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Show TWICE TKN YKAltS. t moemWr II well It II wtrejrt- ttrdajr. Tlii emlifl'l at Ue door that m to tale is bock to rchoul (or theaprlnji Unn. iy niellier gate mo trmutntraiile Initructlona, tinootlieil ray cellar anl K'ljnitvt injr cipmmr head rropetl), tbrniraTeineAfclttarid itood loofclnit wlilfnlljr at inn at I went down lho walk and koI Into tlit carriage. A inonlhor two later It waa In Juno, I think after a hard atrugale one afternoon after-noon with eoiue rUnrrt, all about a elilp anil a cargo and tU profit anj all that, X w.nt nut to Join too liny. Wlrn X tt arliM tha 1 ly ifroHii. tbry wrM Kun, an 1 thtrx wai nothlnir for mo to do hut KlunwinrHdfMWIcorll. latrolled nround tho home trltb. mr lmndi In viy l.ktt(lilch iujt tuolhrr h 1 tul.l ino dlitlactlr I uiast not do), an an td-nljr rtinftnWrliu her inttrccllont took tUta unt afltii thru, for ant ut bailer ' AuiuMiuent, I Wan to whUtle, Neil to the aclKMtl thero vraa a pretty rotuje eturall from the tcliocl liouwi by a toard fenre. Tlia tohoiiM-ara Hot I W feet ll. All 1 1 could Kmk II Jht throncH uuc'ir the trece, and there un I thecruqnet around iUkI a u1rl(a trifle iunmr thau myrelf, looking ttralyht at me. Xovr, nhen a boy aaddeuly fltide him eelf obeened by A irfll he frell very i qa-er. I rt-ineniber that Tery well. My lunda Kent rltht Into luy pockeU, but temeiaUerlof Out wa not the oirrtct thine to do'ln the prrtence of a itlrl I took theiu directly out airiln. Then I concluded that It would benooilwriy to rhew how little 1 wna lulurrawrd by turntnii tnlco around on luy heel, a luoreme&t on nnlrh I gnatly iirlded injielf. After that I don't rrinemUr tiow It wat ao long auo what new tara I cut. Hat oue thlnic l very rer tain. I wai aoon huntlii2 for aomrthlns 1 iiroten led to bate loit In the guv be. aldo the fence. "If it'e your knife you're lout," I heard a little voice aay, "It Un'l there. I Ilcked up a knife there a wevk atfo, bnt t waa all ruity And no good.'' "Oh. never inlnd." I aald, bioklnir tip Into twoeyea eway back In a aunuounet, ' It wa-a't innch of a kulfe Anyway, and IvoKot Another. "Are oa one of the bo) at the achooir "Yev" " hat reader ate OU InTj "The rourth." "Do jou itudy geography!" Yea." "Wlmta the capital of the United BlateaT larratchetlinyheal. "I d'Ui't remi'uiber that," I admllte.1 telaclahtly. "I'm fint rate on capita!, but I can't recollect that one." "Why didn't you ko "(I with the lioyaT "I waa behind with tny mini. I ex-lt ex-lt thy've p ne to the river. I like the nouda-pnlty well, they're full of lalrre!. I "And luakee," ehe added. "I'm not afraid of nakee." !And llxanli." "Nor llurda. I anppow yon're Afraid to go there." ".S'o, 1 in not." "If ou.vact to no them now, and aro Afraid. 1 don't wind iroliu aloui, Jiut to kn p oft r nakra and thlnci." rilio looked wlitfnlly out at the wool. I can tee her now leaning on lier mallet, ilellWrAtin.T-lf inch a proccia cau be calkd deliberation where the conclusion It predetermined the ilrnlflil, lltlie flg nro -putu-d beitteeu tho inallit an 1 ono fiiot, one little Uk croaed on tho oilier lavrinic out at tlie foreat, rludlenly, vvlthout any warulnjr, the dronajd the liuilltt and atared for the wood. We were not Ionic lu crueilaj the field and wero wilkliiK lu the ilerno ehade when the atopiei, and looking at lue w 1th her exprenh e o) t-a anldi "How Mill It liin here! It aeeiui to eio I cau aliuoet hear It I till." "Yea, It la pretty aoleinn," I replied, "bt'e co on the rlrer uluda around down there and we can ace tho water 0 - oter the daui." 1 beard e lUtant voice railing "Jnlla." Itwaawryfalnli the did not bear It; I elood a moment healtatluir ' Coiue, let ko," I eaid, itartln for ward. "Julia," I heard ai'aln, more faintly thanbtforo. I hurrlrtl her on, ft arlnfr lho would hear Ihe oico and turn back. IVewntly we emerged from the wool and itood by the river. 