Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-04-07

A.. ia. ",'ost crashed again,,
the side Of the bigger boat as II s o
sidewise Of it. and Philip cau,h, Vans
desperately. Slowly lifting hin ~
up he thrust his face close r. ra
She was staring at him blank,v a
his ghost had suddenly risen on 10 .
the stOrm-tOssed lake. 'u'
Don't do that, darling" no u,,.
pered as she drew back in terror " .1s
going to take you away" 'm
Then she realized who II was =,
reached out and clutched a. h a.u
breathlessly. "'~'
"Climb through" undertoped. phu.
Quick, climb through, and when 7 ~,
you to drop. do it, but not before
BY holding his body rightly eract !.
managed to keep the canoe unr,.h.
Then he waited, but not for lone A.
most Immediately a girls bare own
shot through the window. Someth,n.
wriggled in her clutching fnpers
Philip almost lost his hold on tho ho..
as Gussie came against his face q.
snatched the pig and dropped it At M.
feet. Then a pair Of bare legs ~.
lowed and Tony's body began to vr,s.
gle through the narrow aperture
Once or twice Philip muttered =,
ejaculation as a streak of lightn,r,
crossed the sky only to die and le,v.
the water as dark as before. II ~.
taking the girl an intermnabe time \.
squeeze herself through that op.sIn,
Suddenly her shoulders were thrown
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 jerked 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 his slender craft upon It's crest and
they shot away toward the bank
1t took a shorter time than 1t takes
to tell it for the canoe to reach the
shore. Under the overhanging trees
where they were shielded from the
wind, Philip turned and looked back
A mans face was thrust through the
window 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 II to the other. He heard them cali
ing to and fro, and once in a while %
oath escaped from Devon a. y
screamed his daughters name lseeg.
1t was not until he saw one Of ~
climb upon the tug and heard the ~
den clang Of the engine that the ~
took up his paddle and moved Slowly
along the shore southwark, and, a y
was going with the wind, Philip mads
rapid progress toward the head Of ~
| lake.
In little cove he drew the canoe y
the shore and, springing out, draggeo
It Its length from the water.
Then ne called softly:
.'Tony-little Tony"
The girl stirred and lifted her head
"Yep," she sighed. "I'm here"
Come out" said Philip, leanS
over and taking hold Of her ~
There Child, don't shake so. YM"
safe here with me, and suppose nH
think you're drowned by this ums'
Can't you step out, dear7'
She was trembling, so he had to plc'
her up and lift her out In his arms
Then he carried her under an over
hanging rock and placed her on tn'
sand.
Through many sobs and tears sn'
told him all that had happened on u,
canal boat, and that her father ha.
said her mother was dead. Ana =
touched was Philip MacCauley, ne ~
the tears rim his own lashes. Fof
long time, in fact until the rain cease
to beat upon the rocks and shore lns
stayed under cover. Most of the un
they were silent, most Of the time rs ~
ip held the curly head against :,
breast. When the dawn began to Dr.
Tonnibel reused herself. -,
I'm goin' away now" she -. S
I've got to 20 to my friends. a. y
l can't tell you just how mucn -
thankin' you" -.
but II I let you GO protes".S,
Philip, "I'll never see you again =.
don't do that. Tony. couldn't ''''
II nowr :.
II couldn't, either" she said Wv. NV.
her breath. "I'll be comm back -"
to this hole some day"
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