The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
LAN6ARrH'S JOB

BY VINCENT G. PERRY.

per SyndicateJ
II was one Of the quletest seaside
resorts In existence and Murray Ian
garth fully realized this, as he sat on
the beach and stretched, lazily. The
place was ALMOST deserted of male, but
there We're plenty Of Indies, old and
! young. There was no consolation for
Murray In that, though, for he had
made grave mistake, his first week,
by writing story about the indecent
bathing suits aud hoop-sldrls. 1t made
great story, but after that it was all
the more difficult to get news, and for
a time Murray took II TO heart, but
then he met June Thompson, the only
girl who really counted, and she was
not long in showing him that the opin-
ion of he others didn't count with her.
As Mnrrny sat on the beach, hoping
soiluthns would happen 10 make II
short news item at least, he heard a
light step behind him and turned TO
meet the laughing gaze OF June.
"Oh, you look SO deieful!" !" she laugh
cd, "ainile, Murray, smile II you
'lie@ BOW lroNh lll-Secohlcs you 9ou
f'ai'i AeN'r ie' nose Nlluklcs stuH a.
Your forchcad for an instant Whist
Is me lrouolc
Murray tried 70 smile as he confessed
the glnve outlook
Let's see If we can't make o story"
She suggested, rs she spread out her
skirt and sat down beside him. They
put their heads together and planned
for nearly half an hour, stopping now
ana then to Indulge IN Il laugh, With
last word of instruction she left him
and starled out toward the dock.
Murray looked after her lougingly
Heavens! Ilc couldn't swim well
enough to rcscuc aayonel What 4
dough-head he had been!
The thought paralyzed him for the
moment, bur he recovered sufficiently
to iur.p to his feet and race after JUNG.
she was not in sight, but he knew she
would Wsil FOR him before she fell Of
Inc docl, into the water, as they had
arranged. The plan would have to g
now and with il the story. Wasn't
thare SOMEONE else VINO could fe5cuC
lcr-nob0dy bo cuG!d ru-l. FfHal il
she fell In III bla approach, bo.0rg he
lad an OPPORTUNITY 70 Yarn her not lo2
That was exactly what she did and hr
gave Q gasp as he saw her toppa of
The dock the minute he hove in sight.
There was only one tllng To 10, and hc
did it. but he forgot hat as ne etrucs
out feebly for the spot whore June had
gone down for the third time. He
couldn't support her long he knew. bur
it was better to die with her than live
without her. Something vas keeping
Them up. What was itl juno cnlishr-
ened him.
81 thought you could swim better
than this she painted, for she had
swallowed great deal of water to
make the rescue realistic. You're
tagged out, but can swim well enough
to keep US both up"
Murray was able to help little, but
June was remarkable swimmer and
willing hands helped them when they
reached the dock. A crowd had col
lected in that brief time and the first
person MurrAy's eyes lit on when he
put his foot on firm ground was Nc
Nulty. reporter for the Tribune, the
rival sheet.
"Don't say anything about this,
Mac" he was able to gasp.
Leave It to me-" was Macs answer.
The next morning the Tribune had a
full account Of 1t. There was nothing
to do but 90 home and then get out Of
the city as soon as be could. lie would
have to sec -une before he left-he
owed it to her.
With head in the air he made his
way 10 the Thompson summer cottage.
June was there to welcome him. Her
father wasn't going to deny her that
privilege at any rate.
"Oh. Murray, isn't it terrible" were
her first words.
"The Tribune write-up was the true
one, though"
"True! Who said it was true?"
"Why-" Murray began, but step
behind him and a warning glance
man. It was June's father. He had
,,ot .,o,y, ti,o V,,.;buna that was apDar-