Show ttO Q t i O a o i iO Io O 0 l I II I 1 He Broke the Ice J I a Iu u U lit 11 l J little group of or skaters r panned ed to look hook ns nH Alice etude CIUllO out dul upon time the Ice Moro More titan than one of b t the tho young men proceeded to Eti an aI colt exhibition of fancy s In hut the Imbue hahe of oC attracting her liar Atten Attention thou lion Jut hut Miss Brain Brainerd erd emu struck struel out omit with long l ug swinging strokes and rand apparently did not perceive that there was Wis day any anyone one else upon ullOn the tite ice It was this titis very s which made Miss Brainerd so attractive tire the She Sue had como to only three weeks before when her frothier father took charge of the time railroad shops and she ime hud mot meet few One Ono or at two of the tho girls had called and reported that she was charming but hut the time young oung I Imon mon men had bad found It difficult to make I i jj I HI I I j t i Ii Il c t 44 Il Ill r MISS BRAINERD STRUCK OUT FOR HERSELF u her itch acquaintance There lo had hind been no ito social event at which Silt alto could coulUM be Lie generally and so EO as she slatted skated Up liD the Hid 1101 she sho was all alone Turner r looked outer after tile trim HUh figure gure with longing eyes byes cs He lIe HeWlIS was a comparative all Ugh himself lC for lid had conic como only a month before to work 01 in lii tile the drafting department n al althe 1 a athe the shop Ho Ifo had h l l bogged l Hit flUor noon off to tnt take of oC tho Ilie good circLing of or iho tile and ho was enjoying enjo it ii to time the full until Alice Had lIutI como cOllie upon Ullon the time ico ice IcoD BOil D had bath seen ascii her lieu once or twice and the time hist nr t there had lund been no I other oth J girl gill lu In tho tue world for him He lie would Id probably mako mal o hor her acquaint acquaintance acquit ance lu In time lime hut but ho lie grudged every day clay da Intervened nl and amid lie he wished Ihal io might end In n ii K one of o liar 1101 fathers rathers It n wiri WH with this him rl litton Intention hUt tion t I Unit I he ite Ihie girl following tIme tho bend of QC lo Ulo Lb river whore IC they were welo lost to lo sight by h of or if limp UP flu Ho hail had just t ii the tho huh Ito lin an ouR Pili nois crackling and amid titan ill a n shrill unIt A of ot n Ii tulle mile beyond JOrond there Was WOR a II dark spot Gnot on ohm the glare of ot ice rind and In tho tue black lIl water he could see Bee seea acea a o womans face race white and agonized Desperately lieu Ben pushed l ah ae tumid I J presently ent lo b ho lie lying on the sound sound ice Ico trying tl ln to r ach tho Limo hands Iri iii Her JHu terror aho pulled him toward hot hor and amid lie ho felt the th give Sho beneath isis his weight and titon clime came the chilling In lii iI the tite icy water AB As gait Don felt fell himself going he ime struck Pill out for fr f r tile tho girl and caught ca hor her by b time the shoulders supporting her in an a nil effort td make nt lw his way to tho time sound Ice lee She Sho throw her Iter antis convulsively his imis k and It with w th clIff ditri that he hoe could prevent thorn Woin both from being drawn under tile Ice The water was freezing edit cold anti and his Itis hands were soon oon numb willIe while tho tito sas as cut and amid bleeding from frame rom their contact with time the rough edges oC of the thu ice ico Ho Hc felt fell that he could not hold holdout holdout holdout out much longer His strength was waR falling failing ng fast aBl and presently his frozen limbs would refuse to answer to his will and they timey must slip Into tho the black I gulf that thul d to yawn for Cor them themI II I 1 hoar sumo one coming mur r tl tilL thu t ito girl iii Ii Can Cau you hold out a afew few Ww longer longerI I must He lie grimly Arc Aim l c the people near dear J I PIta Tho girl turner turned liar her lO Head Thero in itt one did HI coming out from Crom shore wl 11 It a u hoard board The others are arc lug Ill liil hold on oil somehow assured lieu Bon bis teeth chattering so ft that hu lie could scarcely I carcel ninko under understood stood What Whal Is the tile old man v ll lug Ing Ho lie JUt bays to Lo up UI answered the girl 1 wonder won ol what lie hc means Den Ben gave a gioan gloan I 1 cannot hold haiti holdout out much hutch longer he lie suit Mild Do Io you JOIl think ou can tun hold on oui now liow until thor they come comae You are areAs areAs As aim ho he had wun speaking his body bully hind hall gradually been sinking In the tho water wn ol now he lie gave gae a n shout for hits hll knees laid hud touched bottom and presently bo he watt au standing upon his hla foot act and amid was raising tho time girl Tien Phen a IL L hoard board was wais pushed toward thom them and timid on all this Miss Mias I is and aud lieu wore drawn to lo firm Ice Jee I r gU M youre youve rn l now new to lo these parts thu lImo grinning rescuer Everybody ody timo LUo island Its ts a ru ledge hedge of oC tight right down Iown the middle of time the 1101 DeOp writer water is on either side With the sinking Heart DOll Butt follow followed ed cd MIl l hd farmer to toward ward the homo halite the tho most niost available 1 place of oI refuge After Arter nil all a his h heroism J had been bead to farce Jill fill hind fought tot tor t l 10 1 0 to keep the tho girl giU RId nun himself tho ho But sur surface face fOco when all a the l c tibia tHit they tho hud list need needed oIl ed only omit to stand up ull to lo be entirely safe Already he Ime could hear the thu remarks and could imagine what tIme the th I result would ho ito hoIt hOlt It lt wiio Wll an mimi hour hall later late that ho ito and MIn Mia h n rd mot mol again in ho time thu farm furm kitchen beside tile Ute i roaring oaring v stoVe atoc Both h were vere In lu misfit garments their own were being dried it n it Very vot Var bravo said Mid the tue girl Sirl i sOftly You uOti did tint Hot know that there thore was Oni lid no danger It was just as all though the tho writer water was as deep uS as the I ocean So long as you ou feel feci that way I dont care what tho the rest say de do claret lien Ben Jubilantly jul and au as ns ho look looked looked ed Into tho the sweet lulue eyes O CS he lie read t L there thero a sweeter message than limn that f fand cud and was wao well wall content t |