The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-09-12

And turning quickly we saw Coleby
mill
And, grasping her by the neck, he
held up dead goose.
II was the goose that Alf had put
| In the fiisherman's coop-thc very one
he had struck a few moments before
| with the stone. II had fallen out Of
sight behind bowlder when hit, and
we did not notice that II did not swim
away with the others.
"Nat You call dis?" Numbered the
cnrngcd man. wat you call dis? III
show you how to kill my geese"
And he rushed nj us with the fury
of mndman.
At the very first sight of Colcby, All
had wound his leg around the rope at
| the end OF the beam and slid down
TO the iisbcrman's boat.
Coleby did not see him, but came
at the rest OF us. brnndishing the
goose as IL he meant To- destroy us
with II.
As he swung IL around his head, we
jumped from the beam and scattered
In all directions. But we had forgot.
ten. The beam. being left unbalanced,
uprearcd and plunged the three boys
with itself into the water.
There II stood, leaning up against
the mill. its lower end deep down on
the bottom Of the stream.
The spInshing of the boys In the
water, our outcrics as we ran here
aud there Ia keep out of harms way.
and above all. Colcby's cry of "Ill
| show YOU how Ia Kill my gcesc!" made
an upronr that was highly amusing.
Suddenly there came n cry of Help!
help" We stopped. 'olcby stopped.
too. aud the goose hung down on
| the hoor.
Help! help" came the cry from the
boys IN the water.
We ran 10 the end of the mill
where the beam had lain. Rumncl
was diving down by IT, Parker and
sawyer were swimming around, call
ing for help, shouting "Alfs drown
ing." both too frightened Ia do any
| thing.
There by the beam. sticking up ont
of the water. was the stern of the lit
tie boat. and by IL \lf's hands were
beating the water. Now he sank, now
hs rose, hut his head did not rise
above the water.
In AN instant we saw IL all. When
the beam went down. Alf's leg was
still wrapped around the rope. and IL
| had carried him, boat and all down
with IL. and there hc was. drow ming
before our very eyes.
"Quick--a knifc!" I shouted, throw
ing of my clothes. I'm open pocket
| knife was thrust into my hands,
Holding i, between my teeth. !
plunged into the water.
AIRS leg was bound. 7 would cut
the rope and save his life. But my
mouth filed with water: ] stranglcd
aud nearly lost my senses. ] diycd.
seized the rope 10 cut II, hut was 50
unncrvcd that I dropped the knife.
II was all mp. Nlf would drown. Al
ready ! saw him stretched out, pal"
and lifcrss. his hair wet. his lips
blue.
| No. no; not so had us that. While
we puick.wittcd boys had exhausted
our plans for II rescue. the slow old
blacksmith was just beginning tn act.
slowly he took IN the situation as
he leaned against the upper end of
the beam. Then lc put his big hands
| against II and began To push. He
pushed II ont as far as he could reach,
but that was not far enough. With
all his massive strength. he pushed
II again beyond the reach of his hands.
II stood upright for moment, then
fell forward with u great splash. II
sank. IL rose. and with II rose the lit
tie boat. half full of water, hut In II
was Ar. s,rangling, half conscious,
but saved,
One week from that day, five Of ms
boys went over 10 see Colby. There
were Ed Sawyer, sam Parker. Tom
Rummcl. Ar Waters aud I.
Ar carried II stuffed goose. II was
the goose he had put In the fisher
mans coop. and had finally killed.
She looked as natural as IL she were
picking grass On the common. save
thut her eyes had u stare somewhat
CLASSY, which YVES very natural for
IA stuffed goose.
| I carried u pair of tones. We had
spcn, half u day in dragging the pond
for them, and they were nj last found
covered with mud. Ny sisters had gild'
cd aud covered them with ribbons mn
I'll they were beautiful tn behold,
The goose and the tongs were pre-
scntcd To Coleby awkwar,lly enough
forget ting all the fine speeches we had
intended Ia make. but oar sincerity
was apparcn, when we confessed that
we had done wrong, were sorry aud
wished Ia make u pence offering.
The strong mans pardon WAS Civ
cn aud his friendship won. Colder
Days.
| To save Them.
| A. 49,.