Evening star., 1932-03-26

others who were attentive tt
May. He even had a passing notior
of Vesi, the waitress at the Schwois
shackel, a buxom Wench who mad
eyes at him, brought him big helpings
and had a well-fltted purse attached II
her waist. But the thought of borrow
ing money from the Strapping Vesl
always hot and in a hurry, was 10
some obscure reason unwelcome, too
There was nothing left for it but t.
try the Mayreders. DR.. Mayredel
looked good natured and prosperous.
The next morning Martin strollec
among the deck chairs and sat doWr
beside DR.. Mayreder.
"Pamperl can now swim without as
sistance," Martin said by way OF be-
ginning. He flattered himself that he
was this time making skllful ano
diplomatic approach. "Pamperl car
now swim without assistance.
eyes, that's splendid" Mayreder re-
"He needs only a little practice in
diving and then he will be quite pro-
"Yes, that's fine. Splendid" said
Mayreder.
A pause.
TT wasn't too easy to get PamperI
to swim. Quite job had with him,
said Martin. Your wife, too, has a lot
of difficulty with swimming"
Indeed, you think SOP"
yes, I do. Altogether it's no joke
teaching swimming. 1t may look it, but
it's nothing of the sort"
mo. I suppose not"
"Gives you devilish appetite, stand
ing on that gangway all day long. Nc
one thinks of that"
mo, to be sure
Every poor pay, too, very poor, Herr
Indeed? I'm sorry to hear that"
Every poor, and after all it takes
some doing, but no one thinks OF
that. -"
Excuse me-pardon me-" said Herr
Mayreder, as he looked uneasily round
Martin drew nearer to the matter
in hand. Puts one in a tight corner
very often, but I'm a born optlmist
There are always such lots of nice peo'
pie about, Herr Mayreder.
Undoubtedly. OF course. But ex.
cuse me-auf wiedersehen" Herr May
reder replied, as he hurriedly got W
and went away. Martin sat moment
longer on the sand whistling loudly
and cheerfully to drown his disappoint'
ment. After that he swan the 30
meter course five times without achlev'
ing anything remarkable.
Herr Mayreder meanwhile had ar
urgent talk with his wife, Pauline.
Pauline" he said to her, I'VE havt
quite forgotten TO give the swimming
instructor a tip, now that Pamperl car
swim by himself We ought to, though
It's very awkward. He's just been Civ
ing me the hint now"
THE swimming instructor? How d.
YOU mean?" asked Frau Mayreder
going red. But you can't give him ;
tip; it's out of the question. He's
university man, doctor; he would b.
| insulted He is a man Of PARTICULAR!
earth are you thinking Of? A tip, In
deed!"
But I tell you he expects something
! from U.s. know what I'm talkinI
about. He suffered and stammeret
| and then he hinted at it. 1t seem
| he's hard up. He doesn't look very Mt
either"
Yes, well, we must find the righ
way of doing 1t, some polite attention
/ something to give him pleasure-bu
not as If to an inferior, but as betweel
| equals"
That evening Martin found in tn
] darkness OF his hut a large basket con
| tanning brandy and cigars. BY way o
! decoration a few flowers were tied II
! it-also a card, on which was written
With greetings to his revered inStruc
! tor from Pamperl Mayreder."
Martin never drank brandy, and n
! loathed cigars. There we're still jus
eight days till the assembly, The din
ner jacket was still in pawn.
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| 1t was evening. Martin was croSsinl
| the CLASSY lake in the motor boat, witt
a pink sky mirrored straight beneath
Once across IN Wurmtal he took tn,
footpath, and went on TO Dobbersberg
, In the course of the Summer he haS
become pretty much at home owe
there. Tiger cane bounding to NEE
him with barks of joy. 1t was all 81
quiet there, so different. 1t was "th,
| other shore"
Here he landed on all the bad eve
! nings when hunger became intolerable
when May had to dance with othe
men, or when a trip in the car tool
' her far away; also when he fell int
dependency and deSpaired Of certain
letter from o certain patent agent eve
arriving