The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-04
SHE pEGAN TO SON

Selec, school grscsi a little village on
Long Island Sound. Her anxious eyes
hastily aud eagerly scanned the groups
OF small nshlng craft that dotted the
calm waters Of this picturesque arm q
the great Atlantic.
AZ last She saw them! Thee
they werc. the old. ben, lohster-man
pulling at his oars. and Beautiful-her
own dear Beautiful sitting up az big
as you please on the seat OF the stern
as dignihed as the captain Of an
ocean liner.
Beautiful" che eried. "Beauti-
ful,"
But O. was no use; they uerc too far
away.
Nov " iura had been like mos; girls
oi is or whereabouts she would have
gathered up o corner OF her pinaforc
and cried DO soaking vet. but you zee
that wasn't her way. Reycrses Gre
ated energy. not despair. vlth her 70
was scarcely q moment before her small
feet were swiftly carrying her down
the long stretch OF sand 90 the boat
house Then she jumped into a dory
Slipped che olTs ln the locks. and be-
foro SOU ccall say "Jlca Robinson
she wss .n hurried hTla.hless pursuit
90 Dor dear Ba lul
Liko The majority of children brought
up iu towns close to the ocean. Lura
knew how t0 handle O boat Now and
thon she aiIol,y rounded abe bow o.
an anchored vessel or sped pas, o. fsh.
crman who. with DIS long rake. was
busily dir-.ng oysters from out their
sandy ocean bed She had never In all
her life ruWCj Do hard before. ami she
did NOS cease her strongest efforts for
what seemed hours to hgr HCr heart
save n great bound when after awhile.
she discovered that she had not only
galncl 'n thr race. tut that thc lobster
man had stopped 20 rest; How she
worked. lighting thc waves that were
now running hrlskiy and sp'ashing In
a white foam against the sides OF the
dory. sac hroced her feet more 0sm-
ly and pulled with an her might and
main. Then-oh. rladncss she heard
a sound TIA, brought a thr.ll O, SOY 20
her heart and caused a big rmp %
bounce up into her throat u was
Beautiful lc had seen and recognized
her and was barking biz happiness
across che water.
There was a splash Was 20 possi-
hls9 Yos. yts. ha had plunged from
the beat and gas swimming 20 her.
Dear loyal dos
"Comc. ulautliul' Come nlau,lluIr
+ che called. the ,car Oi happiness maxi
Inns such o. msi that fhc could ruc,y
see the bll.k head tobl.ne among taa
waves. Rowing with Ul hcr strength,
she pulled lmyo'y toward him
/ There was now but o. icv yards be-
tween thCm She could hardly wal,
until she once more had her shaggy
I Beautiful close tl her heart Had De
not been the one friend and consolation
during a whole miserable year Of trou-
bles
/ Ho had a'u1st reached The boat when
q low. heavy whistle sounded ominous-
I ly near Lura turned. There. coming
directly toward them. wsa an ocean
steamer
Hurry Beautiful, hurry" she
screamed "Wc'r, In the steamship
channcl' Oh hurry. hurry"
She dragged him into the boat wet,
dripping painting She clutchod ne
oars and pulled for her liic-ihcir lives
hoauiiiuls and hers.
TheErcat steamer whlsilcd araln. II
was bearing directly down upon them
/ l'kc a monstrous swimming mountain
/ Beautiful, seeming danger. crouched Z,
the bottom Of the dory and whlned lis
mally lura could hear the stead,
thump OF thh propeller then voice
shouted excited warnings Hes strength
was fast being exhausted. and be
poor blis,ercd hands gave up the rae