Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
DR.. Pierce'S Golden Medical Discovery

worthless to you that you would risk
1t because IA thoughtless woman has
wounded you?"
MY life! What does it matter?
don't care"
II thought you didn't" returned the
F'rl gravely. Il knew you didn't.
That's why came. couldn't let y0l
come alone"
And you came because you
thought
"You would be reckless? Yes"
"And you We're not afraid?"
NO. Why should be? knew you
would take care of meif not of your
self" The girl smiled ut him conf
IDENTIFY. Il am perfectly safe with
you" she added.
SO Marjorie had riSked her life for
him so that in his desperate humor he
should not go alone. But hoy: came
she. Il mere child. to understand? She.
at least. had Il heart to make sone
man happy. And here he was put ting
her life at the mercy of the sea to
crafty his selfish mood Of bitterness.
Well. le must get her home at once
then-van thought he did not much
care what happened afirrward.
II was blowing harder as Nnne came
about and Stacked the sheet for the
run to the far distant buathuuSp and
the hotel Oh the hill. They We're going
before the wind now the boat rolling
dangerously in the clutch of the sea.
the waves behind following with hun
ment TO engulf them.
With brnced body and strained mus
clcs. every sense alert, Vane gripred
the tiler. striving to bold the boat
against the swirlng butfetS of the
waves. his one thought to get her safe
to land Every moment the wind in
creased. every moment the bay became
more tumultuouS. Would they make
1t he wondered.
They were nearly opposite the boat
house when there came Il sudden whr
of wind from between the hills ahead
Vane had but time to cry warming
when the sail jibed. the boom came
boat was flung upon her beam eudS
and the next moment he found him
self entanyed in cordage and battling
for his life beneath the waves Win
desperate fingers he cleared himself
and came to the surface. And Mar
jorie-whprp was she: Had she been
struck by the boom and made uii,'oD-
l. a
carried down hv the sinking boat:
For an ngnnizcd moment Nanp could
see no sign of her. and then he spird
her just coming to the surface. She
was going down again when he caught
her and started for the shore. 1t wnS
a long swim against Il tide that seemed
to drag him down as II with clutching
hands. but Vane swore he would save
this girl who had risked her life for
him or lose his own He could see peo-
pie running to the boathOuSe now and
getting out the boat. How slow they
were. Would they never come? His
muscles were giving out: his breath
came heavily: his limbs felt like lead.
Could he hold out: They were wear
Ing IdSt now. lie ~ revive Ills
failing strength. to overmaSter his
weakness. The world grew black be-
fore him. and then ii strong arm grip
ped his shoulder and he and Marjorie
! were lifted into the boat and rowed to-
ward shore
In those days afterward. while Mar
jorie lowered bet tween life and death
Clifford Vane learned how much he
could do for this girl. this girl he
thought was Il child and now knew to
be the woman in all the world for him
Gone was his love for Edith Winthrop
He knew now that he had in her sister
all that Edith had seemed and more.
And there came day when he was
permitted to see her
He found her on an upper piazza of
the hotel clad in soft blue wrapper.
her soft hair loose on her shoulders.
and the smile her pale face held for
him gave him hope that in saving her
he had found happiness.