The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-04

H
till he came TO the pond. Long pond.
where the boys had said there was fine
fishing
He found fat rock in the shade Of a
clump of sumacs, baited his hook with
a momentary return of his vexation at
its size, dropped it into the water and
opened the paper Tag of provender
The sun was half an hour high, the
pond was beautifully still, the trees and
bushes that bordered il were fresh and
sparkling, the sky was cloudless and the
sandwiches and pie and doughnuts and
cheese were delicious Glenn, his back
against a sumac, felt as il he could stay
there content for day. even if he did
not get bite.
He soon found deserted humming
birds nest and carefully broke of the
twig TO which ii was attached that he
might show Ethel how il was fastened
on. He picked for her a bouquet of all
| the different flowers he saw, and little
speckled turtle he came across went into
his pocket for baby Ethel
About half a mile from home Glenn
struck into an old road. unused for years
except by wood teams
He had gone but few steps on this
road when he stopped suddenly. think
ing he heard strange bird Then. con-
GLIDING he had been mistaken. he
trudged on.
Again he stopped. and this time he
plainly distinguished child's voice.
half crying and calling. Mammal"
Glenn heart gave leap Its Ethel
She's run away againp he exclaimed
aloud. hurrying on How lucky
came this wayp'
There had many years before been a
house here, and there were still cleared
fields ON each side of the road inclosed
by tumble down walls
''She's in the well field, +" thought
Glen. pausing once more to listen.
Then he gave a great cry and started
into a run. THE well, the well-if she
should go toward thatl'
In less time than it takes to tell it he
had reached the field, forced his way
through the thick hedgerow, scrambled
over the wall and stood looking and lis
tening
The field was empty. and the voice
of the child was still
In another instant Glenn was crouch
ing on the edge of the old well. shading
his eyes and peering in.
''She is in therel She is drowningl''
he sobbed. "Oh. what can do?''
The well was half filled with stones.
but there has been heavy rains and the
water was two feet higher than the
stones.
Glenn dared not descend the well for
fear of dislodging more stones that
might fall on Ethel below, for those
that were left were large ones
He sprang to his feet and screamed
for help, but no one answered In his
despair his eyes rested on his fishing
pole lying on the grass beside him He
stopped and with trembling fingers un.
wound the thick line.
1t was the merest chance, but it was
the only chance there was
He lowered the line and dragged it
across the little brown dress till the
hook caught. He pulled gently. then
more strongly, and the hook held.
Then, scarcely daring to breathe, he
pulled again on the line till Ethel's
face was out of the water. Inch by inch
Glenn drew in the line, great drops of
sweat pouring down his face.
But what he feared did not happen.
Ethel came nearer and nearer to the
top of the well. and the line did not
break, the hook did not straighten, and
the stout bingham dress did not tear.
AS his eager hands at last held her
and drew her safely over the brink a
huge stone near the top of the well
loosened its hold to fall with great
splash into the water and Glenn felt as
though Ethel had been twice saved
But Ethel did not stir, and there was
an ugly bruise on her forehead. Glenn
had once seen drowning person re-
stored to consciousness, and without
loss of time began the same treatment
on the child.
He had not proceeded far, however,
when Ethel gasped and began to cry
chokingly
''She's alivep' shouted Glenn, as If
the field had been full of listening peo-
pie, and clasping her close in his arms
he ran out through the open bars where
Ethel had come in and down the grass
grown road.
When quite near home, he met Kate
hurrying along with drawn face and |
red eyes.
Ethel had been missed for about half |
an hour, and all the family were out |
searching for her When he reached the |
house, Glenn blew the horn as a signal |
that she was found.
In the next few hours baby Ethel |
was petted enough to last any reasona-
BILE child year
After supper Glenn and JEFF took a
wheelbarrow to the scene of Ethel's &C
cident, and the we'll was filled COM
pletely up with stones from the sur
rounding wall, for Glenn declared he
could not sleep till it was done.
AS for Ethel, this adventure cured
her entirely of running away, and Glenn,
when next he saw Fred Corliss. blessed
him for borrowing all his line and all |
his boef hooko -E1soobnfh fiRct,t,;,,a A.,