The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-08-26

and exhausted. She could scarca,,.
make any Roadway at all in tho I eS
edd1es. But at least, she thoupbt ~.
| r1edly, she was getting farther uf'
| farther away from them down stroon nu
Up above, Del Mar and his i'
came to the edge Of the water rhD lan
they stood for moment LOOKING daN ie
There she is" pointed the MAJ
Del Mar raised his revolver 49,.
fired. ana
Suddenly a bullet struck Elair,,.
paddle and broke it. Clutchinp ~
useless splintered shaft, she was no" o
at the mercy of the current CIV NJ"
along like piece of driftwood.
She looked about frantically. wb,.
was that roaring noise?
1t was the waterfalls ahead!
In the meantime Del Mars otbor
two men had entered the house ona
had run upstairs, knowing we'll bio
wrath If anything had happened 40
they did so, the naturalist poked bi0
head cautiously out of the kitchen
where he had been hiding. and caw
them. Then he followed noiselascIv
his revolver ready.
Headlong they ran into the rom,
where they had left Elaine. She was
gone!
Before they could turn the natural.
list locked the door, turned, and took
the steps down, two at a time
Then he ran out Of the front door
and into the woods at an angle to the
direction taken by Elaine, turning and
going down hill, where rapid, swollen
stream curved about through a
gorge. AS he reached the stream he
heard a shot above.
He looked up. There was Elaine
swept down toward him. Below he
knew the stream tumbled over a tall
cataract into the gorge below
What could he do?
A sudden cracking of the twigs
caused him to turn and catch sight of
me, just coming up.
For, as best I could on horseback,
had followed Elaine's car until at
last I saw that it had been abandoned.
a deserted house, until suddenly
heard a shot and scream. 1t seemed
to come from below me. and l leaped
off my horse, making for it as fast as
I could, racing toward a stream whose
roar I could hear.
There on the bank I came upon a
queer old codger, looking about wildly.
Was he the automobile thief? 1 ran
forward, ready to seize him. But as
did so he whirled about, and with a
strength remarkable in one so old,
seized my wrist before / could get
his.
Look" he cried simply, pointing
up the stream.
did. A girl in a canoe was coming
down toward the falls, screaming her
paddle broken and useless. My heart
leaped into my mouth. 1t was Elaine!
"Come!" he painted eagerly to me, Il
can save her. You must do just as
say" ... a..
He pointed to an overhanging rock
near Dy ana we ran TO IL.
By this time Elaine was almost upon
us, each second getting nearer the
veritable maelstrom above the falls.
From the rock overhung also tree
at the very edge of the water.
There was nothing to do but obey
him. Above, though we did not see
them, Del Mar and his man were gloat-
ing over the result of their work. But
they were gloating too soon. We came
to the rock and the tree.
Here" cried the new-found friend,
It'll get hold of the tree and then hold
you."
Instantly he threw himself on his
stomach, hooking his leg about the
tree trunk. I crawled out over the
ledge of slippery rock to the very edge
and looked over. 1t was the only
chance.
The old naturalist seized my legs In
his hands. l slid down the rock, let
ting myself go.
Literally, his presence of mind had
invented what was really life chain,
4 human rope.
On came the canoe, Elaine in it as
white as death, crying out and trying
TO stop or guide it as, nearer and near
sr though the smooth, worn walls OF
he chasm, it whirled to the falls.
With a grip of steel the naturalist
held to the tree, which swayed and
bent, while also he held me, as II N
/ wise, head down.
On came Elaine-directly at us.
She stood up and balanced herself
/ dangerous feat in a canoe at any
lime, but doubly SO in thtsss dafh
'wirling, treacherous waters.
"Steady!" I encouraged. "Grab my
lrms!"
AS the canoe reached us she gave a
title jump and seized my forearmS'
Her hands slipped, but I grasped ner
,wn arms, and we held each other
Tho Momentum of her body was