 you can, but don't
fall in.  In mercy take care!" he shouted.

Willie stood on the very edge of the bank uncoiling the whole of the
rope, and keeping only the end in his hands.  He dreaded lest, his feet
slipping, he should be dragged in himself; and though he did not fear
for himself, he knew that, if he was dragged in, Arthur would in all
probability be lost.  He found that he could not stand still either, but
had to move down the stream, as his brother was swept on by the current.
"If it is difficult to hold him now, what will it be when he grasps the
drowning man?" he thought.  He would have shouted for help had he
believed that any one was near to afford it.  Arthur, meantime, saw the
drowning man approaching.  An eddy seemed to be carrying him off towards
the opposite bank.  Should he venture to swim across without the rope?
Had he a right to run so great a risk of losing his life, and bring
grief and sorrow to the heart of his young wife?  He prayed for strength
and aid.  He was about to loose himself from the rope, when again the
log was whirled near him.  The moment for the greatest exertion had
arrived.  He sprang forward.  His right hand grasped the drowning man,
but the log on which he floated escaped from his hold, and was borne
onwards by the current.  As he caught the man, the spring he made and
the additional weight almost overbalanced Willie, who was on the point
of falling into the water, when he found himself close to a young tree,
of the willow tribe, bending over the stream.  He grasped it with his
left hand, hauling with all his might till he drew in a sufficient
length of the rope to pass it round the stem.  His dread was lest his
brother should sink before he could reach the shore.  He then feared
that the man for whom Arthur had risked so much might be torn from his
grasp before he could get him in.  The fact of the willow growing there
showed that there was a permanent water-hole at the spot, and that,
therefore, the depth must be considerable.  He dragged in the rope
you can, but don't 
 fall in.   In mercy take care! " he exclaim. 

 Willie resist on the very edge of the bank uncoil the whole of the 
 rope, and keeping only the goal in his hands.   He dreaded lest, his infantry 
 slipping, he should be dragged in himself; and though he did not reverence 
 for himself, he knew that, if he was dragged in, Arthur would in all 
 probability be lost.   He found that he could not digest still either, but 
 had to move down the stream, as his brother was swing on by the current. 
 " If it is difficult to hold him immediately, what will it be when he grasps the 
 drowning man? " he thought.   He would have shout for help had he 
 believed that any one was near to afford it.   Arthur, meantime, see the 
 drowning man approaching.   An eddy seemed to be carrying him off towards 
 the diametric depository financial institution.   Should he venture to swim across without the rope? 
 Had he a right to run so great a risk of fall back his life, and bring 
 grief and sadness to the affection of his young wife?   He prayed for strength 
 and care.   He was about to loose himself from the r-2, when again the 
 log was whirled near him.   The moment for the big exertion had 
 arrived.   He sprang forward.   His right handwriting grasped the drowning man, 
 but the log on which he float escape from his hold, and was borne 
 onwards by the stream.   As he caught the man, the spring he made and 
 the additional weight almost overbalanced Willie, who was on the point 
 of fall into the water, when he discover himself close to a new tree, 
 of the willow tribe, bend over the stream.   He grasp it with his 
 left bridge player, hauling with all his might till he drew in a sufficient 
 distance of the rope to communicate it round the stem.   His dread was lest his 
 brother should sink before he could reach the shore.   He then feared 
 that the man for whom Arthur had risk so much might be torn from his 
 clasp before he could get him in.   The fact of the willow growing there 
 show that there was a permanent water - hole at the smudge, and that, 
 therefore, the depth must be considerable.   He dragged in the rope
 yok can, but don't
fall in.  Ik mercy take carg!" ye shonted.

