The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02

~ hIoaI' hunter, then quickly at
,ne oiacK lax below and her desn0
iate surroundings. exclaiminp.
YOU" anu VINO are
seconds III d lew
Yes" she answered, with a litt,o
Shudder; II was so venturesome. and
renieMoer feeling awfully scared 40
l Was going down. | snnrosa mv
parents will never get done scoIding
me about it. It's nicely romantic
Cnough, isn't it? And yon've han,
pened along Just in time 10 reScno
met" o w rescue
You are not quite rescued vel.
MSS Ada" smiled the amused
"Bht l shall be, Mr.
Randolph"
II shall be, Mr.. Randolnh. Of
course. You are not going tn mics
the reward father offered for me"
III l save you, Miss Ada, it will
De Tor yourself and not for the no.
cuniary reward"
rs papa worried?" she asked.
"Naturally.
Us, OF course, frantic"
"How thoughtless it was of me,
Oh, dear, !! am always doing the most
unexpected things, and utterly with.
cut prea editation, l assure YOU"
II can readily believe" laughed
Rand u b., that you did not mean.
to fall such a distance"
mo; but. really, it didn't hurt me
a OIL tnogssh ! shouldn't care to try
it ovef igaif." So 90 a.
II should think not"
randolph was DIVIDED between a
desire to laugh and admiration OF her
wonderful GOODNESS. Though she had
escaped death by what was little
short OF a miracle, she appeared to
loon upon the adventure as some.
thing wonderfully jolly.
She peefed over into the murky,
mt : S | as fi S:Si to battle in'"
she remarked With a SILVER that was
more coQuettish than genuine. T
am very & ad, indeed, that l fell
80 am r. murn ;o Randolph,
why should you care?" she de,
manded, archly. ut would have
saved Sou the annoyance and incon-
venience OF this descent"
mo: for l should have gone into
the water after you, if you had been
SO unfortunate as to have taken the
plunge. But permit me to observe
that your parents will be greatly
worried. 1t is time that we began
our ascent"
"But isn't that going to be terri
bly, awkward:" she asked.
POSSIBLY, for you. but for me it
will be the height OF delight. l am
going to take you up in my arms
there is no other way. And now l
will t"y to explain to YOU how we are
to accomplish our temperance in
the world"
Ada readily assented to every sug
gestion of her deliverer, and when
he did swing off with her, and she
wavel her arms to those above, they
| could hardly credit Their senses, and
the excitement became intense.
Just at that moment, when every
heart was beginning to bound with
hope, a voice shrieked out in horror:
.'Oh, they're lost. See, the rope
here is parting"
The rope, passing under a sharp
edge of Stag, has been cut almost in
two by the long, heavy swing back
and forth, and now seemed to hold
only by a fraii strand or two, VIII Oh
the gay girl was fearfully straining
by her joyous motions, waving her
arms, kissing her fingers and calling
merily to those above.
For heavens sake, keep qui t."
shouted down a horriicd voice.
.sIhe rope here is parting. In an
other moment you may be plunged to
DEATH"
What does he mean, Mr.. Ran
dolph::" queried Ada. -.
"That by our swinging on this
rop it is nearly cut in two, and any
motion CT ours may part 1t. DON'T
Stir-Scarceiy DreaUn.'
..Then there's danger YETI"
..Feartul danger. Miss Ada"
Her features paled, and she re
NAMED silent.
Eager, trembling hands were now
at work above. stretched over the
edge of the crater, securing anothei
rope to the one that was cut.
FOR the few moments it TOOK 10 &c
this there was an almost GREATNESS
easping silence. And when it Was
completed. and the rope slowly pulled
up by eager hands till the main one
could be secured. there was a genera
groan of relief. -
1t turned out that Randolph wa
tho son of a distinguished clergyman
and was himself a college student
20 nm b;s vacation. and the peel o