The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-08-15

| assault and battery case that csms
along. He sat down to the law on
nunching the head of your fellow man,
but he could not get interested. That
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
It was 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.
dler.s he would pretend to be a gas
inspector: he would even set the
house on fire to get few words with
the girl of the chair-car
Miss Blanche Ackworth might have
been called a rowest and boatest.
She had her own boat and she knew
how to handle it. 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 was. 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 hslf-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 Blanches boat. Two hun
dred persons saw the accident. Mr..
Hosmer 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 rescre
people It's SO much per month ard
board When lot of passengers start
from New York for Albany by boat.
they figure on the fare alone. Jump
ing overheard should bring rebate,
but it doesn't. They are supposed to
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 stroke, and he wore 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 was smiling at a
deckhand who was 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 easyl Nothing but fun! She
was cheered again and again, but she
didn't feel that she deserved it
Mr.. Hosmer was hauled up on a
dock 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 hero, and
they called him fool. He was finally
pumped out and sent TO a hotel to
recuperate, 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 feeling that he had
lowered the Hudson by several inches,
and the call was made At last, be
stood face to face with the girl OF bis
waking hours and his dremas.
Il want to thank you so very, very
much" she said after the formallties.
But why did you jump overboard?"
"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 bit!"
"But-but I saw you on the train
few days ago."
"Yes?"
"And had--had to get an introduc
ton to you'll"
Il don't understand WHY"
Because l fell in love with you at
first sight"
"And-and-"
"And | can't begin the practice Of
law until get through with romance"
When the recovered and dried-out
man had departed the house Mrs. Ack-
worth asked her daughter what sort
of person she had found him.
why, think he means well, but
he rather startles one at first"
rs he to call again?"
"Um! / suppose so! Yes, he's just
that kind, and after girl has saved
young mans life she can't drive him
to suicide, you know. Yes, very,
very nice young man, and he'll call
again"