1 woa familiar with the Krou'nd, and led my Utile friend dlrettly to the dam. "Mit of the boya aro afraid to walk tut on that ilftm, Taald, "I'd be dfral l,rf "But joii'rennlyA clrll Aboyoucht-n't Aboyoucht-n't to 1 afnild." With that 1 ttuted bll lly out, occailonally atandlnK on one fwot and iiertorminjt eundry antlca to ilmw what A brat e boy I win. Tlirn I came jurt way back Mid rallei to her to come, "Oh, no," hu anldi "I'm afral 1." "Afraid I You little kooioI with lue to hoi Ion to" lUtMlit her fear anl a dUmiltlon i liable to a lioy older And itrongrr tluu liervelf, It waa lint Ions bofure X wai leading ber out on the dam. "Ikm't you ree It'e nothlnjrr I aald. hho ihrauk bock ai I led her liking. I itUrialiad tbut the thould ko to a point 1 wbere the water Ik ared w.'r a iiorll m of the dam lo . r tSan th.. re.t. I turned tuy Inck to tteu np on tlie luat. It w but a moment, X heard a cry, mid aaw Jn,U In the Bin 1 1 u ci.iion thil wnalnherevra It to thladay atAinped cleaily 011 my memory ai eipretloii of ulna-led reproach end rotK.reneat. Icouldecarcelyiwimniloteiialrokw, but not a lecmul had (lanee.1 before I waa In the IWI. IiwamandatrnijIeJanl buffetel to reach hen all In vain. An eddy whirled lue in a different direction. My itrengtli waa eoou eahaeited. I waa Urmo down tlie river, linking and rlatnir. till I caux) to A pLice wliete I . aimbt n Rilinpae M I came to the antfve of a inanrnnnln lon aotne planka eitemllnK Into the river and ratad alwire the water on lwate. My feet tm-arae nilinile.1 In weeda. laank. 1 heard a great roaring In my can, then obllnoq. When I came to I waa lylnir on my back. 1 reiMinber the Ont thinif I uw waa a Ilarlat cloud eallliur over the olear blue, Ihcre aa an klr ot rjuiit uul peace In II that contraitd with my nwn I'nutlona. Then I aiw a man ouhla kncea beihle lomethlnx ho waa rubbirur. I turned in Lee.1 aildo and aaw It waa little finre a gill, Julia. She waa cold anditark. My airony waa far ereater than when I bad plunged after her Into the Hrvum. Then! hopeil anl believed that It the were drowned 1 would be alao. Now I u her bralde lae lireleaa, and 1 lived. Then ennie men came, and the man who waa mbbinir Julia aald to th-in, "Take care of thebnyi the girl It tin forgone." They took ineupand carried tne away and laid me for awhile 011 a bed In a etrante home, llicn 1 wee driven to tho achool. The neat day niy father came and took rue home. I waa 111 after that, ton 111 toaik aliont Jnlla, but when I recovered re-covered what h looil wm taken from luy mind to know that by dint of rubhlnlf and rolling nu t a atlmuLint the lial Un brought to and had recotureil. I alao learned that tho man w ho cared tor nt had een Jull 1 fall and ha I leecued Ii.jr. Wlieii I aaw hint ronnlng along tho (ilanka it woa to hi Ixnt 1 halnrd to .tlmeud. Tliat iiimmtr niy father reinovnl with bit family to the 1'aclMo coa.t. 1 1 wnt oblignl to Walt wine time for my recov. 1 ry, but at laat I waa able to travel, and left without agalu errlnif the Mile girl whom 1 bad Ixl Into danger. 1 only heard that 1 hod bevu Mamcd by every ooe. Ten yeara putted, during which I waa conitnully haunted by one Idear that waa to go beck to Now England, find JulU an I Implore ber forgtvencea. The yeara that I innit be a laiy and deiiend-eut deiiend-eut aetuiid InUnnlnable. At la-t I ramo of age and recehnl a email fortune that had fallen to Inc. and at aion At the Jiaperalnthecarowere duly elgned end eialedl alartleaat. It Jnt about the mine time pf the year an 1 thu aame hour of tho afternoon Aawhen I flrat aaw Julhi that I walked Into the old achool groundt. I had fnlly Intended to go in neat door and call for ber, but my courage failed me. I had beard nolblinrot lr for ) car. Waa alio dead? Wat lho living) Wat the In ber old home, nr far aw a) ? Thcee thought cliaaeil each "I her through niy infod and I dreaded to know. 1 wu atanduig at the achool entrance with my hand on the 111 whvu I heard a door In the next honuinptnand lbn idint. front that moment I conl 1 feel that Julia wot near me. Mioenmeoat if tho Iioum a tlender, rrracefnl girl of nineteen, aud plcklug up a cnajuet raal let romincitced to knock the ball about I wnnted to make tnwelf known, but dreaded tho Imrror with which ihe would regard me when ahe ahould know w ho 1 waa. "1 lieg panlon," I (aid, railing my hat, "ran you tell mo If tho achool la eat 111 thercr pointing to the houae. 