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Show ( A NOTADLE SHORT STORY I DY A FAAIOUS WRITER J wKxri nr a kake. Br eDlia ony. ' Aud I bay ma thla a Ml dthreee. ful aaaaatry. I sea K rrdlsr TIM Brnkir lay hT Inwl ' M a put Map miMiw Um geelea of tk -Klnaasrar." Mar him stretched to mighty aeure rib l Laeura awil-ly. awil-ly. Neil aVrymgsour drew a long breath . ec iIm delight. I baa l11r el up lad can hi Immediate aurraundlnga. Not aoul wa In Mini Bcrymgsoar . ebsuaoted from bl portmanteau sums airy b thine apparel, ecranibied down tu Ike shelter of protecting rock, ana prnrnld la drrest himself of hi r B4lnlu garments. 1 Hs Sad Just rehd a parti nularty critical at la tb process wbn a ami wiKtri bia tteutlen. Can-ttouely Can-ttouely b pr4 over th top f bis haiterlne roc. Poised en a rack emne twnty yard away we th flaw of tlrt I a white him bathing euetume. Scrymgeour bad a v,eioa of an auraola ef hair escaping (res tb oib of a bra sap. ef a pair of camlnc rounded arm aprnleed la tli correct diving attitude, ol a eudden. aoppie, rapid moTamaat of Ilia lltn body, an Ibaa shs disappeared only to oam to th surface a moment later, shaking alt drope from th golden eureoea, awl locking Uk a beautiful water Illy. Soryaigeoor wu standing wsll, In til hlrt. Another stroke, and th girl would V round lb comer of bis ruck. With a dlsconcertlne- Ben of hi B-protected B-protected condition, be eedasaly aan out : '1 ay. Tm awfully sorry: bat would vou ealnd not awlminlna Ihl way for jiiat a aaoond or two! I I'm catting , into aiy bathlnc local" Thar wa a aound patwata a a and a sural Tb airl'a amaaad uirnad toward tha yolra and rauabl alaht r a dark haad paanloc rar tli rork and or a pair of ny ara. fuU ef aaiaaad appaaO. Th nant Inauat aha had laoad round and waa (IMina anaa nlwrd with tang, pnmallrad lraaa. "Th poatrr of notion with a vn J;anar axclalmad Hcrynwour. a h nlloarad bar asavamant with admlrirul Tas. Ha wa pullloa wn hi bathliui f Vrtrht anhum hair, a pair af aiwa ya with (Ok) lint la than. 'You(" h aclalmd. A boytah, aladly wlonlr ffril wr apraad ht lao. Thaa hla aa flaabaa to bar latt hand, and It waa with aa aoa-taay aoa-taay quit abanrd that ha aotad tha o-aani o-aani at a waddlnf rtnk- "Ta, I am th fooiiah paraon almaa Hf roil aavad till anornlna " Ith bald out bar hand with a fraakly (rwitoua aaatura. "Of aour you ar 'Mario wat.' th aovail!. and. of aouraa. w r both la a quit rldlaaJoua poal-Uon." poal-Uon." "How aer h urUd. H atlll bald har hand, hut aha withdraw It haatily, and a vivid bluaa ovarapraad har faca. "Don't you undaratandr' ab aald tfamir, "I am Oaory Crana "You! Ooora Crana I But I thaucM Oaorg Cran -a a man! M pauaad hawlldarad. and th eon Unt of Ihoaa haaty talaaram flaahad throuah hla brain. To b aura! What n idiot h wo! Thar waa no aarthly raaaun why a nom da plum Ilka "Uronr Craa" should not b adopted by a woman. "You n4 hot look ao aahamad. ah aid. "for I waa equally aillr. I thought 'Marion Waat' waa a woman, la 1 would never have wired for you to oome.1 "Good naavana! It' only my pak name. Tm really Kali Hcrvmaaour. "And I am reany llelea Oa borne." They eat down oppoeite each ' ether and lau(ht rather balpleaaly. ''Why dkln'i you tail ma thla tnornlng when w were hathlna" he aakad url-oiu:. url-oiu:. "Ton awl hava gnaael wh I ha amfled. 1 don't knew. I think 1 waa o fiahbergatd. I wanted t oolleot my thouahta. '1 am ao aorry that yon ahould ha had th trouhl of eomlnc,' aha ald, not looking at htm, hut flaln her eraa on tha brown Mill that guard th bin water of lb Ixraah. "You ae I am living here, for th aummer. with only two young an aide. I I am unmarried arid practically alon la In world. I wanted a lady, not only to ronton rata, though that, of oour, waa th ohlaf thing, but alao t be a kind f oomnanlon. bacaua I I am rather lonely." Thar wa alleno In the room Bare ault aa ha pok. ... . Ha eoramuiad la tha top of hi jork. advanced to tha dg of It, til red In. and aenergad