Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-07-29

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point in her meditations Jim Maddor
would perhaps arrive and set her baort
to hammering at his friendly audaci..
ties.
Ii was at a picnic up Apex canyon
that the young mine owner declared
himself. After luncheon he had fatsn
her fertilizer up the guleh TO see :: curi.
Gus rocl. formation. and there. seated
ON big rock IN the shallow mountain
atreEm. with the steep bluffs rising az
Iach side Of them, lie had asked her 10
marry him.
I'm not worthy OF you by a thou.
sand miles. I'm only rough. salf
made man With a sort of pick me M,
education. | don't suppose I'd know =
Gaiusborough from Natter II | saw
them walking down the street together
| reckon | know the points of cayuse
and ! can tell pay ore when see II
but that happens to be my business
So far as | can make il out. there's
just one point in my fayor-there
couldn't any man love you more than
| do. dear I'll have to rest my case on
that. I'd make you happy il it were in
me-,
Miss Huntly leaned forward and put
her chin in her hand. Her gray eyes
were troubled and her forehead fur.
rowed. She looked quite cool, though
her heart thumped madly.
ssfs,,. IF ,,.-calf
thought that a girl ought to know her
own heart. have no patience with
myself" she said.
do you mean
II mean that don't know. Mr.. Mad
dox Ike you more than any man
ever met aud In different way, but
I'm not sure that
From farther up the canyon there
came a mighty roar. Maddox grew
white beneath the tan. He gave the
girl his hand and lifted her TO her feet.
Come. run for your life" he com-
manded hoarsely, and she, looking in
his face. wondered at the sudden
change.
They reached the bank and raced for
the sides of the gorge that shut them
In. Up the precipitous cliffs they clam
bered. his arm round her waist, cling
ing TO scrub brush or flaming golden
rod. as chance happened. In another
instant the great wall of water leaped
into sight round the bend in the gorge
and tore hungrily at them. Maddox
felt the almost irresistible suction, but
hung desperately TO n slender quaking
aspen with one hand while the other.
still eneircling the girl, clutched at a
point OF rock The water caught fierce
~ at them, tore their footing from IN
der them, beat against them with a
force hardly to he denied. But Mad
dox knew the struggle was for the life
he most valued on earth, for If the cur
rent once swept them away they would
surely he beaten 10 pieces on the rocks.
Il can't hold on longer" she told
him.
"You must" he babe her sternly.
Just another minute, girl
How long that minute was he never
knew. but at last the water from the
! cloudhurst had spent it's force and fall
| en- away from them Together they
worked slowly mp the cliff to n great
abutting rock. and on this the girl sat,
almost fainting with fatigue and ex-
| element There was still great fear
| ia her face. She held her hands out
| to Maddox
Don't let me go. am afraid she
/ said. Then again. shivering, Il am
afraid, Jim"
His eyes shone. ITS all right now.
Helen. The danger is past. I'll stand
| by you. little woman"
He put his arm around her and kissed
her hair. She, still trembling. snug
| gled closer In his arms