St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

she Hdu gone down. ANA risen AGAIN
with great cry. and then. aS if il giant
hand had reached and snatched her ont
to sea while the others scrambled up
the shore, there was nothing of her to
he seen but her floating hair away ont
on the further crest of the Sulf.
But at the first cry there had been Il
bound through the air of the figure on
the ledge of rocks, and Mr.. Nontcith
was after her. So strong WAS the I'M
der-tOw that il seemed but n moment
to those who waited hrcathlcSS on the
beach, before he had reached and
grasped her. But then came the dread
full struggle for the shore. He had the
girl on his shoulders. and he fought his
best, but twice he was beaten off. The
third time he caught the rope the others
had waded far ont to throw HIM sue
ceeded in getting it about them both.
and was dragged to shore with her AT
last more dead than alive.
Of course they did not wait fol amy
night fires or dancing on the beach at
ter tfis but as soon as the half-drowned
people could be dried and warmed the
horses were put in. George RivcS culS-
ing his luck as he hucklrd straps and
girth, Mir. Mayne pushing him about IL
if he were worthless little hoy. and
crying and swearing between whileS.
CRYING for RoSy'S sake and swearing for
Georges. and the whole party hurried
on their homeward way. And it would
he hard to say how badly Rosy behaved
that night as they went along Per
hap> she felt chain tightening around
her. and rrhclled. "lf you want me t.
prevent sour niuging Yourself ont of
the hay-cart Rosy" Nh MuntcitlI said
at last. ''you must come on this side '
And then for the first time She SAW that
the great waves from which he had
saved her, i'll their White ard fnaming
onslaught on the sands and lcd"r>. had
broken his arm. But she did not >IN Il
word. She only began I" sing the gay
est and sweetest songs She could re
mcmher. though she knew he must he
nearly taiutimg with the pain. But a,.
soon as the hay-cart stopped at the
lower gate she Splaug ont. and run uI
the garden and round the ward To the
barn. and had thlouu the saddle, ON the
tllv in the moonlight. and without
waiting for help. and was wallupiu. tnI
the doctor aS fast a> the iill\ could carr,
htl. ''In . on S;llu she tilat nlgllt. a.
her tired mother slept snumdlN in the
chair. and she herself sat wctriug
the cool hindagr> on the aching arm.
TO think that it WAS hunt 50 ion me -
Rosy" said Nh. Nuutcith ~miln.
through his pain. that arm i ALWAYS
for YOU. And Rosy laid hen tacc down
beside it and cried.
is this the WAY YOU'RE keeping of
fever. Rosy p cried her mother. waking
opportUncly. You ga right away L.
bed this monet - \nd Rosy went.
1t WA, 4 strange accident. hur il 81
happcurd that Rn-, was not once again
alone with th, lover who had broker.
his arm tnI her. until he WAS we'll enough
to come down stairs. Mrs. Ma\mc. oi
course. WAS on the spot whenever Sh,
WIS wanted. and So was the hired yirl
while Farmer MaNnr dcNclnprd tn,
most SIirpri>inu capahiIitN a~ Il uur>r
la vain Mr.. M"mrrith assured mm Ii,
uccdcd nobody. lou would have said
/" see the farmers aS>i,iuitl. that IA,
WAS in a hurry /" get the mam well
again and ont at lhc house. liz, read
hi, weekly paper in the Iod2rr'> room
and hc took hi> unoud;N sic>ta iN tn,
/ hrd~idr. where lac >nurcd 80 traIinlll
~ to drive away all the tlie~. But il
+ love laughs at I"ck>mili>. why should
/ hc hr les merry at Farmer Malur'>
e>pru>r The man waS certainly
IudicI"u~ enough a> he kept guard there
with hi ewes Shut and his mouth open
ton lave or ANY one else +" laugh at
/ Rut Nr. M"ntcitl never th"u@ht "i
/ lauwhing at him: he was Rn>N'> father
and ..u awful aud sacred being l." him
for all his r"ughnc>~ and uuc"uilmc~:
a sort of arhitcr "f fate
But one ,la, the. TAILOR aw nk,. tu tin,