The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-22
THATB0RE. SMITH.

lfUasiAnni from loierddy.1
1T certainly was II very rough sea and
very few people were bathing, absolutely
none were swimming, and mechanically !
descended to the sands, Miss Enid did
not go out as most young Indies, first q toe
drawn back suddenly with u SILVER,
then all the toes, likewise drawn back,
but not quite so rapidly, then by inches
the entire frame but the head. No, she
bounced out Of the machine head first like
a por,i.colored ray OF light, and in n mo.
ment was striking out deity and strongly,
now over d wave, now under Il wave, us il
born to the manner Of it. Further and
further she went out, as il triumphing in
the disturbance OF wave crest and float.
ing spray, then the horn blew. Mamma
Oh the shore was in an agony and screa.n-
ed. Both she and the horn might US well
have been silent, for the wind was blow.
ing shoreward, and the girl could evident
y hear nothing but the lasling and tum.
bling OF the waves. | looked about for
the usual a in the boat; he was pad
ding away calmly u hundred yards Off.
The horns blew and blew, and a small
crowd Of urchins and tisherwomcn assem-.
hled. Enid was getting further and iur.
Their away, although she was striking hard
for the shore. The horn man had no rope
%whcrcwitll he might have gone out, and
moreover, as he was old enough to be n
grandfather, would have been OF very lit.
tie use had he done so; mamma was
screaming and crying with the water over
her ankles, aud End was evidently fast
losing strength. A scream from her de-
termined me. W 81
II tore off my coat and waistcoat and
plunged IN. l am L good swimmer re-
member n long battling with the waves, i
graphing with something heavy, but
nothing more until found myself lying
on my stomach on the sand, q crowd OF
men around me, and two men vigorously
engagrdin pumping the water out OF me
according to the rules prescribed by the
humane society.
"'ll revient! II revient!' were the first
words | heard. Where is the younsladyT
were the first words | uttered.
"'Qui,e sale, Sir, quite safe, thanks TO
you, was the answer. 'Idon'. know how
to express my thanks to you for your gal
liant conduct .
The speaker, OF course. was Ends
mamma SO | mur;nured out Il few com
monpl1ces about only having done what
any other fellow would have done under
similar circumstances and so forth, and as
soon rs ] ielt well enough made the best
OF my way home through the crowd.
"Oi colrsc this led to my making the
acquaintance OF Enid and her mamma.
whose name was Mountjov; for although
| would willingly have escaped the prom.
thence into wl..ch my deed OF momentlrv
enthusiasm was sure to bring me, | iei,
Under IN obligation to ask after Miss
Mounijoy, and moreover l was smitten
with her. So l dined with them at their
hotel and went about with them US il we
we're acquaintance OF many years stand.
ing. | think Mrs. Mountjoy must have
made some inquiries about me before
permitting this intercourse, for she was
one OF those proud, naughty women who
do not even deem the saving OF a
daughters life an excuse for stopping to
gush and extra gratitude, and l remem-
Der the smallest perceptiblc curl in her
lips when my name was announced as
plain Jones. She was very severe on
'snobs' and harmless holiday folk, and
people who lined early and who did not
dress according to the pArsian fashion
sheets; she was brimiul OF society and
society's doings, and knew more aboul
dear Duchesses'. and Charming Lords
than any woman T ever met with who
c0ndescended to spend q summer holiday
at such a plebeian watering place rs
Doulogna.
"Howeyer, We got on very we'll to-.
gether; | was the more enchanted with
Enid the more I knew Of her, and I flat
tered myself that my ardent devotion was
not unreciprocate1. Still | had not pluck
enough to make any serious advances,
much less to put the all.important ules.
ton, although l had plenty OF opportu-
mites, as Mrs. Mountjoy being OF a pom
derous physique, was not given to much
active exercise, and Enid and | were left
constantly alone.
"At length the period Of my holiday
was drawing to a close, and ! ielt tLatif
the step was to be taken it must be taken
soon.
ENID had \ hobby; she suffered from
acrostics on the brain. Every week .
pile Of papers arrived from l;ngland-so-
ciety papers which Mrs. Mountjoy de-
voured for their acros;ics, and her excite.
ment every week as the list OF correct SOL
vcrs appeared was amusing to me, who
had hitherto regarded acrostics as simple
puzzles for young folks.
"But when l was introduced to Tie for
midable array OF reference books, cazet.
teers, geographical, photographed, and
other dictionaries, when / often found
Enid with 4 severe irown seated Mt q table
Uttered with papers, l began to think that.
AFTER all there must be somethinein them.
"One evening after dinner she said:
ooh, | would give anything to find ont
this light! It's the last acrost;c OF the
quarter, and I'm already well up Tor a
prize, and | do SO want to beat "Mrs.
Nuns and "Nil Desperandum," who are
old solvers and are always winning prizes.
Do look at it, Mr.. Jones, aud see ii you
can make anything out ofit.'
II took up the paper and looked at the
~acrostlc as II it were Il Telegu poem or a
native edition OF the Koran, aud / read
out
"'Anoieut name OF English town
Something very near a crown.'
"'You see" said Enid. the sides are
Radical members" so that this light
must begin with K and end with NJ. I've
done u!l the rest, but this beats me-
81 murmured the lines 4 score OF times
with a profound air, but the more l
thought the further was I from solving
their meaning.