The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-21

move TO . place where il can be pounc
Cd upon and captured.
/ Tenn. .o9eseS. would not pronounce
the words. In another moment he VA
I19oue. FI&a J sr~
r In a perfscs fever Bell waited fol
him % vint her again.
Dy sftsr Gay passed. however. and
stili 10 did not come.
|. At last shs learned that he hsd goae
On vesyspsessing business t. the village
sf H.. about forty miles distant and
would not be back for several months.
Bsnlel she couM not ssrvive tha,
time, with those words OF Toms half
SPOKEN yet ringing 10 her mind. She
must zee him, and hear him finish that
sentence. 80 SIS Tn1
:, The family ceach WAS got in resdi-
Hess, aud avsy She went, bouud fos
the village Of II.
Inc gAio eoeo poured In torrents- :
The coaoh. ere il he'd performed hall
the journey. was upset, snd Bsll was
d10ped into . UsaHsh.
Shss was not hurt. but she was wet
through, and her dress spoiled.
The driver told her there Was no inn
withinstsentt miles Of her; 30 she was
COMPELLED 10 get into the coach, which
he had succeeded in righting, and keep
on - che Was.
Shs saI shivering from head to foot
nsyer before had she felt 50 miserable.
To. add 10 her chAgrin the driver
scon Informed her that they had taken
the wrong road. and would have to 60
back.
.tOh, dearI groapsd Bell, who was
almost dead with impatiesce.
How far back will We have TO go =
About ten nileA ma'sm.' s
They had not accomplished half that
distance when they found bridgs they
h.d crossed carried away BY the ris,ng
OF the stream.
The driver left Bell sitting in III.
coach. while be went to see if there was
nssethef way they could cross.
II was night when be. came back.
There's snother place sb,ut three
iniirstciow, ms sm. Shall 60 there ?
.Oh. yes. she answered. t'''TaRs
Away went the coach, splashing and
rolling through mud. which WAS % deep
that the driver Was often compelled to
disneant and dislsdae his wheels.
Wat end shivering. Bell's situation
Was indeed dsplorabl.. ..,+xs.s-r
Finally they reached the plaos where
the driver said they would cross.
II was IN old bridge, half rotted
away; but it looked strong enough to
bear an ordinary carrisge.
0nthis brides the driver veut6red.
b6t had not gained the middle Of it
when there was crash and away went
horses. carriage and all into the foaming
torrent beneath. .e ..;ss s,.s
The dstksesx MAS 60 dense that q
hand could scarcely be seen, held up
before the face.
Bell, terrified slmost out OF her sensss
slung 5toiths top OF the carriage. a. IL
was whiried on.
She had caught hold Of the iron rail
around the top. to which she clung
With dkantic eldtGh. q iNsan while che
could neither 80 nor hear anything Of
the driver.
'Hslpi helpr ahs screamed.
The roaring Of the torrent. with the
euralipn And 6uiIinS, 0fl the drowsnipe
hoases. w The only Response.
Suddenly ovsr went ths coach, and
Bell only saved borself from being en-
..s.sf ...s ses ee.s: r ss ::
and aliowiIe he torranf. Ia Carr her
along I,SSt fke vehicle.
] She elutshsa ths dsivsr'sseat, which
haAs ssArSff6a .aae6r An<i hekhis nreans
alone ssyed her,elf Eom- being
drovned. - XIV - EasS
On. on. she vas. cas,isd. by the tor
rent. = go - -
4ndlarlv Al. cam. In contact Nth
s.methins viich .hs iudeed to Le !
tfee odhSasx1o6s M ;StfSeu, i To tkis
- jciuSr. md cfsvtine along the trunk
Eek lensth re,ched la6d.
Mo iau1. i,oNsvSr. agTg
H. - saSh lae1 smersh. ! vAieh,
seemed Of UNLIMITED extent, for the
larthsr shssvslksd ttswsne = beesae.
Whak 66u4ld 1tdo4 - ? J@2
Half drovned-half dead With f.
tigue, alone spsn.a nsrshl osg 9..fa
|. She dove around. avainly lookins
|ear : isht An - darkneeo-deep
reombef eloom.
M bnrst into teara.
} MINI ooull ~ eoY which way
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