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THE MISSION OF SAMUEL BLOCK.
Not far from the works at Sardis there was a large pond, which was formed by the damming of a stream which at this point ran between high hills.

In order to obtain a sufficient depth of water for his marine experiments, Roland Clewe had built an unusually high and strong dam, and this body of water, which was called the lake, widened out considerably behind the dam and stretched back for more than half a mile.
He was standing on the shore of this lake, early the next morning, in company with several workmen, examining a curious-looking vessel which was moored near by, when Margaret Raleigh came walking towards him.

When he saw her he left the men and went to meet her.
"You could not wait until I came to your house to tell you what I was going to do ?" he said, smiling.
"No," she answered, "I could not.

The Artesian ray kept me awake nearly all night, and I felt that I must quiet my mind as soon as I could by giving it something real and tangible to take hold of.