The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-27

ulf, ana esleclHll was enjoying tue
sea water, My aunt had charge of us
girls and considered herself respunsi
Bile for us. She used to sit on the beach |
watching Us.
was wading one day In water VI
to my waist. wore little gold
cross about my neck and had lost II
While looking for It'll could have seen
II on the bottom--I went down into
deep water
had been swimming a good deal
and was tired. They say that swim
ming Is the hardest exercise one can
take At any rate. In trying to swim |
back to shallow water | found that | |
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 one Is powerless / called to my
aunt, but she did not hear me or was
not aware Of my condition. for she
made no move to help or call on any
one to help the.
What an awful thing 1t Is to be In
danger Of drowning and see some one
looking at you, thinking that you are
enjoying yourself!
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 oyer
deep water some twenty feet above
the surface. He was In shirt waist
costume. saw him jump feet fore
most and swim for me. | went down
before he reached me, but only for a
moment 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 | thought about was my lost
cross, little gold trinket not worth
SIS. AS soon as got my breath / said:
ooh, my cross! / fear | shall never
see II again.
"Your CROSSE"
"Yes / dropped II near here. was
looking for 1t when 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 it to
me.
II was impossible for me, dressed as
the man was, to tell to what class he
belonged. He might be boatman or
a fisherman or follow any calling per
tanning to the water. He certainly
swan like duck. | hesitated 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. " you will call at the
Arlington hotel fshall have something
for you"
"At what hour?" he asked.
"Well, say directly after luncheon"
He took Off his hat to me and walked
away, doubtless to get on dry clothes
After luncheon l went to my room
for a rest. which ! greatly needed. !
was falling into doze when a walter
raped at the door and said that a
man was below who said had asked
| him to call. | went to my trunk.
| where ] keIF my money. took out Il
| ten dollar bill and told the waiter to
1 lol I'm
went downstairs. but soon returned
with the bill,
He says 1t isn't enough, miss"
| ! was rather taken nback; but going
ten dollar bill and sent 1t with the
| first. But the waiter came back, as be
| fore, with the message. mot 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:
1.-THE little gold cross"
| NV surprise at this was greater than
| before The man had declined $50
and asked for a gold cross which, as
| have said, was not worth SIS. ! had
| no especial attachment to the trinket
| SO handed II TO the waiter and told
| him to give It to the man below.
may have been stupid about it. but
| couldn't understand the matter III
| all. Why man who would take re-
| ward for saving life should decline
Il substantial one for a girls ornament
| couldn't imagine. But / was very
tired and went to sleep thinking about
It.
Well, didn't see the Nan 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 a
yachting party Of young men were to
be there, and we all got our prettjest
costumes. When we reached the Belle
vue the hop was In full swing, but
the yachtsmen had not appeared
| Presently they came in.
| well. | declare" l exclaimed, turn.
Ing red as beet on seeing one OF them
there. If that isn't the man who took
my cross as reward for saving me-"
That" said lady standing near
SIS the yachts owner; he's triple mil
lionaire."
lie saw me and came right up 10
me. tried to slip away, for my