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kept her face averted, and WAS evidently s.tI
ohuer the fatal influence OF the trance.
What Was to do2

kept her face averted, and Was evidently sau
ohucr the fatal influence OF the trance.
What was + to do7
THE FALLS wERE NEAR now;
sueu noa1se roar Was Ike that OF q wild benst,
nuuity, ona e1peetant OF it's prey, while low at
sena nne 81 "atsr dsnd IN the ves already the had
pools, and toam-decked eddies sbo2o the
smooth, swift channel of the rapids. Oncs
Caught ~ these, no boat even Verf
shooa;ns nnnea 20. py strong ro.ers, could avoid
snuo..nS 'no pernouB Falls. WIS good swim
into the nyeI, but the reflection that tha csnoa
"ousd probably be upset, and Lily drowned in
ny Faln attempt to toT it to land, restrained me-
Meanwhlio the canoe had reached the rapids
and MRS darting on like an auuw. Il was bv Al
e1arsion that seYerely tried my strength that I
Was the first to gain the Falls There, on ths
| brink Of the rush OF waters, halted, gasn,nr
and saw the canoe come hu1rying down on til
Wny 70 ITS dessructlon the fairy figure that wax
its sole occupant still standing motionless, ur
heedfu1 OF my voice Of Of the threatening boom
OF tho cataract.
There are supreme moments in our liyea
when "e appear to act and think Simultaneous
y. lnIs was one one Of them for with
bound that afterwards astonished m7self. I
cleared stretch Of frothing water spraug. or
scrambled, from stone to stone, and at last
reached sandy islet, u mere mound, crumbGne
e%ay under the action of ths Hood, but the
huge old willow tree. the weeping branches OF
Hhch bad probably dipped their silyery leaves
IN the tnfnld Taser before white N an bad ever
t,ea penelo the upper course Of the Mssiasippi- I
q this old tree. and banding I'll 1 touched
tho water, awaited the oucoplup OF tha canoa
~ hrst grasp failed; bnt, BY another and mors
desperate effoEt, I contrived to lay hold
erenta Of the next fen seconds I have neyar
been abla to recall otherwise than as 8 con.
fused recollection, like the incoherent uueuorv
OF dream. That the impetus Of the driftina
canoe canoe was too much for my single strength to
Withstand, that was half submerged beneath
ehe 1oaming food, and might have been ton
fron 3i my saving hold, I know OF guess. That
Lilly aEoke, with smothered wailiug CRY II
the slight bark keeled over, and that we wers
both in ths river, and in no small danger OF
being sucked uver ths Falls to certain death /
alao remeruher, but more vaguely. NV memory
chronicles more accurately the moment vbcn.
Vet anu d1enched with water, placed
TIE RESCUED GIIL
on the messy mound ut the foot OF the willow
tree, with my arm encirclng her slender waist,
and soothed her terror AZ aha leant sobbinr
against my shoulder.
+ha exclaimed 3D. as if in ss
euatched me-. cousin, from the very jaws Of
death-me, the ungratoful one, SO cold, go,
proud, SO ha1dt Oh, Cyril, dearest, how 5ou
must hare hated me to give you such welcome
: aa!;em ~ suouent toa1 net NINA was wan
~. tAss 20, ou9 Aaom noe Wnas ehe ssld, aud
~ b. ~ SAm ~ ne1 ous ~ was 70 no purpose.
aue pa'l.el ol CONVENTIONAL restraint, of Icy do
blame to hersen for what she called her heart
NJ NJ "r~a r.;1 - .u5Ioi-. 1us9' nnsn GEAR
:. rn,, ,1,;,n ia & M y ne1 emotion;
;';oh su,u1 @ ~ aaucn VI "nas ad 1or yon and
lone own was little disappointed when
!. * ~ eosusa W nase forgotten me, ana
,aI4a1 5dn La7x Ivy guese sne 1eAson sna
IT., sTba, Ea nan Aapasenly' cou!o nos-
n"' ricaea lAos d. notoeau1 - they