'lt waa tnoted Mine yeara ago," the replied, rrgardlug me with the old liun-eat liun-eat gate. "1 wo one ot the tcholort." Indeed!" hhe ajeke without any further encouragement for 1110 to go on. "1 ko tlie wual hat not lwen cut away," 1 added, glancing toward IL "No. ft doee not teem to ue." "Were you ever theier "Oh, ) rt, often." "And It that old ihni ittl! acrott the rlverr "Ibcllotoltli," "Were yuu eter ort the damr Hhe looked at me curlomly. X went un without waiting for a reply! "Would you mind thou log me the waybill! ItliAlongwIilletlncel woa there." Hue drew li'jnrlf up with a alight hautenr. J hen thinking that rhaia I waa unaccnetomed to the conventional waya of cltillte.1 life, ahe tald pleoa-autlyt pleoa-autlyt "You liavo only to walk through tho v A ttrali:ht biuk of thu houteand you willcemetolt." "Thank yon," I replied, "bnt I hoped on w ould thow me the way." bhe looked puxiled. 'Mlaa Julb," 1 aald, altering my tone, "I once met you w hcu 1 woa a boy btro At achool." "I knew a nnmta r of the acholara," the aald, more Interotlodt "who may you ber I dreaded to tell Iter. "If yon will idiot lue to the dam," I aald, "I will In form you." bhe thought a moment, then turned an linked out at the wood. With the nutck motion w 1th w hlch the ha 1 tnadu the raise luuve at A child ahetlarted for ward. We walked tide by tide to the wood, through It anl ont on the river bank. There wai the water and the daim ever) thing at It lu 1 l-cn. "Did you ever try to walk out there" I atked. "Once, when I wai A clilU, I came hero with A boy, and w e alaid to w here the water pourt over. I met with an Accident I fell In" "The boy orerperiuaded you, X aup-pott!" aup-pott!" It wat difficult for me to conceal a certain cer-tain trepidation at the mention of luy fault. "No, X went of my ow n Lccord " "He certainly mutt liavo been Hi blame, lie w at older and ttroiuer than you." "On tho contrary," the aald, with til jht tiling Irritation, "lie Jumped after mo like the noble little fellow that lie I turned away 011 prctente of cxamln in j 11 boat down tho rlvtr. "At an u,i ha,, h, 1 y,.ur for,u I.. in Ma bendid knj f r ivrmutir. you to go Into r-u li A danger " 'I never taw hint agvlo. Ho went away." 1 finded-at leat 1 hoped-t could deleit A tlegi of telncet in lier vole-. ' I have often wlthed." ahe went on. "that he wonld i-onia back, at the olhir Khulara aomciitunt do, ut) oil aro now, and let mo tell l,m how much 1 lhank him for hit noble effort ' "Jnlla," 1 atid. euddenly turning; and facing Iter, ''thlt it tw i.mch. I un that Iny. I led you Into the wood. 1 forcl yuu to go out on the dam with lue. I permitted you to fall In." Aud more than aton id for all by rltk-log rltk-log ynnr life ttiaaiv me!" . h, tint ln,V of aurprteed delight wl li h accompanied bi r won't! It waa wonn all tny pt Vareof tnStrlng, uf faneinlblameijorlu Itl reil bow ilenrly the held the nieumiy ;t tlie boy w ho ba 1 at leatt ahare.1 the dtugtr for which ho wat reepouelblo. 1 do not remember If the icrapcd my hail 1 or 1 groatied Inn. At any ratn we itood liAitd In luind looking Into riu.li other t farce. I binned the I'roi Idenco tliat endM tuypunihmi'n.t 1 bleated the goal for time that ha 1 le 1 1110 to a knowledge of the kindly heart twld me. Of all the momenta of my life I tllll count It far the ba rett. Then wo Walked lck threngh the woods over the Intervening field, end ttoml tokether leaning agalott the fence between the old tvhool and her homo. We did not part After that for anothrr ten yeara. Then ahe left me to go whence 1 cau never recall her. Yet thin liAtryitlng place lu lliewoo.il, through which we utru euted at chil dren, anl often afterward At lorera. There I watch the Heeled tuiillght ami rfiark thellleucei al d It euie to Hit lint I can "hear it lie mil " More thin that, I kuowthupnreaoul look at Hie through the h&etv)ct -1 A. MitchiL |