The Washington herald., 1911-08-20
Jean and Dorothy Deeds, Not Words

were never afraid of anything"
so Sam went for his tarpaulin and the two
glrli talked, and planned, and arranged their
tbs oo 5annnosn and nes and forgot everything but
th the Instant .t groups of children playing on the
snofe, thG pleasant air, and the delightful pros
peGt Trh,e OF the two two hours fishing:
,o rtesHt,niy tst,iy they were reused from their care
less tax by feeling the boat move. They were
very much startled, when, again it lurched
slightly, and then touched the sand with a
grating sound.
b,n3 %9h' W kate!. cried Edith seizing her sisters
:, Again the boat moved. more decidedly: and
the water rushed round it with gurgling
81 do believe" cried Kate, throwing aside
her Inc, the tide is close to us! Father said
M, # was coming, in, Oh, why did he leave us?
What can he be doing?'
and H"f nmsa shS started up with her wonted energy
moved, and she again fell forward, nearly up.
setting her sister as she did so. Edith gave a
on, kate! at Kate! she cried I'VE shall be taken
0ut 10 sea, and no one can save us And
San Sam said the weather would change. There
Will be STORM" she almost shrieked; "apd
we , shall be drowned! oh. father! father!'
KatnS. KdnS efes stan and sG6s Of poor Edith aroused
time completely floated, and she was wrought
TO pitch OF nervous excitement in its way
as empowering as Edths.
whatever we do it must be quickly done"
she thought; and they were yet more terrified
as the incoming tide rolled q larger wave
under the boat, lifting it higher in the water:
SO 6'gh, that this time it did not touch the
Edith" she said, mo one can hear us here.
L ses nothing of Sam, and father does not
come. We had better get out while we can
ana run to shore! Come, Edith. GOMEZ" she
exclaimed, catching Edith by the wrist in her
excitement; I'VE can do it now In another
minute n,t 1t will be too late, the boat will be
bns bitterly cannot 'tied dc III her e sister s0S
hand, | shall fall backwards il you drag me- me-
Come this Instant" cried Kate. climb.
ing oyer the boats side as she did So Edith,
Father told us not to stir, whatever hap
penedy, cried her sister. 81 must do as he
SAID Kate. Won't you stay, too?"
A., but Nate, who was hanging to the side of
the boat. had now no choice but to let herself
drop as the swaying of the water lifted it up
Her feet were in the water and she felt the
beach. just then, as she turned to run ashore,
She w%rs saw sb her father beckonng to her to stay
the pathway on the cliff, She called to him
with all her strength, and found too late how
fo21tsh Th, td she had been to leave the boat
sswlrlIng wave lifted her off her feet, and she
lost her balance and fell to the ground
In her fall Hates feet had become entan.
gled IN a long wreath of sea weed. and she
was thrown against a sharp stone. which
grazed her forehead. The poor girl tainted.
and knew nothing more until she found her.
self in bed, in the little room which she and
Edith shared together.
Edth!' was the first word she uttered
Edith sprrang forward with an exclamation
OF Joy at hearing her sisters voice. Captain
her. W A'''
"Well, Kate" he said, what a fright Won
gave poor Sam and me! What were yos
"father,the sea-the boat" she said, in .
The boat; silly little girl" said her father.
smiling, ''Why, did you not know that Il wa:
fasteEed to a stake? Did YOU think /, or Sam
either, would have left you in a boat unmoor.
sea alone?' '"' w
Just then Kate saw her mother stand;n,
CLOSE by, looking both sad and pale, for she
mad been much frightened when Kate wa,
brought home insensible. A food of recoIlcctions
came over poor Kate and she burst into tears.
"MGther,' she said raising her head from
the KIND, encircling arms that were around
her, after ALL Edith, who never SAYS or thinks
anything about being brave, was a real heroin,
today. She sat still and stayed where father
tod her, and ! was frightened and ran awav,"
Never mind, my Kate; next time YOU viii
say to yourself, Deeds not words and 7
snail have two heroines in my family"
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