Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02

She turned around SO sharply on the mar
row ledge of slippery rock that she lost
Her balance. sWayed for a moment and
then fell with a Resembling splash into the
deep water.
An expression of unalloyed joy over
spread the countenance Of the young man
And she can't SWIM" he muttered
sleefully; then as he saw the dark head
emerging from the sea, he pulled off his
coat and jumped in after her
The sudden shock of immersion In cold
water had completely deprived Miss Dur
ward of speech or hearing and she was
quite at his mercy For all her dignity
She was really very small and slight, and
her rcscuerer found no difficulty In swim
ming n little distance with his burden
Opposite TO where she had been standing
before her fall Il large rock just showed
its head out Of the water which com
pletely surrounded il. On this rock he
placed the girl, and then. saying In II
cheerful, reassuring tone, '.Ifoid on tight,
~ you'll fall again" he returned to his
former resting place and sitting down.
awaited events
With an effort Miss Durward opened her
eyes and looked about her in a dazed
manner Then the Truth came 10 her with
a flash and rage got the upper hand. She
carefully removed one hand from the slip
perry rock and brushed away the dark
hair which fell into her eyes and gIared
Arathfully a, the impepitent and dripping
young man who hat opposite TO her. en-
ueavoring 10 light cigaret with a damp
mat ch
She might almost AZ we'll have been in
.he middle of the Atlantic ocean instead of
only II few yards from the shore. so ut
.erly Impossible was it for he, to reach
land without getting far out of her depth
when she would be ANONYMOUSLY fished
out by the man whom al that moment she
hated with deadly and vicious hatred
II wonder you are not ashamed of your
self playing such childish tricks" she said
angrly. II insist upon your taking me off
this rock at once-at once" she repeated
with an attempt to be dignified which I'M
der the circumstances was a dismal fall
ure.
NO" said Claude Harrington ca - Nv !;
mot yet Not until ! have said all that I
want to say, which you have never yet
allowed me to do-now that i have "A
chance l am going 10 make the most of
bt-also you are going 10 make a promise
before you get on shore again In fact.
on second thought, If you will make the
promise first will land you and talk
afterward.
II don't want to hear anything you have
to say and | will not listen to It,"
But fortunately for me, for once in
your life. you have no choice in the mat
ter Now are you going TIC promise?"
How can 1 promise anything unless !
know what 1t Isl"
You will know if you have little pa
tience. You are to say Claude, l love
you. and l will marry you one month from
today"
Il shall do nothing of the sort" she re-
/ torted angrily II hate you, and i will
never speak to you again..
A wave larger than the rest rolled up
and almost swept over her seat. She
ciutchcd the rock with both hands.
PITY you didn't learn to swim, isn't 1t %
Mr. Harrington remarked. After all the
lessons you have had. too. However, as
1t happens it Is rather fortunate for me
that you were not successful in your eff
forts"
The girl made no reply and he contin-
ued placidly:
You see, you made little mistake for
ence in your life You thought I was Just
like all the rest OF your train-to be played