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As she spoke, the man's head bobbed into view, and, giving himself a shake to rid his eyes of water, he struck out for the shore. "Oh, he's swimming! He's swimming!" Mollie exclaimed. "We must get him a rope  a plank  anything! We'll help you!" she called, and she ran about almost hysterically. AS SHE SPOKE THE MAN'S HEAD BOBBED INTO VIEW AND GIVING HIMSELF A SHAKE TO RID HIS ICE OF WATER HE STRUCK OUT FOR THE SHORE OH HE'S SWIMMING HE'S SWIMMING MOLLY EXCLAIMED WE MUST GET HIM A ROPE A PLANK ANYTHING WE'LL HELP YOU SHE CALLED AND RAN ABOUT ALMOST HYSTERICALLY
ng this, he paused. Coming to the edge of the ties on the bridge, he poised himself for a moment, and with a glance at the approaching locomotive, which was now whistling continuously, the man leaped into the stream below him. "Oh!" screamed Grace, and then she and the others looked on, almost horrified, as the body shot downward. [Illustration: THE MAN LEAPED INTO THE STREAM.] CHAPTER XXIII THE MAN'S STORY There was a great splash, and the man disappeared under the water. It all occurred suddenly, and the man must have made up his mind quickly that he had not a chance to stay on the trestle when the train passed over it. "He'll be killed!" cried Mollie. "Oh, Betty, what can we do?" "Nothing, if he really is killed," answered the practical Little Captain. "But he jumped like a man who knew how to do it, and how to dive. The water is deep there." "Come on!" cried Amy, for once taking the initiative, and she darted toward the bank of the stream. "There he is!" cried Betty. "He's come up!  CHAPTER TWENTY THREE OF THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE THIS IS A LIVERPOX RECORDING OLIVER VOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JONIFY DOLMAN THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE BY LAURELLEY HOPE THE MAN'S STORY THERE WAS A GREAT SPLASH AND THE MAN DISAPPEARED UNDER THE WATER IT ALL OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND THE MAN MUST HAVE MADE UP HIS MIND QUICKLY THAT HE HAD NOT A CHANCE TO STAY ON THE TRESTLE WHEN THE TRAIN PASSED OVER IT HE'LL BE KILLED CRIED MOLLY OH BETTY WHAT CAN WE DO NOTHING IF HE IS REALLY KILLED ANSWERED THE PRACTICAL LITTLE CAPTAIN BUT HE JUMPED LIKE A MAN WHO KNEW HOW TO DO IT AND HOW TO DIVE THE WATER IS DEEP THERE COME ON CRIED AMY FOR ONCE TAKING THE INITIATIVE AND SHE DARTED TOWARD THE BANK OF THE STREAM THERE HE IS CRIED BETTY HE'S COME UP
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