The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-07-21

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aTfrank Won ltbnng ,b,+ o,os,
somewhat "a r. n y1ara q cnnt 49, a.
of the riddle PRAY cnntipna
TT is necessary mar I should O., hocl
a little" | explained, "Thir+S vsar,
ago, nv father made a DfIrrin,ogs -
Mont Saint Michel to rye a VOW
AS he approached the rock ACROSS ~
sands. he was suddenly conscious maj
his horse was having Sinirul+v IN r-o-
ceediug. In a momep moro me horse
had sunk to his belly and nv father
perceived that he had Numbered into q
]quicksand. He flung himself from tbe
saddle, and. abandoning the beast 10
it's fate-which. indeed. nothing could
have Observation-Disclosures 10 make his
way back to Olid ground. He sank 10
his ankles. to hts knees to his waist
His struggles to escape served only TO
ehtangle him more deeply until, at last,
seeing them IN vain, he set himself TO
await the n c~ourageously. he glanced
areuhq over the sands TO make sure
tha' there was no help in sight, then
ne SCI himself with his face toward
me cross ABOVE the rock and commend
ed ms soul TO q
hut lhe moment he ceased to strug-
gle, he robbed the quicksand Of its v!o-
lence, He still sank, indeed, but so
slowly that at the end OF an hour, the
= IS 49,
ne ~teehote0 tnat IL would be three
hours, at least, before the sand covered
nose n mouth. but he knew thai the
Lide womb en4 y before ;SSt Never
theiess, hope began to revive q little
ana again he looked around for aid,
u ne a evidently wandered some
instance from the direct road TO the
mount and the only persons passing
We're so lar away that they did not
perceive him nor hear his shouts 50
again ne resigned himself, and the
thought even came TO him to renew his
struggles IN order 10 bring the end
more quickly But he decided that this
would be cowardly, If not sinful, and
so waited quietly. He was relieved TO
see that his horse. struggling To the
last, had sunk from sight so that its
sufrerings were ended.
He closed his eyes and even 5ozed
a little, for he had been exhausted nv
his previous struggles. but he was
startled wide awake by q voice shout
ing. The sand had reached bfs am
pits. His arms. extended in front ar
him, were covered He tI1-rnd ~ 49,
with difficulty n saw a man s+an5in
at the edge of the quicksand He wa
tearing off his doublet in desperafa
haste.
DO not venture into IT. my father
cried, comprehending his purpose 7
am past saving. Do not endaneer
yourself. Take q MESSAGE to- - -. -
is all I ask
The other did not answer h,,t
spread out his cloak before hin, 90
advanced across 1t. He sank soma-
what. II Is true bnt biS +ea+ =. ~.
entangled In the sand AZ tba 60 ~ -
his cloak, he spread h,s 5oI5brat
stepped upon IT and drau- b,s 80,
after him. But thar momen+ 81 a~a
ing still almost proved his r,,tn fnr he
had sunk nearly to his knees hesora ba
got his cloak spread out epain NJ
father watched him with bated breath
as he freed himself ana crent go
TO the edge of n '1 Gep' forward
Your hand said the and
he stretched out his own.
My father disentangled one of bis
arms and grasped the hand extandaS
to him, noting at the same time how
firm and strong it was.
Now continued the other rap
idly. you must free yourself nv one
supreme effort. II we fan the srst
time it will be useless to try again,
we must not fail. Are Won -esdy7
Yes said my father and with
mighty effort, heaved htuseIf nm or+
OF the sand. Yet he must have failed
have sunk deeper than ever, but
for that strong arm which 49, ~
drawing him up and forward to the
edge of the cloak, which formed for a
moment, a little isle of safety.
But only for a moment Already the |
sand was pouring over ITS edgas go ~
was being rapidly engulfed.
we must get back without it, said
the unknown. Come
or the desperate struggle which |
roiiowed my father never told me |
Inuch-indeed l doubt If he remem-
bered Its details very clearly. They |
AIDED each other, encouraged each
drew each other fo-ward-each |
determined that the other hould be
at the end, dropped eT-
hausted side by side on the firm sand
beyond.
My fathers rescuer was a yo,,o
man of Poitiers-the OUNCE son ns
a good family-and his name vas I'D
Marie de BensevaI.n ~
/ paused. was, indeed someuha
by my own story and mnrs
especially by the memories wh,ch !.
AS for Mdlle. de Chamhrar
she sat with her face an IN 40 10y
ow that / could scarcely disae-n q a.
She made no comment onI,
stirred slightly, and | saw ber 80
up at me. 'ss
Il fear / have been pro1ixr 7 s,ta
I nave wearied you. win nv n LaU
ten-''
Please do not" she broke In nv.
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