Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-09

away.
Joe Trick was almost as quick to
act as his nephew. Calling to the
second pilot to take the steering
oaf, he picked up the little skin, that
is always carried ON top Of the coal,
launched 1t, and seating himself upon
the thwart, held it in position until the
resfuer and his burden drifted down
within his reach.
Extending his hand, Joe seized the
child and drew it into the boat say
inA to Jimmy, as he did so,-
4You get nold Of the stern and
haig on there until l can pull down
to lhe broad-horn. You won't get
any wetter than you are now, and.
there's no danger Of the cells. a-nib-
blihg your toes"
All right, Uncle Joe. Don't
bother about mt. 1 can overhaul the
bolts before you, now" and the
boy striking out vigorously actually
didleave the skin behind IN the race
down river.
When the broad-horn was reached.
thd little maiden, in her dripping
gar nents was lifted carefully and de-
pos ted OH a blanket which some
tlldlghtful member of the crew had.
splfad on top of the coal.
.be came on board, and resuming
thqsteering oar, ordered:
1.-Two of YOU fellows take the skiff,
and run a line down, and make it
fasI to that big tree on the Kentucky
bank. Well tie up and give Jack
Williams a cnance to come back and
plct up his passengers that he's scat
te.hg round SO careless like"
was a difficult task to lay the
tw4 heavy boats alongside the shore
without sustaining any injury, for
thei werc SO frail that the least touch
up4 a rock or snag would have
me4t instant destruction.
When the pilot saw that the line
had been properly secured, he sent
his assistants forward to the gonging-
oarF while he, himself, welded the
''sterer," and his men pulled Justify
at bhe sweeps to swing the bows Of
thcbroad-horn up stream. Then as
the inner boat began to near the
landtwo long poles were run to fend
they off from the bank.
Ills work completed, Joe turned
his tttention to the little sufferer, by
whdc side his nephew had remained,
e%nd{lvoring to quiet her h~ysterical
sobHng, and to assure her that she
need not fear, that all danger was
past
"Pears. to me, little one, you took
a dignity sudden BATH" said Trick,
with a smile, as he looked down at
the Ecar.staincd face of the child.
'Yh, sir. it was terrible! 1 was
reaching over to look at your boats as
as 5tey passed, when l lost my bal
ancdand fell"
'sfhat's it, returned the pilot
grimy. elf Williams hadn't been
a-curing up his capers, and kept his
vessl where it belonged, you wouldn't
havdhad to reach clear over the side
in ollcr to see a couple of heaps Of
coal,and Il number of ragged boat
mengoing by you. But here comes
the River Queen after us, and you'll
soonbe safe and sound with your
frieiils again. my little one"
s'Ql, yes; and 1 have you to thank
for $ swing me-" replied the maiden,
looking at Jimmy in such a manner
as tocausc the warm blood to mantle
the py's cheek. s.Papa will be very
grateful to you. and I know when he
.omS to take me away he will give
you handsome present."
.'ql, l could not think of accepting
anything i'm payment of a duty which
plainly devolved upon me-" stam-
nerd the young boatman.
"Nevertheless, 1 know he will in
sist ipon doing something for you,
He links SO much of me I am sure
he Mbuld rather give the whole of his
steatGr than 70 have me drowned.
PapAowns the River Queen, didn't
you Enow it?"
"yhat's that, miss?:" asked Joe in
establishment lis Squire Carroll
yourfathcr:?"
chats what the people at the
PLANTATION call him. But at New
OrleIns or Cairo, he is known as Mr..
CarHll."
chen, boy," exclaimed the bluff
old pilot, slapping Jimmy on the
shoulder. you've done a big stroke of
Wort for yourself this day, and we'll
see Eou a Branch Pilot within a
twel 'emonth. hope you'll try and
tead that Williams some sense. It's
lustthis way. Miss" continued Joe,
turing to the girl, ssmy nephew has
varied for some time to 20 steam
boating, but I've never been able to
get him a chance, SO if you'd just as
lief ask your father to let him have
a birth aboard the River Queen when
we beet her at New Orleans, 'twouldI
be ding him a great Kindness"
The request is granted without
the bid of IL mediator!!" declared a
tall fine-looking gentleman, who had
comp alongside the coal boat in one
Of the steamers skitfs in time to hear
thespecch of Joe Trick.
My precious child is restored to
me, ? clasping the little girl in his
arms, then the fond father deposited
herEagain upon the blanket and turn
ing to jimmy grasped the boys hand