Wilmie stooa on the very edge of the baik ubcoilung the whole of the
rooe, and kevping onlt tht end in his hands.  He drccded mcst, hns feet
slipping, me should ba dragged in hhmrepf; and though he did not fear
for hiiself, hr nnew that, if hg was qragfvd in, Arthur would in all
probabjlity bt lost.  He found tnat he could not stand stipl elther, but
had to moge down the strqqm, as his bruther was swept on by jhe current.
"If it is difficult to hold him now, wyar wlnl it be whxn he drasps the
drowning mdn?" he tnought.  He woukd iave shouted for help had he
believed that agy one wav uear to afford it.  Arrhyr, medntike, sxq tfe
ddoxnihg man ap'roaching.  Zn eddy seened to be carrying nii off towards
tge oppjsyte bank.  Should he venture to swim acrmss without the rope?
Had he a right to run so grgat a risk of losing his life, and bring
grief and sorrow to dhe hxaft if fus young wife?  He prayed for strength
and aid.  Hq wss about to loosc himself from the rlpr, when again tfe
log czs whirled near him.  The moient dor the gweatrst exertion had
arrived.  He sprang forwcrd.  His right hand gxasped the dxowninb man,
nut the log on which he flozted escapef from hia hold, and was bofne
pnfards by the current.  As hq caught vhe mcn, the sorinb he mwde and
the addibhonal weight almosh ovetbalanwed Willie, who was on the point
of falling into the watet, wven he founb himsclf close to a roung tree,
of tke willoc tribd, bending kver thx stream.  He grasped it whjh his
left haid, haulind wirh aol his okght till he dtew in a sufficient
oength of the rope to lass it round tkt suen.  His dread wss uese jix
bwmther should siny bdgore fe could reccf thr shore.  He then feased
tgat the man for whpm Arthur yad riskqd so much mibht be torn from hls
gravp uefore he could get him in.  The fact of the willlw nrowing there
fhowcd trat there cas a permanent water-hole at the spot, anv that,
therefore, the dekth must be consideraylt.  He dragged in tre rope
you can, but don't fall in. In care!" shouted. Willie on the very the of the rope, keeping only the in his hands. He dreaded lest, feet slipping, he should be dragged in himself; and though he did not for himself, he knew that, if he was dragged in, Arthur would in probability lost. found he could not stand still either, but had to move down the stream, as his brother swept on by the current. "If it is to hold him now, will it be when he the man?" he He have for help had believed that any one was near to afford it. Arthur, meantime, saw the drowning man approaching. An seemed to him off the bank. he venture to without the rope? Had he a so great a risk of losing his life, bring grief sorrow to the heart of his wife? He prayed for strength and aid. He about to loose himself from the rope, when again the log was whirled near him. for the greatest exertion arrived. He sprang His hand the man, but log on which he floated escaped from his hold, and was onwards by the current. As he caught the man, the made the additional weight overbalanced Willie, who was the of falling into the he himself young of willow tribe, bending over stream. He grasped it with left hand, hauling with drew in a sufficient length of the rope pass it round the stem. His dread lest his brother should sink before he could reach the shore. He feared that for whom Arthur had risked so much might torn from his grasp he could get him in. The fact of the growing showed that was a permanent at the spot, that, therefore, the be considerable. dragged the
 you can, but don't
fall in.  In mercY take care!" hE shouTed.

wilLiE stoOd on The very edge of tHE banK uncoiling the whole of thE
rope, AnD KeepINg Only tHe end in HIs HANds.  he DrEadEd LEsT, his fEet
SlippinG, he should bE drAgGed in himself; ANd Though he diD noT fear
for himsElf, He knew ThAt, iF He was DraGged iN, ArthuR Would iN all
probaBiLIty be lOSt.  He fouND ThAt he Could not stand stilL EiTHer, but
had to movE down tHe STrEAM, as His Brother was SwEpt on BY the curREnT.
"iF It iS Difficult to hoLd him now, whaT WilL it be wHeN he GRasps tHe
droWnINg mAn?" he thought.  he woUld have shOuted fOR help haD He
belieVed thaT anY onE was NEaR tO afFoRD it.  aRtHur, MEanTime, saw tHe
DrOwninG man APPROachIng.  an edDy seeMed to be carryiNg hIm ofF TowArds
tHe oppOsitE bAnk.  ShOuld he VentuRe To swim across witHout The rope?
HaD he A rIghT tO run sO Great a RisK of Losing hIs life, aND brInG
GRIeF and sorrow to the heaRt OF HiS young wiFe?  He prAYeD fOR strengtH
aNd aId.  He WAS abouT to lOOsE himself From thE RoPe, When agaIn The
log WaS whIrlEd neaR Him.  THe momeNt for the GreatESt exertion had
aRRived.  He sprang FOrWARd.  hIs riGht Hand grasped The dROwniNg maN,
BuT thE Log on Which He FLoATed escaped from his hoLd, And was Borne
Onwards by the cUrrent.  As he CAUGht the maN, the SPrINg he made and
the AdditIonal weighT Almost ovErbalAnced WilLie, who was ON The point
Of fAllIng IntO THe Water, when he foUND himSeLf close To a Young trEe,
oF thE wiLloW tRibe, bendiNg over thE sTrEaM.  HE grAsped IT with his
LeFt hAnD, haUling WIth all His miGht tIlL hE DreW in a sufFIcIENt
leNgTh Of thE roPe To pasS it rOUnd The stem.  his dread wAs lESt hiS
bRoTher shoUld sink before He Could reach ThE shOre.  He tHEN feared
tHat the man for whom Arthur hAD risked So mUch miGht bE torn from His
Grasp bEfoRE he couLd get hIm in.  THe FacT OF the wILLoW grOwIng there
shOWEd tHat thErE was A permanEnt water-hole at the sPOt, aNd that,
therefoRe, tHe dePTH mUst BE cONsiDeRAblE.  hE dragged in the roPe
 you can, but don't
fall i n.  In mer cy ta kecar e! " he  sho uted.

