Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-01
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beheld him that he forgot to let the
sheet go ut the critical instant Smack
came the wind against a sail like the
side Of a house. Let go! Let gos'
screamed Tom. 1t was too late. She
was gunwalc under. The sail lay a
moment OH the water. drinking it like
blotting paper. Then the saturated
canvas sank, and the boat tossed keel
upward within fifty yards of the shore.
Claire sank clear of the wreck and
had the presence of mind to strike out
before coming to the surface, and even
as the sun dashed her wet eyes strong
hands slid under her arms and she was
being pushed face forward to the shore.
The trees We're waving in the sun. 1t
was no distance. and Daintree's dog
was swimming happily on ahead. Sud
denly, with piercing yelp, the dog dis
appeared. AT the same moment Dnin-
tree began splashing vigorously, and
when the smooth sand came under
Claire's feet. but a few yards farther
OH, her knees were too weak to sup
port her weight.
.'Thc harpicst moment Of my life,"
said deep voice in her ear II have
saved
She turned, and there was Daintree,
up to his waist in water, with the
drops raining from his face and whisk-
ers and shaded eyes sweeping the blue.
The boat was coming in keel upward
with the tide. The dog and Tom had
vanished off the face of the waters.
Daintree dashed in again and met
the wreck as he. mast struck bottom.
Tom was still struggling underneath
her, caught fast i'll the cordage. Els
struggles ceased as he was wrenched
froe. When Daintree got him to land
his mouth and ears were in froth,
and Claire stood by like woman turn
ed to stone.
| A small crowd collected slowly. II
did not contain the man who had caus-
ed the mischief. The trees had swal-
lowed him once more
| The crowd surrounded Tom and
Daintree, who had stripped his servant
| to the waist and was saving the air
with the drenched white arms and the
helpless sunburnt hands. Claire stood
on the fringe Of the crowd. without a
clear thought In her head, but in her
hand q packet that had fallen at her
! feet when Toms shirt and vest were
torn OF and hurled aside. The packet
was scwed up in dripping oiled silk as
transparent as glass. Through it she
could read pame she but dimly re-
allied to be her own, and the voices of
those jostliag her seemed far away.
"IIe Is alive" said Dalntfec, looking
up. HAS nobody run for brandy?"
Nobody had.
And it was wanted now for two peo-
pie.
Claire Harding had swoonel away.
/ Daintree had his hands full with the
pair of them, but in little they were
both conscious and abie.to drive away
with him in a hired chaise. They
drove to the hotel, forgetting the risk.
On the way Tom stretched forth q
feeble hand.
How many more tin, ~ % you go
Ing to save my life!'' he ,...hed.
you saved mine, too,' said Claire
Iadly.
."It was nervous work after the way
my poor wee dog vent said Daintrce.
tDid you see that. ClaireY Poor thing!
It was a sharkr'
! Yves" She shuddered,
"But If he will but splash a bit, your
man of courage is all right. Do you