Nogales international., 1930-09-05

wondering why the devil it was acting
so queer. Suddenly they saw it cap.
size land at the same time tho
Heckner governess came running to.
ward them, off her head with terror
and shrieking that all the children had
been in that boat"
| Henderson stopped again.
Eve took just time enough to kicl
off her shoes before she raced into
the water and started for the kids
She realized that it was all up to her
for most of the men were away that
day, and the governess and the other
two women couldn't swim stroke
One of them had sense enough to rush
back toward town for help, and the
other raced around on the sand, yell
ling"
He stopped aca:' to-; '''e Big cigar
from his lips, and looNe1 at it as if
wondering how it got there.
II knew yahose kids, myself" he ex-
planned. "I'd been at Mackinac over
the previous weekend and | had taken
the twins cut rowing. Oh, we'll ="
He restored the cigar to his mouth,
puhed at it hercely for moment, and
resumed:
Ewes a good swimmer, but it was
a hard pull, for the boat had upset
almost quarter of a mile from shore
and her skirt was heavy and the lake
was rough. All four youngsters were
clinging to the boat when she got out
to them, and when they saw her, the
twin boys-tGn, they were-began to
laugh. They thought it was all over
now but the fun of the rescue. They
told her to take the girls first, which
OF course she'd have done anyway, SO
she took the youngest, little Nancy
Heckner, who is only seven, and
brought her IL all right She flung
Nancy to the woman on shore, to be
looked after, and Sshe tore off her
soaked skirt and Went right out again
for the next girl, Mary, who isn't
quite nine. Mary was about ready to
go under by TINS tirne, and the twins
were trying thei-- best to help her.
"There wasn't any smiling now, but
the boys bucked up when their sister
was taken off their hands, and prom
lsed Eve they'd Gaold on till she got
back. But Herman said good-by as
she started off, and she didn't like
that indication or the way he had
looked. 1t ratified her and she had
an awful time getting Mary to shore,
for the kid was an "a panic. The
newspaper men did 8 lot Of fancy writ
ing on that second rescue. She got
Mary to shore, though, and started
back a third time The women tried
10 hold her then, f0r they saw she
Was about all in, but she went. She
lAr,tt," he repeated softly. The twins
saai41 before she reacfa9gf them, $50 she
started diving :"
60 on!" Hamilton fpegged .again,
and the big man obeyed af4er a glance
1t hnEl. 1t was clear to each of ,them
Tow that the other loved the girl .tfQsy
we're discussing.
The woman that ran bacG, to town |
lad foa1d some men in fell" Hen
1erson continued, "and they finally |
got ts}at and reached Eve Jr,st in +
lme to save her. 1t took almost an i
lour to bring her to consciousness 1,
liter they got her to shore. They Y
'rought back one of the twins, Her \
nan, with Aer, but he was dead when /
hey got hitn to the surface. Hes1rys !
'cdy wasn't recovered till that after
'oon. 1t was ghastly business
ut Eve had saved the two little girls
by God! that was stunning." 4
hamilton said on a choked breath.
"Cf course ii was stunning" Hem
lerson agreed.
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