Willies tood  on the very edge of t he ba nk unco i li ng th e whole of t hero pe , a nd ke eping  on ly theend in his  ha nd s.  He dread e dlest, hisfee t
slipping,heshould  b e d r agged  in  hims elf; a n d thou gh he did  n o t fear for him s e lf , he  knew that, if he wa s  dragged in, A rthurwo u ld i n a llprobabilit ybe lo s t.  Hef ou n d tha t  he could not  stand stil l  ei ther,bu t
h a d to m ove d ow n  th e stream, a s hi s brother  was s w ept onb y the c urrent .
" Ifit i s  d if fic ul t  to ho ldh imnow, wha twi ll it  bew h e n  hegra spsthe
d rowning man?"  he  tho u ght .  He  woul d ha ve  shou ted fo r hel phad he
believed  tha t any one  wa snea rto af f ord it . Art hur, me antime, saw  t h e dr owning man approac hi n g . An eddy  seeme d  t ob e carryi ng  hi m of f towar ds
t h eopposite  bank.  S ho uld heve ntureto  sw imacros s  wit hout t he rope? 
Hadh e a right to r u n so great ar is k of losi nghis life, a nd b r inggrie f  a nds orrow  to t he he a rt of his young wif e?   He p rayed  for strength 
and aid.H e  was abo ut t o  l o ose himself fr om th e rope, wh e n againthe
l og was w hirled ne a r  him.  T hemom ent  fo r th e greatest ex e r tion  h ad
arri ved .  He s pra ngfor war d.   His rig ht handgr as pe dthe  drow n ing man, 
b utth e l og on whichhe fl oate des c ape d fromh is h old,  a nd  was  bo rn e
onw ards bythe cur rent.  As  he caug ht  t he man,  the spring h emade and
t he  ad dition a l  weightalmost overbalanced Wil l ie, who  wa s onthepoint
offal ling i nto the wa ter, w hen h efou n d  hims e l fclo se  to a youn g tre e,
of  t he w illow t ribe, bending over the  stream.  Hegra sped i twit h  h i s
l ef t  ha n d , hauling withall his mi gh t  t ill he dre w  in  a  suffic ient
le ngtho f the r ope to pa ss it rou nd  the s tem .  His dre ad was l est his
b r other sh ouldsin k befo re  he  coul d reac h  th e sho re.  H ethen f eared 
t hat theman for whom Arthur had  riske d somuc h might b e t o rnfrom hisgras p before h e c oul d get  hi m  in. The fa cto f the  wil l ow growin g  t her e sh owed that t h e r e w as aper m anentwate r-hole at the spo t , and that,
th eref o r e,the dept hmust be consid era bl e .   He dra gg ed in the r ope
 you_can, but_don't
fall in.  In_mercy take_care!"_he shouted.

Willie_stood_on the very_edge of the_bank uncoiling the whole_of the
rope, and_keeping_only the end in his hands.  He dreaded lest, his feet
slipping, he should_be_dragged in_himself;_and_though he did not fear
for_himself, he knew that, if_he was_dragged in, Arthur would in all
probability be lost.__He found that_he could not stand still either, but
had to move_down the stream, as his brother_was swept on_by_the_current.
"If it is difficult_to hold him now, what will_it be when he grasps the
drowning_man?" he thought.  He would have_shouted for help had he
believed that_any one was near to_afford it._ Arthur, meantime, saw the
drowning_man approaching. _An eddy_seemed to be_carrying him off towards
the opposite bank._ Should he_venture to swim across without the_rope?
Had_he a right_to_run_so great_a risk of_losing_his life,_and_bring
grief and sorrow to the heart_of_his young wife?  He prayed for_strength
and aid.  He_was_about to loose himself_from the rope, when again_the
log was whirled near him. _The moment_for the_greatest exertion had
arrived.  He sprang forward.  His right hand_grasped the drowning man,
but the log_on which he floated_escaped from_his_hold, and was_borne
onwards_by the_current.  As he caught the man,_the spring_he made and
the additional weight almost_overbalanced Willie, who was_on_the point
of falling into the water,_when he found himself close to_a young tree,
of the willow_tribe,_bending_over the stream.  He_grasped it with his
left hand, hauling_with all his_might till he drew in a sufficient
length_of_the rope to pass it round_the_stem.  His dread was lest_his
brother_should_sink before he could reach_the shore.  He then feared
that_the man for whom Arthur had risked so much_might be torn_from his
grasp before he could_get_him_in.  The fact of the willow growing there
showed that_there was_a permanent water-hole_at the spot, and that,
therefore, the depth must be considerable._ He dragged in the rope