The Island Bride — page 45: what you’re looking at

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SIX ONE AXD—SO FORTH. 49 conversing pleasantly, when the shrill voice of Miss Trundle was faintly lieard in the distance. “Miunie! Minnie! Where are you? Oh, dear! oh, dear! what has become of you? It is positively shocking, your wandering off so with.a man?’ | The young girl blushed and pouted with vexation. “We may as well go back,” said she. “My aunt will go junto hysterics if [remain out of her sight much longer.” Accordingly they retraced their way, and, in a few minutes, ncountered Miss Trundle and the parson. “Ah! Your wild ways. will be the death of me yet,” ex- claimed the former, fixing her eyes sharply upon the face of her niece. ‘To think of you and this youth remaining so long out of my sight, and—” - Js * s > : “ Madam,” Trust gently interrupted, ‘we have kept out of . their sight as long as they have kept out of ours.” “JT have no more to say!” exclaimed Miss Trundle, “ not a word. If you, parson, can see nothing wrong in it, I shall let ‘the matter rest. But, there must be no love-making between them! No, no, I will not allow that /” CHAPTER IV. AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY. Four wecks had passed since the arrival of the wrecked party upon the island. Squint and Bolt had kept a regular ook-out for a sail; but thus far their vigilance had met*with no reward. On land these two men were something like “fish out of water.” Beautiful as their present locality ‘was, it had no charm for them. Trees, rocks, valleys and murmur- ing streams were viewed by them with indifference, if not with 4 positive dislike, ,Accustomed as they were to ships, barks and schooners, never staying ashore longer than two weeks when discharged from any vessel, it was natural that they were now eager to leave the islaud. Miss Trundle also longed. to quit ite beaatifal shores, BICOMiIEHOokS.com at oe.