In The Quicksands

Quicksaml swaj.owed W A. Finley, a hoiel proprietor of Norristown, Tuesday, to tbe waist, and but tor the heroic assistance of two friends he would have met an awful doom. Finley, Wiliiam Sbine and John Goodwin started out to catch snipe and snappers. They drove to Fairview and then started on foot up the Skippack creek, which flows a mile fi om the town. They chose this spot for their tour for game because it ia rarely visited. Finley and Shine vvaded in the creek searching for nappers, while Goodwin remaiued on the bank gunning for snipe. Without knowing it, Finley walked into á ed of quicksand. He did not réalize for gome minutes the peril he was in. Rapidly he began to sink, and then the horror of the threatened doom confronted hun. He triad to lift his feet, but his legs had sunk to the tops of hia boots in the consuming sand, and the water touched his waist. Finley pulled and tugged at his right leg. It yielded, but at the same time his left foot penetrated üeeper and deeper into the mysterious substance. Then he reversed his efforts and with all his strength pulled at his left leg. It yielded, but the right leg went down to an alarming tëptli. Finley called to Shine for help, and the latter responded quickly. He tried in vain at his own peril to extricate his friend. By this time the quicksand had almost swallowed Finley' legs, and the water was gradually rising and nearing liis Bbonldefa Then Goud win was suminoned. The victim was Binking more rapidly now, 'and the water was getting al.:rmingly near bis chin. The couibined tfforts of the two fáends cbecked the desceñí. Tiicy tngged for 10 minutes befaré Finley, ntterly eshausted, was pulled from the quicksaud. For curiosity they after ward tried to re;:ch tlie bottom of the bed vvith liir sticks. The sund was