The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-27

49, u anu nal DenlSOn
VINO declared himself fair weather
sailor. "ea'he'
BUT Daisy Howard and Ron paor
son Draved the inclemency Of tho
weather and the rain svept decks ona
each day found them pacing TO and
Ito, discussing thousand and one
.opics' but usually swinging back TO
tnat most interesting one. absorbing
elike to the young man and tho o.,
the heroic adventures of Mr.. Beniamin
Pearson. '-'i'
lhere came day when the marty
landed at the island Of Capri IN v;Sit
the famous grottoes. Somehow Ron
fearson had attached himself TO Mrs
towards party, and 1t had become
customary now for Ben to escort Daisy
Howard on these excursions wb,la
Mrs. Howard and Hal Denison follow.
ed in the rear.
fearson had visited the island the
previous year, and he had much to re.
late of an adventure that befen the
party of which he was member. He
told the story modestly enough, but il
mad the invariable ending. 4 child
had fallen from one of the rocks into
deep, silent pool He, Pearson. had
plunged into the icy depths and restor-
ed the child to its mothers arms
This is the very spot" said Pearson.
, pointing before him.
Daisy looked. She glimpsed the
dark blue water, still and icy. A glance
over her shoulder showed that the 9th
er members of the party had gone on
to another grotto. Only her mother
and Hal Denison We're near. Daisy
turned her head toward Pearson, and
her lips parted III dazzling smile
At that moment her foot slipped, and
with little cry of terror she caught
herself, stumbled and then plunged
down into the icy pool
AS she disappeared Ben Pearson
rushed frantically up and down the
brink of the pool and reared for help.
Mrs. Howard Swooned away, and
Hal DenisoD, tossing aside hat and
coat. poised on the edge of the pool and
then dived down When he came up
wet and shivering with cold. bat quite
conscious
Halls face was white and stern as
he disdained Pearson's hastily offered
| 4 hn rnt hl lal
upon the rocks and bore Daisy to
safety
His shouts brought the guide and
other members of the party, and, hav-
inc administered rastoratives and bor-
rowed Il steamer rug from rheumatic
old gentleman, he wrapped Daisy ih 1t
and. lifting her easily in his arms, bore
her TO a tiSherman's hut on the shore,
Mrs. Howard having been restored
TO consciousness, followed on the arm
of one of the men, and soon she was
assisting her daughter to dry her gar
ments before roaring fire i'll the hsh
ermans cottage.
Daisy was very pale and silent, anc
Hal Denison was equally reticeht
Mrs. Howard. noticing that Hal was
dripping wet and shivernG with cold
insisted that they return to the tours
steamer at once, SO that the young
man might be put under the care of th'
shin's doctor. AS for Daisy. she ap
. neared in her normal health Wneh sl'
was arrayed in the picturesque Gal'
attire of the tiSherman's daughter Al
for Marta, the slim, dark eyed GIRL sh
, wont with delight over the gold piece
, which Mrs. Howard had given her
axcbange for the garments and de
c,arad that they would buy her Weu
ding clothes.
Once on board the Celeste, Mrs no"
ard placed Hal in the care oil the uo'
TOR and was relieved that ne wou'
suffer no more than severe colu aS
consequence Of his heroic deeu'
A. for Mr. Ben Pearson, he had quit
disanpearcd from the view OF the iioN
ard party, and it was several Gays a.
orward that Mrs. Howard espieu III
a gloomily patrollins the deck alone
:. Daisy was below in the hofarS' ''"'
ing TO Hal DeniSon.
Presently Ben Pearson approae ne
ure Howard with unusual alnlueh'
' in his manner ,,a
81 beg Your pardon, Mrs. Howard
h. cold Guite humbly, but woul
uta 70 make an explanation.
= YES" asked Mrs. Howard cooli.,
: ".hout the other day at the gro''o'
II Indeed: ,,rnris,
: 81 sunnose YOU we're quite surplis'
8 .h.t did not Jump in and rescue MI
!. Howard at once. You may nave =
y =, sarved that I'm hard hit WIN MI
II na,sv | think there's no one IKE ne
"a IA like TO believe that she o"'
u u M hnr life to me. But lie reduen' \
&c ,,noomfortably and looked over u
y side uI at the swiftly rushing water, ter.
put" prompted MIS-, no""
kindly s+roke
Il "But, you see, can't SWIM S'iONe
he confessed. ., roica
"ob-b-hr 1t was Daisy voice
Y rn;sod wonder. She had come
- inst n time to hear his cohlession'