. largo and am., wide open In their innoient aur. n, feature, tliat wero perfect, a coin-peilca coin-peilca of ilaullar whlteneea, and a oie that In I all tbomelalyof mutlc. If there la anything in tho affinity of lertuu awl aoula, tlicwe two mmuhI ccr-WnlyluUnledforiachotlnr. ccr-WnlyluUnledforiachotlnr. "Ihe anchor waa IlfUnl. tho M-ucl aaiW away, and Uiocliffaof old Kngland aonit low uiwn tho noriaon and i!laa Iaid. It waa at dinner, tho drat day out that MluWntlnRhoua find I.leut. tutlierlanltaet, A long voyago waa be. Jjre ua, and na a large nnd gay j arty ?U,V .bnlrJ' 0w 'venlnga wire aiwnt l dtllghtful tnurtalnuientai butaooii, M,.".11'" nlway. tho cw, certain wiuatlonaof non anl net. wero no. bceaUe. The deel led ref! renco eihlb. "edforeaih other a cominy by lliu eitn,houw ani UtuU butherland aoon btiaiiio a matter of remark, and ft retire auurto of nneaaineM to JlaJ n 1 Mra llromley, In whoiw chirgo 3lla neat nghoui waa aalllng-anl to tho fit of the ahlp, who wa. warmlj at. UhMtoJacV xii ""i J.'ilm Weatlnghooae, tho father of wa.Vlllo, wiuu prund, add man, and would mver lutvo aanctloncl any at-b-ntioiupaia,,, hi. dauithl.rbyapin. J'll'n ll.ntenant In tho rvliv. Ho wa Mroulof hi. raw and iuiiii, M i aillo.audbligoll. Mra llromley atwlo "tiinyly t xfUto. nnd Capt. Itlclurda Wire than pllc0 ,I)Vo , Jilck u, , ".t,l'"uirablnltaile to lilt union lth the daughter of Hlr John Wealing. ''". Ho toll him tint Unit ii It r tho Toyaio would bo tha ( ml of all, and that hi " M,1,1"ie'l nl mlnrable, would bt toni aaunder to go their lopa- lu.V- l,ut ,l"co '" w" tluw ht twopooilo In lor ter hocde.1 the t. ?', ""tlwrt If they did they ere not In love. "They loved, ne they felt thcmnlvee, Ih a loye that w aa mom U an I ivo and iuietach rvcognlinl flint tin) woull Jj aeparatrt at tho , 1 of tho voyage, thiy jtaiilTwl to blind tl.emaelve. to tluit '" ;l"utilit. an 1, at hiut, rovel with-ffc- 0,in ,bo l"1' li!lne allotted them They would live alono In tho ftuarnt. which ui9 latcnadv brUlx that It hi 1 tho blacknee. of tho fntnre. Tlio day. wore on, tho lovo grew atrong. er and tho aUlely ahlp mIIM liko a wan over tho nnlulatlng glaalni of tho aea. Happy botiiU wero on board tlixt ahlp 'Tliohouralengthene,! Wtwren them and Y ngland an 1 the hour, of lovo grew jhorter Injnatono week they would bo In llombay, and alio wonl 1 go from him, and at tho thought they loved atlll more fondly and alpiml the ahortenlng enpof aweetnew, which now Ngan to have, icrfone, n tlnelure of hitlemcvi unntlcruble. "Wo were threo daya out from Horn. bay. It wa.uglorlon.inoniliigi a itilT lreeiowa. blowing, and tho act n It roan and fell, long nnd even anl deep, ehoneln ft reflected glory that almoat equaleit tho tun lteclf Tho 1. Ila hail liardly ceail tapping when .lack camo on deck. lie thought tin ahlp Kid a lurching, loggcrlng motion that wai un. nanal. It kett Increaelng, and anon tho cry of "A leak! A leak!" wa. heard J.ck gave a fow hurriwl onlers, nud tho aallora and tanvuterewrnt to work with a will Tlio ahlp lurched heailly now and waa vlalll) ainkllig. fho bamiier-lug bamiier-lug In the hold continually jarred nlo the ivam mi dk, but tho old ahlp wo alnkiugfiut. "Jmk'a dutlei called bliu eierywhere. The Unta were lowered and all the la. die. and po-eengera ordirvd In Jack aw Nellie fi r an Inataiit an 1 klw.1 b r !Kilnnato gwal by In the ruah that enauwl Nellio anl Mre.l!nmley wero aeparale.1. In fact Jim llroinh y In her terror, iicier lliou(,lit i f Mlllr- until br laiat waa far away from thu ainkln ahlp. anl wnll utleinly for tho or-rlva'cf or-rlva'cf tlioothirboaU cunfidmt of ace-lngKiyift ace-lngKiyift there "All tho boat, and all the piaeengera wero gone. Tho aulllm aul aallora, marlyra a. liny win-, wiro drawn up In line, not foraaklng tin Ir chorgt , oa ther anl It alowlyeouk. Onm, without an el Idrnco of terror, atol tho braio fel Iowa. Jack wua looking nut our tho tea toward tho hoata, trying In tho moment mo-ment of death to get ono bit gliuiiM of bla love, Tho ahlpwa. ahlvi ring now and elnklng faat, " Mack! "Kvcry nno turned, anl there ttood Nellie, drewed In while, pure u. an nn. gel, and accmed n visitor from beaten como to guldo thimhumo. hlioulUM aerua tho deck, u radiant amiln w.i upon her face, her arm xvero extended to her lover. Ho took liir without n wonl, lreaeed n kla. upon berforeheal and hel 1 htr rloae, and atlll tho radlauco of nuaeeii thlnga wua iiioii ler foco ralaiil to lovingly to hla. "Tlio ahlp went down x,i,iln .(rUg. gling In tho water a rafter camo to inc. and I clung to It. I looked nround, nud ou tho creat of n wnvo llng lainio toward mo w era Nellie and Jink, aa J ou awi them there. Herfaionaa ra!d to heaven and hi, an 1 all tho lupplnea. of angel, waa diplctiil there and-then thewaiere camo tner thou and Jly friend a e)es weni wet Willi tear, and I luul hianl the ator, Cecil Ilaat. log In Omaha Worl 1 Herald. |
