The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

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SIolS the house,
1t may not; but II &c does. what shall
We dor In the night. too; II Il was IN
the day. we might he able to save our
selves"
"If II docs rise SO hlgh. we win not
be the only ones In trouble, for It 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
I'LL the danger Is ovcrf'
''If II were not 20 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 Andcrson's life. She and her
sister Grace. aged fourteen. sat wait
ing ana watching for some sign that
the river would 90 down.
The house was so near the river. the
lot 10 low, that Of all those who would
suffer from the food. they would be
the first 10 face the danger; and they
were the least able to do so; and II
being the last house along the river
bank. in the city. they would be the
last 10 receive help.
"Oh. Nelly. what shall we do II the
water gets TO the houseY wish we had
gone away before Il was dark"
'It may not reach the house; but II
Il should. Il must get much higher be-
fore II puts us IN much danger We
can move such things MS we win weed
for n day or 10 upstairs, and we will
be snfe there"
'Its coming. Llstenw
with n rush that threatened 10 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 stlll rising.
Nelly took the lamp and went TO the
stairway. 20 see II there was much
water in the lower story; she found
Il was more than half way up to tho
ceiling. II was impossible TO get any
thing from below, now, and they had
brought no food with them. Again
they sought the window. They could
plainly hear the cries for help az 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-
gaPcd In the work OF rescue was de
voted 10 saving those nearest at hand
Again Nelly looked below. The
water had nearly reached the ceiling
now; In a few minutes more II would
reach the upper story, then what
should they DOT Nelly tried to cheer
Grace by telling her that II surely
could not get much higher; that q
little water In the upper story, would
not hurt them; that in the morning
sons one would be sure to see then
ARd ONE 20 their help.
v another sudden rush the water
wa ia the chamber. and the house
trembled and shook. BY the light Of
the lamp they could see 1t was nearly
up TO the window sill. The faces Of
DNll EllAA MtAt ltllt hhMs
"Gracc. II 1t rises much higher, We
must try 10 reach the roof. We mus
not be caught in herew
How can we get out on the roof"
IL think / can help you up from the
window, then you can help me-"
Let's not try II yet; we may moi
need TO. OhF'
The house gave n mighty culver. N
81 shaking itself loose from its foun
datiBn. swung part way round, caugh
on something, and hung, rocking wild
~ in the food. The water was no
80 deep In the chamber now MS II hat
been before the house tioated.
II think we viii be all right now
Grace. The heaviest articles are be
low, aud they will act as ballast, ant
keep the house right side up"
"If the house stays right side up. w
will get no deeper in the water than
we are now"
with a sickening lurch the hous
shook itself free. whirled around
caught again. swung part way round
came loose, and 1olted down with tn
current As their light shOne IRON
the window they could see the tree
glide by,
Molly, don't you think we wonl'
better put out the lamp7 We don
want Gre as well as water"
They were soon glad they had don
this, for occasionally the house woull
strike some obstruction with sue
force II seemed as n Il must go {
pieces. They knew that they wer
going down stream rapidly. for some
times they could get glimpse Of
tree as they swept past near It, an
when the chamber window would tur
toward the town they had left the
could see the reflection OF the light
on the clouds. II kept growing falnte
and farther away. and then they say
the reflection Of the lights Of anothe