Ellsworth American., 1876-06-29

! opportunity TO seek John Marsien's side.
We'll john" she said, with slight
| tremuousness in her voice as she utteyed
| the name, under an affected vivacitv of
! manner. "what is your wisdom about to
| suggest
The utterance of his name startled John,
and as he glanced downward at her. his
heart gloweh with generosity even for his
| rival.
ave have hero among US. Miss Alden"
he said MIR, Erwin is determined to try
the scow."
Mr.. Erwin" cried Bessie in dismay.
But Is il not dreadfully dangerous?"
Erwin was already IN the scow, giving
hurried and indistiict orders to the boat
men who were TO draw him across.
Can he 90 safely, John?" whispered
| Bessie in terror.
"IIe may" said John gloomily.
You should not have let him got" she
| cried.
"He would 90, Miss Alden" said John.
81 urged him against it, but he would GO"
But you should not have ict him go.
You don't know all, or you would not have
let him 90. ~ ou never knew!" ana she
| turned with agitated steps aud sought the
| ladies cabin. where.with heart torn with
anxiety and fear, she waited 10 hear the
| tub W T.lNi III uteItTdlt adventure. JOilfi
never b!anched as the iron entered his
soul. You don't know ALL" she says.
"Ah, don't | ? don't | ! She loves him, She
| loves him.
Twenty minutes afterward John enter
ed the cabin door to tell her that Erwin
| was safe. He had been d,speratcIy
| driven about by the angry rapids, but had
| desperately held on. and desperately won.
SHOUTS hau come oach ifom the cNcIted
t'o"u on lhe shofe announcing that he
vas ta'e' a. Johh came III 10 tel her: ne
-" het slttlhS AZ lhc open window. her
! eyes yet fed with weeping, gazing list
.essiy out npon the wooded shore op-
Pos.e'
M'', Aiuch' said ne, advancing. ne
/ Is SAFE.
4 sale; Really sate
/ les. Really safe Bruised, perhaps,
/ ou' >aic.
~ 80 Slld' J"hn' she Said. with
trai'ul eyes-so 2iad, hes safe. You
uiu ii"t send nm away. John:
-; No' replied John, with smile.
eouId hot have done That.
~ course not John. OF conrs not.
f"fS''e my asking such question; but
va II ANXIOUS aooul nun. ana thought
/ YOU Aud ne were NOT irichds-irum the
way ~ iI'~ed, you know, John. For
give me
Johh smiled cl'mly at the Wild thought
"hica he supposed must have crossed
her bfai"' anu retired; while Bessie again
7 b'ht hcr gaze upon Ia" wooded hll olpoN-
'te' AHu htI tAn"@ht> upon thht diplomacy,
winch she had SAID, with sigh, she had
hot.
.Ou the evening Of the fouuh day John
sat III the pilol-hou alternately scanning
the risin. mercury and hailug in,trt.c,
ton, down the sHcaAiny-tubc. Groups
OF passengers wandered about the deck.
but Bessie alone came to keep John com
pany.
1T look Ike rain. john" She said
Yes. ltis rain. Aud 10 You know
what good, copjou- rain means with
this warm wind binwin. and the steady
shining OF a glorious sun Al these three
days2 II means that Won viii see vlur
Won mean we'll gct away s'
les. Wei @"t away. Ihr g." j.
already ~ottcniug about thr boat, atI thc
gorge above j. perccptibiy lno,ruiu-"
Bessie seated herself quietly beside
him
Gould yon not tell tur 70 might. J ,hu.
ni your dreadful trip down thc icc.drll /:
Did v"u ioI no fsart"
Pear Gc>. Indeed said he. lightly.
"l tell dreadful Tear When | had time
to think, ,huddered.
1T was terrible siad Bessie, softly.
/ Why did you come, John giving M ynur
home ANA iricnd,-ior You must have
thought you would never .rc them again
why did YOU DO it:"
thought yon people might br huuIv
/ before the week was over said ur, laugh
/ ingiy.
/ Bat, John. She continued, i'll low aud
/ tremuous tones, you had 50 much to
/ give up. DID you give 10 last thought,
/ 10 home and friends"
! John moved unea,lIv
There is a patter Of rain on the roof"
/ he said.
.'lou knew you were hraying dcsttuc-
/ ton when YOU came John. Did you not
7 speak ot you- mother. or utter PRAYER
p or''-the tones became So low ard trctn-
\ ulon> that il sounded Ike whisper iu