Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-08-05

the seashore. Aunt Charlotte. my sis.
ter Ruth and l were enjoying the sea
air. and especially was enjoying the
sea water. My aunt had charge OF us
girls and considered herself RESPONSE
BILE for US. She used to sit on the beach
watching Us.
was wadlng one day In water up
to my waist. wore a little gold
cross about my neck and had lost It.
While looking for It'll could have seen
II on the bottom-I went down into
deep water.
had been swimming good deal
aud was tired. They say that swim.
take. At any rate, In trying TO swim
back to shallow water found that
didn't move st all. | got frightened.
and this made matters worse. The
tide was settling down TO the south
and was moving me with it-not far
but proximity makes little difference
when one Is powerless. l called TO my
aunt. but she did not hear me or was
not aware OF my condition. for she
made nc, move to help or call on any
one to help me.
What an awful thing It Is to be in
danger Of drowning and see some one
looking at you. thinking that you are
enjoying yourself! d,
But there was one OF more expe-
rience In such matters who did see
me. Near by was a pier extending
out into the ocean, and on that pier
was a man. He was standing over
deep water some twenty feet above
the surface. He was in shirt waist
costume. l saw him jump feet fore
most and swim for me. l went down
before he reached me, but only for a
moment. l felt his hand under my
arm. We rose to the surface. and a
few strokes carried us to shallow wa
ter.
One would suppose that my first feel
ings would be gratitude to the man
who had helped me- Singularly enough,
what l thought about was my lost
cross, little gold trinket not worth
SIS. As soon as got my breath said:
"oh. my cross! fear shall never
see II again."
Your cross7"
"Ycs. / dropped 1t near here. was
looking for 1t when l stepped beyond
my depth"
He cast his eye about him and, sud
denly thrusting his hand down for
an object glistening in the sunlight,
picked up my cross and handed 1t to
me.
1t was impossible for me, dressed as
the man was, to tell to what class he
belonged. he might be boatman or
fisherman or follow any calling per-
tanning to the water. He certainly
swan like a duck. hesitated a mo-
ment about offering him money for
having helped me out of deep water.
but finally as we walked up on to the
beach / said, "If you viii call at the
Arlington hotel shall have something
for you."
"At what hour?" he asked.
"Well, say directly after luncheon"
He took OF his hat to me and walked
away, doubtless to get on dry clothes.
After luncheon I went to my room
for a rest, which I greatly needed. l
was falling into doze when a waiter
raped at the door and said that
man was below who said had asked
him to call. went to my trunk.
where I kept my money, took out a
ten dollar bill and told the waiter to
give It to the man below. The waiter
went downstairs, but soon returned
with the bill.
"He says 1t isn't enough, miss"
was rather taken aback; but, going
again to my trunk. got out another
ten dollar bill and sent It with the
first. But the waiter came back, as be-
fore, with the message, "Not enough"
kept sending additional bills until ]
had sent $50, but they all came back
with the same message. At last told
the waiter to ask the man what would
satisfy him. The reply came back:
'The little gold cross"
My surprise at this was greater than
before. The man had declined $50
and asked for gold cross which. as
have said, was not worth S.. I'had
no especial attachment to the trinket,
so handed.it to the waiter and told
him TO give 1t to the man below.
may have been stupid about it, but
l couldn't understand the matter at
all Why a man who would take re-
ward for saving a life should decline
a substantial one for girls ornament
I couldn't imagine. But I was very
tired and went to sleep thinking about
1t.
Well, l didn't see the man any more
on the beach, nor anywhere else for
that matter. One. evening we went
over to the Bellevue for the dance
there. One of the girls said that
yachting party of young men were to
be there, and we all got our prettiest
costumes. When we reached the Belle
vue the hop was in full swing, but
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