Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-10
THE RIVALS.
A Seaside Romance .

nowhere are there such deep, clear pools,
such lovely seGweed, such treasures OF
sea-fOWers and anemones; nowhere such
a shore to ramble on and climb over In
point of drives and excursions inland and
along the coast, there are few places like
it; but its great glory is its seas and It's
rocks. its pools and its seaweeds. Such.
too, was Gerald Maytield's opinion; and
he appreciated 1t the more because he en-
ioyed the beauties and hunted for the
seaweeds and anemones with Maud Hene-
age. They were not old acquaintance
1t was but q fortnight since they arrived
upon the outside OF the coach from Barn
staple together. So pleasant had been
the journey to the young man that he
had at once decided to stay at the Grand
Hotel, where Mand and her mother were
going to stop, instead Of going into lodg
ings as he had before intended
Gerald Mayfeld was junior partner in
the firm OF Mayfeld & Harper, Austria.
Ian and Cape merchants. His father had
been the head of the firm. and at his
death Gerald, who had just left college,
thirty, a tall, strongly built man, with a
quiet manner. Not o handsome man,
but with a good deal of character and re-
solution in his face. Until he saw Maud
Heneage he had never been really IN love,
He had always supposed that he should
marry sometime, but had gone on lead
ing quiet club life, and had been but
little in the society OF women. During
this fortnight he had been almost contin-
ually with Maud Heneage, sometimes
with her mother as companion, some
tunes with a party of three or four from
the hotel, occasionally BY themselves, or
rather chaperoned only by her mother,
sitting on the rocks in the distance read
ing. By the end of that time he loved
her with all his heart, but as yet he had
not even begun to wonder whether she
would in time come to love him.
Before breakfast Gerald always went
for his swim, walking round to the cove,
and coming back by the row-boat across
to the pier. He was strong swimmer,
and his custom was TO swim out through
the mouth of the little inlet into the
rougher water water outside. One morn
ing bather went out just before him,
and swan steadily seward. "That fell
low will be getting into mess" Ger
aid said to himself. ''The tide is run
ming DIP, and he will find difficulty in
getting back again" Keeping hun
dred yards or so out, as was his custom,
for about ten minutes, Gerald turned to-
ward the mouth OF the cove, not having
given second thought to the swimmer
who had preceded him. Just as he was
opposite to the great rocks at the en-
trance, he heard shout far behind him.
He stepped to listen, and again the
shout for "help'' came distinctly to his
ears.
II thought that fool would get into
trouble" he muttered, turning round and
making off with long, steady, even
streke in the direction of the man,
whose head he could see nearly three hun
dred yards out, giving loud shout as
he started, to encourage him with the
knowledge that help was coming. He
arrived just IN time; the swimmer was
utterly exhausted, and had lost both
pluck and presence of mind. Once he
disappeared altogether, and Gerald, who
was still nearly thirty yards off, thought
that he would arrive TOO late. However,
he came up again, and splashed and
struggled wildly for moment or two,
but was just sinking when Gerald arriv-
ed. The latter caught him by the arm,
and the man strove desperately to throw
his arm round him.
'Keep quiet,r said George, sternly.
eff you struggle, will let you co."
There was no mistaking the tirmness
of the tone, or that the threat would be
carried out. The man ceased to struggle
at once.
That's right" Gerald said. "Now
lie on your back: III take you by the
hair and tow you IN as easily as pos
sible."
AS he spoke, he looked round and
saw the boat coming out from the cove
with its load of bathers. He shouted at
once, and an answering shout came back,
and the boats head was turned toward
them.
That's all right he said cheerfully,
to the other. Now I'll tread water and
you can put your hand on my shoulder
and keep your mouth above water COM
fortably till the boat comes up.'
With the prospect of help SO close at
hand the man regained his courage, and
was soon able TO dispense with Gerald's
help, and to support himself till the BOAT
came up, and he was taken on board.
Gerald swan slowly back, and by the
time he reached the cove, the man had
already begun to dress. Gcrald's clothes
lay close to where he was sitting, for at
1ltracombe al JreSco dressing is the rule,
the two or three little wooden boxes on
wheels being insufficient for 1.-THE of ,e
bathers.
AS he approached, the man stood up
and held out his hand
~ owe you my life" he said. "a few
more seconds and 1 should have gone I'm
DER
"Yes: It was near shave for you; but
there was no difficulty in saving you. It
was not like jumping of bridge for
shrieking woman, or into the sea when
ship Is running before gale. I saved
your life, certainly, but it was with no
more trouble and risk than if had been
standing on shore and had thrown you
rope"
II was fool to swim out so far" the
man said; "but have been out as far be-
fore. suppose there was some sort of