The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-14

rnaB ne was thrown out or the boat Il
| reached up just in time to catch the
under beam of the bridge ard tried TO
hold the boat, too, but the current was
| SO strong that it glided ont from under
me and went sailing down the river on
| a cruise of its own.
Meanwhile, Jack had managed to get
himself out Of the water and up ON top
of the bridge to which / was clinging.
He was frantic with fear lest let 60
before he could get to me, and kept
calling to me to hold on-just' as if I
would be silly enough to run the risk
of drowning instead Of having my life
saved in romantic fashion by gallant
youth like Jack!
Really, there is delightful sensa-
ton about having your life saved! OF
course it is pleasant to be allowed a
few more lengths of mortal coili'
apart from consideration of the per-
son who has a hand in lengthening it.
But when a girl is fshed out of eter-
nifty by pair of strong arms, she is
ready to say Eyes" to the poesessor Of
GQOSe arms at snort nOJlce.
That was my experience, for few
moments, at least, and if Jack had
asked me then and there, we might
both have been sorry for it.
1.-THE truth was that Jack was too
much engrossed with the fact that we
were not saved yet There we were,
with the privilege of two piers, and the
bridge between them, for perhaps an
all nights promenade, our boat gone,
and no one within mile of our stony
islands to help u.s.
There was nothing to do but hang
ourselves up TO dry and wait until some
chance log man should come our way.
The situation was altogether too seri,
Gus to be conducive to sentiment. We
were shivering with the cold, and we
were hungry, for it was almost dark.
: Suddenly there fell upon our listen
ing ears the sound of an oar. and look
ing down the river we beheld the most
welcome sight that had greeted our
eyes tor many day.
1t was log driver, in gorgeous red,
rowing toward US in a rude skif and
Joyfully, but cautiously, we stepped
into the boat. Jack offered our rescuer
a handful of silver which the man re.
fused to take. 1 could hardly believe
my eyes, and could not help thinking
even then, what sensation he would
create in New York restaurant or a
Pullman car.
IN h. r. nolr Cd l,fa
life depended on it.
On the way down we passed one OF
my cousins faultlessly arrayed in
yachting suit and cap, and sitting up
as prim and straight as she would in
her mamma's drawing-room.
She looked at me with ineffable
scorn as sat crouching in the stern of
the boat, dripping wet from bang to
toe, trying to keep warm. Of course
she didn't realize the danger we had
been in, and we didn't stop to tell her.
Indeed, I was very anxious that nope
Of them should know, and SO, when we
landed, made Jack take me to my
cunts house, where the dear soul cod
died me up with brandy and hot blank
cts until the next day when I hadn't
the sign of cold.
My cousins heard from some source
that some one had got into the water
that day, and they are suspicious Of
me, but manage to look very inno-
cent when they question me, and I'm
sure of Aunt Carrie and Jack. SO don't
think they will find out the whole
story until after am gone, at least
hope not.
And the romance? Did Jake propose2
Well, if this was a made-up story, he
probably would have done so, but since
it is true don't intend to tell you any
more about t-because-maybe Jack
wouldn't like it. CARRIE CARELESS.