Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-10

before she could reach either the
banks or me islands, the boat would
sink through the weight of the water
She gave piercing cry for help;
but there was no one in sight.
Faster and faster the water rushed
in. and she could feel the boat mo-
mentarily settling deeper and deeper
She saw that there was no hope OF
saving her life, for she could not
bail out the water, neither could she
row the boat to land. In moment
the full sense of her danger came to
her. and she uttered another loud and
piteous cry. 1t did not seem to reach
human ears, for there was no re-
Spouse. The water had by this time
half filled the boat, and it was
gradually sinking.
81 have to die!" she moaned. "Oh,
Heaven-oh, mother have to die!''
In another few minutes the boat
must sink, and she should never see
her mothers beloved face again
Another long, sharp cry fioated
over the water, and this time the cry
of distress caught the ears of one
who hastened in the direction from
which it proceeded.
CHAPTER XxxVlI.
Major Norton had not gone to Het-
field, after all. When he had ridden
two or three miles, ne remembered
suddenly that he had started without
the very article that he had intended
to take. There was nothing for it
but to ride back to the Abbey and
get it. Vexed with himself for his
own stupidity, he rode quickly. The
seldom used, was through the
grounds skirting the end of the lake;
and it was whilst taking this short
cut that he heard sharp ringing
cry, as of some one in terrible dis
tress. He rode swiftly in the direc-
ton whence it proceeded, and as
soon as he came in full view of the
lake, he perceived what had happen
ed. He saw Angela in the boat, and
he saw that the boat was rapidly
sinking. 1t was but the work of a
minute to dismount, to jump into one
of the little boats lying close at
hand to seize a pair of SOULS and to
fly, as it were, over the water to her
assistance. But although the major
made the utmost haste, he was only
just in time. In another moment he
would have been too late. AS it was,
hn hnY nh 10 0%nh %hn tic
appearing figure as the boat sunk,
sunk to the bottom of the lake, en-
dangering the safety of his own as it
did so. During the trying ordeal
Angela had borne herself bravely;
but she trembled violently now. and
chung nervously to her rescuer for
some minutes.
II thought my time was come to
die" she said, slowly.
you could hardly be nearer death
than you have BEEN" returned the
major, for he knew how narrow her
escape had been.
How did it happen?" he asked, as
he seated her in his boat.
II do not know" she replied.
1--WE must make haste said the
major. "You are wet through, and
the water is cold. Do not fear; you
are all right and safe now. We shall
soon be at the house Thank Heaven,
I did not go on to HetneId!
My dear Miss Rooden" he added SOL
EMMY, eff l had gone straight on my
way you would have been drowned"
"Drownedi" The word distressed
her, yet she knew what the MAJOR
said was true; and as in a dream,
all the details of the accident at Het-
field Pool came back to her. 1t
flashed across her mind that this was
the second time that she had been
dragged, as it were from the jaws OF
death.
The major rowed with powerful
strokes and the boat seemed to fly
over the water.
'This is the second narrow escape
have had within the last two
months" Angela told her rescuer.
II said nothing of the first, lest my
mother should be alarmed. / do not
Lu1uh, she COuCluuOup Win d Snuu-
der, that l shall ever go on the
water again.
II cannot make out how it hap
pened," the major said. 1T was the
boat which was brought home only
yesterday; the Queen of Rood, was it
not?"
Yes; it was the new boat" she
answered slowly.
But I saw Jones with it on the
river last night" said the major; 1t
was all right then"
1T was all right with me at first,
she remarked. II was half way
across the lake before | knew there
was anything wrong; then I felt the
water rising round my feet
Thank Heaven I did not go to
Hetfeld." repeated the major.
81 can only imagine" said Angela,
that part of a plank had been re-
paired, and that the wood had not