The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31

QUO CuOhcu DdCh thC tCoiS- as
the best boat we've got and the only
one. Grandfather said it wasn't safe
to go out, but"
You liked the danger?" he finished.
"No-no," she almost shrieked. Il
came out her to fish because l. was
hungry. II you'd lived on bread and
tea and tea and bread for weeks
cant help it If I'm hungry all the
time. There's something about the
air down here" She was talking
TO the empty air, for Raymond had
remembered the luncheon basket and
had returned for it to his coy nook.
He recovered it just in time and was
rejoiced to find that the sandwiches
were dry and unframed.
Now, see here" he said authori.
tatively, I've been shipwrecked and
| l know what 1t is to be hungry and
thirsty on a desert shore. Please
don't make any protests--let's lunch
together. fellow castaway."
She looked wistfully at the daintily
prepared food Il ought not to-" she
was Directing. when Raymond spread
q paper napkin in her lap, placed the
sandwiches before her and filled the
thermos cup with hot coffee.
Drink this!" he ordered. And
eat those sandwiches-every crr NIB.
Then you've got to answer q few
questions. Meantime, I'm going to
swim out and get my boat"
He slipped off his shoes and dropped
into the water. Once he looked over
his shoulder and saw that the cir,
was watching him. He lifted his arm
and she waved in response.
He swan easily with the tide and
had almost reached the boat when,
without the slightest warning, he was
overpowered by an attack of cramps
He waved his arms desperately be-
fore he went down.
A long, shrill cry came back over
the water. When he rose to the sur
face he saw a round, dark, wet OBJ
ject bobbing through the water al
incredible speed.
1t was the girl He went down fol
the second time, swooning from tina
gripping agony. When he came W
, again, she was very near-so clost
! that he could see her scared brown
eyes. He tried to smile as he fel
himself sinking, but she hurled her
, self through the water and grippet
his shirt collar with firm, stead.
: fingers.
Pantingly she dragged him towar'
the motor boat, clinging to its side
for a long time before she coul'
help him into it. He sank in an un
.' conscious heap on the bottom Will
= she found the emergency oar, lifte'
= the anchor and sculled the motto
boat slowly toward the sandy beach.
When he opened his eyes he wa
y on the warm sand before shabb
cottage. A tail old man was chain
J. his wrists and pumping his arm
!. while the girl sped fleetly down tn
u beach for assistance.
1t was hours afterward when h
awoke from a refreshing sleep in tn
, living room Of the cottage. Painful
he recalled the events OF the afte
noon, remembering that the tishe
= girl had saved his life. Her voic
II reached him now, low pitched an
q melodious: Come. grandfather, 20,
- soup is ready. You better eat
;. while it's hot"
y Just as I thought" muttered Ra
,, mond. "She's starving herself to fee
~ the old man! I'm glad ] owe my III
to her 1t will serve as my excuse
J. rescue them from this certain deaf
20 by starvation"
y Then the grandfather came in. /
D. proved to be feeble old man
nearly eighty Raymond's gratitut
and sympathy invited confidence al
D. presently the young man was liste
ing to pathetic story OF how
y once-famous artist had been owe
~ taken by relentless poverty.
u Little by little his money hi
dwindled. He knew that his gran
~ daughter was starving herself +
nc his sake, but she evaded all his {
q. tempts to compel an equal divisi'
NC of the scanty store. Now winter W
:" coming nearer every day-what won
:, be the outcome? He shuddered al
~ his eyes filled with bitter tears.
No It took hours of argument to p'
=, suade them to let him come to The
VI rescue, but Raymond succeeded
'' Quieting their scruples and took the
away with him in the Sea Urch
w Under the tender and watchful ma
~. agement of his mother. the Ina
ns famishcd maiden who had saved
Nv life was restored to normal and al
-. gether charming young womanhood
No no Although the aged painter did 4
{" long survive the hardships which n
4 been the burden of his later yea
Nv he lived long enough to zee his graz
10 daughter become the happy wife
the man whom she had saved at
"' risk Of her own life.
nd Copyright. 1915, by TIE .!cc!ure Newsl
per cynG!cGte.)
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