The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-02


each trying to tell what he thought
the line They fell in with her,
Of Mixes discovery. But BerYl
would not stop to listen until she
reached Mike.
There, look! Way out" he
shriued, pointing toward an object
that Beryl could not discern at first.
Mike began jumping up and down.
ITS somebody swimming" he
screamed.
Then Beryl made out a bit of a
head, and saw that an arm flashed
rhythmically up and down in the
water, bringing it's owner nearer
the shore with each rapid stroke.
"Oh Mike" she walled, that isn't
Angie"
I know Captain Beryl, but he's
got somethin' and I thing it's Angie
It's somethin' he got in the water"
Hes sure got somethin' all right"
another boy contributed, unless he's
only got one arm, for that's all he's
swimming with"
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ID ERYL, too, had noticed this fact
ID and hope sprang to life in her
terror-flled heart If it were Angie
they'd have a fair chance to re-
vive him.
He hadn't been gone so long
it wasn't hopeless. She said this
over and over, unconsciously speak
ing aloud, while she watched and
waited for the swimmer to come
near enough for them to identify
the burden he supported
They could see clearly now that
he was handicapped with a burden.
Fool" Beryl exclaimed all at
once, and ran out to dive head-on
into a foaming breaker. In a flash
she had seen that the swimmer
was firing, and there she'd stood,
safely waiting for him to do her
rescue work.
Her expletive referred to herself.
The boys wondered, but remained
where she had left them.
She did not see that it was
Tommy she was going to help until
she got close to him. The next sec
ond she saw Angie, still and white.
on his back, his chin over Tommy's
arm.
Give him to me, she ordered and
swan into position to take the boy.
Are you good for it?" Tommy
gasped.
yes" Beryl said. Lets CO."
Tommy was glad to be relieved.
He'd been swimming fast. But he
did not let her get ahead OF him,
lest she get into trouble and lose
her hold on Angie.
There was some hard swimming
still ahead Of them. Before she
reached Tommy, Beryl had cleared
the breakers and now she must
swim back through them, with
Angie dead weight on one arm.
Tommy watched her anxiousiy.
She did not try to speed, neither
did she lose time unnecessarily
time that might mean life or death
for Angie. She simply kept her
head. and swan as fast as she could
with safety.
Tommy's strength began to re-
turn and when the heaviest break
ers crashed over Beryl and bore
her under he was beside her to
keep Angles body righted and
afloat.
THE boys met them in water
a waist high and helped to carry
their unfortunate comrade beyond
the waters reach.
Tommy, spent and breathless, cast
himself full length upon the sand
for a few seconds to recover suf1-
GENTLY to assist in the efforts to
revive Angie.
He found that Beryl had placed
the little chap face downward. his
forehead on one arm, the other
stretched out from his side. and
that she was aStride Angles back.
working as skillfully as she was
able 10 force the water from his
lungs and set him to breathing
again.
Tommy put hand on her Shout
Ger, I'll do that" he said grufiy.
you go for a doctor"
Beryl didn't need to ask if he
knew how. She remembered a day
on the beach when they'd practiced
it, until Irene had turned I'D her
nose at the undignif1ed perform
ance and made them self-conscious.
She got up without a word and
ran to her car. Fearfully she at
tempted to start the motor. Would
this be one of the times she'd have
to crank it?
She hardly dared breathe until it
was safely going. And then when
she was congratulating herself on a
lucky break a mean kissing sound
warned her of unexpected trouble.