The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-07-15

lyon have misunderstood me, will
q n,au's usual vanity" she replie,
! hsughtily; and tearing herself from
: his grasp, ran out into the hall wher
she met Mrs Dacie.
"Miss Luner; you may put OF
your hat and SHAWL said the state
ly little lady. ''and go over TO Mrs
Marchmart's for me. She has som,
patterns for me this morning, ant
was to explain them TO mo, bot
find myself disiDclined TO exertior
this morning, and there are none o
the servants with sufficient intelli
genco to remember the instructions
You will be kind enough to hurry
back, Miss Luner, as Genevra will b,
waiting for her French lesson, and
why, are you mady You are going
ont without your hiatt"
"Do you think it safe for MissLu,
mar to go?" asked Arthur, who, hear
ing his mothers command, came ou,
into the ball just as the governess
fitted through the door. "She must
cross the bridge, and you know tha,
the stream is swollen into torrent
and that there were rumors half on
hour ago that the upper dam had
gone"
Mrs. Dacie looked sublimely indif-
forent.
ut is really very creditable and
humane in you, Arthur, to interest
Yourself in person like Miss Lun-
err" sho returned loftily; "but had
thought there was any danger l
shoul not have sent her,"
Arthur lookad at her with q curl.
Gus smile for an instant, aud taking
Ills hat, hastily left the house; too
late, however, if he meant to over
take Miss Luner before she reached
the bridge, for agitated by a storm
OF neutrality-suspicious., she ran on
ward as though impelled by furiee
was halfway acros the fril plank tba.
spanned the swollen stroam before
her pre-occupied senses took note of
..N "'o.-" os a"-ser.
Ooly fow --.o,.- no,o,.. .ne
boards, that trembled as though
they would give way each moment,
roared and eddied the water, whirl-
ing along with velocity that turned
her sick and giddy to witness it, and
forced her to cling to the rotten
railing for support. She tried to
return, but her knees gave way un~
der her, and tho whole scene swan
before her eyes.
"May-May!" shouted Arthur, who
by this time had reached the bank
'Come back, for Heaven sake |!
The"
A loud cry arose from the crowd
who had assembled to witness the
progress Of the freshet. May turn-
cd hastily in the direction towards
where they were. lookiug-where, a
few moments before, the stream had
tumbled impetuously over the dam,
just above the bridge, now lowered
wall OF water, green, foam -flecked.
She stretched out her arms toward
Arthur; it was just above her head
"Forgive-I--'
1t was on her, and the bridge, aud
the struggling girl upon it, were
swept away before like it:a feather.
A deep groan went up from the
crowd, answered by q hoarse cry
from Arthur, as hastily tearing off
his outer garments he threw him.
self headlong into the boiling mael.
strom.
Then o hush, broken by the shrill
voice Of Mrs. Dacie, who, notwith-
standing her "disinclination to exer-
tion" had followed Arthur, just in
ime to see him spring from the
INK.
Etop him! Arthur, Come back
CoNe back Come back | say, boy!
Wht is her wretched life compared
to y&rs9"
Bettr not waste your breath,
nadamg said rough looking man
nor her, half derisively. "He
couldn't hear thunder where he is,'
polling to Arthur, who was swim
minestrongly aud steadily towards
the spt where May had disappear
cd "Iy! that was a narrow shave!"
as bge log just grazed him.
There We comesl ] can see her |
long hair. Hurrah, he's got her,
hurrah!" nd the pent-up feelings
OF the crow found vent in a loud
ohout aa "A ,i~ a, ., =