Arizona republican., 1910-05-01

was uuerlv satisfying. He was glad HOW that he had not accepted the Parmiey i'iS"s % .a Oyster Bay. house parties had their charm Dt, be was in no mood for the complications o1 the soc- game The presence of one or two pcaceiu oongendi ueopie might have been addition 10 ms present content. but he wanted nothing so mnch @s Tet .T4 rcst u-as not to he obtsincd in Merwins csti- nation where one mrst cavort about at the oenest "i hall dozen strenuous girls and an even HG. '. . c,actiug hostess. But here the ocean sioe oi te is'and his modest hostclTy within stone u,,os @ e, the surf he could loaf in his bstnug suit TOT ho in the sun and rid himself gradually ot the Wreoneu sense of strain which had possessed nm ioi months ,d
 Since it was September th. beach was not crowded it spots of color here and there made oy tne noat ig fair hair of some children digging m the ;a0o d by the red bathing cap ol tall girl sonne"pe'' slout the middle distance. La
 Lying on his side. his elbow Proppma ms neso, Is big shoulders and muscular limbs pas.i"e' ms eyes wide and dreamy and very dark. MerNtn lsp0 2 considerable addition to the composition c, tne Iciure the girl in the bathing dress ano .,;,s. ,l, and stable facing three thousand uiies or set "a Merwin, watching her. decided that she vas of the few women he had seen %"o m ua'"'h ks costume loos:d thoroughbred. The lorger oe looked tre n,orc hc liked her siend.rncss which vas ,ai rounded a1d graceful. the pols. ot h.r sneh le.d th. srac. of her every attitude 5nd move ,-sn, ks he watched her she advanced slowly into i',r surf making little e-ky -icculst,ors as sne -,oved. Evidently the water was oit Vln'rS' 'n
 c,d5erIy she flung in all her slender length. Mer- n sbiyered synpathcticallY she drew 10 her !, he:ph. dripping wet rings oi bright hair es- , ,;rc from her cap. Then she whlrlcd about, .uced into deeper water waving her white arms, 3viously revelng in the wine slo~ or the sea. . hich cncrsizes every and muscle. He had ,ever seen anything prettier than the game sh: vss laying with the surf. Suddenly he lost her, and in
 c thrill oi something like terror he sprsns to his ct, only 10 her dozen yards farther out ioating serenel,- beyond the breakers.
 There lifc-guards nor ropes nearer than inc hotel. a full quarter Of mile away and the 1>sci now practically deserted Merwn took the llunge hastily, swimming out towards the lightly floating figure. A he drew she turned on her face and began swim. with long easy strokes: He Icpt parallel with her, and they up tn. beach t-vard the hotel. Mcrwin watching, not t'-cI, impersonally, inc red cap which suddenly secr,cd to symbolize the charm Of ,he unknown; -c lire of tlic woman whom man cannot place. -hc stands to him fer myc.cry ard certain wild 1'eeGoil from thc correnticris of lie.
 Suddenly. as bis uclcl;si bran woyc airy fanc.s s5ort her, s',c again disappcared In auotlcr mo rie1j hc vas barely two feet from loyo!v lac. {rrs baci upon higi iclled arms. She noatcd iieh, her cap goue. leaving exposed qrc;.,i:y- of
 yet. curlir hajr. v;ci n57. looked dark red rather Tan golGcn
 Did ou ii"c to rig1tcu mci" sputiercd Mer- rin If 90. you srcccededr'
 She laughed. "l never thought of ycu, she re- turned easily Why sbculd r.
 This unauswerabc. although he didn't be- lieyc her. that Mcrrin merely swan along silently. when he suddenly tbat thcy were heading for the open
 Turn over and swim" he commanded "Iye ar, getting too far out" And he set the example of heading toward the shore. For q moment she did not ebcy, and he had sensation of altogether un- reasoning rage. when her laugh ripplcd after him and she followed with Please wait" which va. a little brcsthess.
 As they emerged from the crsdlc-like swinging oi the deep into rough surf and touched bottom. ttcy looked a; each other for moment ih.u great breaker hurled down upon them
 The girl flung roughly against Mcrvin: h. caught her and held her steady against the herc. pounding of the waves
 The beach beyond them was quite empty: tn, stun low ard rcd against bank of clouds on the horizon Mcrvin felt her trcmblc az he stood with his srm supporting her tn. clear psllor Of her wet lac. turned to deep warm pink Sh. certainly beautiful and they appeared to be quite alone the universe Also she had frightened him and mad. bim angry
 T should like you to know that l want to Lis. you, and that morally consider should be quite justified in doing sor' He strode into the sha,lors and oosened his hold But I won't" h. concluded roysly.
 The brown eyes that looked at him laughed no longer Thank you murh--for behaving like gcntlcmanl she said bitinsly. As she stood for moment step above him, her smile came suddenly; in the glow from the sky she looked nymph-like, uith her loose, warm-hued hair and the exquisite lehtness of her figure outlined in her dripping dress.
 She laughed soft laugh of raiiery. Thank vou--and good by--Mr Merwin." Her tone was the tone of casual acquaintance, for the benefit he guessed of the solitary attendant in the bathouse, but as he turned and ran swiftly towards his own cottage, he was curiously puzzled He muttcred half aloud "1fr Merwin. Then ail along she knew me" And the maddening thing about ii was that he had never to his knowledge behed her before, and he might never see her again.
 But the next day he found her at the same place,