The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-11-09

lions. and invited Frank to come
around and have his picture taken
free at her husbands studio She al
so bestowed upon him 50-cent piece.
This created diversion. Frank head
ed for place where so cents might
suitably be spent, followed by his
friends. Then he went home, slipped
into his own bedroom very quietly and
changed his clothes. Whether it was
the proverbial modesty of the hero or
prudent desire not to call attention
to his pants" Frank did not say
but anyway Mrs. Duffy knew nothing
about the mater TIL she saw it in the
paper. Then the neighborhood said
to her: Say, Mrs. Duffy, did Schmidt
blow frankie to new pair of pants?"
BLOW nothing" replied Mrs. Duffy.
We've bought our groceries Of
Schmidt for five years, and he never
SO much as spoke to Frank about saw
ing Charles life"
Never mind" said Frank, philoso
phically; hell give me somethin
next Christmas. He'll give me cal
endar."
Frank was called in from roller
skating on the asphalt under the Will
liamsburg Bridge to discuss his feats.
He came rather grumpily as he pre-
fers roller skating to fame.
"Dey said 1 saved dem both at de
same time-brought one of dem in in
me teeth" said he, scornfully. "Wot
do they take me fora dog. Dey was
ten minutes apart, the two savin's."
But how about that affair on Labor
Day, Frank?"
dat? Oh, dat was harder. Dat
was Walter Conran. He's sixteen
years old, and bigger dan me. was
in de water when 1 saw some one
push him off de dock. I knew he
couldn't swim. He was always afraid
of de water. 1t took me ten or fif-
teen minutes to get him in, cause 1t
was against de tide. l was played
out; and de tide took US right into de
sewer water, too"
"Well, what was it about two other
boys you saved this summer"
Frank reflected.
I'D almost forgotten dem,' said he.
1--WE don't bother about dem things.
Some one is always gettin' picked up
down dare. Dey was two Polacks.
1t was early in de summer. Dey was
in de baby hole"
1.-THE baby hole"
Eyes. We walled up place wild
stones and brick, SO at low tide de
water was about three feet deep in
it, and de little chaps could go in
dare and play. Desc little chaps was
only eight years old. De tide kept
creepin' up, and at last it swept dem
out Of de baby hole. 1 took dem in.
OATS all dare was to dat
Frank glanced suggestively at his
roller skates.
But what was it about horse
. you stopped one time?"
ooh, dat? Well, his trace came un.
buckled, and he started to run away,
and 1 stopped him. OATS all there
was to dat"
Frank evidently thought it rather
bore to be called in from roller skat-
, ing to discuss such small matters as
, saving the lives of five boys and STOP
ping a runaway horse.
Frank is sixteen years old. but very
small, scarcely larger than a well
grown boy of twelve His growth has
gone all to muscle and strength, in
stead of height, and he is "as hard
: as nails He is also very cool head
, ed boy, thinking quickly and never los
ing his wits in an emergency. His
swimming prowess came to him by
| heredity His father was a great
swimmer in his youth, and an uncle
of his was awarded a gold medal for
J saving life in the water.
Questioned as to why some boys
( swim and some do not, he pondered.
5 Its just accordin' to de boy, I
/ guess" said he finally. Some fellers
: dat live two miles away II come down
> for swim. Some dat live right near
| de water will never go in it. If a
: boy likes to swim he can't never get
enough. He wants to be in de water
/ all de time, If he don't, you have to
, t'row him in. Most of de boys know
. dat know how to swim learned at de
\ baths"
/ Fifty cents and dozen photographs
5 lives. But he is satisfied.-New York
Tribune.
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