The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-07-14
HE GOT HIS REWARD.

main routes between the Eastern
States and California, following out
the scor &c apex OF deep, rugged
conical elevation, is the crater OF an
old volcano.
One day a small party or adventur-
Gus ladies and gentlemen, leaving
their riding and baggage mules at
the base OF the steep ascent clam
bered up its agged sides 10 the sum-
init, where an extended view over a
picturesque landscape was their FIRST
reward.
One OF the party was bright, vi
vacious. venturesome girl. who was
botn the pride ard the worry OF her
accompanying parents, the latter be-
cause she was SO full OF romping,
giddy, dar NJ life.
Ada Widen, quick OF motion and
light OF foot so SKINNED over the
rough, honey-comh surface Of the
scOriac p lie that she soon put consid.
erahle distance between her ana her
parents, aud now, instead OF needing
her mothers call TO come back TO h r.
she began tn recede along the edge OF
the crater, finally mounting what
seemed to be toppling cras, and
standing up clear against. the back
ground OF shimnering sky
The next moment there came
piercing shrek from the same quar-
ter, and the treacherouS lava and
daring girl went down together 70
the awful depths below
When the iearful spot was reached
nothing Of the missing girl could be
seen. but 100 feet below some OF the
debris OF the fallen crag was. sible
along The edge OF the black, stagnant
water.
",ll Of us will help We will do
eve ytLing we can cried voice, TO
which all the Others gave ready as
sent
The speaker was a young man, sup.
posed TO be very partial TO Ada, and
10 him the dist essed father turned,
with mourntul hope.
1t will he neces arv To go down
into the water TO fnd her." he said.
''Oh, ] could not do that" replied
the young man, shrinking back.
"Trhc water might poison me. BE-
sides, the cliff here is beetling, and
there Is no way, safe or otherwise.
that one could cl NIB down TO the
pool"
And this was the young man who
wanted Ada-if he could secure her
with no more exertion than Is re.
Quired To pick rose from the pa
rental bush.
lut when it came TO riskng his
life for hers-ah! Lnat was quite a
different n after. There were plenty
OF rUse bushes and roses!
Several OF the ladies who had not
ed the persistency with which he had
thrown himself into Miss Wilden's
company now glanced at him with
the contempt which gentle women
feel for cowardice in men.
AS for the other men, they looked
at one another. Many OF them would
have started TO the rescue IL they
could have shared the peril together,
but sol taire Is ever SO much difficult
to play In the game OF heroism!
who will venture?" said Mr..
Widen, wildly
No one answered.
A minute afterward a young, hand
some stranger. in the garb OF hun
ter, with a ri G over his shoulder,
was seen approaching the group with
2 light, quick step.
The catastrophe was quickly and
cage ly explained TO him as he looked
down from the fatal spot.
h. b<I
he said, in suiet, positive tone.
In few moments the daring hun.
ter had arranged a rope and signals
for his perilous descent
One end OF the line was secured TO
an immovable lava rock and the
other about the BODY Uf the yenturer.
Then lowering the rope, double.
about half wav, SO that IL would not
have TO slide over the verge as he
descended, young Randolph boldly
swung himself over the abyss amid
the catch ny respirstions and gulp ng
eYclamations OF the ladies, and went
quickly down hand over hand, his
legs and feet also clinging TO the sup.
port ng rope.
As Is he saw something that those
above ouId not see, he stepped back
Q lew PAGES, gave running ump and
swung out OF sight Under the beet
ling cliff.
In fact he did see something those
above could not see-the fair girl
he .elf lying still on the little shelf
70 which she had bounded when the
mass that took her down ST uck an
other 10 its descent and threw her
of.
He swung himself 10 her and found
her in the act OF opening her bright
blue eyes in wondei.
tor a moment or two she stared at
the strange hunter, then quickly at
the black lake below and her desc
late surroun ings. exclaiming:
Where am /? And who are
you"
tie explained everything In few
seconds
"les." she answered, with n little
ahudder. 81 wa s0 yenturpSOme and