The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-13

IL may HOt, Dut III IL uOeS, WHAT Snul !
we do? In the night, too; IL it was in !,
the day. We might ue able to save our.
selves"
IF It does rise so high. we will not
be the only ones in trouble, for 1t will
cover the whole town north of the
river"
"Nelly, why can't we sell our chick
ems, and get money enough to keep us
till the danger is over:"
IF 1t were not SO near night. and
Sunday, too. we might; but what would
we do without them? They are al
most our only dependence"
In short time the dark. chilly.
dismal night settled down, The dark.
est night in all the twenty-five years
Of Nellie Anderson's life. She and her
sister Grace, aged fourteen, sat wait
ing and watching for some sign that
the river would go down.
The house was 80 near the river, the
lot 10 low, that of all those who would
suffer from the food. they would be
the first to face the danger; and they
were the least able to do so; and 1t
being the last house along the river
bank, in the city. they would be the
last to receive help.
"Oh Nelly, what shall we dc IL the
water gets to the house? wish we had
gone away before 1t was dark"
ut may not reach the house: but II
Il should, II must get much higher be-
fore 1t puts us in much danger. We
can move such things as we will need
for day or SO upstairs, and we will
be safe there"
ITS coming. Listen"
With a rush that threatened to car
~ the little house away, the water
was around them. and they had no
time to save anything. They crouched
down beside the window in the little
chamber, trying to see the water; but
the only thing Of which they could
be sure was that 1t was still rising.
Nelly took the lamp and went TO the
stairway, to see II there was much
water In the lower story; she found
It was more than half way up to the
ceiling. 1t was impossible to get any
thing from below, now, and they had
brought nc food with them. Again
they sought the window. They could
plainly hear the cries for help of those
in distress in the town just around the
bend above them; and sometimes they
added their cries to those they heard
but the entire attention of those en-
gagged in the work of rescue was de
voted to saving those nearest at hand
Again Nelly looked below. The
water had nearly reached the ceiling
now; In a few minutes more 1t woult
reach the upper story. then wha
should they do? Nelly tried to cheer
Grace by telling her that 1t surel,
could not get much higher; that
little water in the upper story, woul'
not hurt them; that in the morning
some one would be sure to see then
and aome to their help.
v another sudden rush the waite
wa, in the chamber, and the hous
trembled and shook. BY the light o
the lamp they could see 1t was nearl,
up to the window sill. The faces
both girls were pale now.
"Grace, IL it rises much higher. W
must try to reach the roof. We mus
not be caught in here"
"How can we get out on the roofT'
81 think l can help you up from tn
window, then you can help me-
Lets not try II yet; we may nc
need to. Oh"
The house gave a mighty culver. q
II shaking itself loose from its roul
dation. swung part way round, caugi
Oh something, and hung, rocking wilt
ly In the food The water was NJ
SO deep In the chamber now as II ma
been before the house fioated.
II think we will be all right nov
Grace The heaviest articles are b
low. and they win act as ballast al
keep the house right side up"
'.If the house stays right side up, v
will get no deeper in the water tina
we are now"
With q sickening lurch the hou
shook itself free, whirled aroun
caught again, swung part way rorn
came loose, and floated down with Il
current. As their light shone fro
the window they could see the tire
glide by.
"Nelly. don't you think we won
better put out the lamp? We dol
want fire as well as water"
They were soon glad they had DO
this, for occasionally the house won
strike some obstruction with SUI
force 1t seemed as II 1t must go
pieces. They knew that they we
going down stream rapidly, for son
times they could get Il glimpse OF
tree az they swept past near 1t, a
when the chamber window would tn
toward the town they had left IN
could see the reflection of the ligl
on the clouds. 1t kept growing faln
and farther away, and then they 81
the reflection Of the lights OF anotl