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“HELEN ROY;”
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 181, by NORMAN L, MUNRO,
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NORMAN L.
Vol. VIIL.{
NRO,
Mand 16 Vandewater Si.
| NEW YORK, JUNE 27, 1881.
“Then and Now.
At the dawn of Life's young morn: |
> in;
Ever: rotting was bright and fair, |
‘Trusty friends around ing gathered”! 1
+h loved voices filled the ajr, |
Happy was the home T @welt in,~
“[ Fleseant » ware 5 they dreams j 1
Bright the hopes I fondly cherished, |
Sweet illusions Faney lent, |
AL the nomertand of my childhood
\d Sorrow ne'er should be, !
Bond should ‘ever cheer me on.
and Fainéshotld smileon me.
. One bs on
ishe:
One by one seabed dreams have,
flowns,
' 3 have lost ‘the friends 1 sieht
rangersin my childhood’s hom, |
‘And, the Jove that
essed me
Fic amy when sorrow came:
So Lclosed my heart and barred it—}
‘Room for nothing then but Fame. !
those hopes have van=
hould have
{And the Fame that eamé’ to crown)
2 bought with eager hast
Prowed like unto Dead Sex apples
Bitter ashes to the taste. =
Now my heart js tired and weary,
Life seems useless, incomplete.
90 ye-bo} ‘aspirations—
“Oye edie ye were 60 sweet! »
Bat at twilight hour this evening,
watched the dying light,. {
"And the myriad stars that bei
‘The ethereal vault of Night,
ten
» Every star a message.bore mo, «1
Peace whispered to my
“6 ‘tod rouble: tossed ‘and weary,
Af)" Wounded sore with Sorrow's
smart, »
“Peace ‘to thee! Take thou com-
SD ne _Btrugtte, a: a doubt ‘and
ris day thy work do nobly—
Weitenses Tet uy fake we. strong.
“Let thy life be pure and blameless;
‘Truth uphold, be firm and brave:
There shall come asnrerewarding—
‘There's a rest beyond the grave.”
B
Author of “The Muiredale Romance
val of enpey red; the
Sane sounded in the distance,
statue, shone strangely Fe
th asin sun, Old
keeper, toiling stowly up the one, wi
as usual,
to trim bis tamp, 28
lying glassy and still
“There's a storm trewing?
' areusfultotns toot auch as So haven't
this point for many a day, 1 reckon!
worm anit nt
. hnop went eve ‘in darkness 1
he continued, a harsh look
wrinkled face as some
home
ny a ”
growin
nscliffe!"—t
sudden recollect
He turned seein owerds the w:
\ my wite!
Barer The Detectives
, paused and
bis gnze far out over the wide expan
all the same
ary
and I should have revenge.
fis time for ‘Fees
ide sea spre
/ . phe old man had worked pimsel€ up into a very
4
1a
nn
{eerwreacwsme | No. 408
WITHA
low
0 sullen iuteering ot
fand_oceasi
‘tho gloom
mie flashes of lightning hit up
izan, where the stalin Mead wee marshaling
i Lin forces Tor a general onset
Hebouse, standing up Wike a grea
‘rho tal gh bre ved inl reflection of
LOW MOAN OF ACONY,
HELEN ROY:
Ti ihe Light: Hi Ouse VK ceper's Daughter.
y Mrs. EB. Burke Collins,
“In Honor. Bound;
Opal's Secret,” Etc., Ete.
CHAPTER I. had Qnished he stood awhile, looking out upon
wo a 110) the water—calmer
7 * Gol belp the ship that comes near the Reef to:
Orr the sun was “Dy | night,” he muttered at last, as, his work done, be
turned to descend. the winding stairs, "For 4
T'm not mistaken, we'll see sights on this bere,
before midnight; we may as well prepare for i
He had entered the cheery ttle rom below,
which was he room Lai
quite ciretmseribed within the narrow He
¢ light-house, Here a small round tal
light house
tanding, covered with fs mowy ‘luthy whereon '@
sPeaats frngal meal was
the fire near by
‘he kettle sang merrily o y, bu
80 of wi there seas no one in the Pom. ‘The old man went
the ou 1 and peered forth anxiously into
tered; “a. the athering twilight.
