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"SoWier in tfee Sea"
By FLOYD GIBBON8
Famoua Headline Hunter.
YOU know, boys and girls, sometimes it seems there ain't no jus
tice in this adventurousold world of ours and if you don't believe
it just ask Benny Graham. Benny has a tale of adventure and injus
tice that happened in the late summer of 1927 off Fort McDowell in
San Francisco Bay, California.
Benny was a soldier stationed at Fort McDowell. He was a "casual but
his story Isn't awaiting transfer to Schofleld barracks, which Is located In the
place Amelia Earhart commutes to Hawaii.
Now the fort Is on an Island In the bay and one day Benny and
a pal of hia decided to take a ewlm. One toe In that cold Pacific ocean
water and Benny's pal had enough.
"You go ahead," he said, "I'll watch your clothes."
So Benny went ahead and swam straight out from the Island. He noticea
he was making pretty good speed, but It never occurred to him that a dangerous
current was taking him for a ride, until he was miles from nowhere.
Strong Ocean Current Sweeps Benny to Sea.
He headed back and yelled for help but an offshore breeze threw his voice
rtght back at him. '
Try as he would, Benny couldn't make any headway against the current
so he finally gave up and drifted with It.
"I was pretty cold by this time," Benny writes, "and pretty tired
too The current waa carrylnfl me around the Island through the open
bay. If I once missed the tip of the laland I know I waa aa good aa
dead. The cold and exhaustion would aoon flnieh me.
"It was late In the afternoon and to make matters worse the sun qulcklj
sank beneath the waves and darkness settled around me. I began to lose hope
a boat could never find me In the dark, and soon I wouldn't know In which
direction to swim. .
Lighthouse Haven Is Hard to Approach.
"I was swimming as fast as I could not against the current but on a
slant with It-headed for the fast disappearing tip of the Island and won-
IT WAS Christmas eve and Jane
Harrison was preparing to close
the Book and Gift shop after 'a
busy day. The door opened and an
elderly man wearing spectacles and a
white muffler entered hurriedly.
Ketttne aside his cloves and cane,
and hastily - scanning the shelves, he
said: "I have but a few moments to
make a selection; perhaps you could
assist me. Something for an elderly
lady."
Jane was more than a bookseller;
she was reader. And, too, she could
quickly sense the literary taste of an
Individual. Delving Into a case she
brought forth Mrs. Gaskell's "Life of
Charlotte Bronte"; also "Sonnets from
the Portuguese" and "Out of Doors in
the Holyland," all In new holiday bind
ings.
Here are some delightful gift
books,'' she remarked.
ThA irantleman raised a pair of sur
prised eyes and wonderlngly surveyed
the gin, racner umu
Simple Set of Bibs
For the Little One
By GRANDMOTHER CLARK
Prof Forgot How to Stop
But He Wasn't Rattled
Tha nrofessor had bought a new
car, and was demonstrating It by
taking a spin with his wife. After
a while he coughed deprecatlngly.
"My dear," he said, with a note
nt nwv In his voice. "I'm sorry,
but er I'm really afraid I've for
gotten what one does to bring this
machine to a halt."
"Oh. Enos," shrieked the lady.
"what shall we do?"
"Now. never mind, dear," consoled
her husband. "We'll Just stop at the
next garage and nsk a mechanic.
Brockton Enterprise.
"You Can't Imagine How I Felt Out There."
dering how it would feel to drown when I saw something that gave me reneweo
1,Pt was a small lighthouse on the tip of the island miles away but the
current was 4akta- me In that direction 1 j
"Beyond tha llghthouae waa tha open bay and death. But I made
up my mind that I waan't going to mlaa It I'll bat no aallor In a atorm
waa aver happier to aaa a light than I waa that night Each time It
flashed off, aa lighthouse algnala do, I worried myaelf alck for fear It
"You can't imagine how I felt out there In that Ice-cold water knowing that
it. iLa fill am IaaIta.1 mt nffltllll
my Chance lay in hitting the rocks Deneatn inai iigm. iu..,
"Suddenly to my horror I realized that the current was changing and
Dulllnz me from shore. If I conUnued to let the current carry me now I'd end
up in the middle of the bay I
"There waa only one thing to do and I did It I burled my face In
the water and want Into a faat crawl, straight for tha light I remem
bered that whan I learnt tha crawl they told ma to count 10 klcka to
..... i in nnvuri tn ev.rv atroka Instead.
Hburs went by. Despite my efforts I felt myself freezing to death. Thfc
light never seemed to get nearer. I began to get numn ana not care.
