The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

generally precedcs great
"Ycs. Jim. II does look like a
"ut. please God. we don't have
like the one of 1875" Jim felt
anxious all night.
sAs early as u o'clock Saturda
'ng hc arose aud hnstened to tn,
The tide seemed to be at a vt,
but while he stood wondering
would end the tide began to I
was soon over the street
trucks. He went hack 10 hi,
told Mollle not to be frightened.
was going up town TO learn "
people thought Of the weather.
O'Clock the wind had lncrens
was hlowi1g between forty a
miles an hour. After talking
IA dozen or more and hndlng Il
few felt any alarm he went
wharf front. The wind had 81
point or two east OF north n
blowing more than sixty miles /
The bay water was over the
and was encroaching on the
and all the low places were ine
At 3 o'clock he went home and
a little shocked to find that. V
lot and sidewalk were raised
siA feet above the street level.
ter was within six or eight ~
front door. He watched "
creeping up.
Mollie came out on the por
face wore a troubled ~.
"Jim," she said. do you .
water will reach our house"
he replied: but II 1t does II rt
It, for built this house to sAt
4 80 the wind was blowing aties
rate. and the neighbors weng
to Jim's house asking for Sor
they feared their own Ines
could not weather the stormhe
water was rapidly fiowing.he
avenue 10 the west. and orasf
II bore boxes. barrels and an
ties.
1t was only 6:30. but dayas
fast failing, when suddenliter
rose four or Ave feet at aand
was now two feet on the ioor
OF Jim's residence. Moiile Jim
to come up stairs. but lousy
mailing up windows and and
making things more se'iow.
'Ili be up there directly You
stay there and try to quslks.
The house was Oiled vii cries
and prayers.
The wind had incread itk
shrieks and groans wfui to
hear. And now the dsd "
with fearful rapidIiy. bet only
boxes aud barrels. but lsis ana
houses. A cry arose abdfeaMs
full din OF the wind, ws crasn
ing timbers. Jim locke
In the uncertain Iiglaw u
figure OF II nun. clingins Re p1A
with one hnnd and holde - -
Eeart with the other n az
fuce of the nun stoc 1
black drBpery In bas- 3 sts IL
az the face OF death. fs hslu
firm.
Jim saw the fraIl pieofis 3
which she chung tip ~
from its course. A hihsk y|
wind. and Vt struck tfF q i.
veranda and broke an
ments.
The nun disappeare' 'nA.A'.
then rose. The air We 'es seaah
black cloak. and as Az IVY =
acted as a life preaer
For about twelve y | sss -
with tremendous spy
eye followed the fy's ~
her suddenly stop nifo -. -. -.
at the west end OF
as thought he raised !.
broke out the win" 49, =
into the water almeo M 81
pits 1t was a dessu u ~ ~
keep from WiDg - -, -.
mighty current. bu ~.
TO the side of the hog - 80
opposite the post W. -
man clung. His g 3 s.s. 81
that she would be = Sss ~
could reach her. an -
Ing could hold on
tfor she stIll held . ~
mystery TO him. 2s !. 4 !.
ing at 100 miles ar
second for the bias !. 4.
with great effort. -,
He threw one ar IN, Z.
the other around I. \,
lift her. but to bi ~ :,
he found he conl III II .
he tried. but TO NJ - W =,
she was not only s.ss4 n,
possession OF aH's. :,
could see her llp s.s ID,
reached him abof a -,
He put hIs ear 60 los,
caught two wor .,... m
Jim conlprchend ..s. Ia,
wind and water ,n.,
cloak and wide 49,. "a j,
around the post ~ con,
II SO firmly this, ,ot
not loose her. |. e ,,,n,..
the place OF his ~ NJ, h,
out his knife ~, c,
with his left nr -s,. hn,t
ment. With the ~