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As she spoke. she tore rsss frsu her bo
son and threw 10 10 bin. IL lodged o. his
arm, bui hs brushed it away ss slough /,
hse teen poison, sod pssssd on vithsai leek,
ing up.
Susy spsut the rect Of ibs day in tears.
Esriy the nsxt sorpipg the bustls Of de-
psrture eommsncsd. Sasy vas keine 10 &C.
company her widowed aud invalid nolhsr
on trip for ber health
As they resehsd the wharf spd dcscspdsd
from the carriage, Susy's syss made them
selves busy searching 70, oos visbsd for face
but u was nowhere to he sesu.
The .tesmboat lay painting and pufjps
impatient 10 be let looss Susy's mother.
aided BY The servant man Who seeom panied
them had already crossed The xapgvay vhicb
lay between the wharf aud the boat, and So.
~ sas rsluetsRtly follosing, ~Asn the sound
Of voice behind hsr-ths very voice shs
bad longed 10 hesr-startled her She turn.
ed to look road, and missing her footing,
fell into the usts,
Anothsr Instant, aud. Charles he'd thrown
of his coat, aud calling loudly, "Tsu the
captain not to sllos the wheel TO s,ir sad 20
loser me . rope r. he .prans into the river
But Of her whom be vas riskiog hi. life 10
cave. be vas uuabls 10 perceive sby trace.
Judging that the current Of the river
might have carried her . li,tls toward. b..
swan around the wheel, bat s,Ili b. sau Aer
eo', and despair seiied he heart - be rou.
jec ured thu shs might bs uad.r the boat
he strained biz .yss TO see through ths "a.
ter, snd ct lehgth d'seernsd, tsr below the
suifaee, What seemed the end Of . floating
m I.ig kata Al L.
rounded bottom Of the boat
IL this we're indeed the unfortunate girl.
the leas, pOvemsnt Of the Wheel mus, iusyi.
tally crush her, aud Charles. in his terror,
faneisd h VAS already beginning 10 turn.
He div.d aud elutehsd st The garment,
but messed h He rose psstiug aud almo.,
sztss''ed; bot 'e.resly waiting - ss, breath.
be again plonged bslov. This time ri. n,
forts we're rewarded vith sueess, a, Least 40
far that be vss able 10 brink Susy's form
70 ths surface Of the water; DO, she seemed
totally hfelsss, Charles vas nou 90 nearly
exhausted that he bad osiy saGeisst pres
ss-ee Of mind left 70 elssp Sasy eonvulsiyely
to him -h,ls be kept himself saoss By hold
ing 90 20 the wheel Bat this, hi. las, hon.
or support, SEEMED slso 10 fsil him 5000, as
be perceived that it was DOW really begin.
ing to turn slowly round. BY . desperate
snort, he struck his foot against enc Of Ihs
paddles, 90 - 10 push him,slf 80 far from
the danger - possible As be did 90 sons-
thIog touched his bead, and his haad grasp.
cd the rope. New life seemed nov infused
into biu. He gathered ell his energies,
asd fsstsDed the rope rOuad SusyI - ist =
consciousness iben eotirvly fersO0k him 10
the uesHtins, the witnesses ef the scene
after giviUg Charles iastruetious TO Oh.
captain, bad watched his struggles asd sr
srtiops With brsslhIess interest The frieod.
iy rope had ben hupg 10 him again and
aeA'p, but 10 the excitement Of ks feeling.
aud bis seni.iesep ibii,y be bad bssn in,
capable Ct ayailing bimsslf Of the offered
aid AT last, PvTeeiving that he vas quite
exhausted. aud must inevitably soon let 70
bis bold on the ubesl, and then probably
sibk 10 rise no more, the captain judged Il
best 10 'un The risk Of moving of. 80 th.i q
smsll boat could be sent to the rescue The
rssaii of this hsIardoSs sxpsrimsst proved
successful Susy vas raised By mssns Of
th" rope, aud boat reached Charles in time
to save hiu also. Both suffers wsss taken
on board the steam boat, which nov rapid,
moved of 10 make mp for Lost bms.
Ans thus, uhen our hero Fsgaissd bis con-
siousaess, bo fouDd bimsslf fmany niles from
homs. OfeOurse bis fret ANXIOUS ioquiry
Sas for Susy, aud When IsfOVU.d that she
was rapidly recovering. bis happiness seem.
ed so@Plsts. He Shousd bic ooulsntmsnt
by tnrniDg over aud falling toto deep. qui>
st steep. About sussst . "a sssass csms 10
him that Miss B--dssitsd n ss- b,m
He fouad her lying ea . sofs ia lhe cap.
tain stAis-rOom, uh'eh h-d bsss given 1p
toa hsT.-Hsr mother vas siItisR b.sids
her
She booked V-Sy pals, asd somewhai saf
fering, bot she held out hsr hand 20 hin vs,y
| gratefully, uhile the lssrs stood Ia her syes.
'ChaTIes," said she, uitbOat ohsFiBE =
Sofd ofthsnkS, Il usot ts sss Q o.sfgymsp
ls t1sFs Que on boarJf"
II will 20 asd ses," ssid Charles, mo,ise
10 The door, hat dreadful tkoasht ssriki, z
h'm, be turstd, sEolsimiSg. -S1sy, YOU DO
not tbink-"
"Tbst s~ gOisg 70 diet" said she, sn-
tiePs'ipg him "No, CbaFiss; bat | want
10 see . ele'RymaB
Charles s.nt, sBd 5000 rsturssd, soeom d.
pspisd BY = usiB,stsr.
Il thaRk yoS, siF, foe eoming 10 ne. ,aii
Susy 70 the iattsg, as BE- catered. hats q
Strange rsqussa TO make % yOu Wosld
you ohlsot. sir, 10 the pFessoes and uiik tbs
consent of ~ mother, 10 ashs ne 10 The,
Erbtlsmsa p
IL the ministsF sas astouisksd a. thts 70
qaes', Charles sus In nsuitsiy soss - "Wbai
DID yos ssy, su-yt' ssid bs. ibid h,ss
ariEbtI'
Il bsiisys %" said sasy, tuilias a bis
eager amsssmsst Does ths schsms meet
yous saG,F app' '0vaif'
ia go kSsvsp-issylssS," s5lsa tha paef
fsilos, frsutis sitb ioy, bsi = shads soisias
over bs Tsdisnt hes. be sddod. gtay ~
o. Bui Susy, hsvs yea ssasidsFed ksmsa.
Der ! Hsst yuuT lnvs, 90 ysuF krautuds
l siil b saii 6sd sith aothisg lsss
% sof - oopesEast aboag tbst. desF
Charles rspl ID Seq. EssiBg - hia vsry
tsadsfly thfsuab hsF tear. -bs assuf-d gou
h-vs them both, sud had tss hfss lsaa lsBs
esi0fs y0u hsd ths lssi
u Bet susy yos ssia Ssiy yssissasy---n
Never miad sAss I ssid yesterday, IN.
tsffaPtsd susy, sitA sess sf AsF oia pi,is
brsakiog saA Jess nind sksi / ssy 70
\ deg N / sss f-si ones. y thai ssy fssson
I ! nos' b. assyd Bat, ,bd-sd. Cnsslss
shs adfsd, more soiily have alssys rBssst
y bo suf sfs ssd BE only ssFupls have
i ihst an no hsh god ssoagb o. gou
u = assdlss' 10 ssy hoe tbis disssassi9a
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