The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-14

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again. his: bullet dFoning past Alan'a!
y AS he freq II response Jacob start
ed, dropped bis rife and crumpled up
in the bow pf the canoe.
! simultaneously earth and heavens
rocked R,t terrific clap of thun'
DER 'ssE
He turned again and ran swiftly
along the Ham, toward two heavy tim.
bers that Rgiagsa the torrent of the
Then a glance aside brought him up
with d thrilIp E horror; the suck Of
the overflow had drawn the canoe
within hundred yards OF the spill
way. The dead Indian in its bow, the
living woman helpless in its stern,
it swept swiftly onward to destruc'
His next Few bottoms were wholly
unpremeditated. He was conscious
only of her white, staring face, her
strange likeness to the woman that he
loved.
He ran out upon the bridge, threw
himself down upon the innermost tim
Der, turned, and let his body fall back
ward, arms extended at length, and
j swung, braced by his feet beneath
the outer timber.
With swiftness that passed con-
scious thought, he was aware Of the
canoe Iurtling onward with the speed
of wind, its sharp PROV apparently
aimed directly for his head. Then
hands closed round his wrists like
clamps: q tremendous weight tore at
his arms, and with an effort OF incon'
ceivable difficulty he began to lift,
| to drag the woman up out Of the foam
ing jaws of death. ~
Somehow that impossible feat was
| achieved; somehow the. woman gained
a hold upon his body. shifted It to his
belt, contrived inexplicably to Chamber
over him to the timbers; and some
| how he in turn pulled himself up to
safety, and sick with reaction sprawled
| prone, 1engthwise upon that foot-wide
| bridge, above the screaming abyss.
Later he became aware that the
woman had crawled to safety on the
farther shore, and pulling himself to;
gether, initiated her example. Solid
earth underfoot, he rose and stood
swaying, beset by q great weakness.
Through the gathering darkness
CHASTITY twilight in which the flaming
forests on the other shore burned wi'sh
an unearthly glare-he discovered ttle
wan, WRITTEN face Of Judith TTtne
close to his and he heard her, voice, a
scream barely audible above the. com.
mingled voices OF the conlagration
and the cascades: a., Il. +, ,s,,.t i
you fool! Why did you save me?
I tell you. have sworn your death"
The utter grotesqueness of It all
broke upon his intelligence like the
revelation of some enormous funda.
mental. absurdity In Nature: He
laughed a little Historically. @ &
Darkness followed. A flash OF light
ming seemed to flame between them
like q fiery sword. To- its crashing
thunder. he lapsed into unconscious
ness. ill.,, III, &C.,. s. !.bs,s
When he reused, 1t was with a shiv.
er and a shudder. I, Rain was falling
in torrents from sky the hue, Of
slate. Across the lake dense volumes
Of, steam enveloped the, fires that
tainted beneath the deluge, A great
kissing, noise. filled the world. muting
even the roar Of the ,spillway. 81
He. was alone. !, y 500 " a b d
But in his hand, tattered and bruised
by the downpour. he found--a rose
The Trey o. Hearts will be shown
| at the Colonial Theater Thursday,
October 18th.
Continued Tomorrow. A
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