The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-22

when are you ever going to do
svSbtng2 When are you ever going
!. Justify your birth and breeding and
.Tnd the girl stamped her pretty
~ hard on the yielding turf.
wv Tbo big fellow in the gray outing
s,nnols settled back in the hammock
. M. turned his patrician face to the
cuestionsr' +4. o++,a-
.,arv day, COZ" he said.
~ don't want your compliments or
.r- nraise. Herbert Rollins she re-
.,,ed with blazing eyes. Il want you
- answer my question.
The man drew "the makings" from
81. nocket and began slowly to roll
VI clgaret.
"tJse!" she exclaimed. What are
YOU living for?"
The girl looked at him scornfully.
Now, look here, Nell" he said,
+browtng the cigaret away. "I have an
omp1e fortune, thanks to the wisdom
and industry Of my respected grand
father. I don't spend my income
rant spend it. Why in the name Of
ooodness should L bother my mind
with money-making? Why should l
harry myself with all the work neces-
ssry to a successful professional Ca
reer when I do not need the emolu-
mepts which would crown 1t i'm the
very doubtful event that succeeded
especially when there are SO many
good fellows who were less successful
in their choice of grandfather and
who are compelled to do these things
IN order to live? There 1s no in
centive."
"Incentive!" exclaimed the girl very
pale. IN tell you one thing, Herbert.
It has been an understood thing in the
family that am to marry you. T want
to tell you now that never will marry
such useless butterfly as you In the
world I'll marry coal HEAVIER first"
Rollins looked steadily at her for a
minute Then he arose and took her
unwilling hand.
Perhaps it IL best SO, Nell" he said
gravely. Il don't know but we would
worry each other intolerab1y. 1t will
raise Cain with Uncle Charley and
your mother, but
What is that, Bert?" interrupted
the girl, pointing to the surf.
He turned lazily and looked over
the sun-lit water.
Instantly his entire attitude changed.
He was alive with interest, with pur-
pose, with power.
Great heavens, it is julia" he ex-
claimed. And she Is out far over her
depth and cannot swim stroke. /
have been teaching her to float and
she's let the current carry her out. If
she tries to touch bottom she'll get
frightened and drown"
While he was talking he had peeled
to his trousers and undershirt and
pulled off his shoes, and before Miss
Nellie fairly knew what was going on
he had plunged into the surf and was
making great strokes toward the tiny
head bobbing in the water.
AS the girl on the shore watched
him do these things with the rapidity
of thought and noted his splendid self
poise and perfect proportions a CRATE
full sense of satisfaction pervaded her.
"All he needs is the spur of neces-
sity" she said. And I'll see that he
gets that. My, but he's a splendid fell
low"
Of sudden the girl floating far out
gave piercing shrek and the head
disappeared Rollins had nearly
reached her. He shouted to her to
foat for minute and he would reach
her. But the panic was in her, and
she heard nothing. As she reappeared
on the surface she shrieked again.
Out from the cottages and from the
hotel people rushed to the beach. Mel
lie held her breath in horror. Rollins
was fairly leaping through the water.
Il never saw swimming like that"
said one of the men who was helping
shove the emergency boat into the
water. "T think he'll get her"
Nellie looked at the man and smiled
gratefully. All about the people were
commenting on the force and power
Of the man who seemed to be fairly
shooting through the water
There is heart-breaking minute or
TWO and then the strong swimmer
comes up and clutched tightly by the
nalr he has the form of the 1nsensible
girl
II was long and hard swim, with
tne heavy burden, before the men with
tne boat picked them up. And when
tney reached the shore d dainty girl
stood clear down to the edge where
lne swell OF the water washed her
ankles. AS Rollins stepped from the
poat unsteady from his great exertions
she cried:
Bert, you are splendid. I take it
all back. You are the hero of my
Dreams"
he regarded her inscrutably for a
moment. Then, leaving the uneon-
scious form of the girl in the boat to
pe cared for by the willing bystanders,
ne look Nellie's hand and led her back
to the trees.
Nell he said, brokenly, don't you
eee: It's hard to explain-but-but-
you released me a few moments ago.
! amt your kind I've known it for
Years. You like me now, for a minute
Decause l happen to have been able
70 DO little something spectacular.