The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16

fully.
The first use she made Of her
crutches on the second morning took
her to her upstairs bedroom window
She shrickrd for Drusilla. The girl
came, white and trembling.
"Drusilla, Drusilla, the water has
never before passed the big spirea
at the front gate, and now only It,
topmost branches are waving over
the yellow flood"
at is terrible, mother, but pray he
calm. The house is high aud a.
firm On its undcrpinning as rock"
Rock, rock You are the only ruch
in sight; hint-heartcd creature thai
YOU are. Where is Michael?"
81 have sent him away with the
turkeys" She would not say that
Michael had note to Arthur Dcnui
son in his pocket. II he should noi
find the engineer her mothers wrath
would be- too much for mortal nerves
tu stand.
"Scut him away with the only boat
we could have escaped in! So like
You. DruSlla."
"iIc viii come back, mother"
and where is Mnria2"
"KuccIinR ON the dining room table
praying"
"On the dining room table? De
yuu mean"
THAT the water is an inch deep
lovn stairs, mother Ria will bring
your breakfast upstairs to you"
"lirrakfaat; what does a drowning
woman want with brcakfnst2 tell
,pu. girl We are all going To- be
ruvnrd like rats in hole"
Dru.il!a said that she must see Il
rrmwing the provisions from tn"
-turrruuIn, glad 10 get amy EXCUSE t.
get away from The wailing voice and
streaming eyes that tore her hear
with futiI" pains,
She was glad when darkness vcile%
the outer world from her mother
.rrror-atrickcn eyes. Glad when the
poor qucrulous voice was stilled by
Sleep which, with no sense of crimi
ualIty, she has insured by mild mar
cotic dropped In her evening cup OF
tea.
She must have some time to her
,"If 10 plan the morr"w's campaign
Should Michael fail to find Dcnuisun
what then? bennington broken reed
indeed! She had written simply.
The danger line Ia reached us. Can
YOU come or send hclp?" Michac
,"ud not possibly get bnck before
10 o'clock. And when he came?
She sat atone on the yeranda mp
stairs. The white radiance Of ful
moon was shed on an unfamiliar
scene, Steadily upward, still upward
The waters from the crcvasse hnc
nrrpt until but foot or two Of spnc,
remained between the waters and til,
floor ~ the upper yrrnnda. Should /
rise during the night as it had dur
rg the day there was still the attr
IrIt t. retreat 10.
She leaned forward with low cry
If relief. She heard Ours The munI
allied under q heavy bank ~ cloud
ord left her only the sense of hear
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