The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-11

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end saving. Now friends. stand out of
the wav and let me have a clear start.
raised his barehead one TO-
wards heaven. and taking a short ran
leaped as from the sprIng-board Of a
plunge bath.
such an anxious crowd as followed
that leap. Great numbers IN spite ot
that dangerous wind. lay flat on their
breasts and watched him. He struck
the water at least twenty five feet from
cliff and disappeared III its dark foany
depths.
hen he rose to the surface he saw
inst before him a gigantic wave but
he had time TO breathe and before it
reached him dived below its entire.
Ii broke in passionate fury upon the
rocks. but Jones rose far beyond ii.
4 mighty cheer from the men on the
shore reached him. and now he began
in good earnest To put his Pacific eN-
periences into practices.
Drawing continually or the men for
more rope which they paid out with
d~efeaning cheers-he met way" after
wave. really advancing h"wever. more
below water than above 1t.
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
on the little steamer were echo
ed by the cheers of the crowd on land.
There was not a moment to be lost:
she was breaking up fast; but 1t took
but d few moments to hasten a strong
cable to the small rope. and then a
-, ~ zoo - On
was complete.
There is a lady here sir" said the
CAPTAIN. I'VE must rig up 4 char
for her. she can never walk that dan
gerous road"
But we have not a moment to waste.
or we may all be lost Is she very
heavy
"A Slight thing-half a child sir
Bring her here
This was no time for ceremony.
without a word, save a few sentences
of direction and encouragement, he
took 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 eX-
tremitv the soul masters the body and
all things become possible. There
was plenty of help waiting for the sea-
men. and the lady, her father and the
Captain had been put IN the carriage
of Braddon. and driven rapidly to the
hospital hall.
Jones, amid the confusion disap-
peared he had picked up an oll-skln
coat, and hen every one tnrned 10
their deliverer he was gone. No one
knew him the sailors said they
believed him to be one of the military
gents by his rigging but the individ-
uality of the hero had troubled no II
until the danger was over. In an
hour the steamer was driven on the
rocks and went to pieces II 1t beng
by this time quite dark, every II
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 everyone's conversation
such "a plucky fellow said Ensign
Powell. Il wonder who he was.
Gwynne says he was a stranger per-
haps one of that crowd staying at the
Abbey
Perhaps said Capt. Marks, it was
Jones'
.Oh. Jones would be too afraid of
his mother.
Jones made a little satirical bow and
said pleasantly, perhaps in was
Powell, at which Powell laughed, and
said not if he knew it.
In a week the event had been pretty
well exhausted; especially as there was
to be a great dinner and ball at Brad
don, and ali the officers had invitations.
The ball had a peculiar interest for the
Young lady who had been saved from
the wreck would be present and rumor
of her riches and beauty had been rife
for several days. 1t was said the little
steamer was her fathers private yacht.
and that he was a man of RAM anu
influence.
Jones said he would not 90 to din
ner, as either he or Saville must re-
main for evening drill, and that Sa-
vile loved a good dinner while he
cared very little about it. Savillt
could return in time to let him ride
over about ten o'clock and see the
dancing. Saville rather wondered
why Jones did not take his place al
the evening,an felt half in jured 1T his
default But Jones had "a curiosity
about the girl he had saved. To tel
he truth, he was nearer in low with
her than he had ever been with any
woman, and he wished in calm blood, to
see if she was as beautiful as his fancy
had painted her during those few aw.
full moments 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 father, or leaning on Rraddon's
arm, and every time he saw her she
looked fairer and sweeter. Yet he
had not the courage to ask for an in.
PRODUCTION, and in the busy ball room
no ~ seemed to remember that he
needed one. He kept his post against
the conservatory door quite undis-
turbed for some time. Presently he
slw Squire Braddon with the beauty
Oh his arm approaching him. As they