The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-08

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Tom Its ! Jolly place 70 dance :
hornpipe:r and before his companions
could realize his intention. he had
climbed out upon the sc1iioliine and
wa walking fear!essly about Il.
The hoy< stared in sheer amazement
a such reckle~sneSS. and begged him 70
IL careful.
But their fears for his safety only
mn.ie Tons more anxious 70 show his
Ioa-rerl courage. and he began rather
feeble imitation Of sailors horn
pipe.
pavement he said
A. Ne spoke Ne looked downs fatal
Ting: f0r his head. which had unbil
now been - cool and steady. began n
whirl strangely. lie could not remove
his cvcs from the awful chasm below
| HIM II seemed 70 fascinate him.
(, The boys looked u each other Ia
horror. They saw the terrible danger
which menaced him: they knew i was
ONLY question ~ moments now before
ke must fal. and be dashed TO atoms on
1.-THE pavemen. below. kie stood IN
kind u sfnpor. looking down into the
fascinating gull. his eyes wild and star
ing. bis face white with terror lie,
too knew the awful danger in which he
stood. but be WAS powerless 10 help
himself The slightest change Of posi-
ton even the raising Of his eyes. and
ne must fall The gulf seemed drawing
him on: his brain grew more torpid with
every instant. ard his eyes seemed start
inc from their sockets. Back Of him
shuddered his horror comrades.
waiting in m agony u suspense for me
fatal end Of this terrible drama; before
and below him yawDe,i the great
cha<m. ~ the bottom Of which the peo-
pie moving along looked like dwarfs-
Suddenly there was . movement
among the boys. and Ross Carson, with
white face and set feet, climbed quickly
and noiseIeSSly out Of the steeple onto
the scaf1olding. and with steady step
approached the COY who stood on the
brink Of such fearful death.
III he touches him. Tom will fall.
! whispered Louis RAYMOND
Low A. the whisper was. Ross heard
il. and half turned his head towards
Louis. pau-ing an instant ~ i 20 think
Then he made = quick. frm step for
ward. and throwing both arms around
Toms waist dragged him backward
II was all over in an instant In che
face OF fearful and imminent danger
I Ross saved his enemy. and slowly.
carefully. for every step was Peril.
drew him back 70 the steeple. andwith
the help II the other boys got him in
I side once more. white As = corpse. II Is
|. true. and utterly unnerved. but SAFE
There was little said by any one. IN
4 silence Ross helped Tom descend the
!, winding stair. and then walked home
: a. quickly - possible.
II don't feel well enough 10 60 q
school again this afternoon" he said =
J his mother. 80 III weed out youl
u tloxer-beds for you-"
\ --You are pale" said Mrs. Carson
I'm afraid you study too hard
Ross did not answer. but threw Of
= hi- coat and bean TO weed the beds
hoping br hard work 10 overcome thu
Y nervousness which had possessed him
Z ever since leaving the new town-haiL
He Was still wedding. couple q
hours later. when he heard the tramp
of many feet. and looking up- he sav
Y about 4 dozen Of his sch0olmatcs com
s inr ID a. the little wooden gate. Ton
y Lane first u all
Z, 1--we come 10 ask your pardon, Ros
n Carson. said Tom. holding out hi
z hand. you've taught me this d.!
|! what true courage l.. and made me e
u VIVA, cowardly sneak I've been
. Tons lips quivered - be made thi
I, hum liatinc confession. and his eye
q we're moist With the tears which b
. conid restrain with only the creates
NJ effort
II Eos- took the preferred hand II
II warm and hearty grasp q he said: ~
Il have done Is much for any one. Tom
Don't make 80 much Of il. But I'm out
and-out glad % be friends with you"
" and friends. Est and true. they wcr
Y from that time forth. and no ono eve
w again even whispered that Ross Carso
~ lacked courage The story Of ths
X brave deed q his on the scadoldin
= ! about the new hall had borne testimou
III ID his courage which Was sufficient
' convincing, and the people Of Hillsbor'
I" were proud Of their young townsma'
II IL their eyes be was hero But ! thin
IN that the MODEST thing about bis braN
! set was thsf be riSked hi life % saS
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