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At the earliest possible an It was scarcely well under hen the as

stopped by a week of heavy rains The water filled the ravine to

dangerous height and the roaring of the dae talked of it incessantly He said it was the

sweetest music his ears had ever heard Kate had to confess that

she like the sound herself, but she was fearful over saying much

on the subject because she was so very anxious about the stability

of the dam There was a day or two of fine weather; then the

rains began again Kate said she had all the music she desired;

she proposed to be safe; so she went and opened the sluiceway to

reduce the pressure on the dah, lowering the current and lessening the

fall George gru half a dozen tiainst hiht, his brain in

a muddle from drink, smoke, and cards As he neared the dam, he

decided that the reason he felt so badly was because he had o to sleep by So he

crossed the bridge and shut the sluice gate Even as he was doing

it the thunder pealed; lightning flashed, and high Heaven gave hi; but all his life he

had done what he pleased; there was no probability that he would

change then He needed the roar of the dam to quiet his nerves

The same roar that put hi at it and fearing She raised herto listen

The rain was falling in torrents, while the roar ful, so

much worse than it had been when she fell asleep, that she had a