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156 : LAURA BRAYTON. “Ah, child your motive is good, but you could do — nothing. I tell you no life can pass ee a mile of such breakers as these.” “T will go, nevertheless, dear father,” for it is agony to watch them from here any longer.” “Well, Heaven bless you, child. You’re like all the rest of the women—willful, and when you want your way you'll have it, no matter what I say, so - bless you, Liddy, bless you, and be careful.” “JT will, dear father, I will.” And the old light-house keeper put his eye to the olass and looked out upon the STEN sea. “The smaller craft is out o’ sight, Liddy,” he cried. But his daughter was out of hearing. “Yes, she is in splinters afore now, if. she hit the Diamond,” continued the old man. “And the ship isn’t far out of the same scrape. She’ll clear the rocks, but in a little while she’ll strike inside, and then all is over for her and all on board. It is awful for even a Christian man, that has hope, to meet, let alone those that have none. If sinners ever think if must be when they’ve got death sure afore . ’em,no way to avoid it, and yet a little time left, They’ think then of when they had plenty of time left to repent and be better, and, oh, how awful it must make ’em feel. There’s Liddy down on the beach already. Bless her brave heart. I was re- - bellious against Him when I murmured at losing | my son, and thought I could have better spared my ~ daughter. But it seems as if He knew best what I needed, for I couldn’t do without Liddy now.” The old man dashed his palm over his eyes to wipe away the moisture which such thoughts had gathered there, and then lifted his eyes from his child out to the hull which was coming in so swiftly. co comicbooks