The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

1 your veil flying" said he to Gerty, and
 will know you when I come back for
 you"
 As Phillips swan away Gerty found
 herself with new companion upon the
 guards, Isabel Clinton That young wo-
 man. In a frenzy of terror, had climb ed
 out of a cabin window and now stood beside Gertrude. A volume of flame
 swept so near the place where the two alarmed girls stood that Gertrude felt
 the frey breath scorch her face. "Oh.
 save mel cried Isabel.
 An heroic resolution was now display ed by Gertrude. One of them could be saved, for MT. Phillips was within few yards of the burning wreck on his re- turn from the shore. It should be Isabel! She had called upon him for protection and 1t should not be denied. Moreover she was convinced that Willie Sullivan loved Isabel Willie would weep for her loss and that must not be. He would not weep for Gerty-at least not much and If one had to die it should be she 'Isabelr she cried. "Isabel! do you hear me? Stand on your feet; do as I tell you and you shall be saved Do you hear me. Isabel!'' Isabel Clinton heard, shuddered, but did not move Gertrude fairly wrenched the terror-stricken girl to her feet Snatching the deep blue veil from her own head, she tied it round the head of Isabel. Do you see that person swimming this way?'' she said "Yes" murmured Isabel. well, he will come to this spot. Hold fast to this rope and will lower you down gradually to the water
 A blast of flame which blew in her face gave Isabel the courage of despair and, aided by Gertrude, who helped her over the guards, Miss Clinton allowed herself to be lowered down to the water s edge. MT. Phillips received ner, thinking that his burden was Gerty, and swan with Isabel to the shore.
 | And now the flames reached the heroic girl who had remained behind She could
 hardly breathe She seized piece of
 rope, and, grasping it with all her might leaped over the side of the burning ves-
 sell How long her strength would have
 enabled her thus to cling, how long the guards, as yet unburned, would have con-
 tinued sure support for the cable there
 was no opportunity to test. For, just as her feet touched the cold surface of the water the huge wheel, which was but a little way from where she chung, gave one sudden revolution, sounding like death dirge through the water, which came foaming and dashng up against the boat, and, as it swept away again, bore with it the light form of Gertrude. Then came la blank.
 When she had been restored to con- seriousness Gertrude was informed that she had been picked up by some hu- mane persons who had pushed a boat out from the shore to rescue the suf- ferers; that she had been found cling ing to chair which she had probably grasped when she had been washed away by the sudden rush of the waters, and that her condition was such that a moment more and it would have been impossible to save her. few hours from the terrible catastrophy brought MT. Graham to the scene of the wreck, and the next day restored all three MT. Graham, Emily and Gertrude-to the old country house, which was Mir Graham's favorite residence.
 The old house had a look of content ment and repose. The hall door stood wide open. MT. Graham's arm chair was in his favorite place upon the pi aga. The old house dog lay stretched in the sun. MT. Graham had been hay Ing a new experience and was, in many respects. a changed man. His wife was still leading her life of fashion and travel and nearly always absent from him. But the old place was the old