ao clue to th girl that ah attarad a faint eieiamatkm. partly af protaat, partly at aaaewaiit at tu J""eT"aad, that, waa ttt" remarked aViMiag"ur, complaeantly. aa be treaded water. "But I muat apologiM for atart-I atart-I Hnar yen) X did. I act la. I couldn't let yew oome around that corner. Awfully Aw-fully nlly and primitive hare, laa t It? I didn't meet a creature ea my way from Kat hen allaa Pier down to thla place, and It' about th moot axqataite pal I think Tv ever aeaa." "AM You are evidently new to the aeautiee e4" Ikwagai. Thla la amy uee f It maar lovely aeek.' "try the wer,' eell avrrmgeoor, rlld. 2 Inf along with a awtft aid atroke, "par-' "par-' hep yoa could tell me eomethlnit of a man who taken a heue down hare, a piece called Kllnrlov. He' a novel!! and WTHee under ta aaava of "Oaerce Craaa.' I've aot to work with him for , thenairt few weak, la he a erauk or 1tlr1 a novel let la th rrtla. called Oeorge t rena." he (aid al laat "Aad ye knew klmr a auartad fnw1rl aaddearr dlvwl damn. wm under water lor eome yard. nd re-arnarad. re-arnarad. Her face wee toward him eoer. and ne waa ananniad aim with a good deal of Intereat. -ye 1 know htm.- ah aaawered. he did not. uar aoxloua to dlacua -ill Trv. aaww aetlabMat with gayoae bafora, aad rm rather doubtful aa to the euoraee of the experlmeat," h went on. notblna daunted or her manner. man-ner. "1 am a bit of a awibbler, toe." Vhetxpaetae! bar to V Impraaeed h Waa dlaapaoialad. "Bearyoa aurtbblea aowadaya," wa rrmid hey Vack ea him, thla tlm atrikln for th above, "Are you aware you ar trwjpaln." , ah oalled 1e him over har ahoulder. r "Yon can sly tkalh aer ay asealal per. ror tha anpleaaantly loud ticking; of an Impertinent little ckxk. Hurymgeour fait hope fleeing from hla araep. "Of eouree, I aee that It would be Ita-poaalnla Ita-poaalnla for me to to live here aa ar. nutel" he pleaded, "but won't you try me aa a eollaborelor? 1 believe we would be very aueoeaeful In writing euch a aerial aa Jenhaon want. Rupnoae 1 stay a couple cou-ple of day at th Pier hotel, make out a plot that I think would be praotirahia, and aiibmlt It to you on any Haturrtay? Wa ooold then arrange detail. Woa't you let me try!" Soryaureour'a gray area ware full of appeal. They ware maeterful, too. Helen Ue borne waa a woman, and young, aha remembered hi abort Mori, vivid, pa-Monata, pa-Monata, vtrll thlnca. and wondered bow ahe could have been deeeived Into think-In think-In th writer a waanan. Half reluctantly, half wllUngiy, ahe conaented, and Sorym-jeour Sorym-jeour departed, hope atnglng loud la bi ..Tw !Ut" "'" Helen Cmborne waa lttln In har atudr, pen in hand, her ye fixed ea th oppoalta wall. Oaten -alhly ahe wa engaged In aa article on "The Legal etatua of Woman," In reality wall, her thought ware wondering. Time after Mine ahe pulled herself Impatiently Impa-tiently together, only to go off Into another an-other dream. Never had ahe felt leu In. dined to work. What oa earth wa th matter with her? 1 "Mr. ajorymgoeUT! he dropped her pea. To aer aurprla aVrvtngoeur erareely br. Vie Beamed worrtetK and anxloua. Helen attarad a law eom-"""J eom-"""J whlrh he hardly eee tried to heed. Suddenly, when ahe eraa In the middle of a Mntence he Interrupted her. . 1 em"'t conefruot that plet. re been trying night and day "'r eew you. till my brain' dlaay' nd rv com to th name ooncluaion a you. Wa d bettar not collaborate." H eat down at the Ubla eppoelte ,. b''..