Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-07-20

With. and saying, snow, friends, stand
out of the way and let me have clear
START he raised his bare head one mo.
ment toward Heaven, and taking short
run. leaped, as from the springb0ard Of
a plunge-bath.
Such an anxious crowd as followed
that leap! Great numbers. in spite OF
that dangerous wind, lay flat on their
breasts and watched him. He struck the
water ut least twenty five feet beyond
the cliff. and quickly disappeared in its
dark foamy depths.
When he rose to the surface he saw
lust before him a gigantic wave, but
he had time to breathe. and before il
reach him he dived below its center. Ii
broke in a passionate fury upon the
rocks. but Jones rose far beyond it. A
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 for
more rope-which they paid out with
deafening cheers-he met wave after
wave In the same manner, div
| ing under them like an otter and getting
nearer and nearer to the wreck with ev-
cry wave, really advancing, however,
! more below the water than above it.
Suddenly the despairing men OIL board
heard clear. hopeful voice:
"Help Of hand, Captain. Throw me a
buoy"
And, in another minute or two. Jones
was on deck, and the cheers of that little
steamer were echoed by the cheers of the
crowd on the land. There was not a mo-
ment to be lost; she was breaking up
| fast but it took but few minutes to
fasten a strong cable to the small chord
and draw it OIL board. and then a second
cable and the communication twas COM
plete.
There is lady here, sir" said the
captain. ave will have to rig up chair
for her; she can never walk that danger
Gus road"
"But we have not single moment to
wasta Or we may all be lost. Is she very
heavy ?"
"A slight little thing; half a child
SIR
Bring her here"
This was no time for ceremony; with
cut word. save few sentences of di-
rectlons and encouragement, he took her
her under his left arm. and, steadying
himself by the upper cable, walked on
the lower with his burden safely to the
shore. The crew rapidly followed, for
in such moments of extremity the soul
masters the body, and all things become
possible. There were plenty of help
waiting for the seamen; and the lady,
her father and captain had been put i'm
the carriage o. Braddon, and driven rap
idly to the hospital hal.
Jones. amid the confusion, disappeared;
he had picked up an Oil-skin coat. and,
when everyone turned to thank their de-
liverer, be was gone. No one knew him;
the sailors said they believed him to be-
zone of the military gents by his rigging"
but the individuality Of the hero had
troubled no one until the danger was
over. In an hour the steamer was driven
on the rocks, and went TO pieces; and, it
it being by this time quite dark, every
one went home.
The next day the hunting party re-
turned from Gwynne Hall, the storm
having compelled them to stop all night,
and, at the dinner that evening. the
wreck and the hero of it were the theme
of every ones conversation.
Such plucky fellow" said Ensign
Powell. IL wonder who he was. Gwynne
said he was stranger; perhaps one of
that crowd staying at the Abbey"
perhaps it was JONES'" said Captain
Marks.
"Oh. Jones would be to afraid OF his
mother"
Jones made little satirical. and said,
pleasantly: "Perhaps it was POWELL at
which Powell laughed, and said Not if
he knew it f"
In a week the event had been pretty
we'll exhausted; especially as there WAS
to be great dinner and ball at Braddon,
and all the officers had Invitations. The
ball had peculiar interest, for the young
lady who had boon saved from the wreck
would be present. and rumOr of her
riches and beauty had been rite tor sew
eral days. 1t was said the little steamer
was her fathers private yacht, and that
he was a man of rank and influence.
Jones said he would not 60 to the din
ner, rs either he or Saville must remain
for the evening drill, and that Sville
loved Il good dinner. while he cared very
little about it, Savllle could return i'm
time 10 let him ride over about ten o.
clock To see the dancing. Saville rather
wondered why Jones did not take his
place all the evening, and felt half i'll
iured at his default. But Jones had Gu
riOsity about the girl he had saved. To
tell the truth he was nearer in love with
her than he eyer had been with any wO-
man. and he wished, i'm calm blood, to
see il she was as beautiful as his fancy
had painted her during those few awful
minutes that he had held her high above
the waves.
She was exceedingly lovely. just the
fresh innocent girl he had known she
would be. He watched her dancing with
his brother officers, or talking to her ia
Their, or leaning OH Squire Braddon's
arm, and every time he saw her she look
ed falrer aud sweeter. Yet he had not
courage to ask for an Introduction, and
in the busy ball room no one seemed to
know that he needed one. He kept his
post against the conservatory door quite
undisturbed for some time. Presently he
saw Squire Braddon with the beauty on
his arm approaching himI AS they pass
ed him. the Squire remembered thar he
had not been to dinner, and stopped
say few courteous words, introduced
his companion.
miss Conyers-Lieutenant Jones'"
But no sooner kdid Miss Conyers hear
Lieutenant Jones' voice than she gave
joyful cry, and, clappiDg her hands to-
gether said:
IL have found him! Papa! Papa! 1
have found him!'
Never was there such an interruption
to ball. The company gathered in ex-
cited groups; and papa knew the lieu
tenants voice, and the Captain he knew
it, and poor Jones, though unwilling. had
to acknowledge the deed and be made a
hero,of.
IL was wonderful, after this night,
what change took place in Jones' quiet
ways. His books and boat seemed to