. Daily Colonist (1896-03-01). m PRANK BARRETT. [Oopyright, IBOS, by MuuiuiUan A Co. | [ Here, then, with deadly api)rohon-sions, wo peered among tho rocks, hold-ing our breath, clutching tight hold ofone another by the hand, in terror offinding that we so eagerly searched—ahood, a womans skirt clinging to thestones, a stiffened hand thrust np fromthe lapping waters. Never jnay I forgettho sickoiii)ig horror of the momentwhen, creeping out amid the rocks, Daw-son twitches my hand and points downthrough tho clear water to somethinglying white at tlio bottom. It looked forall the work
. Daily Colonist (1896-03-01). m PRANK BARRETT. [Oopyright, IBOS, by MuuiuiUan A Co. | [ Here, then, with deadly api)rohon-sions, wo peered among tho rocks, hold-ing our breath, clutching tight hold ofone another by the hand, in terror offinding that we so eagerly searched—ahood, a womans skirt clinging to thestones, a stiffened hand thrust np fromthe lapping waters. Never jnay I forgettho sickoiii)ig horror of the momentwhen, creeping out amid the rocks, Daw-son twitches my hand and points downthrough tho clear water to somethinglying white at tlio bottom. It looked forall the work? like a dead face, colored white by the water, but pres-ently wo saw, by one end curling overin the swell of a wave, that twas onlya rng of paper. Tlion I persuaded Dawson to give upthis horrid search imd return to our po-sada, when, if we found not Moll, wo. scholars of Europe, from some of whomshe has received warm words of praiseas well as personal ivid in tho solntionof diflBcult problems in the world of Mra Reeds methods of work aremost laborious, for she will keep a sin-gle footnote upon tlio anvil, if needbe, for five years, if it takes that time toBatisfaotorily solve the historic problemthus involved. There are two footnotesin a forthcoming work from her penwhich represent more time than this,but in addition to hor unflagging onthu-smsm she is possesswl of a sort of pas-sionate patience, and she counts nei-ther time nor hard work, provided onlytliat sho knows that her work when(lono will stand tho test of tho severestcriticism. Socially Mrs. Reed is a most delight-ful woman, a member of several clnbsand living a large and useful life out-side of her literary achievements. Mary Hartley (atlierwoods placeamong Iho foremost American novelistsis assured beyond doubt or home is at some distance from tJiocity, bn
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