Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-09

Eelen tied her cap carefully around
head and gave a last hasty look
herself in the one tiny glass that
bathhouse afforded. The door of
bathhouse next to hers was ajar
bhe came out and she concluded
Warren had gone on out and was
ing for her at the office He hated
o wait for any one and Helen was
pr ready on time, no matter how
b she tried.
e wasn't at the office, however,
Helen stopped a moment by the
ng to see If he had gone down 10
beach.
Eome on" said q voice near her
henly. How long do you expect
10 wait out here before you put In
appearance? I've been way out to
beach and hack. and the waters
4, 1 can tell you. All nonsense
IT your not wanting to go In!
ellen had awakened with head
and had remarked at the break
table that she didn't feel like
ling any effort to go in bathing,
as usual Warren had nipped the
in the bud.
bf course, you want to go in he
hrked. It'll do you good!
nd Helen had given in, thinking
perhaps Warren was right after
Now her head, which In the
ling house had throbbed intoler-
felt better and she was ready
gree.
really do feel better. dear; I
k the water is just what I need"
bf course 1t is; nothing like 1t to
a person up" and Warren, strtk-
deep water, began to swim, leav-
Helen in the shallow water,
she stopped to rub her foot.
beach was rocky and Helen did
possess a pair of bathing shoes.
sequently she hurt her feet every
she went in. She had meant to
pair down town, but every time
mentioned the fact Warren had
she didn't need shoes.
you'd go off the steps as the
r women do instead of wading
till you reach deep water, you
dn't strike so many rocks" he
remarked scathingly. For Helen
timid in the water and, although
swan very well, she preferred
o in slowly rather than to feel
water above her head as soon as
stepped off the pier.
bon't stand STILL" called Warren.
ke out; the exercise is what you
- And Helen Immediately be-
to swim. The rush of the water
the blood pounding through her
refreshed her for a time, but
hadn't been swimming long be-
her head began to ache violent
She turned over on her back and
n to float, but the pain was so
aI, h1indnl hnr Shn
subject to bad headaches and she
we'll that lying down in a dark
with sleep at her finger tips
the only thing that ever did her
good. Warren always laughed at
idea of giving in to a headache.
maintained that Helen coddled
and made them worse in conse-
ce. To forget about them was
method of driving them away.
fow's the headache?" said War
swimming over to her just as she
decided to go back to the hotel.
you'd swim around and not brood
nuch about the different things
all you you wouldn't always have
ething the matter with you!"
elen felt too tired to argue, she
h that she ought to get out of the
II. but she hated to think as War
said that she had no capacity for
of any kind. She would stay
until he himself suggested going
ven it If killed her.
ddenly everything began to. get
K around her. she didn't seem to
any strength, not even enough
couple OF strokes which would
her into safety. Her throat be-
to get dry, and she felt herself
ping under water. Was she going
lie without any one knowing it?
remembered vaguely that people
drowned had peculiar sensations
re they lost consciousness. and
she forgot everything but the
ding in her head, which sounded
er ears like her own heart beat
And then she remembered moth
till she heard Warren's voice
nE from far away.
he's coming to; now she'll be all
We'd better get her over to the
as soon as possible
@ knew that there were people