The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-08-31
5 She crossed his equator.

himself hastily and made for the water
to clear off the sand that loaded him.
Just as he set his toe in the first froth
Gloria sighted him. He could tell by
her start that she recognized him. He
ran into the waves she followed. He
Owed through the first breaker and
second and a third. When he looked
back she was not to be seen. He
laughed and began to float-which was
the easiest thing he did Suddenly he
saw a red turban come through the
wall of big billow. Under it appeared |
Glorias face. Mulry struck out to sea.
Gloria came crawling after. He was
astonished to see how well she swan.
But he swan well, too.
He wondered If he would have to
cross the Atlantic and he regretted the
necessity of landing in Europe with his
bathing suit and nothing else. He
was still at some distance from Europe
when he suddenly felt a twinge of
pain in his ankle-thcn liz his knee
in both knees. He was doubling up
with crampl He knew real fear now.
He looked back to shore and the far
off, misty crowd. He shouted for help.
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he placed no reliance in her.
She called to him. but he was past
answering. Gloria had been raised
an athlete and her brother David had
taught her how to rescue drowning
people. But her first practical demon
stration alarmed her. She had not
counted on so huge a barge to take in
tow.
She set up a cry to shore. No one
heard her. No one missed her except
one man. Doctor Royce was looking
for her. That was not strange. He
was almost always looking for her or
at her. Pierpont did not know where
she was. David and Lois had no idea
of her whereabouts. She was not
among the crowds on the beach,
Royce stared out into the farther
waters. Sc saw her turban-or at
least he was afraid that it was hers.
He saw her put up her hand, though
he could not hear her cry.
He howled to the life-saver in the
boat and pointed to where Gloria swan
with one hand, the other clutching at
Mulrys collar. The life-saver bent to
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the waves and Royce plunged in and
swan with all his might, diving
through the white caps, cresting the
big rollers. The life-saver checked
his boat alongside Mulry, took him
from Gloria, hauled him over the stern
seat, and left him face down, heels in
air, while he offered his hand to
Gloria. Gloria shook her head. She
felt better for having saved a life. She
underestimated the distance to shore.
She ordered the life-saver to make
haste with Mulry.
!, "Take good care of him." she shout
ed. "He belongs to me-"
Z The life-saver thought she meant
, that he was her husband He thought
o It a pity that so pretty girl should
have so much husband. But he did as
he was told and hurried Mulry ashore.
Gloria felt lonely and afraid when
: rhe boat was gone. She wondered If
=. she could make the land. She did not
- really care, her life was too sad. She
=. was beginning to droop and fail when
= Royce appeared at her side and set
= her hands on his strong shoulders. She
liked him better than she thought she
y did. He swan magnificently. He saved
!, her and she was glad to be saved.
When at last she staggered ashore
- and her father embraced her, wet as
y she was, she looked about for Mulry
u He was gone. The life-saver had re
Il vived him and he had tottered away.
IL Gloria did not know whom he was
j" visiting. He was not in the hotel reg
listers She did not know that he haC
ID gone to his friends cottage, slammed
1t his clothes in his trunk and suitcase
&c and returned North
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OF One OF the picturesque features o
s. Palm Beach life is the presence nov
es and then of Seminole Indians, VIII
v come up from the everglades to sci
in baskets and other samples of thei
a. craft, rattlesnake skins, and trinket
lie of various sorts. Among those VIII
IN stood Offering bargains of the sort wer
ly the young chief who wanted to MARI
Gloria and the old squaw whose hors
at Gloria had tried to steal. They recol
W, nized her when they saw her wande
ng ing slowly along looking for Mulry
elk Gloria paused and stared at then
ut She did not recognize them at first an
no stopped to price souvenir of her cal
go tivity. But she noted the wild glal
in the eye of the romantic peddler an
fa- suddenly remembered her swartf
,as sutton of five years ago. Her old fe;
m came back to her for the moment. 81
ne started to escape. The chief clutch'
I'D her hand and compelled her to paus
ad She was hardly treasured by his so
lin words.
ra- Don't be 'fraid. Nice squaw, nj
. q squaw."
She could think of nothing to sa
,rt He did the talking
no "Many years since squaw run o
orc You got husband yet?"
Dha Gloria shook her head and sighe