known ou ‘Afar off over the wares 2 ittle boat danced
Ah, well, | merrily, vand a slight figure ect wit ait
to met, All plied the oars gracefull: ‘while’a. clear,
My | voice ‘out in a fine’ cor
ng_into his
painful recollection came
titi that eoonee’ oF later my
But
m ‘ye shall
eat agin, and ch Artonr Barnselffe, muy
Gea rey upon you, for I shall show you
‘an|
ae ballad of the “Three Fis
fork, and women must weep;
‘Theres ‘isle eto 2 gee ‘ad enany to keep,
to his memory, went. out, in derkuess | And the
Retain ‘The old ‘man can nent | i beni wth The old roan ayes et with tears, but he
gasp,“ Why dir au ecelve met She ung | shook the di 3, Hashes and putting
1 ‘aud beautiful, why did she i cumne to me, openly Thana to his mouth he ened loudly:
} and hor mest and say: "I have ceased to love you!| "Helen? Helen! Com in, Easy! Ie getting
We cannot be happy together; find the tog Bo
} world, js wide, and our e! Aye: the swe rt "lear voice responded;
| again! But no! she stata nd | and aie “ping the of the boat it shot
silence of night, fled w ‘whose band- | over th T howeward, ‘like a thing of life.
TEND devilish vwiles liad come between i grated the beach, and a young
i, tossing Sher pave into the bottork
some face a
t wo. Arthur Earn the old man’ girl sprang ot
{ shi wed ith passion, his wrinkled hands ‘lenched | of the boat as she did 0, and burri ed up the shore
} shook Watebneulsively and he trembled violent. | towards the lighthouse. A. girl, slender, petite
ly—* Arthur ‘Barncelifte. when and graceful; with a clear clive in delicately
grist, ‘of my peaceful home tinted; great, slumbrous da dark e} ‘a mass of
love of my life, Tawore vengeance, deadly | jetty ‘hair wou! Shining curls around ber
. ough you were rit, and proud queen Neale Hoon oy, theold lighthouse
' poor and lowly, fale tan | ees ‘child.
{
She.
snouts and gazed up into
‘placed her stoal? bands ga the old man's
to his
jot Ten yea father!” she cried, pressing her red lips
Bt night w nT a oke to the bo: crn to his sallow’ chee! Kk, “come into the House and
\ trutl saeee Thame, my deoecrated home, | Kare your supper, {e's getting dark and we must
my little innocent child left mothers ‘Ter| prepare for @ mighty work. aap sone
years ago. to-ni ight!" be re peated,
sig with gies, not very far out: God keep” ‘her away
inston Reef to night
“ Aye!” muttered Rtehie Roy, bowing his gray
fore him. bead: * who told yous Hele
ork Bomewber. a across that water,” he went on i Miles, when be came in Just now ith bis
slowly, ‘is the vilinin who wwrowght me all this ete Byer rybody is expect hard. blo
anguish and rutfering, snd the won ‘as | night. Come!
She passed her band through the old man's arm
and ted te ee She old
to the house,
2 the evening meal was over Helen
the tee: huge
things and placed
he fi
‘closet
sweet | few w.
elt, ing the
alto, singing Ro}
down at the open door and watched the
roll in and break: against the sandy beach,
Higher and bigher they grew, white ca
now” an wind Brose! and muticred
fulleniys the’ thunder's reverberations sounded
like distant artillery ; the lightning broke in broad
blue flashes against the background of inky sky
ich like the angry
aves
capped
waters,
‘he curlews flew shoreward, beate
wind, which now grew stronger aud wilaee, and
Foared like some frightful demon, seeking who:
it might devour.
Little knots of rough-looking men began, to
ent points along the beacly; whil
at “above thera the br rgb Tight in nthe tower of
Winston Light-house shone clear and unwavering,
}ope to the perishing
* Over all there rested an ominous, death-like
silence, as they stood there hustied im expectation,
waiting—for
‘All at once the dreadful hush was bro
that most fearful of sounds, the minuto guns of &
ship in sore diatrers; and tie dreadful boorm of tue
guns tolled over the water like a knell of doo
‘The fishermen on the Gathered closer,
their faces set and ster
‘bey were rough and uncouth, and
scenes of suffering; nevertheless there was some-
thing int in Shs awful picture before them which
aw. heir stout hent
re‘canshe bet”
cried Jim Miles, a stal-
in’ the rocks out yon
i the Pron tools on
gol
ts true
Winston
coin’ to pieces on
d the crowd.
those who knew
“ Weeping and wringing their hands
For those who would hever come home to the town,"
And the storm increased in fury, and raged
wilder and wilder; its roar was absolutely deat.
ening.
