The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03

he should have lost his balance. which
he presently did, pitching head foremost
into the water. His nerveless hands re-
fused to cling to the smooth. Shiny, Stop
Ing rock and down he went into the deep
water on the other side
This would have been esteemed a capital
joke by the boys under other circumstances
Victor would have made at least two
puns on 1t, But. Just now. the conditions
were too serious The old people. with
pitifully pale faces, sank back into the
boat, which listed and began rapidly TO
all with water, and IT was in the deepest
part of the river, here fully sixty yards
wide.
Mark beckoned wildly to Victor, and
yelled Gomez
Victor understood both signals and was
in the middle of the river in an incredibly
short time He was none too soon. The
rickcty boat was parting in the middle.
Aunt Lony had tainted dead away. and the
old man was alternately praying and
shriekng and seemed TO he giving Mark
no assistance whatever. steve Pennerton
did not appear aud for the moment the
boys entirely forgot him.
with a face as white as poor old Aunt
Longs. Mark stood in the water up TO HIS
armpits, holding for dear life 10 the boats
PROV IN which the old people mad taken
refuge He was standing on "A shelf Of the
slippery rock over which the old craft has
@craped. but his footing was narrow and
precarious and he expected every moment
TO be dragged from his coisne Of vantage
by the current which tuEged Ike a Nend
at the shattered skin
shes zoin' to slip in She's goin 20
slip inr' walled Uncle Ransom. AS. little
by l.t,le. the water pred al the old timbers
and carried them. piece by piece. away
sure enough Aunt Longs feet Were
hanging down Ia the water Leaning back
with all his might and holding her tightly
1t required every bit Of she old mans
strength to retain his grasp OF her.
Rip tear uang' With a loud report The
end u tho hoat which tho sharp rock
hat partially severed broke loose from the
rest and Just a Victor came up, putting
and painting ana elccting apparently gal
, Ions ~ water .rom his mouth. Aunt Lany
slid heiplessly into the river and n Mark
had not held him arm!y by his shoulders.
Uncle Ramon wou.d have 'taken a head
err after his wife
Here" cried Mark. almost beside him
! self, but Keeping the great fact clearly
/ upfermost in his mind that human life
Was the first thing 60 consider. You get
him 90 shore somehow You can swim
for - little and wade tu about miru{"
Go ahead With him. Put one arm around
$50. III dive and gti her oh dent
worry ASS tnc ola man broke into Vi.1
lameptauaHs. "iu get her. Sec there
she comes Gp again. Don't mind hlm.
Vie Gu ahead Go ahead tcli ye4t
Shat up your Noise tfhis vevy harshly.
as the old man shasc3 slSus ~ resist
arce nud Marx Thought TAO prafle would
b. drowned instead 20 oae} There I've
got h,r ,as. "a f4A rsf beiap The rock,
ne caught hold If Aunt Ions poot.
ruined old black gown. Don stop 20
look go me. Y.aN SO down toot 90
ahead bat poor NJte Victor, WAn,
| though a good s feet @ inches So he.Elt.
WAS slender. had almost more than he
could So 20 make Uncle Ransom iet go
~ the rock and ha.t swim, half wade,
/ win him 30 the shadows. At last how
ever this was accomplished. snd they
turned around to see Mark. vitn Aunt
/ I.1uy gray head. miaus SIS cherished
/ mourning houu.t he.l under h.s arm.
AZ hc swan palaf-iy across the -4rr "a
! deep place Victor hurried hach go meet
{ him. though he feared she old man would
+ tspplc over INFO the water again if left
( alone Tor an instant. Between them they
/ dragged the old lady 90 The stones,
turned her over. with Uncle Ransom s
neip. poured good deal of water oat
- hex mouth anu then, While Uncle RAN