The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-09
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 | five put something for you II your cabin" Frau Birndl whisper ed from the office as he went home
 and she put an abashed finger ol
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 thing about it," she whispered witt
 a knowing wink, as if conjuga fidelity were at stake.
 Inside his hut he found som
 bilberry tarts. a particular special I ty of Frauensee housewives. Bil
 berry tarts have to be eaten while fresh, and they taste very good
 Martin forced himself to eat three of them, to avoid hurting Frat Birndl. The rest he gave to Matz who was raking the sand outside | now that the rain was stopping Soon after five there was a rain- bow with one end behind the Honey-Pot and the other simmer ing on the lake-a sign that the weather was clearing. Soon the sun was out again. It's slanting beams made the Alpine meadows look like yellow hemp in bloom.
 Martin crossed out the 16 degree on the black board and wrote Is degrees, and in fact Some bathers turned up. among them the von Brinckmanns, for the second time that day. The deafmute had been swimming on her own for two days past, and sch did so with an inn passioned zeal and great courage. Matz, from an obscure feeling of chivalry which had come to the surface, in his manly siX-year-old soul, often swan beside her.
 Martin leaned on post under the diving platform. He was a little oppressed by so much food, and he was talking to a corpulent man in striped bathing suit whose name he did not know. Then some thing happened. A strange, throaty animal cry sounded from the wa ter, about fifty meters from land, from the direction in which the deaf-mute had just before been seen-then a confused commotion. Once again the same cry-like foghorn and quite inhuman. The two heads vanished. One of them in a red india-rubber cap emerged then sank again.
 "The devil!" said Martin. with his cloak already thrown off. In a second he was over the fence and into the water. His heart pounded in his throat owing to the fulness of his stomach, but he over came the sensation. A moment later he pulled Matz to the surface and put his left arm under him to keep him up. Matz swam, splitting out the water quite calmly. Her fault" he panted as soon as he got his breath.
 Martin went back for Fraulein yon Brinckmann as soon as he saw that Matz could look after himself. She was in a bad way and must have been quite full of water. She was breathless, and terrified by the fear of drowning. She rivited her massive frame tightly to Mar tin and her arms were wherever they were most in the way. She kept a stranglehold on him, utter ing at the same time horrible cries. A brief but deadly struggle fol- lowed and before Martin could get the girl onto his back he had to hold her arms fast. Then using his legs only he managed somehow to swim back with her to the steps.
 People were crowded on the gangway, gesticulating excitedly. Martin got the girl to her feet and then laughed, although he was al- most winded.
 The girl gasped once or twice and finally recovered her breath. Then In full view of all the spec tators she threw herself on Martin once more and fell dripping wet into his arms. Unable to speak. 1t was her dramatic way of signify. ing that he had saved her life. The little scene was applauded now that the fright was over.
 Suddenly Frau Mayreder cried out. He's bleeding!" she said.
 Everybody looked at Martin, Certainly he was bleeding. Ho obs served it himself now. Blood was trlckiing from long jagged scratch which began below the ei' how of his right arm end extehd' cd almost 10 tho shoulder.
 "iiow did you do thatf'' asked Herr MayFeder, putting 0fi his eye' Rlassea. which he kept dangling by n string from his bathing suit.
 "f don't know. Perhaps C vas on one Of the poaia. nild Martin, He went for teh bathing cloak no had thrown down below she devlns