Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-14

Whitney's gentle cordially attracted
her, but she felt repealed by the state
ly Margaret, and this vivacfouS girl
was both fascinating and distractinz
on for a while and form her own con-
illusions. She was &ccustomed to de-
eide matters for herself, and Charlotte
seemed about to plan 1t all for her.
Mrs. whitney set her at ease with:
Gently, gently, daughter, Marcell4
is weary with her long journey and
cannot accept all your plans at once.
Do not settle the entire winter today.
my dear. Go make yourself tidy now,
you small w7IirIwind, and then your
haps AarcelIa would Hike to rest a
while. You can show her to her room
as you CO."
MarceIIa's entrance into school came
soon, and the two girls started on to-
gether. Tint ranch girl soon became
favorHe among the schoolgirls, for
she was generous even to lay1Shnees,
and her pocket-moDey never failed
Had it been otherwise, she might have
suffered from their tealousy, for she
studies, while her violin playing was
exceptionally fine.
The Whftneys had their summer
home by the sea. and Marcel1a antici-
pated much pleasure there She had
won all hearts in the household, ex-
all Marcella's friendliness. and the
sensitive child keenly felt her older
cousins indifference. At the sea Mar
celia was once more able to 1--we out
Of doors. Her fathers GENEROSITY
provided her a horse. Often she was
accompanied ON her rides by her
uncle and Charlotte, but most often
she enjoyed dashing about the coun-
try in fashion that amazed and scan
dakized some Of the staid colonists
To Charlotte's surprise, her cousin
was an expert swimmer.
Where did you learn to swim p
queried she. Il thought / could beat
you there. but you can hold out long
err in the waves than I can"
''Daddie and I spent a season now
and then at the Californian resorts,
and he taught me to swim. I am
stronger than you, I suppose, and that
is why ! can hold out better" Then
with sigh, Dear Dad, how would
like to see him."
Their daily practice made them VEN
turesome in the waves and TREY often
out distanced their companions.
On one such occasion they found
themselves quite beyond the merry
group with whom they started, when
suddenly they heard a cry for help.
and hurried back toward shore. AS
they approached. they saw the bath
ers surrounding one of their number
who seemed exhausted. Some boats
were coming to the rescue, but Mar
celia reached the tired swimmer before
cousin Margaret, who could swim but
Ettlr AS Marcella reached her Mar
q. screamed again for help and
H. her arms about her cousin 8
n MarceIla found even her skill
anu strength hardly equal to the task.
but she managed to keep Margaret =
head above water till the boats ar
rived. Then pausing for moment 3
rest she saw to her dismay all tn
rest had turned back to the beach. Fer
moment she felt a thrill of fear.
She had always been SO fearless in thu
waves; could it be her strength woula
fail her now? Even then she cOul
not believe it, and made no outer.
But some one had spied her from the
boats and soon she was taken from
the water just as she was sinking for
the third time. Long and faithfully
they worked over her and at last they
were rewarded by deep-drawn sigh
from her lips.
Her narrow escape was followed b.;
slow fever She lay listless and ir-
muttering only a word or two Of her
western life and of the long missed
father. Now, for the first time, her
friends discovered how lonely she had
been. and Margaret now learned how
her harsh words had hurt the sensi
tive girl to whom she owed her life.
One day awakening from a quiet
siumber, Marcella saw her father sit
ting at her bedside. With a cry of
joy she threw herself into his arms.
.tOh, Daddie, Daddie dear. I've
III r get weli, now" And she did.
Soon she resumed her rides with
her father for companion. Long they
fingered at the beach after the rest
of the family returned to the city
But at last they, too, found q home in
the east, and Marce1la was once more
engrossed in her studies, supremacy
happy with her father and with her
| relatives, even Margaret no longer
looking upon her as an intruder
AN IDLER.