The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31


paeum- the ether afternoon,
n watching Annette KeIlermann's S
Hack CIoved body flash like a
nsh,s in Tie water. said glee-
fully: .Tllink of al the fun
.:s6e-s. lavinE.. The act had progressed
So smoothly with such an absence Of
pose ana pretentiousness, : that the
speaker companion had. missed the
-.llsrgel sf il. lie. remained unaware of
..azard. that iurked in each leap
~ -IIIc eniall tank. and had missed the
6fu skin that was. being exhibited
Has The airs and sniirks and vain
Gus bows whereNith vaudeville
5ats arc wont to spoil their acts.
re missed the merit i'm the turn be
aas6 Miss KeIlermann seemed obliv-
5ous TO 1T herself. Perhaps he. wanted
Il see her .break her neck. or maybe he
ezreeted the pretty swimmer To en-
fQroe with Immodest coquelry tire ana
t0tafcaT disclosure Of the act The an
sar to- his criticism. In any event. was
1le remark Of my neighbor.. avho said,
nk - an the fun she's having
Ta laeaI descendant Of the water
god Hls siren daughter of Poseidon,
seonls 10 enjoy her dip with all the
cutIriIsi s1l- of .-ouugster diving 10
l 3l of II river he'd for coins.
II seems rerely incidental that the
sc t-nkea aaEd* set in: the Or
ee and ihat several thou
come dai, Ia watch her splash:
6o hotd 60 her spectators. but
6s II nferiaaid. diving from moon
H7.tf6.i rosizs. for All tlle attention she
9cs "a tbc multitude.
And caeH sime she dives she comes
If6. 4 9ttle sack Of gold and sill
suppose thar adds to the fun
- tains il used TO when you and
II slenc i5las. diving in the still waters
or pool foI a dime thai. some. spend
laflH nhilanthropist with a taste for
5lsc.sT5 5al5siE6 entertainment had tossed in
m But the rewards. Of pearl
5d556rs. are scarcely TO be compared to
Mis- Ileuermann's profitable plunges,
slld-drine for dimes is a pastime she
eft far behind her with her penny
ms 81 tin and her dolls and PIMA
I64e ave inquired it up, Miss Keller
.ilzlin ano- D. during an Interview at the
81 Francis. Every time she splashes
ffoia springboard to the friendly waters
size ands a little sack with $7-65 in it.
Not that it is a tangible coarse sack
sof reality filled with vulgar gold drip
ping wet. It is more like a promise or
an ~ % e. or draft This is the way
III GgUres up:
u dive "a times every performance
said Miss kellermann. That makes Is
pIunces every day. Seven days Of div
iae makes 1g6 leaps. from the spring
board. Nhen she has accomplished
that many the Orpheumr like a fairy
eodlaotBer. hands her $1,000. =. BY a
process OF computation. the intricacies
sf (which were .stfll possible for us con
56intiy TO .unravel, we found that $3.50
WAS: the tangible material reward for
each eiucking.
Il never looked at il that way be
fore" said the pretty swimmer. who sat
a Earbed match OF Venus beside a
statuette Of her only rival. But 1
rcmcnber wei enough the first time
rhgt tbo. pay envelope was put in my
hs.Iids Il did not think tia then that
there Vas so much money in all the
,vqrld: it seemed a miracle, and ]
4 cad it out on my bed and counted
i snd played with II and wondered if
7 wasn't dreaming"
N~T.oU would. nnd Miss KeIlermann's
Y frenkness almost disconcerting-. It
is mot regarded in polite circles,
I'm advised. IS the proper thing to ask