Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-01

assault and battery case that can't,
along. He sat down to the law OF
punching the head Of your fellow man
but he could not get interested. Thai
golden-haired girls face was before
him. He went and stated his case
to the veteran lawyer. and although
the former advice was repeated, and
1t vas added that he was a 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.
der; he would pretend to be a gas
inspector; he Would even set the
house on fire to get a few words. with
the girl Of the chair-car.
Miss Blanche Ackworth might have
been called a rowest and a boatest
She had her own boat and she knew
how to handle 1t. 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 way. She went
rowing in a bathing suit, and she
could swim. and there was little to
fear.
On this Monday she 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 Miss Blanche's boat. Two hun.
dred persons saw the accident. Mr.
Hosmer looked down on that golden
head as the first rave rolled over 1t,
When captain, mate and crew Of q
steamboat are hired nothing Is said
of their jumping overheard to rescue
people. It's 80 much per month and
board. When a 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 to
keep dry while other folks drown.
Thus 1t came about that when Miss
Blanche's boat went over there was
only one man to do the jumping act.
That vas 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 throw down his hat.
Down he plunked close beside the girl,
who had caught her overturned boat
with one hand and vas smiling at a
deckhand who vas trying to throw a
lot of iron pipes overheard to help
float her, and when he came up from
the bed Of the historic river he was
choking and gasping and strangling,
One hand was reached out, the fingers
clinched in his hair, and when he had
been drawn to the boat the girl began
working it inshore. Pooh! 1t was
dead easy! Nothing but fun! She
was cheered again and again, but she
didn't feel that she deserved 1t.
Mr.. Hosmer was hauled up on a
dock a very watery man. Water had
surrounded him, and he had sur
rounded water. They pounded him
on the back, and they rolled him on a
barrel. They called him a hero, and
they called him a fool. He was finally
pumped out and sent to a hotel to
and word was left that he
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 had
the Hudson by several inches,
and the call was made. AT last he
stood face to face with the girl Of his
waking hours and his dremas.
Il want to thank you SO very, very
she said after the formalities,
But why did you jump overboard?"
ITO save you, Of course" he replied.
"But you couldn't swim a stroke!
Besides, l upset the boat on purpose,
Just to car the people a bit!"
"But-but / saw you on the train q
Few days ago."
"Yes?"
"And l had-had to get an introduc.
ton to you!"
II don't understand why!"
Because / fell in love with you at
arst sight"
"And-and-?'
"And I can't begin the practice Of
law until I get through with romance"
When the recovered and dried-out
man had departed the house Mrs, Ack.
worth asked her daughter what sort
If a person she had found him.
why, I think he means we'll, but
ne rather startles one at first"
Us he to call again."
Gum! I suppose so! Yes, he's just
hat kind, and after a girl has saved
! young mans life she can't drive him
o suicide, you know. Yes, a very,
nice young man, and he'll call