The Washington herald., 1911-07-09
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and a minute later. after a hard pull, Abe
York's dripping and unconscious figure was
lifted into sight.
'Steady, fellows: Swing him to the right,
There, lift him q little higher. NOw-up-
carefully
e., Abe's limp figure was laid in the stern OF
of the beat, face downward
'Is he dead?" asked Harry Brown, anX-
io,rslY
Attention, all! Ready-pulI."
Without further delay the oarsmen turned
to their duty, and the Bonnie Blue was sent
skimming down stream, the coXswan steer
ing toward a favorable landing place whlch
was reached very soon, though not oe'ol'
the crowd on Pine Hill was ON hand.
"Help lift him out on the ground, p0SS
Harry, Ralph, Burt and Matt. We can do SO
much better with him there; and, II IN not
mistaken, we have got to work our best 10
bzring HIM round. .,.u.
il we don't" said Matthew Thorn. lie 8
only one of those nogood f1neites' any
way. ,
ora the fact that the speaker did not ithu eh
assistance, the others raised Abe out oi inc
boat and carried him to a convenient resting
place when the coXswaiu of the Bonnie Biue
-irred the clothing from about the throat ana
breast of the unconscious boy ,
The coxswain turned him face downward,
and putting the coat removed from him
and some other articles OF clothing obtained
from the crowd all folded into bundle, un,
der the victims stomach, pressed heavily
over it until the water had been expelled
Come feIIows!p said Jay. This is a
fine opportunity for us to put into practice
The rules we have been studying, turning
Abe over on his back and replacing the roH it
of the stomach above the level OF any part
n the rest of the body. Hold the tongue
with a piece of dry cloth, Harry, so 1t will
not fall back and fill the entrance to the
windpipe and keep the arms stretched back
over the head, while ] will see II can
restore breath to the body"
Jaw thcr knelt astride of the unconscious
youth near the hips and resting his thumbs
in the nit of the stomach and his tngers
along the short ribs, when pressing his knees
against the body, he threw all his weight
Z forward on his hands, as if he was trying
Il force everything in the chest upward, re,
peating this bellows-like movement time ana
While the boys from the Pines remained
silent witnesses of the scene, Jay Noble and
his assistants worked over Abe, until at last
it was found that the almost drowned boy
~breathed.
"a good rubbing now will bring him round
all right" assured Jay, beginning To carry
cut vigorously this part OF his treatment.
II must have been half an hour IRON th'
time the, had landed before the captain o.
the Bonnie Blues arose to his feet, saying
'Therc, boys, get your friend home as sooi
as YOU can. Keep him warm, and | think h'
will be none the worse for his header.
= \'I should think you would want to ge
out of that low company" observed Mat
Thorn, who had been impatiently watching
the work 1--WE ought TO have been hom
before this time. You ought to know, Cap
tain Noble. that I have an important
"Al aboard mates!' ordered the con
swain, without stopping to hear the rest.
"Ready-up" he continued, as the oars
men sprang to their, respective stations wit
olacrity and the dozen WIDE blades wer
poised in perpendicular position.
"Downl Ready-pull."
And the Bonnie Blue went dancing away
while the amazed spectators watched WIT
open-mouthed wonder the evenly -matche
movements of the rowers.
Look if there weren't but one stri
of wood on each side" declared OH Oates.
Then Abe demanded their attention.
"How came / here? What has happened
/ remember going over the bank, and tina
is all" ..
In a few words, OH explained what ha
taken place, when Abe asked;
"Who did you say pulled me out
AsA the water, Oll?" !,
"A feIlcr by the name of Jay Noble, h
lives at Armadales, and is captain of Il
Blue Bonnies-a boat club. My! Sea they al
almost out of sight" b.
"And he saved my life, and didn't eve
thank him. Of course, you did, on" ;,
"Never thought of it-honest. You see, ]
added, seeing the disappointed look on Abe
= countenance, "he didn't give me time. IT
minute you opened your eyes he was o
What a boat they had" ,,
"Was it longer than mine, Oll?' ask
Abe, anMously, feverish light coming in
his eyes.
Nav. But say, Abe, we must get y
home The teller said So"
Without further delay, Abe York was
corted TO his humble home by his frlen'
when seeing that he was under the char
of his mother, they went their respecti
ways, the days adventures being the 4
absorbing topic of conversation.