The Jamesburg record., 1897-10-16

gave it strong push out into the cur
rent, and in a few seconds we were
floating down stream and were safe. y
''She had the canary, I Isuppose?" said
the lightning dentist.
"Oh, yes. She was in a dead faint,
but she hadn't let go of the cage. AS
soon as recovered my breath and wet
my clothes in two or three places where
they were on fire l splashed water in
the girls face and she recovered con-
sciousness, but she was so flustered and
excited that she didn't know where she
was or remember what had happened.
"We could look up the river and see
the burning house. 1t made huge
blaze and threw a bright glare across
the river I remember the peculiar
effect of this glare ON the windows of
the houses across the river. 1t caused
them to glow as if the houses E~ere filled
with live flames. The girl was so fright
ened that she thought all the houses
were afire.
"When 1 got ready to row back,
discovered that hadn't any oars. The
current was swift, and we We're drift
ing rapidly, so 1 pulled out seat board
and used it as a rudder, and in few
minutes I made landing near house
occupied by Mr.. Wesley Miss Jaynes
was still so weak and nervous that she
could hardly walk, but assisted her to
this house and aroused the inmates.
They would hardly believe my story at
first but they could see the burning
house up the river, and they recognized
Miss Jaynes as soon as the lights were
brought.
"The woman of the house was very
kind She cared for the young lady
tenderly for about two hours and had
one of the boys drive US back to Crosby
Vile Now, in the general excitement
we had forgotten that the people in Cros-
byville had no reason to believe that
we had escaped from the burning house.
Miss Jaynes said several times, 4 sup
pose father is wondering where I am,
but she had no idea that he and all the
others We're convinced that we had per-
ished in the flames However, you
couldn't blame them for thinking so.
The window from which I had leaped
was we'll hidden by trees, and there was
no one at the river bank when we leaped
into the boat. We learned afterward
that the men had pulled down the burn
ing veranda and had planted a ladder at
the front window where we had been
seen, but the blaze was SO fierce that
they had been driven back.
Every one supposed, of course, that
we were lost, so you can imagine what
happened when we drove up in front of
the ruins about o'clock in the morn
ing. They We're already searching for
our bodies. Yes, sir, they thought we
were ghosts. AS soon as I explained to
them how we got away you never heard
such cheering in your life. They lifted
Miss Jaynes out of the wagon and took
her over to neighboring house to
which the captain had been taken. He
had been almost wild with grief. Those
who went over to the house say it was
one Of the most affecting meetings that
could be imagined. First he wept like
a baby, and then he jumped up and
laughed like boy and said he didn t.
care for the loss of his buildings SO long
as his daughter was safe. I suppose his
daughter must have given him a very
favorable account of my efforts in her
behalf, for presently he came out of the
house and walked up to where was
standings and said: Mr.. Horne, you
have done nse the greatest service that
one man can do another. All that
have is at your command now and for
ever. I once did you an injustice. You
have repaid me. Will you take the hand
of man who honestly admits himself
beaten and humiliated?' I said to him:
Captain, you are brave and gallant
man, but you were mistaken for once.
Let US say no more about the misunder-
standing of the past We shook hands,
and from then forward we were friends.
He was man of passions and preju-
dices, but if he came to know you and
like you he was the truest friend a man
ever had"
"There's only one thing needed to
make that a good story" suggested the
dentist. "You ought to say that you
married the captains S daughter.
II am not going to sacrifice truth in
order to make fancy romance" re-
piled doc Chicago Record.
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