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move, but she did not appear to hear
me. When about three rods from shore
she gave scream and fell overheard.
Dropping my oars sprang after her,
but she had gone to the bottom. Div
ing, l met her arising to the surface and
caught her in my arms. Carefully
keeping her head above water l swan
for shore. By this time the rest of the
boys and girls were on the scene. The
girls took Clara in their arms and
carried her to a farmhouse near by.
The boys surrounded me and wanted
to know if she tried to commit suicide
because would not love her. l soon
showed them the hole in the boat and
explained how she, becoming fright
ened, fell overheard.
In couple of hours Clara was fully
recovered from her impromptu bath,
and returning to where our dinner was
awaiting, came up to me and holding
out her hand said:
"How kind you are, you saved my
life and thank you for it.
Then turning to the others she told
them what a brave man she considered
me to be.
+ eyes, saved your. life; it was my
duty to do so," L replied.
Looking at me with depth of sor-
row in her eyes she said, "just your
duty, and that was all that caused you
to plunge into the water and save me-"
Then turning she walked away from
me.
After dinner I'VE proceeded to the
ball park. While our side was at bat
and l was sitting near the catcher a
foul struck me on the bare head. The
next thing 1 remembered was that
Clara was holding my head and bath
ing my temples with water from a
spring to where they had carried me.
Looking up said, "Where am 1, how
came you here?"
"Hush," she replied. "Now, close
your eyes and you will be all right in
a little WHILE"
"But where's the rest of them?" l
asked.
"a fter they ascertained that you
were coming out all right they went
back to the ball park. The girls wished
to remain, but 1 told them they had
better return as it would be better fol-
you to be quiet and that L wanted to
take care of you as it was my duty
"Please don't say that again, Clara,
said l. 81 was only joking when said
, that this morning"
In few moments we were informe0
that everything was in readiness fol
, our return home.
Oh how my head did ache. l lay
down in the bottom of the rack, plac
ing pillow under my head. Clara
noticed this and, leaving her place
came to me and raising my head, placed
, it in her lap, asking me if it ached
Soon fell asleep and upon awakening
found that we had arrived at my home
Whispering to Clara that I would Sc,
her as soon as felt better, and biddin,
the rest good night, went into tn,
q house and shortly retired.
! The next morning I had raging
fever. The doctor was summoned ant
1 lost consciousness. Several day
: later when the fever had run its cours
: and 1 was again cognizant of my SUI
roundings, 1 saw Clara sitting at tn
q bedside and as opened my eyes, hoy
. happy she lookedl She was frequen
= visitor at our house during my conva
lescence. One day she took me for
: drive and we called at her home wher
!. / was introduced to her parents, M
and Mrs. Fitzgerald. They thanked m
most kindly for saving their daughter
o life. Then told them l could neve
d repay Clara for her tender care dul
ing my recent illness. Clara place
II her hands on my shoulder and sale
J. "It was all for duty's sake that
/ have been SO kind to you, Bert"
r. eyes," said her father, sit was mob
o duty for both of you. But that ism
% ALL" as / drew Clarasto me. BERT.