"Antd at last the guns ceased to boom out their
earsof death; there was a
hen the aweful’ groans” and
shrieks of the poor creatures going’ down into
horrible waters. And sell the groups om shore | al
watched and waited
“ Come, mates!” Shonted im Mites, starting to-
wards the boats anch * Com
Dut Dead ornalives Li
poor critters yoniee
stand by, and not o!
me
eet to help thera
va in human hatup’ to
a helpin’ hand eve
‘One boat atter
and put off into the foam-
They followed ‘fi willingly.
another
seething eee
ind the waves dashed in upon the beach, bring-
pieces of the wreck with them, until a ast
od Archie Roy » sandiny gris an and gl
the ”, Soy co:
sand, saw a human
posited it at his very feet,
here from the very jaws of death.
He stooped above her and laid hls hand upon
the beat re thon be beckoned to his daughter.
her into the house, Helen,” bo said
ti
she is
ro Sead soot tho bod!
uite
yund, and ly
pas Borne. “tite te ay t-house, ino. the. little
4 to| quick! The woman is alive
er!
I
‘shed toa spar; she had been Brought
ul
HELEN FELL TO THE GROUND, BEREFT OF LIFE. THE BRIDEGROOM WAS HER OWN HUSBAND!
“Come here and feol o' her heart! If thar
sive a faint beat, I'm mistaken, thav’s al.”
id as she was direc ‘Yes, surely the
practiced exes of the old ‘sroman wore not mis-
re was isati
d_ brandy’
will to fan the tiny
Spark of lite into. livin
giving fe. pausing suddenly
fp Be ber work, “look at whe diamonds! And her
it must have costa pretty penny! She’s
some he big bugs, that’s plain, ‘Don’t you think
80,
“Bee!” cried
‘Yes, she is evidently wealthy, judging by be
dress.- But, poor thing! her wealth canuot
her now!”
“ But,” persisted the old woman stoutly, “we
will! So ‘eer on rubbin’ Pp bands with the
Don't Rive
‘save
brandy, Helen yet, don’t till
‘And they didnot give up. Just before day old
Archie Roy, still standing on the beach, watching
the fury of the storm abate, was startled by a
quick tonch on his arm, and’ turning, he beheld
bis daughter,
Come, father!” she panted, “come tothe house
nd, father, Iw
you to see
“yp
make haste!”
“Yen yo
And before he could remons rate, Helen was of
Archie Roy followed her tsteps, and
fyi
going into the house, be. ‘esa “Gpen the door of
the i ne room and 1
‘Mother Mites liad. gone home, There was
a no
one resent save the figure on the little bed, tho
white face turned towards im as be enter
rtment, the great, wild black eyes
waited
A to his face, the clouds of amgnighe b bale falling
over her shoulders
inky. frame,
‘or an instant Archie Roy's eyes rested on t
reeling likes drunkard, i
his eyes with his “band while a low
moanvof ngony burst from bis pe,
ilildred "he gasped in broken Acconts—" my
“hen with «sudden bound like wild beast
ing on its prey, he darted forward and
Clutebed her trembling's shoulder
“Woman!” he shi
voice
es the dastardly Sriltaiel
I by the Heaven
"ot the water, Pl
in, ne ue “the old man saa tall form stealing aw ay
pongh the morning, shadows, away fron the | **
ght:
‘as soon lost to sight,
A ‘vole
smote the Greary silen vengeance is mine,
saith the Lord, and I will repay!”
CHAPTER uD
SECRET MARRI
Ovr over the water Helen's ietle boat danced
merrily. It was not
had ever
no
unrest and disquiet, haunted by a
sel
se strange "elie of Impending evil, bad fete no Yt
ve the silence which
im | from a watery g
wild like and cried out, as though
she was afraid of me.’ Tbs
gignced around the room cautiouely.
Where is he? she asked in @ fright-
ter
the boat paused anid Helen glanced
up in surp
Sterne Cas ve!" she exclaimed
“why, w
It wasa wild, picturesque scei
wl tne rocks piled high aroond, the
strip of morning sky over heat the
trackless waters spread out iu front,
sud there, sunt non three sides by
mg, the walls Elie
1K minerals.
How beaattuleynge from Hel-
on cher, oars
si wideniy. “she
th foe
aud ‘taeel within,
started and her cheel
e8 diluted w
wis her fen
assume acourage which jane did nat
she, turned the Low
6 incoming.
had dashed it,”the girl's quic!
had caught.a’ glimpee of human
ndy.
meone else from the wreck!”
se, thought, oft. ber boat crasiied
y side of the cave
a ake qnean, hits to the shore
The body of a man, young, s!
der, with waves of curling ciestaut
hairand marble-like features, Even
as the baif-terrifled girl bent above
him he opened his eyes blue and
—and gazed int
CN ane am ie fakered, o a
low, musical voice.
le “a Mermaids Cave,” answered
| Helen. aes ‘came you bere?
