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the ressrk- Asd TO deal blow uas his
Fret inPulssi bat be restrained ths in pulse.
And n repaired msre eOzFage % do lhi. thau
TO have stTieksn tae issOlsnt young rsaa 20
tbs gtoGhd \ mSment or two Wilson
struggled With himself, a0d thea turned
slowly away
Isfasbed aEd then palibg face, his quiver
,og iIps and unsteady syss, lei, oa ,hs Esiuds
u eli ubO wItGessed the scene. an imprss
sios somewhat asf4vOrabls PnIakIsx Of
the indignant eIcIts9sat of the moment,
Basy II those Presest iooked for the ibstaEi
PuRishEssst of Logan Tor bis uDjasti6 .ble
issalt Nhss, thsssf0rs, taey sas .Isos
turn away siih0ut even . defiant answer,
ssd heard tie sl0~, sneeTiagly altered -ord,
'eOuArd' from th. lips Of Logan, tAsy felt
tks, there WAs . craven spsrit abOat the
yogrg man. A coward we iBssiaetryrly DE.
splss and yet hoz slow Ne are 10 elevate
tbst higher GsOsaI sogrASs which enaslss =
uan 70 brave unjust judgment rather than
TO do What be thinks TO bs wrong, above the
mere brats instinct Shish ia the meuent
Of exetisneat, foTgsts all PhysioAl eonse-
qssncss
As Eiward Wilson walked away from
bis eomp pabioas, he fslt that he was regard.
ed as q coward TkIs uAs isr him ITial !,
and the usOre 80, becsase Lbsrs sas one "a
that little grOaP Of startled mA.deas for
whose generous regard hs you'd nave saeri.
feed ali bat honor.
Iva, p@rsAps, uaif an hour after this M.
pleasant Ocearrs4es taAt LogAa, uho.e heart
stili bursed With an uuiofgiSI s,iril, en-
eYuBter-d Wilson under IscamsIAnees IAa.
isit kini flee 50 repeat Bis iasa!ting language,
without disturbing tue Te-t Of the party,
Who Scrs Asnsisg tarDsesvcs st soms das-
tGSee, aud beyond observation. lie dii n0t
succeed in obtaining petsOail Saeguaier
As he lad dr-ircd
EI1aTd NilsSa had iesn for Someti.Ds
sittiog alsus With his unhappy rbodghts,
when he was aroused by sadden erIes Of
alarm. the tone Of Whieh told his heart too
plainly that some ImusiBsRt danger iBpead
ed SpTihgiBg TO his feet be ran IN the d.
reetioa Of the cries aud quickly saw the
cause II excitement ReseBJ rains had
swollen ths mOsnL-ia stream. the tarbil MA
Isrs Of which were sweeping down sith great
velocity Two young girls, ubo had beea
amusing themselves ia = boat that uas At.
tsehsd to she shore by long rope, had, IhrO'
some scciaest, got toe fastening loose, aud
EsArfaliy decreasing spesd towards the breast
Of : mill 'dAB some haaJred~of rods below,
from which the water vas tbusderiuz down
height Of over tweuty feet Pale With ter
rss, the poor young creatures we're stretch.
ing cot sheIr bands tO~Ards their eompsu-
ions on the shore. aud uIieriug BeArt.reud-
log erie. for sueeor
Iosiant action was necessary or all would
be lest The position Of ths young girls
had been di-e0vsTsd uhils thsy wsrs vet
some distanes above. And .Aere bsppening
% be AaosLsr b ,at on the m,li dasa aud that
nigh at Lald Logan aud tEo sthsT youaS
msu bad Iosscued % from The shore Bat
the DAGGER OF b@ing earred over the dam.
shsaii auy o1e Vsntare ia tie boat. seemed
"a Inevitable. thai hase Il them dared TO
tzEsra y Noe screzfsing and wriu-fsy
ti,e,T bsBls. aud Rys EFgiss these ai-r %
save the!r companions, stood the young maj
dsns 0f the party oa ths shore When IS ilson
dNsbed ,hrossh them, aud sprineinR into
Ihs boat cried cut.
