Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-03-31

DRAGS THE GIRL OUT OF THE WATER
layed by some details pertaining to his
duties, started to meet his sweetheart.
He had barely reached the village of
Cornwall when he saw far IN the dis
tance dim figure whion the quick eye
Of love told him was katherine. There
was but one other person visible to
him on the ice, and that was a man
who had Just started from the west
bank and was pursuing a course d.
rectly across the river.
Then Muldrough saw something that
filled him with hor or. The girls fig
ure, while he looked at it, suddenly
disappeared. There was no obstacle
between him and her, Ind he knew
that she had skated into a dreaded
air hole. Too far from her to assist
her, 1t seemed impossible that she
should escape death unless it might
be that she could geL her hands on
firm ice. There was scarcely a ray OF
hope.
But hold. The man crossing the
river sees the accident. He is but a
short distance from the point where
tion and skates rapidly over the 500
yards that separate them. He lies fiat
on the ice, drags the girl out of the
water and endeavors to stand her on
her feet Presently he succeeds and
the two hand in hand, skate north
ward, at first very slowly, then grad
ually increasing their pace.
The lieutenant understood all this.
Katherine's clothing was soaked with
ice water, and the only hope for her
was to keep the blood moving through
her veins by as violent exercise rs she
could stand. He was skating with all
his strength. but they had preceded
him by too long a start for him to
overtake them. He called to them, but
they did not hear him. He was not
far behind them when, taking off their
skates, they left the river and started
up the incline toward Katherine :
home. Following them. he entered
the house just as the man who had
performed the rescue was leaving 1t.
The two men stopped short. each
looking at each other
Captain Abernathyv' exclaimed
Muldrough.
Lieutenant Muldrough, at your
service" replied the other.
Captain Alternately Of his majesty's
cavalry had been captured In the
Ramapo valley a month before and
had been confined ms a prisoner oe
war at West Point. Lieutenant Null
drough had been IN charge of the pris-
oners at the post, had befriended Aber-
nathy, and the two, though on opposite
sides of the struggle, had formed a
warm Friendship. Muldrough was as
tonished to see the British captain un-
der the present circumstances, for he
had supposed him to be in the military
prison.
How did you come here?" asked
Muldrough.
Found an opportunity for escape
and had / not turned aside to assist
LADY,
And save life" interrupted Null
drough.
Il would have by this afternoon
the cross of st. George on her banner
IN other words. would no longer be
prisoner OF war"
Come I'm. My first business Is to as
certain the condition of Miss Cogs-
well. shall not forget that you have
saved her life" A shadow passed over
Muldrough's face as he remembered
that 1t would be bis duty to return to
prison the, man who but for saving
that life-a life. dearer than all the
world to him-would have regained his
freedom.
The two entered the house, where
Muldrough asked anxiously after Kath-
crimes condition, to learn that she was
receiving proper attention.
Meanwhile Colonel CogswelI had
learned of the accident and come has
tening into the house. Having been in.
formed that everything that could be
done for his daughter was being done,
he turned to the two men.
us 1t to you, sir" he asked Captain