The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-01

sea water. Ny aunt had charge OF US
girls aud considered herself response
bic for Us. She used to sit on the beach
watching US.
was wading one day in water up
70 my waist wore little gold
cross about my neck and had lost It.
While locking for it'll could have seen
II on the bettom-I went down Into
deep water.
! had been swimming a good deal
and was tired. They say that swim
ming il the hardest exercise one can
take. At any rate. IN trying to swim
back to shallow water | found chat
didn't move at 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 enc Is powerless. called to my
aunt, but she did not hear mo or was
not aware o. my condition, for she
made ne move to help or call on any
enc to help me-
What an awful thing It Is TO be in
danger of drowning and see some one
locking at you thinking that you are
enjoying YOURSELF
But there was one OF more expe-
rience in such matters who did see
NE. Near by was a pier extending
cut into the ocean, and on that pier
was a man. He was standing ever
deep water some twenty feet above
the surface He was In shirt waist
costume. / saw him jump feet fore
most aud swim for me went down
before he reached me. but only for
moment. / felt bis hand under my
arm. We rose to the surface. and a
few strokes carried US t. shallow wa
ter.
One would suppose that my first feel
ings would be gratitude to the man
who had helped me- Singularly enough,
what | thought about was my lost
cross. a little gold trinket not worth
So. AS soon as got my breath said:
ooh. my crossl fear ! shall never
see it again"
"Your cross7"
Eyes. l dropped It 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 glistenlng In the sunlight,
picked up my cross and handed 1t to
me.
II was impossibls 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 duck. hesitated a mo-
nent about Offering him money for
having helped me out Of deep water.
but finally as We walked up on to ths
beach said. "If you win call at the
Arlington hotel shall have something
for you"
"At what hourT be asked.
"well, say directly after luncheon"
He took OF bis hat to me and walked
away, doubtless to get on dry clothes
After luncheon | went to my Fcem
fer a rest, which ] greatly needed.
was falling into doee 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 kept nay money, took out
fen dollar bill and teld the waiter to
rive It to the man below. The waiter
went downstairs, but seen returned
with the bill.
HE says it isn't enough, miss"
was rather taken aback; but. going
again 10 my trunk. / got cut another
ten dollar bill and sent Il with the
drst. But the waiter came back, as be-
fore. with the message. mot enough"
kept sending additional bills until !
had sent 500, but they all came back
with the same message. At last told
the waiter 10 ask the man what would
satisfy him. The reply came back:
sThe little gold cross"
MY surprise at this was greater than
before. The man had declined 800
and asked for gold cross which, as
have said. was not worth S. ] had
NO especial attachment to the trinket'
se handed II TO the waiter and told
hina to give It to the man below.
/ may hare been stupid about Il, but
couldn't understand the matter 81
All why man who wculd take a re-
ward for saving a life should decline
substantial one for girls ornament
/ couldn't imagine. But was very
tired and went to sleep thinking about
it.
wen. I didn't see the man any more
on the beach, nor anywhere else FOL
that matter. One evening we went
over to the Bellevue for the dance
there. one Of the girls said that q
Yachting party Of young men were to
he there. and we all got our prettiest
costumes. When we reached the Belle
yue the hep was In full swing, bat
he vachtsmen had not appeared.
Presently they came 10.
eWelI. / declare" exclaimed. turn
ina red as a beet on seeing one Of them
there. III that isn't the man who took
nv cress as reward for saving me-"
s.That," said q lady standing near.
"ss the yachts owner; he's a triple mil
hcnaire"
"He saw re and came right up to
me. tried to slip away. for my
eheelss were aaming. but he was too
snrv for me. Holding out my cross.
be said:
II won't keep It any longer as 2 re-
- I .-.t.ad ho clad 10 hive lI