The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-06

There's very little of the milk of hu-
man kindness in that fellow, l fancy
Possibly" said Jacks father; but
the law would bring him to terms in
such case. He'd stop quick enough
| if there was a man overheard
Scarcely were the words spoken be-
| fore they were echoed back from the
| lower deck.
Man overheard" was the cry in
deed.
So suddenly it came that it almost
seemed like Il trick to bring the captain
to terms. In the confusion of the mo-
ment the reality appeared strangely I'M
real. Even little Jack was at first
scarcely able to understand, when he
managed to cry out:
There she is! Don't let her drown,
tool"
No one but Jack had noticed how
something his father said seemed to add
to the excitement of the pretty girl by
his side. and in his terror for the fate of
moor Max he hardly realized what she
was doing when she put one foot up on
the rail and vaulted over the side.
| 1t was all done in an instant; she was
in the water before three persons knew
that she had disappeared. Towle had
his coat off in a twinkling, but sailor
had already jumped from between the
decks and was swimming with steady,
easy strokes to the aid of the impulsive
cir. Others were lowering boat, and
the CAPTAIN, at last in accord with the
passengers, had the engines reversed.
Jacks father was astounded at the
turn of affairs.
Ibid you ever dream of such foolish
act ?" he exclaimed. 1.-The child actually
took up my words and leaped overheard
TO save the dog"
So impressed was he with the noble
folly of the girl that, had it not been
for Jack. he would certainly have made
one of the boats crew. But Towle fore
stalled him. Yet, after all, the girl did
not appear to need much help. When
she rose after her plunge into the water
sn turned her face toward the dog and
struck out as if she had been veritable
wafer nymph. The sailor was soon
close behind her.
Don't tire yourself out, MISS" he
cried. "Lie on your back and float,
They'll soon pick us all up now"
F, Tut the girl swan on. Her bath had
completely dispelled the momentary
frenzy of excitement that had impelled
her to jump. She felt nothing but cha
grin now. She did not want to look any
BODY in the face, and there was not only
the sailor close behind, but boat load
of others were coming. She wished that
she dared to go on with the part and
dive down to the bottom of the sea.
The sailors breathing sounded aw-
fully near and the click of the oar
locks told how near the boat was also.
Even Max, who now was hardly able TO
swim a stroke, and who seemed to rec
ogpize in all this excitement something
which might accrue to his benent'
seemed to her to be laughing at her
nredicament. She was beginning to
think she had better drown herself
than TO face all the modification that
seemed to threaten, when she suddenly
stopped swimming and disappeared.
The sailor reached the spot where the
girl had gone down just in time to see
her black hair cleaning at the surface
again. Placing one arm under her BODY.
he supported it as best he might until
the boat came up. Towle was in the
bow. terribly frightened to see the girl
living so still in the water.
as she dead" he asked, in hoarse
whisper.
"oh. no." said some one. shell soon
come TO. There's too much color there
for bad faint"
They lifted her in and laid her care
fully in the thwarts, pea jacket under
lber. with Towle's coat for a pillow.
"Don't forget the dog!" said sailor
sJast's 10" said yow!s, coming back