-j"-'" 0born had turned white. "The tart la I oan think only of one heroine, cf on., plot, and of one rather mlMraale hero. I oonatraotad the Iblac on tbe morning' we bathed to-fa!" to-fa!" y0U r t ther it H puahwt a manaarrlpt toward har. f"1 r?,4wnU n'a n roind. fr1ng ,73 "5 hr wnll reed, and half appalled ap-palled at hla own audaoliy. For a few minuua there waa alienee. At Wat ha looked up and their eree met. Ht reached out hla band and caught her. "Will the plet dor-jnn dor-jnn amlled at him with adorable ahy. J ' "W hat la your opinion of th heroine?" Her brown yaa danced at him. "Too good to be true." "Aad of the borer - - .H-,A.','"",t BUt h "t think 1 like the here heal of H." mlrlon- Well, ef all th 1" Bcrymgeour, paddling; la th bra, gjaaad, half in diagtaVt, altar the raireailng Maura, Ma-ura, rnd noveiiata grow en every buea In RaUunallaa that aha ahould treat a literary men of hie pretenelone with audi scant orruityt buxurtoualy he rolled oa hla back, aad faaed lata the aaore bear, ene. suddenly a eoond struck - aha ears, something between a gasp and a ery. a sound that drove him with rapid atrokee eherewarda. only In time to elutoa the girl who cltme t him deaperateiy. "It ita a cramp." ah gasped 1 took it once before; I "We're only In tea feet of water," he said reaasurirerly. "A few stroke and well h ehor. Here, put year arm on my shoulder. Don't be afraid. There ar no eurrentev Why, we're getting along famously. That' rigirt. Beatiy thing, cramp. 1ve had It myeerf. Ha waa pushing vlcoroaely horwards with strong, even atroke. He felt more anxlou than b would hav acknowi-odaed. acknowi-odaed. far toe girl had become aurtsualy Iielpies. A few shore efforts, and he vuid feet hie feet touching the bottom, with ea Inward thanksgiving! he caught his companion round tbe waist and steed-led steed-led her. 'Tou're all right, now," tie aald. H naif dragged, half carried her along tilt ther were la shallow water. With an embarrassed movement ahe separated herself from his arms. "I m eulte eefe now. Tat you know. If you had not been ther I believe 1 v ahould havw been drowned. It 4t came ' re suddenly. And 1 aoaueed yoa of tree peseingl" ahe added, her browa sore full 14 irfttrseed com so notion. "Thank Oed I wa tiwspaaslnct" h answered eerneetly. "But you are shiv. ering; In beet thin? you can do is t eat draeeed Quickly a possible, and hare a hot drink wbea you get home a No, please, don't thank me. Any man j. wonld have done rhe Ba me." There wa nothing for htm to da but 1 vwrm reused to his own httl bay and llaappaar. CndouMadly he Bad saved r har life) for he bad Had whan he told . bar there were no current. The twe wa-oa wa-oa Ike turn aad there wa a strong cur-' cur-' rent Betting outward. Ch woukt Inevitably In-evitably bare been carried with It He spent th rest of the forenoon Mna about oa tha rocks, and meditating. What eyes eh bed! Browa with golden tint Surety here waa the herota a had bee aeekina'. He wa abewt to collaborat In writing a aeer novel with the unknown Oeerge Crane, Craa to surmly local coloring and eet Irish armoephare, Sisymaeuur plot end characterisation. So at ieaet ha imderetoodt though ttie arrangement had been vacua, end had been conducted through hie publiehera by mean ef la-tmto la-tmto telearame. Why ahould the open, lag chapter not contain an adventure such ss this BaornrnefeT Why should th hernia hern-ia not ' hve brown eye with golden ' ttntaT Caaarty h hstracted a not. book ' from hla baa and wrote diligently fur an hour or more, after whl-h he reamled . himself with luncheon at the Pier hotel. and finally eat out Mr Kllcrleve, the , summer residence af Oeorw Cran. ! Kllcrleve turned eitt to be a delightful .' spo. a hrnd of glorified eottaere alendlng I half bidden among treea Scrvnuieour s.emed to be expected, for the meld milatly took hi portmanteaa. ushered Mm Into a little fnornlng reoaa end re u.std him to welt for a few minute. He gisnoed ehoit. He had Imagined Crane to ba a middle eared bachelor, pos. II. Ir something; of a crank, but clearly he had been nil. taken. For there era a : workoov with dainty anpolntmenta. Ther . were fiowera. erranged aa only a w. men ran erranae them. And there wa that unmtatakahia aunasphera of home hat Onlv a feminine preeence ran crests. cre-sts. Crane must be married; that was PT''V 1sr. 1'e ri-tle of a Women's dress wa I'k. irs. Crane, no doubt. ln an-.r an-.r n.ment a girl In a while frock .',.! btioie him. a girl wllh an aureole |