Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1914-05-09 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

LAUGHTER, AND TEARS.  ii]  L  AL 4.te IYjL. Ilt.s to 'lie Lt,a,•titit6 of .I)onegal. Thi•., La °My one of its many ioycly tic.,ok*.' •  the way," said Serynigeour, glitiimg along with a swift s.de stroke, "perhaw you ei)Ull rL ac.nething of a mass who's taiien a liousa down li.sre, a place called Kilerieve. He's a novAist and ‘vrotes under tile name of 'George Crane.' I've got to Vu' h fini for the next few Is I.c a crank (..r bole? If so. I Alan be C:0111p.:!.:1431:1 in ski.t defence to commit suicide." _ _  " Thfrrt. Ls novellst in the village called Geoage Cranfr." the :iaid a: last.  "Anil you know him!" he queried e3,gerly. Life ( at Italiniulian might not be such a dull affair HIRT a!I, he refiwud.  i The girl sutiden:y dived down, swam undlthir ra.ter for some yards, tali.? re-appeared. Ber fac* was !towrri hini now, an.d sh, was scanning him with  ;a good del of intereet. Yes, I kllow him," xeiins.-,%tred. She Oil not appar anxieus to dißeso 4.3e4.,rge Crane. ; "You sleFve fv,ver collaborate:l with ar,yone beicre, and I'fn rather doubtftti a..% to the stv..•e- .;s lof the kx.priir...,nt." he went on, netlting dwanteki r, fr.,- her matir.er. He wee not, indeed, the kind of tnah to I.*asi dshnted I.A. anything. " a of too," he added. • If he e',Deeted her to be impro,sed, he Wa ; ai.ccpzel. "Everyone nowadays," was her a:iv,vor. ; he tu.rned her back on him, tilla time etrikeh.g !for the .4 liOtß. .  "Are you aware- Ow you r.,re tmspassing,'' Ale oalled T.c. hi (11 over her :414A:1:let " You can only liathe litre ys,pt-cial ptruLlssion." " \Val, 01 al the---- t"  ii,,rynigeour paddling in the gazed, half in disguat, wholly ?IL admiration, alter the retreating Did novelists grow un avciuy bush in Withthull.au that tilie should treat a litarary man of his pretentiom wi:11 uc4i caut civility ? Trespas3ing L:txuriously he rolled on h baek and gand into t!ie avire heavens. Larth. sta. and sly that a man miz,lit well I'OP-So'. C ithinself :or a maid', :;-eorn. Re had wanted to ask her ut&ly Wout Gec.rge Oran. We:l, et-Wen-if reitardoi him as till im.ruckr. Did the landlord own the Sell here as well as the ail cr was this imperious mermaid iuoinuch of all alv  surveyed? Suddenly a iton.n.ti Atrlt iris ears. i•onactllirag betvc.:-...44 a gasp and a cry, a sound that drove bin' stro;.e.s tMor, wards, only in time to C.utoh Who eitng to lihn deaperately. '• cramp." 3he gasped. "I took it once  kiefoic; 1---" We're <Kl'..;- in N!: feet of Le said rea-ksulingly. "A iew strokks }J2 ashore. Ht'-. pi vr rms on triy shAJulders. Don'ts-be atra.A. You're an excellent swininitr, and you've nothing to tie irightencd at. 1h are no ouarents. Wry, gettltig along farnou.sly. That's right. 13•.fast.* thing f:ranip. I've had it inyst..l. Jo:ly bILg ca,rried along lik4 this, isn't it?" He was pusii:rig vgoroUy onwardt) with strong strok.s. He teat luta,: anx:.ous than he would ha Ye a. ktioxledp.d, for the girl had ty2c0m.,... curiously he!p.less. A fe-A nitre eftGrt-E, arid could feel his f..et touching 1;112 }...ottorn. With an ;rwaidlllatiktgivntig he caught his oompanion round the w:lst and ~tei...(l.ed her. "You're ail right now," he said. He half dragged, 1;a1: earried he.r tv.lorig tji the, w.:re nshr.ilow water. W:th an ernfoarrasse.d movement he e-i.raraz,ed berseit irom hs arni6. "I'm qu;te sate nor'.% Do you kr-ow if you had there I believt I should have be.-.n It—it came so suidealy. But ft WaA3wy --Oathed when I was overheated. And I trespaesing:" she added, her i;ro.cr, kilstres.:-..e.0 compunction. I \vas trespassing!" he answred But you are s-niveririg; it's more from r.er--:.). is than fear. I ranc,y. Anyhow the best t.b.;r„,g yo 4 can do ia to ge4 cißesod ae