The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-30

tmmoraDIe lava rock ana tue other
about the body of the yenturer.
Then lowering the rope double,
( half way, so that IL would not have to
slide over the verge as he descended.
Young Randolph boldly swung himself
over the abyss amid the catching res
pirations and gu!ping eXclamations OF
the ladies, and went quickly down. hand
over hand, his legs and feet also cling
ing to the supporting rope.
As if he saw something that those
above could not see, he stepped back a
few PAGES, gave a running jump and
swung out of sight under the beetling
! cliff.
In fact, he did see something those
/ above could not see-the fair girl her
/ self lying still on the little shelf TO which
/ she had bounded when the mass that
! took her down struck another in its de-
/ scent and threw her off.
He swung himself to her and found
/ her in the act of opening her bright blue
eyes in wonder.
For moment or two she stared at
/ the strange hunter. then quickly at the
/ black lake below and her desoiate sur
4 roundings, eXclaiming:
! where am /? And who are you."
He explained everything in a few sec
1 onds.
Yes" she answered. with q little
4 shudder; Il was 50 yenturesomc, and /
/ remember feeling awfully scared as !
! was going down. | suppose my par
/ ents will never get done scolding me
about it. It's nicely romantic, though,
isn't it? And you've happened along
4 just in time to rescue me-"
You are not quite rescued yet Miss
/ Ada, " smiled the amused hunter.
But l shall be, Mr.. -"
"Randolph."
Il shall be Mr.. Randolph, Of course.
You are not going to miss the reward
/ father offered for me-"
If | save you, Miss Ada. ii viii be
for yourself and not for the pecuniary
i reward"
Is papa Worried" she asked.
Naturally.
And mammal"
/ is. of course frantic"
How thoughtiess it was of me! Oh.
/ dear. am always doing the most uneX-
! pected things, and utterly without pre-
meditation. assure you
Il can readily believe" laughed Ram
dolph, that you did not mean to fall
such distance"
No; but really, it didn't hurt me a
bit, though | shouldn't care to try it
over again"
Il should think mott"
Randolph was divided between de-
sire to laugh and admiration OF her
4 wonderful cooiness. Though she had
escaped death by what was little short
of a miracle. she appeared to look upon
the adventure as something wonderful
ly Jolly.
She peered over into the murky, stag
nant water below.
Not pleasant pool to batho in, she
remarked, with shiver that was more
coquettI>h than genuine. Il am very
glad, indeed. that fcli short Of il.
30 am l, muifnIIred hando.ph.
why should you care?' she denand-
=d, archiY. 1T would have saved you
the ANNOYANCE and Inconvenience Of
this descent
No: for should have gone into the
water after YOU. If you had been 50 I'M
fortunte as to have taken the plunge; but
permit me to observe that your parents
/ viii be greatly worried. 1t Is time that
we began our ascent"
But isn't that going to be terrible
awkward?" She asked.
Possibly, for you but for me it viii
be the height cf delight. / am going
to take you in my mm5-there is no 9th
cr way. And now will try to explain
TO YOU how we are to accomplish ON
reappearance in the world"
Ada readily assentcd 10 every suG-
gestion of her delivereF and when he
did swing off with her, and She waved
her arms to those above, they could
/ hardly credit their senses, and the eX-
element became intense.
just at that moment. when c@cry
heart was beginning to bound with hope