The Republican journal., 1878-10-03

rose far beyond it. 4 mighty cheer
from the men on shore reached him, and
now he began in good earnest to put his
Pacific experience into practice.
Drawing continually on the men fol
more rope-which they paid out with
deatcning cheers-he met wave after
wave IN the same manner, diving under
them like an otter and getting nearer to
the wreck With every wave, really adj
vancing, however, more below the water
than above it.
Suddenly the despairing men on board
heard a clear, hopeful voice:
Help at hand, Captain, throw me a
buoy.
And in another minute or two Jones
was on the deck, and the cheers from the
little steamer were echoed by the cheers
OF the crowd on the land. There was not
a moment to he lost she was breaking
up fast but it took but a few minutes
to tasten a strong cable to the small rope
and draw it Oh board, and then a second
cable and the communication was com
plete.
There is a lady here, sir, said the
captain We must rig up d chair for
her, she can never walk that dangerous
rope
''But we have not 4 moment to waste.
OF We may all be lost is She very heavy Z"
"a sljrht little thing half child, Sir"
"Bring her here
This vas no time for ceremony. With
out a word, save a few sentences OF diTec-
ton and encouragement he took her un-
der his left arm, and steadying himself
with the upper cable walked on the lower
with his burden safely to the shore. The
crew rapidly followed, for in such mo-
ments of extremity the soul matters the
body, and all things become possible.
There was plenty OF help waiting for the
seamen and the lady, her father and the
captain had been put in the carriage Of
Braddon and driven rapidly to the hos
| pital hall.
Jones amid the confusion, disappeared
| He had picked up an oil-skin coat, and
when every one turned to thank their de-
/ liverer he was gone. No one knew him
the sailors SAID they believed him to be
zone Of the military guests by his rig
! ging, but the individuality OF the hero
troubled 10 one until the danger was
over. In an hour the steamer was driven
/ on the rocks and went to pieces, and it
/ being by this time quite dark every one
Went home.
The next day the hunting party rc-
| turned from Gwyme Hall, the storm
! having compelled them to stop all night.
amt at the dinner that evening the wreck
and the hero of it were the theme Of
every ones conversation.
..Such a pluchy fellow" said Ensign
4 Powell II wonder WHO he Was Gwynne
says he was a stranger perhaps one of
| that crowd staying at the bay
"Perhap>, SAID Capt. Marks. .'it was
Jones.
"oh. Jones would bc too afraid Of His
mother"
Jones made a little bow, and said,
| pleasantly, "Perhaps it was Powell at
which Powell laughed and said, Not if
he knew it,
In ii week the event had been pretty
wen exhausted. especially as there WAS
to be great dinner and bail al Braddon,
and all the officers had invitation. The
ball had Il peculiar interest lor the young
lady who had been saved from the wreck
would be present. and rumorS Of her
riches and beauty had been rife for sev-
eraI DAYS. 1t was said the little steamer
/ was her fathers private Yacht aud that
he was man of rank and influence.
Jones said he would not 90 to the dinner
as either he or Savillc must remain for
BOON dfndEIlll 2nde thAt c3i1td rerv little
ahomt If, Sayille could return in time to
In+ him ride AVN ahnur fen o'clock AHA
sae thn dancing. SavjlIe rather Won
dared vhy Jones djd not take his place
MI HE evening, and felt haIf injured at
+his ,Iof,,,It RDt I,nas b,6 a rnrinsit,
aho,,+ the .tirl hr had saved 10 tell tbc
rrnrh he NH nearer in love with her
fhan hn Mad nyer been with any woman.
and he wished. HI calm blood. ID see if
she Vas As branfjful as his fancy had
nainted hcr 1uring those few awtul min
,tns that he md he)d her bigh above the
waves.
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