| Show remembers her manners even while in swimming and there was the party on a houseboat anchored in a harbor on the sound it was a hot july afternoon and a lot of us were sitting around on deck and suddenly somebody said look what on earth are they doing and we all looked there was a large proud yacht anchored near by and what they were doing was obvious enough they were lowering a dowager down the side of the yacht into the water she was a large proud dowager to match and she wore a bathing suit and a vast straw hat and it took two members of the crew to get her down the steps and in they launched her finally however while we watched fascinated once embarked she became a S swimming hat with plump white arms she swam a breast stroke small and slow but steady somebody said in a hushed voice she seems to be coming over here and it did indeed begin to look that way and presently there was no doubt about it we all flocked to the rail to welcome her and we all leaned over when she was within speaking distance she paused and did a kind of dog paddle to keep hersell herself afloat and said good aftem afternoon oon Is mrs weeks on board no we said ito ilo unfortunately mrs weeks has gone ashore ah said the seagoing dowager with a nod of her hat sorry ive missed her at this point she sank a little but came up again at once blowing out water she turned and resumed the small slow breast stroke but for a few strokes only then she had a social afterthought and she paused again and dog paddled once more and added gravely all of this was grave and courteous as in a drawing room when mrs weeks returns will you bod tell her please that mrs decourcey K Breckon breckinridge ridge CALLED |
