Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-03
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name throughout the Clearwater.
"Oh, come back" she finally found
words. Observation-Disclosures back
oh, why did / ever let you co."
Fol Bill did not look around. Al
ready the sound of the waters had
obscured the voices on the shore.
Again she called unheard. Then she
dashed her horse with the brid. 4
rein.
The animal strobe down into the
water. Vosper. his craven sou
whlmpering within him, had fallen
to the last place in the line, but
L.ounsbury tried to seize her bride as
she pushed forward.
Where are you going, you little
fool?' he cried. Come back
The girl turned her head. Her face
was white. you told him to go in
che replied. "Now-it's the sporting
thirg-to follow him.
The water Splashed about hel
horses knees.
half-light. Bill still rode on toward
the opposite shore. And now-ful
halfway cross-he was in the fu!
force of the current.
1t was all too plain that his horse
was battling for his life.
But Mulvaney was true. Perhaps
some of his riders strength went
into his thews and sustained him
Slowly the water dropped lower. Ht
was almost to safety.
At that instant Bill glanced around
intending 10 warn his party not to
attempt the crossing He saw the
dim'shape Of Virginia close behind
him, riding into the full strength OF
the current.
All color swept in an instant from
his face, leaving i. gray and ashen
as the twilight Itself.
He knew thai Busters strength
was not that of Mulvaney. and he
couldn't live in the deepest, swiftest
part Of the river that lay before her,
Turn back" he said. Turn your
horse. Virgiria-easy as you can
At the same instant he turned his
own horse back into the full fury OF
the torrent.
Buster wheelCl, struggling to keen
his teet. MIlvaney pushed on, clear
of the deepest. widest portion of the
tream. AMI then Virginia's horse
pitched forward into the wild waters,
In the half-light II was impossible
even for Bill to follow the lightning
events of the next second. He saw
the hose struggle. founder, ther
roll on his back from the force OF
the current. 1t swept him down as
the wind sweeps a straw. And he saw
Virginia struggle t. shake loose from
the saddle. He had but an instant's
glimpse of q whita face in the gray
water, ot hair that Streamed: an in
stant's realization oe a faint cry that
the waters o~bscured.
He knew the terror of that gray
whirlpool. below. , lie had every rea-
son 20 believe that by nc possible
effort of his could he save the girl;
he would only throw away his OWL
life, too.
Yet he wa out OF the saddle al
most the instant that the waters en-
quilted her. He sprGng with his full
| strength into the stream.
On the bank thu two men saw it as
in u dream. They called out in theil
impotence, and they gazed with hor-
ror-wide eyes. The waters swep
the struggling figures down the
| stream anc. cut OF their sight.
Mulvaney, riderless. was battling
toward them through the torrent.
The storm recommended, the WIND
walled in the spruce tops, and the
snow sifted down into the gray wa
tiers.
Bill Bronson had no realization
of the full might OF the stream unit
| he felt it around hi9 body.
He swan with his eye open. ful
in the current, and with a really in
credible speed. And by the mercy OF
| the forest gods almost at once he
| caught a glimpse of Virginia's dark
tresses in the water.
The man seemed simply to leaI
through the water. And in an in
| slant more his arm went about her
GIVE yourself to the current" M
shouted. And hang on to me-
He knew this river. They were
Just entering upon n stretch of wa
ter dreaded of old by the rivermer
that had sometimes piled down thu
str cam in their fur-laden Canoes
place or jagged rocks and crags AM
bouiderS.
Even il the shadow of death sh'
was aware of the strong wrench o
his muscles as he swan, the savinI
might of his powerful frame. Sh'
knew that he was not afraid TO