«| Thas is the _
He emiledaighely. oo
“I was on b the English
oa
steamer Starlight, whi
Pieces last night,” hieanswered. w
| i “1 suppose the
vin here wich the
a
waves washey
Test of the debri
Are you hurt?”
Hated vores was full of pity; she stooped above
him and felt bis pul
1 OP, raised, U imagine!” he answered. light-
“Tam very tif ra
as
aly ed of do a, son ‘enow.”
‘sat upas he spoke, and aitemp
cffort blanched ine. face to, deathly wlivencea
pain.
and Fonda him tremble with
burt a meee he
the ety Tips but perk
e gasped, white to
T shall get over it
weaken had better lie down again,” said Helen,
rently.
"Tooeening her crimson shawl, she folded it up
and placed ft under jrishead.
fie su!” she went. on, soothingly, as
le ehild, ‘onal wi ge
"talk
on "Bing sone help. You are quite sate here for
the present, so be, patient until X return; it will
not long”
She sprang into the boat and nd pushed of
Old Job Ransom, a kind-hearted “ancient inert
ing alone with a wife as Kind-henrted as
uuld come,
ri
hininle on the beach not f for, cis ta
m1 to the young assis
"Old Jo hed kuigwn she gird from ber babs hood,
and would have considered it bis itaty to risk his,
life, if n her service wan
in Persuading b him to accom aid’s
Cave, and soon the 2 trae ‘ven conveyed
into the boat and patel Jed at Job's cottage,
laid upon a small @ back room, and Job
took up his station at they youn oe 's bedside,
jayR ane and we wes still a
prisoner ne old Jobs cottages a willy Prisoner,
evidently, for stb be had ire tas vel
to a fever, lay a
Tis Journey, after time he gress quite resigned,
aud [one would have pronounced bim. very con-
tented, With sweet Helen Roy— atten
soothing bis lonely hours
3, and fru
m greatly: bat todiscoverin hera refined,
iigent, well-bred woman move than surprised
hin; until Helen told him of Her two, well epent
years at a college for young Indies, where, having
made the ost of hei time, she nd
Hucated, som ‘ccomplished woniam:
last the oun rnan's convalescence w
asad thing? and toon he began to take short
strolls along the beach, acconpatied occasionally
ty the youtig girl whose sockety had beguiled the
hours of his illness,
wean Helent & She paused ‘not, in her wild, impul-
sive fashion, to reason as to’ the wisdom of ber
‘She was lonely and sad;
rom bright and sumny,
her life had seemed far
til—until thle stranger
new little of the sure
given ye “ae 3 but
serious wa ered U
Mark: and “eat ihm. by
at cognonten, Helen herself fell the san
habit, and the siranger was kuown simply as “Me
When Helen had returned to the light
after her discovery, of the young mai in ‘tee
maid's Cave, she had found the house, empty 0
sign of the arenge ‘wot ym they had rescued
‘And when et. Ia
moult the pine ‘apringing into her boat, let | begai to Sind it difficult to m
inner room elen's own chamber, and |it deitt idl fy along. Her face was palo and "her her fi w hard rand ard peak of
the grimy y borden wae s depoait ‘ited o1 great, starry eyes full of unrest, She drew her jecided to nothing on the
etait s minute” P exied Jim ites other, aubject. ah nny day she nal the cottage,
‘woman wit
rly kindly face, as’she
untastened the stranger's dress. © I
lieve—why,
sth
in /eritnson abiawl closer about her and shivered
is the matter with me,
‘and wo one knew of ber wherea!
this morning | "Sometimes in her sake tet Jim Mitee
: storm of frenzy aid rane, Hie yaused to wipe the anketa and a great hash ot binds, | Helen fieleut upow my word 1 ‘beliove thos| she. excl “Tm baunted, 1 believe! But, | He had loved Helen ail ule ter and would bats
: Sent on tr inmang the great ai whe Bright | and ‘plated hem on the tabi a tat ‘oman, hat does it all meant When ths | ety inte one Bey Da vice} and yet be was
beams would the slips to safety. When be| Then hey preparations all completed, she sat Impossible!” 1@ to her senses, she looked up into my ace * scarcely mad enough to hope.
o sone ee se ae a gaat Renee eee ome ta nem nemevmees wm wy Seen
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