The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-09-15

looked about Tor the familiar blue and
white urban Somehow he had come
to expect the sight OF the odd little
bathing cap, and it was with a gesture
OF lmpatIcncc that he searched the
beach and the little knot OF bathers
clmglng to the life ropes.
Ever since the girl had first appeared
on the beach Canning had been inter
csted She was splendid swimmer.
vastly different from the girls who
chung to the ropes and gave little
ShriekS every time a wave rolled in
She headed straight for the raft with
strong, steady strokes, and kept away
from the ttlrtatlouS group in the shall
lows.
Canning admired her for it, and he
was frequently found on the raft watch
ing the little head bobbing through the
SURF to the same goal He never had a
chance to speak; she was not the kind
OF girl a man spoke to without excuse
but OF late there had been a sort of
trlendlineSS in her glance as she had
climbed to the raft. More than once
Canning had wished that she might
have cramp, just tiny little one. SO
that he might go to her rescue and thus
break the conventional ice
Tia ,,,otar .o,i' IT, S' .Iu LAY
lite guards were pacing the beach rest
lessly, instead OF occupying their usual
perches, but rough water could not
prevent her from taking her daily dip.
and Canning wondered what the matter
was
Then suddenly he caught sight OF a
blue and white dot out on the water
recLInS. fnr ,,;ri - ~. SUI a,' M tt
roit IN hi, IL -? ~ i', .I,a. th
e[rords had SIt ,aii,I HI ,,! ou ''"' '"e
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apha,d ,',"'',H' moving 't'c HlII
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dered h,,. >,I h at nns, "an ne "'''.-
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''' was ,''''IrI al TOUR cnfncrN'
Sl'e t ~ ROW could 1t get
'" r., ,
nc p'EN ~ III '"e water. ! sup
p'SI ,",N'u ''c capG out OF water as
1e o'l'''''S" w. ana '''' swell tore II
n':r, ~, any r"'t' we are III 1"r a
''T T, "''.'N' we can ''ena' the shore
ne! I'"'n up 'oSether ana waved
lI"lll'I"'N' pot apparently the httIe
lidGtay "aa PaSNc" u''n"ticed on Shnre,
ana .1, 'nerG was no answering signal that
tnev c"uId perceive. NJ last, tired by
. .nft rM'I , iney SANK down on the
ra,, ana 'accd the situation.
:, ! ne c"aStwlSc steamers come close
~ t.1,i !" S''orG mere he Sald reaSSuringy
.., mere WiII pc a Eo"d chance "t being
taken on before night. Perhaps at the |