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fore into turbulent waves.

fore into turbulent waves.
The wind rapidly increased in VIC
lence, and it grew so dark that i
seemed the night was about to let il.
curtains fall in thick folds upon tn,
earth, The water began to pitch ant
toss at a fearful rate, and the Ions
crest crowned waves broke with
roar upon the low beach, while the
trees bent by the force of the gal,
until their topmost branches touched
the ground.
"Good heavens" suddenly cried
my sharp eyed sister; ''look! lool
there ON the lake! See that boat
1t will capsize. Ha! it's sail is torn
into ribbons, but still the boat is in
danger. Who's in it, Frank? Cant
you see? Get the glass. It's g
woman, as I'm alive, and she'll perish
with no ono to help her. Oh, that
We're a manw
BY this time l had the telescope to
my eye.
1t was just as Margaret had said
a young woman, terror stricken and
helpless was in it ut the mercy of the
wayes-exposed to the fury of the
terrible tornado that now was taking
up great trees by their roots and
whirling them into the black air.
saw the face Of the struggling
woman. One glance told me who il
was. q
"Who is it," cried my mother and
sister together. rs it a neighbor?
1t must ber'
Il will tell you in moment all
about her." / said, as / threw off my
coat and rushed into the storm.
needed not the voice of those who
called after me entreating me to re-
turn, and ] avoided not the debris OF
the land which the whirling gale
hurled and placed within space.
On, on l rushed toward the shore.
/ entered the boat house, and unity
ing the yawl, leaped into it and un
hssitatingiy pushed into the deep. /
stood up. The wind caught the boat
and drove it toward where | had seen
the boat in which was the woman. /
looked around me. The gale had not
increased, and it had not renewed it's
wild force / saw that which made
me shudder. Within a hundred
yards of me 1 saw capsized boat.
MY Godr' / cried lis she lost?"
My eyes caught sight of part of a
woman's dress. Next saw an arm,
the hand holding on to the rudder of
the useless craft; then a white face
turned up, the eyes closed. l shud-
dered. There was too much repose
in that face. 1t reminded me Of
death.
/ was now close upon the capsized
boat | must use every effort to
seize the woman ere | was blown past
her ..........
"Nowm i said, as I stopped and
clutched the dress.
Another moment, and / was rods
away from the boat, but / had retain
ed my hold of the woman's arm and
dress.
/ gradually drew the form toward
me; then, with a great effort, raised
it to the yawl.
Taking it to my heart, passion
ately kissed the pale, marble-like lips.
''She is dead-dead," / murmered.
"Poor child! and / so loved her, not
withstanding all l have said to the
contrary" y
The storm ended almost as sud
denly as it began.
Carefully laying my precious bur
den on the floor of the boat, / put the
oars in the rowlocks and pulled ener-
gctically toward the shore.
l was there met by my mother and
sister
"Who is it," asked Margaret, as
she called to mo before / had quite
reached the beach.
Ere / could answer her the boat
struck the pebles of the shore. Be
fore its impetus could be checked, it
ground its way half its length beyond
the water.
"Why, it's Jennie Strongw cried my
mother, as she looked into the boat
at is" / replied, as gathered up
in my strong arms the unconscious, If
not inanimate body of poor Jennie,
and ran straightway to the house, fol-
lowed by my relatives.
Precisely in thirty days from the
commencement of my vacation i was
at my desk in the banking house,
ready for work.
Mr.. Singleton greeted me with a
smile.
"You look well, Frank" he said, cor
daily taking my hand. / see you
have obeyed my instructions. You
look brown and healthy, and with
stamina enough to struggle through
another year"
sI have obeyed you in oil things but
one, sir" replied, with smile. =
'In what have you disobeyed meF
he asked.
II couldn't help falling in love with
an old friend, and land marrying
her"
"What, sir" he cried, "a Benediek
so soonp
Itold him quietly my little romance
as have to You, my reader.
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