'QHsk, Logan Take al oar, or all /,
lostp
Bat, iastead og this, Logan stepped pace
90 t4o fSos tie boat, shile his face GREG
Jsle vitb fesT Not so instant vas Ssstsd
~ gisses Wilson sas tha, il the GIRL.
ssrs saved, Is mast b. By the uzth Of
his sEs arm BssVsly be pashsd from tue
shore, ahd uiti giant stroagth. barr sf the
moment aud fyr the occasion, from his high
sgsg'Esh parpose, 10 5svLsl ths "a. Sat
iHts the eaTrent- Aai be8 ding 10 the oars
tsok diTectIoa ~ "a angie silh tks other
boat, tsssrds yOtht shoFe tss sa,sr uas
ssceping ever tas dsm A. every stroke
ias i,gbi skrG sprssg fsrNarI dsaea Est.
sai scarcely bait = DiRutc elapsed ere VIII
Sos Tzs tcsils ths other Aob both we're
ngv sithia tssnty yards % the fail saI
che eater as bssrIug thsu dovn sit5 = We.
locity that strpngcF man, uith ovcry aI
vantage on hts side, sVaii scarcely have coo.
tended - gtia-t sugcr-rfaly 80 transfer
ihs frgbIsscd gIf.s lfon sns bJst 20 The
other, "a ths feE mi00tes of tlae Ioft ore SOC
dssa sscsTiag current Eoali bsar tho frsiI
ss-sri 20 tbs -Jss g abe asia asd st-g % 60
tsiu sdvsutaz-, uas, f9s Wilson, n ts.sibls
u ist g. lis bost AL massgl iasifs ho ssH
10 b e4aaiiy iapossib.s
A err 81 gsspsir rsassei ths young maa's .
ears as tbs ears dr1pp-i ffsln bis erssp ints
tbe uatsF lt 80 sTidess - the spssi.tsfs
of the fosFfal scese that be had Lssf Ais pfs
ssBss q uiaa snd that nov ail uss Ssss -
Net - hvusysf IN fhs 1snt monsat 30
spiang iuio ths sater. sbtck bssr tbs lgssst
u ths dam. uss Bos tsfsu fset ssrp A. BE-
al 90 80 gfaspsd she sIisss sSa'. aal pa. Ing
lIns n afaiy afsi6si tss resin sasfsat.
bed it Vsissi fsH Jsfd Efsm fbs esist
vhsfs she fssu crsstfd satfrs Ieapsd int8
tis ubiflpl0l be,gs At tbe seas instaus
BIZ 0vs bgat -a0t iiko 20 sngs ever -
dsm Hs "a gt.arl hgssvef. baf . snaii
dsyautags ltrsla a.fsd k.s aitsfas5st stfelrtb
q keep tbs b5st b. bsd gfaspei fFgn dfss
e,uR him dssn zee fal
tie qsiekly fstusd pufgoss n Witssn 10
,bas spnuging iats Ne Hstof, I'D hssn %
dfsE ths bsat agaisst tbs euffsut % ths
shore Bsi ihis b pefasiysl 10 bs in5os
obis tbs nonsat hs fsii ths real sifsnzih II
she ssfrsnt ~ b. vsrs q 10 he bsat gs
bs souia sssilg fafs hisssif Bst u5s Goes
did tass . t55sftt estsf his osa hsagt
lie dsWa close 90 Sc b8tfou be saif is
qaisk baaris v1iss Tee taFrar strisfeB
gfi.s sosYsd ite ia. sastlsa isasalg
AoG 80 uiit acsslnsss thas eas sssass
al. ia az see d.rsaa,tsoess Wusan marsi
tts boa rsFefai yafis sgaY q ID iss osar.
ssf stare. aaui hs fssehs3 psiat EkaFs q,
tara tte HateF tsisE ihs dsa ts b. msrs
safaafel snI fsee ifaa feets Thea slfss
~ 80 ho.ig ssldsaig sE,inst tds heaf. s.s