The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-14

sensible girl Millie consented, and very tenderly he carried her, laying her down with so much care that she laughed at him.
 Now, you must let me be your doc-
 tor" he said. taking her foot into his hand and cutting the laces.
 He made a bandage with his hand l<erchief soaked it in @ pool and ban daged the injured ankle capitally.
 "Thank you very much," she said;
 that is so nice"
 Ted went short distance from her, and sat down, looking toward the land.
 The booming sound Millie had heard was louder now and as he saw a sud-
 den dash of spray sprinkle the rock
 before him. He turned and looked sea- ward. The breakers were already boil ing round the love rock. In few min
 utes escape would be impossible until the next ebb, and as the rock stood out far it was inaccessible until nearly low water. It was useless calling out now,
 for no one was in sight.
 The tide advanced steadily and now
 it had completely surrounded them. A
 curious thrill of joy ran through him.
 He glanced back to where Millie sat,
 bearing her pain patiently. She mo- toned to him to come to her. What do you see?" she asked
 eve are surrounded, and will have to stay here until the next ebb. Old Grice told me that no boat could approach in the finest weather, and now there's a high sea running"
 Are we safe?" she asked, looking at | him in terror
 Perfectly, But it will be cold and wet, and you are suffering.' Not much" she replied bravely, ''and
 it is all my stupidity. Do you think ,, you can ever forgive me?" | Ted was not able to answer, except with a look that brought rush of color | to her pale cheeks.
 They sat in silence for a long tirne listening to the roar of the breakers. A | solitary figure appeared on the shore, but neither of them saw it. It was an
 old man who stood looking toward the | rock through pocket telescope. Then he shut it up and chuckled. Blamed if I don't believe they're l there. I'll so and tell missus to make l some soup for me, the young 1eddy'll ! maybe feel a bit chilly, and doubtless {, he'll come off of that air rock feelin' in clined to reward everybody all round, i and me in particular"
 l Chuckling again, old Jack Grice re- l turned to his Betsy, and told her that
 he'd seen what he had seen, and she
 was to make the best soup as she'd ever brewed, and havesa good fire and
 kettle boiling, for he was going to
 save the lives of a couple of young folks on the love rock.
 In order to be before any one else | Jack returned to the shore and got ready his boat and several ropes. Then | he sat down and smoked, keeping a lookout for any of the hotel folk who | might be coming. When he saw some l men running panic-stricken toward him he pocketed his pipe and pretended to be desperately busy with his boat.
 They're as safe there as if they was in their own beds" cried the old man,
 ''but I'm a-goin' to get 'em off, at the | risk of my life. I'm an old man, and ain't of much account. If get drown- | ed, all ask is as some one'll look after my missus."
 | Of course no one would allow him to venture on the water in the gale that was blowing, and Jack gave in with | much reluctance, but insisted on keep | ing watch with them; and when the | long, weary hours of waiting were over
 and it was possible to approach the love rock, he was the first to dash i through the narrow band of water still l encircling it, and climb up with noble | enthusiasm to the rescue. Millie's foot was better-it had not been much sprained after all, and the
 perfect rest she had given it made it a very slight matter. With help she was
 able to descend the rock old Jack eag-
 erly guiding by the easiest way. When
 they had got down he received a tip so
 large that he had not the slightest doubt that the virtue of the rock had
 been proved once more; and indeed, no
 one of the party who had come to well
 come the adventurers was deceived by | MT. Fielding took his departure the
 next day, which no one regretted. Of course, Ted's happiness is entirely due to the fact that he proposed to Millie
 on the love rock.-Household Words. |