Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-06

hour, during which it is quite possible
to save them. But lose not minute
in sending messenger on horseback
to the nearest fisherman, and bid him
bring his boat round directly. If you
will lend me one of your horses will
go myself.
Orders were gwen for the immedi-
ate saddling of a horse, and meanwhile
Sir William learned from Mr.. Ling
that Master William had run his boat
upon sunken rock; that she had then
filled and gone down; and that the
boy, with his sister, were now upon a
point of rock a quarter of mile from
the shore from which they were put off
by the flowing tide. In half an hour
the rock on on which they stood would
be foot below water, and unless a
boat could be procured by that time
they would be in peril.
In few seconds more the Saddled
horse stood at the door. Mr.. Ling
mounted it and rode off.
BY this time, however, Lady Win
dus was on her way to the shore. The
moment she heard of the boat, she
guessed all the IeSt.
The truth, however, was that Emil
ly and Miss Joan had been sent out in
the phaeton. under the charge of the
page. for drive; that William, see
ing the equipage, ran his boat in
shore; and that as Emily declined to
venture into the boat on account of
her tendency to bile and her dislike to
sharks, he took his sister. of his own
lordly will and authority, under his
protection. The boat struck, filled and
went down; and by the greatest good
fortune William, with. Joan in his
arms, was able to reach the point OF
rock on which he now stood.
i What were the feelings Of Lady
Windus when she reached the shore
and beheld her children on small
spot Of rock with the sea all around
them-smooth almost as glass, it is
true. but with the tide flowing, and
every Mute covering q fresh portion
of the neck on which her babes were
standing.
But in vain did her mothers heart
swell within her till it was well-nigh
bursting, as she saw the the dimpledi
hands of her Joan stretched out tow
ard her, and her brave boy take off his
cap and wave it cherringly to her with
a manly courage, which he drew from
her own generous blood much more
than from his sire's.
But could nothing be done?
Sir William now appeared on the
road which ran along the shore. He
was followed by the old gamekeeper,
by Emily Carter, who had recovered,
by Sarah Chambers, who wished to
see with her own eyes what the pre-
else extent Of the danger was, by the
housekeeper, the Stable boy, and a
rat catcher who happened to be pass
ing along the road at the time and was.
drawn to the beach by that love of
the terrible which kings, philosophers,
high damseis and low, noble marquis
eS. baronets and rat catchers share
equally among them.
well, was there no one there who
could SWIM
Unhappily Sir William could not nor
the gamekeeper. The rat catcher be-
ing applied to by Emily Carter. looked
at the young person solemnly for sew
eral seconds, and then quietly closed
his eyes, and thus addressed her:
Young woman,do you see this here
rat in this here cage?'
"Wells" demanded Emily, with
much dignity.
''Then, unless some on you can
swim furderer nor me. or unless a
boat comes up, or unless something
else happens, which / sees no promis-
ing sign Oh, wouldn't give the life
Of this here rat for the life of them
two children
And the tide was rising. Smooth as
glass-smooth. specious and smiling
as lying hypocrite it was rising, and
Lady Windus could see that it was al
ready licking the feet of her children.
''Look, look, William she ex-
claimed, at the same time directing
her husbands attention to the rock;
she lifts her up. The water is at their
feet! My God! can we do nothing!"
Yes, it was true. The water was at
their feet. William had raised Joan
in his arms; and as he saw his mother
direct the baronet's attention to them,
he called out, though she couldn't hear
him:
.'All right, mamma; there's plenty
of time yet
Plenty of time! The sea was flow
ing in. Often as the party on the
shore turned their eyes in the direc-
ton in which Mr.. Ling had ridden to
procure boat, there was nothing in
sight.
Lady Windus had tainted. Sir Will
liam stood a picture of agony, looking
at his children. Sarah Chambers, En-
lily, and the stable boy were grouped
round the old gamekeeper, who assist.
ed them in shedding many tears, but
had nothing better to offer to his
young master and Miss Joan, though
he avowed, and perhaps truly, that he
was ready to die for them.
The rat-catcher had seated himself
on stone.
care these your children!' asked
a man who stood at Sir Williams
side, but whose approach had not been
noticed.
The baronet did not turn to look at
the speaker. 1t was some seconds, in
deed. before he recognized that any