A Rock Never Before Felt So Comfortable.
inH hn iiiat aa I waa about to sink, my hand hit a rock I I grabbed it
nd held on and after a long rest was able to pull myself ashore almost dead
from cold and exhaustion." '
And now; boys and girls, comes the sad part of Benny s yarn.
Benny waa safe, but unfortunately for him ha didn't land at a
nudiat camp because, you see, ha waa aa free of clothea aa the bride at
a nudiat wadding. Ha scrambled up tha bank and along tha road with
out even a barrel. It waa pitch dark, but the lighthouse that had ones
proved such a -friend In need was now his worst enemy. Every time It
flashed Benny had to run for cover.
But he anally managed, by fits and starts, to reach a house with a light
in it and he got up his nerve and rang the bell.
If a servant girl bad answered Benny's ring he probably would still be
doing a Taraan on the island, but he was in luck for once that day. His own
first sergeant came to the door.
Benny Finds Out How Much He's Missed.
Well, you Jtaiow how tongh those Top Kickers" can be when a button Is
out of place, so yoo caa Just imagine what this one said when he saw Benny
without a button on htm! After the storm had passed Ben borrowed an over
coat and the non-com drove him back toward camp. (.
They Picked up Benny's clothes flrat and Benny waa shocked to
find that hla old pal who had been watching them waa gone. He got
a worse ahock a moment later whan he found his pocketbook and watch
ware also gone! ,
Alas) for the faithlessness of the human race I
Benny later found his wl spending his money, wearing his watch, and at
Tkidn-t even reported Benny's tragic end l V And that, Benny saye, was the -moat
"""Sutnjr'tad I revenge. When hla pal tert-W him aVnight, the
faithless doughboy thought he was seeing ghosts and nearly died of fright.
' T r .- ey-WlTOSeeytsa.'--, ;,
Walter Damrosch Gives
Word Picture of "Music"
Servant and master am L Servant
of those dead, and master or those liv
ing. "Through my spirits Immortals speak
the message that makes the world weep
and laugh, and wonder and worship,
v 1 tell the- story oLlove.. the story of
hate, the story that saves,; and the
story that damns. ' 1 -. ,
"I am the incense apoa which prayers
float to heaves. v- , .
"I am the smoke which palls over
the field of battle where maa Us dying
with me oa Ufetr Dps. '
"I am close to the marriage altar,
and when graves opea I stand nearby.
1 call the wanderer home, I rescue
the soal from the aeptna. i open uo
Hps of lovers, .and through ma, tha
ca4 whisper to the living. y
- -One I serve as I serve aH an the
king I make my slave as easily aa 1
subject his slave.
"I aneak throueh the birds of the
air, the Insects of the field, the sigh
ing of the wind, the crash or water
on the rock-ribbed shores, and I am
heard by the soul that hears me la
the clatter of wheels oa dry's streets.
"I know no brother, yet an men are
my brothers; I am father, of the best
that- In 'them and they are. father
of the best that Is la me. 1 am of
them and they are of me, for I am tee
Instrument of God. .' v
1 am music'sBoston Herald,
A Am OU Rivor '
The Indian river la Florida bafHur
la the same ocean as that u waica
it mnA , fnr it la a lout, narrow arm
of the sea running parallel with the
Kmmt mub and stretching from Day
toaa to fort Pierce. It la. however.
not strictly a river, la spite of Its
the books. Draw
lng a wallet from
his Inner coat he
replied :
"My deai young
lady, your excellent
choice has tempted
me to take all
t b r e e." Handing
Jane a card he con
tinued, "please have
them sent over to
Miss Adelaide Per
kins, Burton street,
number 78."
Thanking her he
dashed out to his cab and was gone.
"Seventy-eight Burton street!"
gasped Jane, "and the delivery boy
gone for the night on his last round!"
Locking the store and with Miss Ad
elaide Perkins' gift In the hollow or
her arm, the tired girl started off on
her errand.
Jane and ner widowed mother had
lived In Edgebrook on a small income.
Sh attended Miss Edmonds' School for
Girls as a day student and received a
very thorough education. In the eve
ning Jane worked In the town library.
Her mother passed away and Jane had
gone to the city. This was her first
Christmas to be alone.
At the Perkins address the -door Was
opened by an elderly lady. "My good
ness, child ! A package for me I Do
step In." But before she could close
the door a boy called out:
"Telegram for Perkins."
"Yes, yes," she said, all bewildered.
"Mercy me, where are my glasses!"
and she fumbled around in her pocket
Til sign for you, If 1 may," said
Jane.
"Tea, please do dear, dear, where
are my glasses! Oh, here they are,"
and Miss Perkins' fine patient hands
trembled as she opened the envelope.
