The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-09

assault and battery case that came
along. He sat down TO the law ON
punching the head OF your fellow man.
but he could not set interested. That
Golden-haired girls face was before
him. He went and stated his case
to tho veteran lawyer. and although
the former advice was repeated, and
II was added that he was q chump. he
was not yet satisfied.
His feelings were bubbling when he
took the boat for the town above
with several desperate resolutions In
his mind He would turn subscription
book agent; he would turn tin ped
dler; he would pretend to be gas
inspector; he would even set the
house on fire to get few words with
the girl OF the chalr-car.
Miss Blanche Ackworth might have
been called a rowest and a boatest'
She had her own boat and she knew
how to handle II. The pilots OF the
day boats whistled furiously at her,
and mates yelled that she would be
run down, but she calmly missed col
lisions and went her wag. She went
rowing in bathing suit, and she
could swim, and there was little 10
fear.
On this Monday SIZE was out for a
spin. The first that the half-distracted
lawyer knew Of her presence was
when the mate of the boat passed him
on the run and called out:
She's over this time, for sure, and
she'll be drowned"
The swells of the stemaer had up
set Mise Blanchefs boat Two hun
dred persons saw the accident. Mr..
Hosmsr looked down on that golden
| head as the first wave rolled over 1t.
When captain, mate and crew OF a
steamboat are hired nothing Is said
of their jumping overheard to rescue
people. It's so much per month and
board. When lot of passengers start
from New York for Albany by boat,
they figure on the fare alone. Jump
ing overheard should bring a rebate,
but It doesn't. They are supposed ia
keep dry while other folks drown.
Thus it came about that when Miss
Blanche's boat went over there was
only one man to do the jumping act
That was Mr.. Hosmer He couldn't
swim a stroke, and he wore a suit
that was bound to shrink, but he didn't
even stop to thnow down his hat
Down he plunked close beside the girl
who had caught her overturned boat
with one hand and was smiling at
deckhand who was trying to throw
lot of iron pipes overheard to hell
float her, and when he came up from
the bed of the historic river he wai
choking and gasping and strangling
One hand was reached out, the fingers
clinched in his hair, and when he hac
been drawn to the boat the girl begar
working It inshore. Pooh! It was
dead easy! Nothing but fun! She
was cheered again and again, but sh'
didn't feel that she deserved It.
Mr.. Hosmer was hauled up on
dock a very watery man. Water hat
surrounded him, and he had sur
rounded water. They pounded hin
on the back, and they rolled him on
barrel. They called him a hero, ant
they called him fool. He was finali!
pumped out and sent to a hotel t
recuperate. and word was left that h
should call at the Ackworth residence
as soon as able to receive thanks.
He was all right by the next after
noon, except for a feeling that he hat
lowered the Hudson by several inches
and the call was made. At last h'
stood face to face with the girl Of hi
waking hours and his dremas.
Il want to thank you so very, yer!
much" she said after the formalities
But why did you jump overheard" ?"
"To save you, Of course" he replied
But you couldn't swim a stroke
Besides, upset the boat on purpose
just to scare the people a bit!"
"But-but l saw you on the train
few days ago."
"Yes?"
"And had-had to get an introduc
tion to you!"
| Il don't understand why!
Because l fell in love with you a
first sight"
"And-and-"
"And l can't begin the practice o
law until get through with romance.
When the recovered and dried-ou
man had departed the house Mrs. Ack
worth asked her daughter what sor
: Of a person she had found him.
'Why, / think he means well, bu
he rather startles one at first"
''Is he to call again?"
'Um! l suppose so! Yes, he's jus
: that kind, and after girl has save
young mans life she can't drive hin
to suicide, you know. Yes, a very
very nice young man, and he'll cal
2 again"