The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-10-04
A Steeplejack and
An Aeronautess
By WILLIAM CHANDLER

Tom Gurley az soon as ne cV"A~ ""'e
began 90 climb over the furniture, and
his mother was in dread lest he get up
on 10 a window sil and tumble out
| A few years later his place OF blissful
rest was a trcetop. Then he got to
climbing water spouts and trellises on
10 roofs, and by this time, being old
enough TO go 10 work. be became .
steeplejack.
Emily Radcliffe was built upon sinni.
lar lines TO Tom Gurley.
While Eben Radcliffe did not try 70
prevent bls daughter from risking her
neck in an aeroplhne, be was very
much averse 70 her marrying Tom Cur.
ley, to whom she had become attached.
what do you want 10 marry stee-
plejack forr' he asked. Hell break
bis neck and leave you widow"
mo more than I'll come down with
tbump In an aeroplane and leave him a
widower" was the reply.
Tom had one unfortunate trait He
was a spendthrlft. AFR. Radcliffe In
order 10 get the whip hand OF him EN-.
ployed an agent 20 lend the young man
all the money he wanted and draw the
papers IN such n way that II the funds
were not paid at maturity he could ar.
rest Tom and jail him. or course the
funds were not paid. and a constable
was sent Tor Tom.
Emily got wind OF the move and
warned her lover. Tom kept an eye
out for suspicious looking persons, and
when he shw q man making a bee hne
for him he ran for his natural defense
a church splre. A tall elm stood be-
side the building. and Tom. catching q
lower limb. pulled himself up and ives
soon In the topmost branches. The
constable followed him. and Tom.
climbing out on q branch oyerhsDginE
the church, dropped 60 the roof.
The constable followed. and Tom,
who had climbed the Eteepls before and
knew every projection. climbed up q
where the cone began. There was .
lightning rod running 20 . point above
the npax, aud Tom went up by n and
sat on the ball. holding 20 the wcathc
vane.
ThIs was more than the eonstabi'
dared do. lie descended by the wa,
he had come aud. once on the ground
settled himself 10 starvs out the cul
prlt. He had a good View OF Tom, wh'
/, must come down sooner or later an
give himself up.
Now Il happened that Emily nsede
10 do some shopping that morning an
: passing the church saw her lover ec'
rnled on the apex OF the church spy
/ and the constable below watching his
, like n dog eylng a coon. She took
the situation at once. She must hel
her lover out Of his embarrassment
hut howy Various plans suggeste
themselves. There seemed no way
. help him unless she could feed hip
: aud 10 convey food 20 the top OF
. steeple was not an easy thing 10 do.
4, II have itr' she said presently, an
away abe went 20 put In practice
plan she had thought OF. Going hom
she made up a luncheon aud put u In
! pasteboard boz. 10 which she attachs
ball OF twins. Then sue got out b
Q aeroplane aud. rising IN the air. mad
1 for a point above the steeple whel
: Tom Was a prisoner. Tom saw her an
took heart. Circling nbove the spir
she gradually drew nearer "a . poi'
y where she could lower the box 70 Tor
u lie made several attempts 20 catch
h and at last succeeded. Then he bro'
: The twine. opened the box aud procee
z ed 10 refresh himself.
= The constable eyed the procsedir
with cha grin. Re reported II TO d
: principal, who sent word 20 him th
9 the prisoner could not stay where
Q was forever. even with food, aud
o keep on the job. 40 the constable b
his food supplied from a reetaurar
Tom looked down on his enemy eatii
: comfortably from a table brought hi
for the purpose and wondered Will
OF the two could hold out the longer.
when night came several assistan
were thrown around the church
prevent the prisoner escaping und
cover OF the darkness, Tom vince
The weather was chilly and lowerin
and he did not relish the kind OF b
he was subjected 10 for even sins
3 night. Emily lay awake that nigh
thinking Of her lover on his perch Al
worried lest he fall asleep. tumble
and be dashed 20 death.
81 10 she could lower a box 60 Tom wi
could she not lower rope 10 which
might cling and thus be carried awi
10 safety A soon as day came d
arose, got out her aeropiane and. las
Ing a stout rope 10 II. knotted at int,
ysls and a moose At the end. sailed Z
the steepls When Tom saw her 90
ing no supposed she was bringing hi
his breakfast; bot seeing the dsngii
rope. he saw at once what II msa
and felt every confidence provid
Emily could place ID within his reach
B As good luck would have II. she %
ceeded the hrst time she tried In -
lng right over him, and the rope graz
his shoulder The dangerous part
the maneuvor was leaving his ~
without the rope being wrenched fro
his hold. He managed this dexuous
aud As soon rs free from the spirs 10
cred himself 10 the moose and, getti
his legs into It. sat on Il.
The guard below, seeing their pr
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