Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-03-24

ton he showed off and was out III thu
boiling surf. Wherever that boat wenl
he decided to 80, too.
AS he paddlgd carefully along, he
could see the shadows of two men IN
the glimmer of the little light in the
small pilot house. Then Reggie was
there with Devon, but where was
| Tony?
One small window in the canal boat
| gave forth dim light He felt within
hlln that she was there where that
llght was, alone and suffering. What
| mad she thought Of his allowing him.
self to be forced away from her when
she needed him most? His teeth came
together sharply. He was no coward,
this Philip MacCauley, this captain of
the Salvation army.
| Suddenly he caught sight of a pass
ing shadow In the ca in, and his heart
Ieapt up within him. Twas the shad-
ow OF girl walking up and down.
Grimly his teeth let into his under lip
and with one deep thrust Of the pad
die into the water he sent the canoe
headlong toward the canal boat. Then
it was that girls face came to the
window
The canoe almost crashed against
the side of the bigger boat as il came
sideWise of it, and Philip caught at it
desperately. Slowly lifting himself
un he thrust his face close to Tonys.
She was staring at him bankly as if
his ghost had suddenly risen out of
the storm-tossed lake.
Don't do that, darling" he wills
pered as she drew back in terror. I'm
going to take you away"
Then she realized who it was, and
reached out and cIutched at him,
breathlessly.
Climb through" Undertoned Philip.
Quick. climb through, and when / tell
you To- drop, do it, but not before"
BY holding his body rightly erects he
managed to Keep the canoe upright.
Then he waited, but not for long. AL
most Immediately girls bare arm
shot through lie window. Something
:; ~; Z f-:,s-T iii tier clutching fingers
Philip almost lost his hold on the boat
as Gussie came against his face. He
snatched the pig and dropped it at his
feet. Then pair Of bare legs fol-
lowed and Tony's body began to wrig-
gle through the narrow aperture.
Once or twice Philip muttered an
ejaculation. as streak of lightning
crossed the sky only to die and leave
the water as dark as before. 1t was
taking the girl an interminable time TO
squeeze herself through that opening
Suddenly her shoulders were through
and she was hanging on by her hands
Just at that moment the tug ahead
became silent, and Philip heard the
two men walking back along Its roof
They were coming aboard the canal
boat, and if He crushed the canoe
nearer, lifted one hand and ierked the
hanging figure of the girl away from
the window. She Topped face down
ward into the bottom of the canoe.
and Philip left her there limp without
a word. Then he let go his hold of
the canal boat, and great wave lift
ed MS slender craft upon its crest and
they shot away toward the bank.
1t took a shorter time than it takes
to tell 1t for the canoe to reach the
shore. Under the 0verhanging trees
where they were shielded from the
wind. Philip turned and looked back,
A mans face was thrust through the
winfow which had just yielded up the
quiet little figure at his feet. Then
two forms appeared upon the stern
deck. From the hand of one of the
men hung lantern. Philip remained
very still. He knew they could not
see him hidden away there in the dark
ness.
For a long time. through which Ton
nibel never moved, Philip waited. The
men on the canal boat seemed filled
with terror. They ran from one end
of 1t to the other. He heard them cali
ing to and fro and once In while an
screamed his daughters name loudly.
It was not until he saw one of them
climb upon the tug and heard the sud
den ciang of the engine that the boy
took up his paddle and moved slowly
along the shore southwark. and, as he
was going with the wind, Philip made
rapid progress toward the head of the
lake.
In little cove he drew the canoe to
the shore and, springlng out. dragged
1t its length from the water.
Then he called softly:
"Tony-little Tony"
The girl stirred and lifted her head.
yep she sighed. ".'m here"
"Come out" said Philip, leaning
over and taking hold of her arm.
There! Child, don't shake so. You're
safe here with me, and suppose they