The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29

THE GIRL.
on the water. where she could see the
heads of her two friends, swimming
side by side. She turned her parasol
around so as to shut off the ocean,
Julia recalled the two last times she
had seen Allan. During those talks
slight acquaintance had quickly de-
vel0ped into close sympathy. They
had felt together that delicious sur
prise that comes when one finds that
another has entered the same hidden
door of thought or fancy whose key
only they two in all the world possess.
They had just begun to talk of things
that opened up long. winding ways
through the forest of dreams, when
Julia's mother had taken her off to the
mountains. Whilc they were gone Al
lan's family went to the shore for the
Immer and he went with them,
Whether Bess Harris lively ways had
won him or not Julia was unable to
decide Certainly they Were very good
friends.
Julia raised her parasol and looked
out again toward the swimmers. They
We're coming back now. Suddenly she
saw the girls arm go up in the air and
then her head sank out of sight An
instant later the man, too, had disap
peared beneath the surface. Julia's
heart seemed to stop beating. She
could not cry out or raise herself
from the sand. Then the mans head
rose into view, and beside him he had
the girl. n
Julia struggled to her feet and Mn
toward the water. A broken wave
rolled up and wet her ankles, but she
did not heed it. She called to the bath
ing master again and again. At last
he turned, and she pointed out toward
the man and the girl. Allan was hold
ing his own, but Bess appeared to be
unconscious, and he had to support
her as a dead weight
1t was not long before the bathing
master had gained his side, and the
two were able to reach shallow water
with their burden. Then, raising the
girls limp slenderness in his arms,
Allan carried her ashore and laid her
gently on The beach, Julia knelt by
her friend and put her ear to the wet
garment over her heart. Then she
looked up quickly to Allan.
"She is alive, thank God! Carry her
to my room, quick The young man
obeyed her. Julia leading the way.
By noon of the next day Bess Hart
was strong enough to be assisted to
her own cottage. Allan came around
to inquire how she felt, and the girl
thanked him with unrestrained SINGER
ity. Julia contrived to leave them
alone soon after the man appeared
She did not return, but walked out to
the beach as far away as she could
wander from the crowd Again she
sat down and pressed her heel into
the sand. She heard step behind
her, but did not turn. Then Allan's
voice asked:
Did you think three days so long
a time to spend with your friends,
Miss Forman, that you must run away
and steal an hour of that from us?"
Julia could not trust herself to an
Bwer. The young man waited mo-
ment before he tried again.
Have you forgotten the last talk
we had in the city, he asked.
mo, l have not forgotten" said
1 Julia In low tone.
when | heard you were coming I
thought we could go on where we left
i off," persisted the voice over her shout
/ der. Then Julia turned. When she
I spoke her voice had a resolute vibra.
i ton in it as if she were forcing herself
i to say the words.
at must be-a-glorious - thing-to
/ know that you saved-her-lifer' Then
she added with self forgetful pleas.
ure, 1--WE are ALL am so grateful to
you, Mr. Wright"
"You all make too much of it." ex.
claimed Allan hastily. Then he spoke
again with an earnestness Julia had
never heard In a mans voice.
do you know what / was thinking
when | went down for her? thought
II ! didn't save her you would never