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

parents Will never get done scolding
NE about IL It's nicely romantic,
though, isn't IL? And you,ye hap
pened along Just in time TO rescue
me."
"You are not quite rescued yet
Miss Ada" smiled the amused
hunter.
"But shall be, Mr."
Randolph.
II shall be, Mr.. Randolph. OF
course You are not going 10 nj SIS
the reward father offered for me
III l save you. Miss Ada, IL will
be Tor yourself aud not for the Pc
cuniary reward"
lis papa worried?" she asked.
Naturally.
lis. OF course, frantic"
"How thoughtless il was or me-
oh. dear, l am always doing the most
unexpected things, and utterly with
out pre- l editatiOn. i assure YOU"
II can readily believe" laughed
Rand0ll h, that you did not mean
70 fall such a distance
mo; hut. really. it didn't hurt me
a bit, though l shouldn't care TO try
it over again"
IL should think not"
Randolph was DIVIDED between
desire To laugh and admiration or her
wonderful GOODNESS. Though she had
escaped death by what was little
short OF miracle, she appeared To
look upon the adventure as some
thing wonder ully jolly.
she peered over into the murky,
stagnant water below
Not a plea, ant pool to bathe in,"
she remarked wi h shiver that was
more cOquettish than genuine. Il
am very z ad, indeed, that fell
short OF it,"
$50 am l, murmured Randolph.
"Why should yUu care?" she de-
manded, archly ut would have
saved you the annoyance and incon-
venienCe OF this descent"
mo: for 1 should have gone into
the water after you, IL you had been
so unfortunate as To have taken the
plunge. But permit me To observe
that your parents will lie 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 IL
will be the height OF delight / am
going 10 take you up in my arms
there is no other way. And now l
will Try TO explain TO YOU how we are
To accomplish our temperance in
the world"
Ada readily assented to everS sug-
gestion 0f her deliverer, and when
he did swing of with her, and she
waved her arms TO those above, they
could hardly credit the r senses, and
the ex itement became intense.
Just at that moment whom 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 q sharp
edge OF Stag, has been cut almost ia
two by the long, heavy swing back
and forth, and now seemed 70 hold
only by fraii strand or two. VIII sh
the gay girl was fearfully strSining
oy her joyous motions, waving her
arms, kissing her fingers and sailing
merily TO those above
"For heavens sake, keep quiet"
shouted down a horrlficd voice.
The 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
rope IL is nearly cut In two and any
motion CT ours may part IT, Don't
stir-scarcely breath"
Then there's danger yet?"
Fear .ul danger, Miss Ada"
Her features paled, and she re-
mained silent
Eager, trem bling hands were now
at work above, stretched over the
edge OF the crater, securing another
rope TO the one that was cut.
ror the few moments IL took TO do
this, there Was an almost breathless,
gasping silence. And when IL was
completed, and the rope slowly pulled
up by eager hands I'LL the main one
could be secured. there was general
groan OF relief.
1t turned out that Randolph was
the son OF distinguished clergyman
and was himself college student,
off on his vacation, and the peer OF
any whose acquaintance he had thus
singularly formed.
That romantic Ada Widen should
fall In love with George Randolph
as her delivering knight seems only
natural, and that ne should respond
in kind and subsequently make her
his happy bride is nothing like so
wondc full as that he ,hould have first
met her Ia the crater OF volcano and