The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-21
BY EVELYN RAYMOND.
X MASTERFUL WO0ING

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 tcopyr,sht yso2. by Daily Story Pub. Col Thelevert of the season was over In tho little TexaS village of Cypress Bayou; All the San Jacinto bay country hao furnished the dancers. and among them had come Henry Mitchell. Just nome st' ter seven years absence in remote Alas, ka- Success was written in his face, and succesS meant wealth with the Mttchells: hence the people fell to wondering IT Henry Mitchell would be true to his bay country fWeetheart Of seven years ego tor Caroline Wells was poor.
 Tbe man, however, did not reveal hts feellnge. He danced and talked with oth, CT old friends as with Caroline Wells.
 n ss, nss nss. see ssen nS ssen n a'sss se. as of hope. The rekindled light of forgotten love still shone in her eyes the second day later as she stood upon the shore of the San Jaeinto. contem- the late sfteynccn An east wind blew .trewn but upon 1t. or swept down in . bunch of curls to hide the red that the checks. The changing lights In her face were very beautiful to look upon. like the varied shadows that hurrying clouds sometimes reflect in restless sea. There
 sty ss sne sa4 f t. ssss liver % Ssfose her The waves tapping against the sand sent out little forked tongues that tried to reach her feet. With practiced obser- touched the confne. of it's natural tide level and seemed still fast rising.
 As from habit she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked out across the stream to an island in which for over. tleman and officer of the second British war. Colonel Smith, had chosen to make his home. His wife had shared the is- land home. Their house had once been sastans rvsr soaSs 0y MTs Smith ~ss now alone upon the island. In the event of flood she would be in great danger.
 As Caroline Wells looked at the heavy. tnrss;tsninx ass.;,x .sy. and the curling waters way to shiver of dread, and turned toward her house, through heid of half picked cotton. But look of determina- ton had settled into her countenance. Shortly she returned with . great storm coat. which she flung into long. low boat that lay restlessly tugging at its chain. She cast sorry eye out to mid- stream. where the strong wind had raised knowing that she was the only help for Mrs. Smith within six miles. unless 1t be from across the river. she reached cut to pull the boat toward her.
 resist her. but with some effort she suc- eetded. and after . hurried glan e back at her home. she Jumped into the boat. Before she thought k possible the wind Tad caught ths boat and carried 1t far upstream. across the inner bay. But Carphne was used to the river. and, con- trolling the boat. she was som pulling with long. steady strokes toward the point where she could best cross the mid- soms progress. but such was the force of the wind that after half an hour she nad only reached the point of the pen- tnsula from which she intended to cross the msip current to the island. She had stilI her fercest struggle before her
 Strong as the girl was from her river life. her wrists ached and her arms felt heavy from the exertion. The wind had now grown to gale. The spray dashed over her in sheets. But the stout heart pr the pioneer forefathers yet urged her island. ~1N" '"s
 With the boat headed downstream against the wind and tide, she pulled slowly surely. out; drenched and pant lnR.9 and with face as white as the foam crests of the black waves that swept In walls against her boat.
 She had passed the< chanel posts, and was now well out In midstream, and, saw, as she insttncuvely gauged her course tne peninsula. that she had gained a little downstream against the tide. This game to her gradualiy as she struggled Tn the spray. but gradually also came 70 her the knowledge that there was a darkness breeding over the river that could not be brought alone by the ap- proach Of night. Knowing her course well, even in such gale, she had not
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