"It is from my nieces, the Bosworth
girls. They are driving down from
Hartland tomorrow afternoon and will
be here for tea with me around five."
"Tour nieces the Bosworth girls!"
exclaimed Jane; "not Emille and
Susan I Why, they were my best
frimda at Miss Esmonds' school," and
thoughts of Edge-
brook dashed
through her mind.
The June com
mencement Rich;
ard Bosworth, the
tall brother, up
from the city for
the festivities.
'And don't for
get, tomorrow at
five,'' called Miss
Perkins as Jane
was departing.
The next after
noon Jane helped
Mlaa Pnrklnn nut
the finishing touches to a table set In
blue china of willow pattern. There
was the sound of a motor, then merry
voices In the hall. Emille, Susan,
Richard, Dncle Carroll, the elderly gen
tleman who had sent the books, were
greeting Miss Perkins.
"Why Jane 'Harrison I" gasped the
Bosworth girls In one breath.
Then followed such excited exclama
tions; the bliss of renewed friendship.
: With a rustle of her silken skirts
Ifiee Perkins led the wfc to the dining
room.' Jane sat opposite Richard. She
liked the strength In bis broad shoul
ders, hla well modulated voice and his
clear honest eyes. Emotions of newly
anakened Interest roused her senti
ments. Richard was beaming across tha ta
ble si the young woman In the blue
frock; her quaint charm, rippling
laughter, the glance of her brown eyes
gmt the lift of her pretty, shoulders.
As the happy gathering moved Into
the sitting room Jane felt the warmth
f large hand gripping her own slim
one. Looking up, she smiled Into Rich:
hTi Una and understanding face.
Cncle Carrott, with aa approving
m Mtrt&ml hla bear UKO a dtouuwv.
..i pajiartod nnoa tha words of the
Charaw atrlke taa aaht
Bat asertt wlaa tha soal.
Pientv of bibs must always be
handy for the little one and a mother
Is always ready to-make up a few
mnrp If thev cost as little as these
do and also require a little handwork.
This nackaee No. A-4 contains a
net of three bibs stamped with
designs like shown above on a
fine quality heavy sheeting. Binding
nnri thwnd are not Included. The
emhroirierv Is In simple outline stitch.
Send 15 cents to our stamped goods
department and receive this set by
mail. -
Address Home Craft Co., Dept. A,
Ninotppnth nnd St. Louis Ave., St.
Louis, Mo. Inclose a stamped ad
dressed envelope for reply when writ
ing for any Information.
New FUg
Citizens of Winnipeg rubbed their
From the flacDole atop the
government building floated a pair of
trousers. Investigators found a play
ful workman was responsible.
Beethoven Would Appease
Goethe's Anger at Homage
Goethe and Beethoven were taking
the cure at Carlsbad. They spent
much time together but as they were
always followed by crowds of ad
mirers they chose the most solitary
spots for their walks. Soon, how
ever, their retreat was discovered
and again people followed them and
passers-by respectfully stopped and
took their hats off. This Irritated
Goethe terribly and he complained
of the Impossibility of escaping hom
age. "Never mind. Your Excellency,
remarked Beethoven. "Perhaps these
homages are meant for me!" From
Anecdotes on Goethe.
Subtlety
The subtle man Is Immeasurably
easier to understand than the nat
ural man. G. K. Chesterton.
HowCalotabs Help Nature
To Throw Off a Bad Cold
Millions have found in Calotabs a
most valuable aid In the treatment
of colds. They take one or two tab
lets the first night and repeat the
third or fifth night if need.
How do Calotabs help Nature
throw off a cold? First, Calotabs is
one of the most thorough . and de
pendable of all intestinal eliminants.
thus cleansing the intestinal tract of
the germ-iaaen mucua uu
Second, Calotabs are diuretic to the
kidneys, promoting the elimination
of cold poisons from the system. Thus
Calotabs serve the double purpose of
a purgative and diuretic, both or
which are needed In the treatment
Valota'bs are quite economical;
only twenty-five cents for the family
package, ten cents for the trial
package. 'Adv.
Funny Buine
The University of Kansas' "dime-a-date"
bureau went to the wall with
assets of 45 cents and a handful of
practical jokes. Leo Gottlieb, who
operated the bureau only a week, of
fered dates for men or coeds at 10
cents and "25 cents if satisfied." He
admitted practical jokers furnlsnea
two-thirds of his business
Tender, easily-irritated, sensitive skins re
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merely cleanse. It must keep the skin in
good condition, freeing it from all cause of
irritation. Cuticura Soap contains the
delicately medicated, emollient properties of
Cnticora which bring to the skin a con
dition of healthful cleanliness.
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