The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-14

thing be wss saying that they did
not observe the warning with which
the entrance to the bridge was pis'
csrded
mabel. want TO have o talk With
you. | suppose you do no. remem-
Der further back than the age oil
four"
Mabel did not recollect.
Il bsve a confession TO make
Dear to me as If you were my own
daughter, i, may stsrt.e you to know
that you are not. Perhaps you have
sospected that. Have your"
just a adsh of Mabei's sgitaied
features told Mr.. Freeman that she
bad had Der suspicious Then TIE
cslor went like tire glow Of o hre
vanishing from a window pane, lesy
ing as little trace 90 her white
face
after u long residence in Eu'
rope. we chauced 10 have cIme bach
into the seighoorhood that was YOU
early home. and we are near The
family from whom | received acc
adopt.d VOC"
MAbei ~as now | .okiog 40 TO Nj
Freeman with u most anxious gee o'
inquiry. The glow of The Gre ~i,bir
came again t. her face. She stood
leaning beaeily sgsia-; the rsiliog oi
the bridge
ID MT lean on tina rs;ling!'
Ia Sas A e-y OF ~arai8g fscm some
one hurrying alpng The bridge TIE
cry came tas late. The rsiiiag bad
already began To crack. aud II abrupt
~ br ke. letting Mabel down toto
the deep. dark pst-rs J.. Mr. Free
man. who WAS struck with amszs'
men; add a~tonished ioto hflple-s
PEGS. IL seew-d only the lapse oil d
moment when some q rushed swift
IL 70 tbe gsp and plugged dawn lnfe
the water. When be came 10 The
sn-fsce. bringing Mabel WITH HIM
Mr. Freeman saw that il Was Barb
nv Ton"
20 lick. siri' gasped Tom. LEAD
over and-pick her op-when-l
get to-rhat pile of the bridget
The pile nearest Tom was seo1
reached. Tom clung To it with one
arm aud sGpp rod Mabel With the
orher Mr. Frremsc acred like oDe
stricken with q nightmare. he re
covered. however. his self possession
sufficient TO resch one arm down to-
ward Mabel, almost touching bel
with bis hand.
"Try hard. sir. Do! Do Z" wa:
Toms appeal.
Mr.. Freemsa tried aud failed
again. Whae could be dog He
looked about bin, ana saw where 6
timber ran under the bridge and il
he could reach it he could reach Ma
bel. lie frsntically worked at a big
plank 10 the flooring of the bridge,
displaced 1t. aud, lowering himself
reached the timber. He heard su
ugIy splash Tom and Mabel both
had disappeared. Tom, 10 trying to
make his bold on the bridge more Sc
cure. bad lost that hold and lost Ma.
bel. la 8 moment up came Tom
again, still clioeing TO Mabel, Mr..
Freeman could see that Tom was
much exhausted hut be struggled
Tor the bridge aud reached a pile once
more. Mr.. Freeman now grasped
Mabel aud drew her no TO bis own
position. He ssw the light of q great
triumphant iav in Tom's face; and
then, ike the light Of q torch. it was
onenched as the face sank under the
water. Mr. Freeman hardly real,
ICED all this 8, the time; but sfter-
uard he remembered each detail He
lifrnd Mabel to the bridge and ear
ried her to . grove near by.
"0hl hello! helpl' be sbou'ed to
some men that passed Il can't swim
aud there's q boy drowning" The
men searched and found Tom. They
carried his body 10 Mr. FreemaD's
heHae; bot all attempts NJ resnsci-
tation were fruiless. and everything
was then made ready Cor the grave
al want To see bin" said Mabel,
who had come out of the ehsmber
Vhirber she had been led, her face
white. sweet and pure "a q lily res
eued from she drowning waters of
the pond Mr.. Freeman led her into
the room where Tom Law in the hns5
If death. He rsissd the lowered
gas-light. turned back the sheet and
took of the white face cloth. The
triumph that Mr. Freeman saw in
Toms face just before sinking still
fingered in his features. though soft
ened now, like the pale lustre shed
from a golden crown held above his
head.
Mabel thought of the conversation
upon sacrifice ia the Sunday school
class. and burst into 9 Ct of violent
weeping.
Mabel" said Mr.. Freeman, II did
not finish our conversation this after
noon about your relatives. Bsrb'ry
Tom was your brother"