El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-19

+ grass and huckleberry and bayberry
bushes were wet with dew, through the
| woods where his feet made no sound ON
| the soft pine needles, through more pas
ture and woodland for nearly two miles,
=. till he came to the pond, Long pond,
| where the boys had said there was fine
fishing.
He found a fiat rock in the shade of a
| c1ump of sumacs, baited his hook with
| a momentary return of his vexation at
| its size, dropped it into the water and
opened the paper bag Of provender.
The sun was half an hour high, the
pond was beautifully still, the trees and
bushes that bordered it were fresh and
sparkling, the sky was cloudless and the
sandwiches and pie and doughnuts and
cheese were delicious Glenn, his back
against sumac, felt as if he could stay
there content for day. even If he did
not get bite.
He soon found a deserted humming
birds nest and carefully broke of the
twig to which it was attached that he
might show Ethel how it was fastened
on. He picked for her 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 a strange bird Then. con-
Guiding he had been mistaken, he
trudged on.
Again he stopped. and this time he
plainly distinguished q child's voice.
half crying and calling. Mammal
Glenn heart gave leap lit 8 Etheli'
She's run away agalnr' he exclaimed.
aloud. hurrying on. How lucky Il
came this wayr''
There had many years before been .
house here. and there were still cleared
fields on each side of the road inclosed
by tumble down wallis
"She's in the we'll field, - thought
Glen. pausing once more to listen
Then he gave great cry and started
into a run. The well, the well-if she
should go toward thati"
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 there She is drowningi'
he sobbed "Oh. what can do?''
The well was half filed with stones.
but there has been heavy rains and the
water was two feet higher than the
stones
Glenn dared not descend the we'll 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 we'll, and the line did not
break, the hook did not straighten, and
the stout gingham dress did not tear
AS his eager hands at last held her
and drew her safely over the brink .
huge stone near the top of the well
lOOsened its hold to fall with a 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 gaslcd and began to cry
chokirgly
"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 q signal
that she was found
In the next few hours baby Ethel
was petted enough to last any reasona-
BILE child year
After supper Glen and JET took q
to the scene of Ethel's &C.
cident. and the well was filled COM
pletely up with stones from the sur
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
bis best hooks Elizabeth Robbins