The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-21
think Agnes would have given the deiini-

ton II sho had had lime"
let me See" said the teacher. Yes.
her idea was right So FAR a. it went. lou
may choose OF not. as you Ike
Isabella fruwncd. but Frank did not
choose. and tho result was his side was
beaten ana Agnes was mortified Co hear
Isabella say that # WIS all her iau't.
And. 50. It happened that they wcro all
on the bridge and Agnes was shyiy keeping
| close by frank au4 remembering q dt-
nnition she had once read. though She
had forgotten the definition IN The lesson.
/ 1t was this. " A man always wants 20 win
a game: a gentleman always wants 10 win
| IL fairly
The view from the bridge was a lne one
| The ice came plunging over the dam in
| great masses. and sent all the water IN
the little river huhblng and boiling and
| leapng on every side. and there was such
n rush and roar in the ears Of the boys
and girls that they could hardly hear
each other speak.
Hello. chNdfoniy cried the cheerful
voice OF a passing wagner, you'd better
/ GET of that bridge: it doesn't look very
! Study" And his horses trottcd on round
a crool, Ia the road. and he disappeared.
IL wonder 81 there IS any daneerI' said
/ Frank. leading tho way OF tho bridge.
Now. this bridge was an old one. Il
| had three pants. perhaps, because there
were so many rocks in the river there.
There was short span on ono side, sup
ported on a lituc stone pier then thec
was a long span. which seemed more
/ like a bank OF earth than anything. and
| then little wooden bridge beyond The
/ scholars had been standing on the wooden
/ bridge. and they stepped on the bank Of
| earth-aH but Jamie, who was leaning on
tho railing bis sad and usually wandering
/ eyes nNed mtcnty on the dashins spray
| below the dam.
Come. jamie" cried Frank: you'd
better come with u.s.
But before ne finished the sentence a
cry OF horror broke from all The children.
Without one moments warning. the frail
wooden bridge gave way an at once, and
I'm "a second more it WAS swallowed up in
tho hurrying water. as If there never had
been such thing.
Agnes, who was looking straight at
Frank. saw that ne turned perfectly
white. but without an instant's hesiia-
iion he flung or his inckct and divrd into
the water. Isabella shut her eyes and
screamed. so did some ~ the others.
Agnes stared with a face ~ white as
Franks. Yes there WAS Jamis's head, and
there was Frank close behind Him on.
have they gone under again7 No there
they are. The waters have dashed over
them again. Oh, Oh. on. how thankful We
ought 20 be, They have come up again.
and Frank has n firm hold Of jamie But
was not easy swimming in that furious
water, and Frank caught desperately AZ
proiectlns rock
Help" he cried Il can't hold on long.
and l can't swim with kho"
The children were too frightened II
know what TO DO. There was no house
In sight. Agnes looked round in DESPAIR
Then She remembered the wagner. All
this had happened IN less than a minute
and perhaps NE was not ont Of reach She
mn along the road he bad taken with her
utmost speed Run. Agnes, run that
dreadful water is tearing away at the
rock and Frank IS getting exhausted
Round the crook In the road Agnes saw
tho WAGNER. slowly ascending "a little
nil az some distance. Her Hide feet flew
along the ground. She called out. "st0pt
stoDi' but her voice was faint. and she
could not make him hear Hurry. Agnes.
hurryi franks strength g. almost gone
Tho waToner Is almost az the top OF the
hiil and then his horse viii begin 10 frof
again and there WIFI be no moro hope ~
overtakin- him.
Isabella hni said that very afternoon
That Agnes WINS STUPID thing but how
ever that may Doe, at this moment bright
idoa came Co her. She had uttle rubber
ban IN her pocket. The scholars had a
fashion Of playing bah az recess and
Agnes was qnite sk'lful Aim steadily.
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him. and then dro,. MS to,ss a. "a ,.,-,
that must have ast0rfsheJ tlf,t soi,er anil
nal.
lie passed the crook I'm tho road and
saw the 10y cUnc.ne 10 fhs ro.i
"Onfek. cbiiir,nv De called .e,,,,rs
trusis. hqnlkrr.hiers everything nie
them together" Aud In the mem tioe
De cut the roins and taI them to tlo
limo tAe children made. z efnn1so s0 many
knots were never tied before On five seq
onls, and then they bad 81 He long
enough 90 reaoh tne rock. Tic man tied
ono end round his waist. and. TELLING af
the children 70 hold hard mt tine ofhor
end. plunged into the water. A few strong
strokes brought him to tho rock. "gNe
mc the Boy aud plt y0lr hand 90 my
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