The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-19

Tho wind 10 blowing harder"
All that time, however. R,rr,
been doing precisely what his
had done. only that he had w
more anNiously the increasing rim
the water. ~
She isn't 80 very far he M.
70 himself. M first. NJ 10 w;sh
had come with me. III cam
that shore. swim his best. II N n
awful thing. 10 tell
4 couple Of minutes later M
muttering: That was a harder
How she does di'iit' seems ~
don get an inch nearer. Ii II
much hardc~ III have 10 follow n,
the upper end 81 the lake "
That was nearly six miles away
me thought Of il made the warm !
ne was swimming in seem several
grees colder. Barry's lips closed \
and his teeth set against each u
and he measured his every strokl
make il tell. Then his turn can
try back swim and rest anil
too. said II can see the shore Al,
city, but cant get a glimpse Of y
There isn't that mis- head?-thaf 4
thing? Guess i is; it's moving.
i'll him.
II was. indeed. the back az y;
head. but the boy under ID was a
10 himself The shores a. far n
as i ever was. iii no idea we
padded out such distance. Reae|
4 rsH reach Il. Never swan SO \,
INV life, but | must reach Il. Y"
Still il was getting 10 be weary u
and before him lay what seemed All
termlnable reach If glittering rib.
Hc was breathing hard. his arms
legs were moving with less force
AZ 'irst. and his progress through
water was slower and slower.
an | do ii? Its rot IL 81 4.
iii tread water moment for 4 chan
can't zee Barry. Hmrah! il
shadows
AS he dropped his fcc< they 4
down upon smooth sand. for hi
end . the lake was gentle slope N
me beach. The water was up 70
neck. but the bottom. was there.
Sine n heart bounded witlYa great II,
10 relief
4" Barry? | must wade in fast NJ
No boat when get there; no help. |
II was a forlorn oullooS. and 81
even thought for a moment 81 all
clothing away out there III the 81
Then he thought Of Barry Gilmore
iardiy anrthing'else until the incr.
NJ shallowncss Of the wafer cnah|
lim 10 wade faster. ana then "a III
nto what was almost run. Ii Nj
yreat splash N ali events. and =
vas quickly shouting To some one
he beach a half GREATNESS accoun,|
;arrx ! danger
WHY didn't Ne wall for the oars
yas a-c0min' down with en-. Wan
swim m,self. and though, ia fool
little. What Barry a.swimmin IL
he skill2 There's Jim Rarr I'll
QUICK jump inr
'it's locked.
"I.ocked2 Well. I'M Jest unlock i
The KEY Purdy used was 81 lime~tol
nd il may have weighed twel
'ounds. II opened Jim Burr j:
Dck for good and all. while Sine VI
citing IN; and then how rnrdy i
ow'
\ We'll Re too late"
Shut np Sine Don't talk ID III
jest awful"
i came very near it. for Barry 4
bore brave. earnes! face wns gctti
rhite when he al last discovered that
- really drawing nearer the rnnaw
Oaf.
!" The wind il rising. I'm aim
ope. Couldn't swimtwo rods further
Yes. the wind was. indeed, blowi
ardcr. but the direction 81 il had III
y some time chan ring. as.it Il apt
D before summer storn The h l
surface current Of air had lost
reath, and the stronger blast viii
~ really % bring the cl0nd and I'll
IS coming from the otlser way.
rs the skin II caught and carr.
ong. and Barry hardly understood
I'm swimming pretty fast yet,
ute II everything. Wish I KIND
,out Sine. Jnst little further.
Oh. how difficult wero those last IN
rokes! When Barry family rcst'
70 hand upon the gunvMIe 81 the Ski
required 4 great effort % lift the oh
ssidc il.
~ can't climb IN. nov I've got her
hat shall ! lo?"
Oh course lie could not have climhs
+, II he had been Obliged 10 lit hill
II all the way up. bot every ounce
eight be rnt upon Tie side oi the boI
ought IL down fussher and iuFthc
it'll Il was hardly t'xoinchcs above |!
water.
. Now for i'm al the strength
VI left went into that last effort. NJ
en- Barry was ly;ag on the bottom
o boat, with his Sct head on the -hii
& front o. Slime Hopkins st'r
,som.
He nd not try 70 guess how long
y thsrc Even after H. could ha'|
ovc1. he had 10 heart 10 lift Ills. be-
IA look toward the shore. AZ las
81 after he h3d covered his esos wit
I'll hands. thsrc came upon his eA
q sound or cars. as II some very zea|
= rover ware pulling for aprize
me regatta and behind that sonn|
~ another. ~ il some fellow hal ~