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Show TAKES BEAR IN BATHING; Maid In Silk Bathing 8uit, When' Dared to Take Bruin Along, Promptly Doea Bo. Los Angeles, Cal. Miss Anna Fredericks, Fred-ericks, a comely beach girl, went ! swimming through the breakers at j Venice accompanied by a half grown cinnamon bear. Misa Fredericks waa one of the thou aanda of bathers along the ocean front Khe waa clad Is an attractive silk bathing ault and was accompanied by several frlesds, when R. I. Pierce of Pasadena strolled by. leading two half, grown cinnamon bears, which be as-cured as-cured In Northern California when the bears were only a few weeks old. "I dare you to take one of the bears In awimmlng." said a friend to Miss Fredericks. The young woman took the dare. Her escort, after futile attempta at dissuasion, secured one of the bears. The little animal waa quite tame and j trotted down to the eurf line with Miss Fredericks. Thousands of beach visitors thronged the water front to watch the novel performance. At firtt the little bear snorted and fussed aa the spray splashed over his nose, but finally, with a little grunt, be ducked Into the breakers and followed the leash which Miss Fredehcka carried. I |