The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-26

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No, uei Ia. too far e,l shs said. foa
uissip'i &c, there 10 tiras, Time viii
ms.
sse esaslt rp tbs coil q rope, sna rsn
towsrd The sss. lus,ipetivsly. ksie and
Msa .nd Bpssld obryes. snd followed
her
Yoa three mus holi one end Of The
rope. che said. Aod sbe b.ssn 10 alp ou'
OF Der skiri and blouse. III tie The other
end rospa my valet. aud ssim oo'. Theo
I'll take II of. and fattsn II rouad Dollie;
aud yea nsi pail her 10.
Bn, shst will you dof sshed KITE. suI
ioasly. lie such long vsyl Cant We
pull ycu both back ,oss,herf
No: lhe rope mishtn't be strong enoush
ior both. Phyllis ssid. III bsvs 10 Try to
swim back.
Aod then, alter arranging he sisnsl
which vas to mean 'pull, Pbyl dropped
oii the rock toto deep water. Slovly and
steadily the rope ran through The hosers
OF the two left behind. o.. so slowly
For IL vas very hsrd work; and her limbs
sched
When che reached the big rocks st
last. she cia,ched . projecting ledge. and
buoe exhausted for few moments Had
there been another stroke needed. she felt
che could not have made it; and she knew
that she would never be able to swim
back sssin uusided She pulled herself
up With greet EFFORT and the next mo
ment little pibk figure was clsspsd. sob
bing, in her vet arms.
thonght you we're never coming. sobb
ed Dollie. got do~n among the rocks.
spd couldn't climb up sgsin for ever so
long, o., and l ara so irishtenedl
Listen, DolliN. dear. Phyllis said, -
she united the rope. I'm going TO tie
this round you. and lower you down into
the water, and you must hold on to the
rocks until KITE aud Maud begin TO poll.
Then let 90 and lie quite fat 1t will be
quite easy. Do you uoderstsndP
Yves, gssped Dolie.
Tell them, Phyllis went op, that I'm
too tired TO swim back. They mus, run
home, and send toAt or something. Kiss
me. Dollie.
She gava the signal and lowered the
child osreiully dowp. II was not difficult,
for sc.tosiy q foot Of the rock was now
sbtve the water.
The rope tsbtened. drsggsd, and Oollie
vas drawn steadily shorewards. Present
" there we're iour figures instead oil three
on the distant rock', and one was very
small and pink.
Sbe's tsfe. spyho~, Phyllis said With
. little gulp 10 her throat. Aad the next
moment she es. Kate start fl across the
rock,
Higher and higher washed the waves.
Soon they reached to her knees then to
her waist, and her bare arms we're blue
With cold, ss she olung to the rock. while
her eyes watched the shore in vain.
s, eagerly did she watch that she never
saw boat which was idly drifting up be
hind her.
Hulloi Whats ths.a said Phyllis cousin
Jack, who vas one OF the two occupants.
What's what? ssked his ohum Fred.
There, where the waves break against
that pointed rock. Good hssvsnsl Its
some one 10 the water. Pull for your
liiel
Just then q wave broke right over the
rock. and the figure IL supported Wss wssh
ed away.
Round swept the boat; and Jack bent
down, and caught hold Of mass Of vet
brown hair.
Phyii be exclsimed and the next mo
ment Phyl lay Of the bottom Of the boat.
II wss 10 . very weak little voice that
che told them her story, but quite simply.
without any consciousness Of her own
bravery, and she. vas oil unprepsred for
the outburst OF admiration that fol!ovet.
Why. Pbyllisl cried jack. With Q queer
po.e 10 nis voice. You're 3 positive hero
ioel
A regular brickI added Fred. excis
edly. Aud 10 think that We never dream
ed You bad it 10 youl
We've oil been dense idiots, esid Jsck,
ert fi7. Add be thought Of DolIi, alone
on the rocks. and OF the cruel waves creep
ing up aud up.
Neat day Dollie told her side OF the
adventure sod how the little hermit crab
had been d the bottom Of oil the trouble.
And l couldn't reach her, sitter ali. she
added mourniully. 'oos the pool vas deep
er. and she jos. rolled about At the bottom.
| guess she heard her ses-isify coming,
and wanted TO 60 and meet him.
Perhaps be came snd rescued her 81
terwsrds IS Phyllis rescued you. Dollie,
her mother ssid between smiles and tears.
My brave little Pnylli,i
Iwss insttsned- little, fhyl said 10
low voice.
Bot you didn't let sny one see II, Mrs
Ssstsdsle ssid soi,ly. Tbst's seii-control.
PhyI; snd seliioontrol 10 the hness cour
sge OF oil.
Fines. Of oil. eehosd Dollis. ooniented
ly.
Ard Kate slipped her band silsnsly into
PHYS
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Mrs Hsyiork Anything fer mel
Rarsi Postms sstsr Il dob't see nothin.