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Show ROVER TO THE RESCUE. He Brought the Truant Boat Bact to the Shore. Tho children with (heir big Newfoundland New-foundland dog, Rover, lout no time In starting for the sands, the morning arter their arrival ut the seaside. This wns Rover's first visit to the sea; and, to Judge by tho way he bounded along he evidently meant to enjoy hlnisoll quite as much as tho children did. What fun they bad, building and dig glug and raving on tliu sand! Then thero yiin the new boat, the Snuc Polly, to Hall, ami this was a source ot great excitement. And very pretty Indeed In-deed she looked, riding the waves so gracefully, as Harold and Jack In turn, keeping the tow-string well In hand, guided her along the coast. The morning passed all too soon, and It wns narly time to go home to dinner, din-ner, and Haiold was drawing the little yacht slowly Inland once more, when suddenly the string snapped, and, before be-fore he could teallze what had happened hap-pened n big wave nnd n strong breeze had carried tho Saucy Polly fur bo-yond bo-yond reach. "Oh, Harold," cried Jack, "It's gone, our dear llttlo boat ! Whatever shall we do?" "How-wow'" said Hover, andhogavo Rover and the Children. his big head a knowing shako, ns much as to say; "I know qulto woll what to do; nnd, whut's' more, I'm going to do It!" Then with nnothor deep, ro-assuring ro-assuring "How-wow!" he plunged Into the sea and whs hooii swimming In hoi pursuit ot the Snucy Polly. Tho children watched with breathless breath-less Interest as they bow tho dog reach the boat, seize It, nnd then turn and began to swim quickly back to the Hhoro. How they clioered and oncour-aged oncour-aged him; nnd when nt last tho boat was laid safely at tholr feet, thoy simply fell on his neck and hugged him, all heedless of his dripping coat ami of tho shower bnthB which ho shook over thorn. And this was not tho only occasion during that holiday In which Hover proved himself n gallant rescuor. Oio day u llttlo girl was playing on tho rocks when sho suddenly slipped and fell Into deep water, and tho brave dog, almost bofore anyone hnd realized real-ized tho accident, swum to tho child's reBciiu and brought hor safely to Bhoro, very llttlo tho worse for hor wetting. And then, of course, Hover was mado more of than ever, and became tho spoiled pet of nil tho children. |
