The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
disgrace you by troubling YOU again

disgrace you by troubling you again.
AND the plan was put through. BrIs
coe, under an assumed name, visite,
james barrow in his hcme town snt
LETT 1t the accredited agent Of tn
struggling manufacturer. Once
month the latter was to send checI
for BriScOe to city address. GOVERN.
the commissions earned by his travel
Ing salesman.
During the next year Harvey Mills
throye. He worked day and night
lie was. indeed. tireleSS and diligent
HIS mental training during his incar.
ceration had fitted him marvelously
/ well for the business line he followed
He received a letter from James
| barrow asking him to visit him and
| inclosing handsome cash bonus for
| MS able cooperation. Thesletter was
kindly, grateful, almost affectiOnate.
lt frankly attributed to the efforts Of
Mills the solid establishment of q wa
Vering business enterprise. Mills
eyaded making the visit. The second
year there came most urgent second
letter. 1t limited at a possible partner
ship arrangement. Again Mills made
some excuse for not meeting with the
wishes of his employer. And then, one
bright wintry day, Il hungry longing
came to Mills to visit the town where
the factory was located, and where he
was not known, as his trial and con-
Vlctlon had taken place in the city.
1t was nearly dusk and after q stroll
all about the little town he was cross
ing bridge spanning swiftly rolling
stream. The ice was breaking I'D and
was coming down with the current In
huge, rushing cakes. Halfway across
the bridge ringing cry broke upon his
nearing and scanning the river surface
he saw floating down the stream
young girl on great cake Of ice. She
had attempted to cross the stream on
the disintegratins Ice further up the
stream and the cake she was on had
become separated from the pack.
What Harvey Mills did within the
ensuing five minutes was all impulse
and heroic. From the bridge he leaDed
to the cake of ice on which waypred
the frenzied young girl He seized her |
to steady her, for she was almost |
fainting. He made leap into the wa |
ter and fairly flung her ashore in safe /
ty, just as two wavering cakes of ice |
caught him in a cruel embrace. and,
but for her Selling his arm and pull
ing him ashore he would have been
submerged.
AS he sank back, inert and insen-
sible, his last vision was of the anx-
louS, beautiful face bending over him.
He awoke, little dreaming that it was
two days later, to find himself in bed
in warm, comfortable room, half
darkened. He listened to voices in
the next room.
"Oh, father" spoke the voice of the
young girl whom Mills had rescued,
be kind, be very kind, to the man who
has saved my life. Do not his papers,
your sure knowledge Of his identity
prove that he was never a willing
criminal"
do not fear" answered the tones
# James barrow. "Never has a map
made nobler restitution"
Il hear him moving about" fluttered
,thel barrow, and her father fastened
o the bedside Of Mills. His face was
canning. He held out his hands. both
Welcoming hands to the patient, and
wo words he spoke cleared all the
asst, and were hopeful tokens for the
uture to worn. weary Harvey Mills
MY SOM"