The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-03-03

door.
One day when he called he was
told that the widow had gone to
Santa Graz.
Happy ihought' Why should
he moi 60 too? The sea AIR opens
The heart. AT watering places la
dies pine for alteration. There is
no business there. Everybody
tlirts. when any one can be found
to flirt with. Women have moth
ing to do but listen TO words of
love. He would 90 to Santa Cruz
in brand now outfit of clothes,
and would push his sui, with az
dor. If The widow had any heart
at all he would find it. He was a
good swimmer; he might have a
chance of saving her life. At any
rate he wond show her what he
could do in the foamlng breakers.
He would prove t" htr that he
was not too old to love or for any
other manly exercise.
1t did not take him long after his
arrival to ascertain that the widow
balhed daily. and that she had
several bathing suits, of different
colors, which she had brought
down with her. AT the hour she
was expected he appeared at the
baths and demanded bathing
suit. The man who dispenses
those garments, looked at him
doublfully, and then called hIs
wife who also inspected him. Then
the man said :
"Im afraid we have no suit that
will fit gentleman of your slze.n
"Tu'! nonsense e!" replied Ted.
Yon must find suit. Ny doctor
orders me to take salt water baths.
My death may be on your head il
you prevent me. Ill squeeze my
self into any suit."
While The visitor was uttering
these calculations the man and his
wife were consulting in whispers.
Ted caught the last remark OF the
wife:
I'D risk it. US odds she won't
come 40 day. Sne sa.,. Yesterday
than bathing gave her headacne
If she does come. why, we'll sa,
the missing suit fell INTO the wa
ter and is hanging oul to dry"
''lt goes" whispered the man
Then 10 the visitor: 81 think yol
will fnd what you want in 92. Th
boy will show you he way. LII
be fifty cents, for The suit is extra
large"
The dressing room was appa
renlly a double one, and balhin
suits hung from a number Of nails
Ted undressed swiftly and prepal
ed to put on a blue suit, when h
noticed a black object hanging o.
the wall. He took 1t down ant
identified it as a corset. He ha
seen cOrsets before, and he pei
ceivcd at a glance that it wa
larger than any corset he had eve
beheld-larger than any of the Ia
dies he had been acquainted wit
in his youth. lie WAS turning
round in his hands and puzzlin
over il when ray Of light bur,
into his mind. |, must be
was-a mans corset, built for CO.
puIeni balhers like himself.
, was a delicate attention which til
: bathing house keeper had pal
hlm, and he had the good taste nc
, TO refer 10 it verbally.
Teddy passed the corset aroun
. his fat chest and fastened tn
: catches in front. The garner
: laced up behind, and Teddy ha
i. wit enough 10 draw The stay lac
tight aud 10 knot The ends. Excel
I that it was rather baggy in til
, upper potion in front it fitted hil
| very well and gave him what h
had not had Tor yeals-a wais
i, Hastily donning the rest of Ii
4 bathing clothes he was soon in ii
+ water, waiting for the widow,
/ She tried his patience sorely, an
. when she came here was dal
cloud on her brow. But Ted W
1 so full of good humor and crackt
!, so many jokes that he cloud eva
e Grated, ond presently the wido
: was enjoying herself, as Ted hfl'
her over the breakers in his sta
g wart arms. She had no idea III
t he was so strong, nor had she Il
Il least. idea that he had so good
. figure. In his ordinary costun
e he was actually shapeles', b
If not a manly chest swelled from
e fairly proportioned waist, and q
e widow could moi deny that so I
e as appearance went he was a pro
II er man.
e One tremendous breaker car
g which tested his muscle, but
IS lifted the widow over it at The ct
- of the buttons on his tnn
a. Through the indiscreet apertu
thus made the widows eye d
n, cernel an inner garment viii
m was black.
n Sputterlng from her immersi,
he she pointed with dark scowl
ut the object and asked:
b. "What is that I"
of "Ah. hal r'janntily replied Pe
le "ha! part OF my bathing costume
,i- made for me expressly by |
as tailor on Mont gomery street."
by The lady vouch'aIed no rep
Il, but went out ot the water, hast
he walked up the beach and took
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