The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-02-05

uleS maze MIN mink OF MABEL, ana the
old, dear times they had spent to.
gether in London. He remembered the
evening on which they went to the
theatre to see the play. He could fl
the words to the tune which the band
was playing:
| Seek-find. Love Is blind,
Tell-tale blush confesses
Ladies sometimes change their mind
Noes" are modest ''yeses."
He grew sadly sentimental and
stared down at the green swirling wa
ters below. Dear little Mabel! after
all, he could afford to be magnanimous.
seeing that he loved her. How pretty
she looked in that white muslin dress.
with the red rose nesting at her
waist! She loved brave men, Well,
why not? After all, bravery is largely
opportunity. You may be as bold and
dashing fellow as ever made out an
invoice, and yet live through life with
never a chance of showing your valor.
Chance makes many hero.
Il will be hero" muttered Mr..
Dibchick to the leaping waves beneath
him. Now, what shall | do?" And
as II In answer to his query he saw
crowd swiftly gathering at the end of
the pier, as a man, fully dressed, threw
himself off, The crowd murmured, and
Mr.. Dibchick, before anybody could
stop him, leaped over the parapet, and
the waters closed above his head He
rose to the surface with shouts ring
ing in his ears. "Save him! save him!"
they shouted, and being a fairly good
swimmer, he struck out for the dark
object, which simultaneously struck
out for him. In another minute they
were side by side, and Mr.. Dibchick
grabbed at the mans hair, and Sc
cured handful of it,
Lego me hair" yelled the man.
you shan't drown!" screamed Mr..
Dibchick.
Save him!" they shouted from the
pier
Catch hold of my arm" cried the
man, "and keep your head above We
ter"
CLOSE your mouth" shrieked Mr..
Dibchick, "and lie still on your back!
III get you to the pier steps. Keep
cool" (Rather superfuous advice,
seeing that the water was somewhat
chilly)
Cool be damned" cried the man.
I've saved 80 men during my life,
and I'll save you" He trod water and
came at Mr.. Dibchicks collar; clutched
it energetically, and with a few pow
erful strokes pulled that bewildered
gentleman safely to the landing steps
Of the pier.
It's lucky for you was there" he
puffed; there's a strong current
round the posts
"But-but-" walled Mr.. Dibchick,
wetly, wringing the water from his
pockets. "T-d-don't understand. /
Jumped in to save you'll"
What" yelled the man. An then
The humor of the situation struck him,
edge-hammerlike. TO save me?
Why, man alive, I'm Prof. Dolphin, the
swimming expert! / was giving some
of diving with full clothes
1n."
There was a buzzing and a singing in
Mr.. Dibchick's head, and he became al
most oblivious to what followed. He
las, even now, only a hazy recollec-
ion of crowd of excited people press
ng around him and congratulating
lin on his narrow escape; and Prof
Dolphin standing near by smiling and
having his hand shaken until it looked
Is If he would break off at the should
r. And he remembers a white muslin
dressed girl rushing up to him and
linging her arms around his neck and
rying:
ooh! Percy-how dreadful if you had
,een drowned-and all through me!
will never be cruel again; and you
lear old darling, Major Wayte's mar
ied l was only having bit of fun"
Mr.. Dibchick never thought it worth
While to correct Mabel's and everyone
lse's mistake. A girl generally be- |
ONES convinced of mans love If he |
) willing to commit suicide to prove it.
heard they were married last year.
md, of course, Prof. Dolphin is far too
vily fish to explain matters, because
he mistake added another rescue to |
is long list and quite number of pu-
ills to his swimming class.-Vanity
AIR.