The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-17


there he vas throwing his arms Up
Wild and trying 70 make signs 70 the
shore for help.
Is Il crzmp7~ says the ycung lady.
Don't you believe IT, says J.
there's 4 deal more nonsense talked
about cramp in swimming than there
need be. A man cant swim forever. +
says L Tired ont. that's what
calls IL says l. And tired cur PIT
Alex vas. sure enough. by tie lock
of him
~Oh. Capn Tom. says the toung
lady, viii you save hlmzr WTingiug
her hands n a way that might mslt
Z st1ue--let aIoze q Christian
vas half way down to ny boat -
that ti-e
Save him says I. as It saving Of
himg Bless your heart. II he war'n't
10 friend OF youn AZ alas man 10
mzn-Td save him -my-so1l. y
says L seeing Bill On the shore. cone
ard help ne says L There's =
gentleman drowning
-DroWrding27 says BIZ, running
down and putting out Come ons"
says Bill I'm with you." His name
being Bill-o my-soui. along Of his haF-
ing been such a fayoEite when lie was
young With al the young women.
Wen. Ee PIT on and roved, BIZ
taking one Of the sweeps-as Is our
ZANE tor them. long o2rs-2nd ne the
other. After a while II struck ne
we wasn't heading outward. I looked
and saw, and We was most turned to-
ward shore again I'd pulled the heat
around On BiIl-wklch I didn't under
stand. he being then 4 stronger man
nor ne 70 puIl-nCt but what, when
was in ny best days. I'd pulled a
boat against any man in England.
Bill, says l. sharp, you're not
a-pulIing-v
He looks Up at ne rather odd.
Aate," says ke. quiet Ike, IN no
fool Nov. what are you a-roEing
for2-the young fellow or the money!"
Pull pull mani" / shouts out
Pull pull. ! tell you. The gentle
mans drOwnding- ng-3iiss Noes young
gentleman
He pulls a stroke OF two. quite
feeble. His heart wasn't in it Then
I loses ny temper
-Bill-o -nF-so1l says l. am
czp'n OF this here craft or are your
For unless you pull harder-I don't
want 10 strong language here. but as
sure as NY name IS Cap'n Ton Dol
ley. I 7 wiring your ugly neck for you!
He holds up his sweep. and says
he: -Oh- is that your game?" says he.
An DO you propose TO compensate
me7~
It flashed right across me what he
meant Bill. Jon backyard, says
!. do you mean 10 tel me-and a
mar there s-droEnding? Have you 10
common humanity" says I. bristling
Up. that you'd think Of pound afore
! fellow creature?r
Five pound is a good bit better nor
% bob" says Bill, looking up at ne.
sullen Ike.
Wei. sir. III say It to your face.
though your OWL father Is q county
councillor. always thought that one
az bad q law as the county could
make But law it is. all the same. and
there amt no helping H. It's 8 pound
reward for bringing In Il dead corpse
an its only 80 bob for bringing a man
alive as you save from drovndlng
~BiIl-o'my- SOU" says ]. rising ny
sweep. being that angry with the man
that I'd knock him over the head as
soon as I would a rat. wiz you row
or shall brain your
Just at that minute my eyes went
towards the shore. and II there wasn't !
Miss Noe. not wringing her hands uow.
but plunging into the sea, clothes Z
and although a lady with skirts
an swimming for dear life out to the I
boat TO help me.
I up with ny voice and shouts. /
Come along. Hiss Noe. You puts the Z
men to shame. Blessings on you for I
a brave giri,7 She vas swimming I
that splendid
Weils ! rows towards her. and helps I
her aboard into the boat, and in she 4
jumps all dripping. but taking no
more notice OF Il, bless you, than II 4
water was q feather bed 10 her And 1
she seizes the car Biil-o- -my-soui {
wouldn't work. and she cries out 10
ne agonized like. Row on. Cap'n 4
OoIley. FOR heavens sake. row on:
Alex is a-droEnding.
Vel. I wasn't going to carry a
supercargo, as you may say. 10 weight I
he boat, not yet q PASSENGER for moth
ng. So, to tighten the burden. I Just
- with Bill-o -my-soul and claps un
round the waist. being an older man
Tor him. but, heaven be praised a
strong one. He was took BY surprise
.oo much 10 struggle. An heaves
N over afore he knowed where he
vas and makes a Jonah Of him. He
ONE up spluttering. being the worst
swimmer for a seafaring man as ever
net with. There" says !, hitting
ut at him with the blade OF nv
weep see how you ike il yourself
ays L There's i've pound a-goin'
'eggin' for whoever pulls out your
lgiy corpse. Tor nobody Amt goin'
Q trouble about Jon living" And OF
re two rows. Miss Noe in her drip