The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-21

water was coming in over 1t, doesn't itf' said Lulu. And then she turned round to glance behind them, crying out in alarm as she did so: "Oh, brother, the water Is all over the low part of the point, and we can't get back home!
 Johnny turned quickly to learn that his sisters words were true. They were cut off from the mainland by an thrush Of foamy tide, which seemed to be closing in about them. "Oh 1t must be the tide!' cried Johnny, for the first time re- membering his cousins words of the morning. Come, we must be quick. If we run as fast us we can we may be able to wade through!'
 But as they advanced towards that part of the point of land which was now cov- cred by water they saw how impossible 1t would be to pass through, for the waves were strong, and would carry them of their feet, carrying them into deeper and more treacherous water. What are we to do?" walled Lulu. Shall we try to swim acrossT
 "SwimT And Johnny looked at her with scorn. 'The very idear he said. Why, neither of us ever swan stroke in our lives. Don't talk nonsense. But see, there's Betty waving her hand to- ward us. An, now she's going back home on the run. She'll bring help-maybe she'll get someone to fetch boat to take us home in."
 Well, we'll have to go up on the high est part of the point, for here comes the water at our very feet" exclaimed Lulu, white with fear.
 And so they hurried to the very high est place on the point, where they would be safe for several minutes, though the water would at high tide sweep over the very spot where they now stood.
 After Betty had completed her after noon task she had run out to join her cousins. Not finding them on the beach she had learned from one of the village children that Lulu and Johnny had ''goned down towards the curve, maybe to the pint of lan'." So hither Betty had run In pursuit of them, fearing they might have gone out on the point at this very dangerous time. "The tides com ing like racehorse, and is higher today than it's been for a long time," unused Betty to herself. And she was not much surprised when q little later she rounded the curve and saw her cousins far out oa the 'baby peninsula" in sore distress Betty realized their danger and put her mind to work quickly. Not a man of the village was at home, and the women could not reach the pier and get boat as quickly as she-Betty-could. Why give the alarm7 It would mean time, and there was not minute to spare. While she would be running from house to house to tell of her cousins dilemma the minutes would be flying and the tide ad- vancing. All this flew through Betty's mind as her feet flew under her. And while 1t takes only a little time to tell the tale 1t took less time for Betty to cover the ground that lay between her and a small rowboat which was secured at the end of one of the little piers below the village.
 Untying the boat and seizing the oars Betty put off down the coast, finding 1t almost impossible to row cross tide. But she was a brave little girl whose deter imitation helped her to win the victory.
 After a hard struggle Betty pulled up to the spot where her two frightened cou- sins stood knee-deep in water. the in