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Show Sammy Is Saved Ey DOROTHY DOUGLAS VC tjy McC'lurB Nwnpper aynflloue. ) pEIUJAI'8 If the waters of the river had not seemed bo wet and undoubtedly un-doubtedly cold and the prospe-ctg of Immediate rescue so remote Sammy might have considered Jumping In o gloomy was big mental state. "No," decided Sammy. "I don't fancy foundering about In there and probably ruining the works of my watch." And with consideration for his watch dime the memory of the false but undoubtedly fulr one who had given It to hlra. Her fleeing with another and much richer man on the evening of Saturday Satur-day last was a part of the reason for Sammy's gloom. The other reason was that he bad lost his very promising prom-ising position because his boss wanted want-ed It for a relative. And If Sammy had not been so depressed de-pressed and gazing Into the very depths of the earth, he would not have seen the small, daintily bound pamphlet pam-phlet that some one must have dropped while strolling along the river side. Sammy picked It up absently and then because any small trifle would have Interested his weakened mental outlook, he turned the pages as he walked along. Then he read the words on one page that were destined to lead him to worlds where there was never a longing to Jump Into cold rivers. "The mental attitude we take toward to-ward anything determines to a greater great-er or less extent Us effects upon us," was what Sammy rend and somehow It sank deep Into his brain. The little lit-tle hook was one of those many helpful help-ful ones by Trine but Sammy read no more for the moment as he was straightway In an argument with himself and knew that the depressed Sammy was beaten knocked out at the first round. "I'd like to see any girl or any blooming position either make me Jump into that cold water. It's Just a mental weakness to let things like that trouble a healthy mind. I was Just a poor simpering fish, a total eclipse of a man for giving that girl, who was after money, a passing thought fine wife she'd be If a fellow fel-low lost his coin. And as for the position, po-sition, there are plenty more for an able man and I'm that all right" It was In that state of renewed good comradeship with the world that he looked up and saw her approaching. approach-ing. r She was dangling her bag In one hand and was obviously searching for something as her eyes swept the ground every Inch of the way that Is until she reached Sammy's side and It was then that Sammy knew his finish had arrived as far as other girls weni concerned. Nothing happening that could pos sibly form an excuse for speaking, Sammy was forced to let the girl pasa him. Then, for the second time within a quarter of an hour, Sammy called himself a poor fish, a boob and every other name that suggested a softened condition of the brain. It was of course her book that he had picked up. She was even then returning to retrace her steps In a Becond attempt to find It. So when she drew near again Sammy Sam-my held the small book well up in front of his eyes, seemingly deeply engrossed in its contents, but wondering, won-dering, with swiftly beating heart, what measures the girl would take to recover her treasure. "Oh," she exclaimed suddenly and quite frankly when she saw her book in a stranger's hands, "that is my book you have. I lost It not fifteen minutes ago and have searched everywhere every-where for it" Sammy looked back at her and did a lot of quick thinking. "If I give it back to her now," ran in his thoughts, "that will be the end of the story and perhaps the end of my career it will be thoughts of that wet river again." But he said to her, "Is there any name in the book by which you can Identify it?" "Of course, my name is in it Just look and see. Mary Elwood, 53 Green Lane." "Then I think it would be very much nicer, indeed, if I were to call around at 53 Green Lane, say about four this afternoon and return your property. I have much to say to one who reads such helpful stuff as this, in fact " continued Sammy, feeling that his listener was not exactly averse to his idea, "I would like to tell her that one passage in this book has probably saved my life!" "No !" cried the fair one with pity In her lovely eyes. "Yes," said Sammy, "but now I feel as if I could conquer the world. That is," he added a bit consciously, "if I might be allowed to return this book in the afternoon. I have to Jog into town now to get a crackerjack good position and I will need its helpful suggestions to show me the way." "Oh," cried Mary delighted, "it is all too wonderful and I hope you will accomplish your ideals. Yes," she added add-ed softly with the twin of that other blush, "I would love to have my book returned this afternoon." "Then there's no doubt about my Ideals being realized," said Sammy, and while their material bodies moved In different directions their souls certainly cer-tainly strolled along the river bank together. |