The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

to give up-but they've made 1t too
much for me, this time"
Il know" she said gently.
"You"-he stammered-"you're not
afraid?"
There is nothing to fear" she said.
but death.
"Then," he said more bravely. after
time-the water now was near his
chin-'good-by-good luck!"
Not yet, dear friend" she returned.
mot yet"
But the sun was perilously close
upon the rim Of the world. But little
time, and it would be night.
He closed his eyes to shut out the
vision of its slow, implacable descent.
The water was now almost level
with his lips; it seemed strange that
his throat could be so dry, so
He opened his eyes, shuddering.
ITS good-by now," he faltered.
mot yeti" her voice rang beside
him, vibrant. Lookup there-along
the cliff"
He lifted his gaze
Two men were running along the
cliff-and the man in the lead was
Alan. But his lead was very scant.
and the man who pursued was one OF
Judith's, and stuck to the trail like a
bloodhound fresh from the leash.
And now the water was at his lips;
Barcus could no more speak without
strangling.
OF a sudden he groaned in his heart:
though there was no passable way
down the cliff. still the sight OF ais
friend alive and unharmed had brought
with it a thrill of hope; now that rope
died as he saw Alan stumble and 90
to his knees.
Before he could rise the other wal
upon him, with the fury of wolf seek
ing the throat of stag.
For an instant they fought like mad
men; then. in trice, the sky lint
of the cliff was empty; one or the
other had tripped and fallen over thu
brink. and falling had retained holC
of his enemy and carried him doWn al
we'll.
Bv no chance, Barcus told bimseli
could either escape unlnjured.
Yet. to his amazement, he saw ont
man break from the others embrac'
and rise. : And he who lay still,
+ crumpled, inhuman heap upon tn
sands, was Judith's man.
With a violent effort Barcus lifte'
his mouth above water and shrieked
ALAN! Alan! Help! Here--at tn
end of the point-in the water-help!
A precious minute was lost befor
Alan discovered their two heads. S
barely above that swiftly rising fooC
Then he ran toward them as he ha
never run before, and as he cam
whipped out a jack-knife and freed II
r blade.
Even so-since it was. of cours'
Rose whom Alan freed the first
r Barcus was half-drowned before Ala
1 helped him in turn up to the beach.
" And as this happened the last bloo'
r red rim of the sun was washed undt
by the waves.
Two minutes later the lifeboat wa
afloat, and Mr.. Barcus, already reco
r cred, was laboring with the fywhe
= of the motor. stimulated to supreH
d exertion by the sight of a party. led
t Judith, racing madly down the beac
But it was not until well out fr0
shore and on the way to the safe
|, promised by the mainland--now rea
3 ily discernible on the horizon-th
o any one of them found time for speec
n Then Mr.. Barcus Strengthened
b from his assiduous attentions to q
D. motor, and observed:
"You bear a charmed life, my 9
d venturous friend. want to tell y
1. that when saw you so over that cl
l made up my mind your usefulne
.. would be at least permanently i
a paired. As It IL. don't mind tellil
; you that II ever set out Of this AHA
a alive. In going to have try at yO
q life myself. Just once, for luckl"
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