The moment he got his breath, he swam again into the boiling pool, dived, and got hold of her; but he was so stupefied by the force of the water falling upon him and beating him down, that he could not get out of the raging depth--for here the water was many feet deep--and as he would not leave his hold of Annie, was in danger of being drowned.

Meantime Curly had scrambled on shore and climbed up to the mill-race, where he shut down the sluice hard.

In a moment the tumult had ceased, and Alec and Annie were in still water.

In a moment more he had her on the bank, apparently lifeless, whence he carried her home to his mother in terror.

She immediately resorted to one or two of the usual restoratives, and was presently successful.
As soon as she had opened her eyes, Alec and Curly hurried off to get out their boat.