Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-12
On Hemlock Hill

turned aside; but it's rider was on the alert,
and at the moment in which VIII would have
stopped the course of the sled, by skillful
movement turned it to one side. recovering
the track below him with derisive laugh.
Hell be drowned" cried VIII, looking de
spairingly after him Don't you know" he
exclaimed, excitedly, to the overthrown boys,
who were Just now regaining the road, "that
he'll break through that ice? And here are
more coming Stop them, quick, and some
of you come and help!"
Snatching the overturned sled, VIII dashed
wildly after the boy who had succeeded IN
completing his slide A success, indeed2 Down
over the glancing ice, bright with the rays, OF
the rising moon, down to the edge Of the lake,
cleaning through thinnest sitting OF the
snow from light fall Of the night before,
out upon the smooth surface, crashing and
splashing and scream of terror.
Oyer the ice, VIII swiftly pushed the sled
to the very edge of the broken part
"Give me your handl" he cried, reaching
it to the shivering boy in the water.
He grasped it, but with the first effort the
sled was ALMOST drawn into the water, and
VIII let go and pushed few feet further
"Don't leave mel" cried Harlow. in an
"Don;tf be scared; there's plenty of us
here" said viii. Bring another sledF he
shouted TO the boys, who were hurrying after
The riders of the bob-sled, having had time
to observe that something was going. wrong,
had wisely taken voluntary tumble into the
ditch and now brought their sled: j.,
One boy on its front held on to Wills sled
while he again approached Harlow. It was
a difficult matter TO prevent the sleds being
drawn dangerously near the border OF the
broken ice, and the whole force had gathered
before the rescue was finally made.
Now, up to my home, SAID WILL
Get on the hobs and Wen have you there
in no time" said the boys.
'.;No," said VIII, more prudently, he must
And he insisted on. it, although the half
Dire wned boy, weakened by the nervous shock,
begged not to be forced to exert himself. But
willing hands gave him help n the forged ex-
comfortably DOING in Wills bed, with little
prospect Of any harm from his ice bath.
Ed sat with win by the fire, the other boys
having gone back to school as soon as 1t was
ascertained that Harlow had suffered no n
"Win," said Ed, in a low tone, 81 wish
you'd tell me if you had anything to do with
Informing on us about pulling down old Mar
SNo, / hadn't" said Will "for I didn't
know about it."
"Do you know who did the telling%
L mo! only fancy it might be the boy who
hauls wood to the school. l don't mean that
! he'd do it to harm any one, you know. only
| he stays at Mr.. Marle's and might have men
| toned it to some of the doctors people"
81 thought that lake was frozen as tight
"Why, Il is, added win, Except Just in
that place. where they're cutting ice"
"Cutting ice?"
eyes, they're getting ice there this winter
and the road commissioners were going tc
put up a notice giving warning that sliding
| on Hemlock Hill wasn't safe any longer
But Mr.. Marie said he'd run his fence out
and that would put an end to it at once
| And when it was torn down. he piled, up ?
barIlcade SO as to be sure no one could gel
| into danger"
"And we pulled it down-a pack of simple
tors bent upon destroying ourselves in spite
of all that was done to try to prevent Us
Oh. VIII, if you had not come to us just
! when you did,