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of which foretold the coming heat, I drove Lady Lee 

 along the bank of the river in the direction of the 

 little hotel. We had become well acquainted with 

 this road Lady and I, and so I did not observe 

 particularly the familiar scene around me. As we 

 came to a bend in the river, I saw a small boat 

 a short distance up the stream, and instantly rec- 

 ognized its occupant as Miss Elmore. The quick 

 eye of Lady Lee had also detected this fact, and 

 she raised her ears and whinnied knowingly. As we 

 came nearer, I called Miss Elmore's name. At 

 the sound of my voice, she started quickly, and 

 turned so suddenly that the light shell she was pulling 

 careened, and in another instant she was in the water. 

 At that moment, however uncertain I may have been 

 before, I had no doubts regarding the nature of my 

 feeling for Miss Elmore. 



I knew the distance was so great that my 

 strength would not avail to rescue her. And yet 

 what could I do ? I turned toward Lady Lee. She 

 stood trembling in every muscle, her nostrils dilated 

 to their utmost, with her gaze fixed upon the spot 

 where Miss Elmore had sunk. Quick as thought I 



