The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-13

n Hills emDoupOluI ~ mucn< more
attractive. Believe me, the men
like that much better. I know what
I'm talking about"
They were now in the avenue Of
mountain-ash that led to the Sees
pits- i believe I'm going to have an
illness, thought Martin number
one. There's something wrong with
me. Another Martin gave his sound
arm to Frau Mayreder and earned
his dinner BY succession Of gallant
speeches.
The dinner at the seespitz con-
sisted that night Of Italian salad,
roast beef.- compete, fruit tart, and
Martin had no appetite; and he
felt on the way home that he
would have to throw himself into
the lake as the only means Of end
ing his troubles,
"You must learn to swim. Pam
perl, too, must have lessons in the
crawl and so must l." Frau May
reder told her husband .peremp-
torily that very evening to his pros
found dismay. II have been talk
ing to Herr He'll, and he Is an a
very bad way. He Is starving,
though he won't admit It. He won't
accept present, but II we all take
swimming lessons, private lessons,
I mean, from the SeespitE private
beach, then you can pay him 1T
tie extra and he can have his meals
with US. He looks the picture OF
agony. the poor. handsome young
fellow"
i "But why should I also suffer
agony by learning to swim? Invite
him as often as you like and leave
SWIMMING out of it." said DR. May
reder dejected1y.
"IIe won't accept invitations un-
less he gives lessons,"> she answer
ed, and SO Frau Mayreder's tactful
and Spartan decision won the day.
Next evening Martin went to the
Seespitz to give private lessons. :
The weather was no longer wet,
but. 1t was cold. Fresh falls of snow
whitened the mountains, and their
peaks were capped with clouds.
Martin undressed in one cabin, and
the Mayreders in the other. There
were only two cabins.
Herr Mayreder had stomach
like q Chinese wrestler, and his
fear Of the water was all too OBJ
vious. He almost wept at the
thought of venturing in, and when
he came out he looked very like the
corpse Of a drowned man. Little
Pamperl was plucky,, but after a
minute the icy water turned him
blue, and Martin had to pull him
out and massage him. Then Mar
tin himself dived in and supporting
Frau ,Mayre6er with his sound arm
made an earnest attempt to teach
her the crawl, and so honestly earn
his dinner.
a 1t was not until Herr Mayreder
with his teeth chattering-hand-
ed him three schillings In an en-
velope that Martin had his first
suspicion of the heroism which
sheer . good nature was exacting.
This corpulent family was obstin-
ately taking swimming lessons
merely to bring him a little money.
At once his pride-all the more
sensitive when things went badly
was UP in arms.
"How- can I take your money,
doctor 2" he said. You ask me in
to meals with you--I am your
guest. How can charge you any
thing ?"
Afterward as he sat in the dim
ing-room--new nearly empty-he
shivered and chattered with cold
like a pair Of castanets. Pamperl
had gone to bed with a hot bottle.
Frau Mayreder wearing two WOOL
en- jerseys, was tremulous and
excited ball OF wool.
On the next evening he turned
up with a swollen arm as huge and
black as a darky's.
What on earth's that?" asked
DR. Mayreder, dumfounded.
''Iodin," said Martin, cautiously
touching his arm: II bought some
iodin to-day. I got a scratch, and
1t swelled up bit.
ut looks very nasty. You must
bandage 1t with acetfc acid and
aluminium sulphate. Don't play any
tricks with it," said DR. Mayreder.
Martin harnessed him silently to
the rope and departed Immediately
after the lesson. He had no appe-
title, he said; and Frau Mayreder
was left to her disappointment.
When he came again the following
evening his eyes were like those OF
a boiled fish and his arm was clum-
silly banadaged.
Sdh yVu oWluu WAIA yOAI
like that?" asked Frau Mayreder.
''Welt--not in race or anything
of that kind. But I can splash
about and enjoy little bath" Mar
tin assured her hopefully. DR. May
reder painted and groaned at the
end Of the line as IL his life were
at stake, and Martin soon hauled
him in. Frau Mayreder next flop
ped about in the water beside Mar
tin. When she swallowed excessive
quantities Of water, Martin sup
ported her with his uninjured arm.
He declined dinner, with tardy
thanks. He asked only for some
hot, milk.
care you fond of dancing?" ask
ed Frau Mayreder, who had walked
out with Martin onto the terrace.
"Passionately, dear lady. Are
you? Shall we turn on the gramo-
phone p" Martin asked as auiably
as his wretched plight allowed,
II don't dance any more. I'm too
DID," said Frau Mayreder.
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