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one ° that any guess we = shoal make: here! his sisidies under the aidan of a 1 cer- aig s would wore to be wrong. ‘tain professor. ae Vix Be tae? & suppose you’ re re. dy to start ?’’ It was by no means certain whak the = gts - ‘Get to put a hat on,’’ Trim answered, | professor’s actual name was because each ‘3 io" gs * ye ‘ 4 Foal f " r ° with “a smile. ‘‘I shall take the tenjof the papers had it differently. is | roe o'clock fimited. he added, with another; In one he was called Skinner, in an- ~~ glance at his watch. other Spinner, and still another Stemm- 47 ler, and one paper got so tar away from the others as to refer to him as Phinney. — However he spelled his name,it ap- peared that the professor and his pupil | bad gone to the beach the day before to bathe. It was a fashionable hour for bathing, 3 and hundreds of persons were frolicking in the surf. | A party of pleasure-seekers cruising: along shore in a cat-boat came close in, ———s***"That’s right,’’ said Nick, ‘‘and if the train gets into Boston on time and you’re —__ Jucky in getting hold of a good cabman aes you'll be able to cross the city and catch Sa an express train that leaves the Unior Depot at this time of the year at three- * thirty, landing its passengers at Old Orchard at seven o’clock or thereabouts. | ‘*That’s the quickest you can do it in, F Se and at the worst besth be able to catcha _.__ train that will bring you to the beach by | a - nine this evening. ’ to get the excitement of rocking up and Soe ‘Of course I shall catch the express if! ‘down upon the waves of the beach. ___ possible,’’ said Trim. | This was dangerous sport for them, be- ~_ 2 ae There was nothing further to be said cause if they should permit their boat to ee about the matter, and in a short time) get as far as the line of breakers it would —— Trim was on his way to the Grand Cen-|almost certainly be capsized. tral Station, which he left at ten o’clock| The danger was increased by certain on the limited express for Boston. }mischief-loving bathers, who swam out tare € ‘The train arrived at the Hub on time, |the boat, caught hold of the gunwale and _and Trim had no difficulty in hiring a cab pulled her almost upon her beam ends. that convey: ed ied aCTOSS ene city to the} This was ton tor the anger prea. Ss the “scllbaient “of bein: 2" “capsized, and ace seadicie'y He steered the craft about cud, Di headed for the open sea. ae Most of the bathers promptly let go O pe r the matter'and swam or waded back to shore: - one,...% ‘ ery a Gy psig ae eh about might | however, caught hold of the stern of the — have become general news by t this time, | boat and held on. This was young Ed- | Ps to and that the papers would give him some! ward Mead. 5 oe idea of what sort of a case he was going | There was a good breeze blowing from — zat work upon. ‘land and the cit heide went rapidly ACTOSS , Be did not find saying 1 in the news-|the waves. | a : a = es ‘pa “a oo told. of crime at the beach,| The skipper told Mead that he’d better - 0. altho a rather long dispatch | drop off, but the young fellow answerec es from € chard t at iearribed an affair that he “would go out a little distan € z= i Be ae some » excitement. as to have the fun of a long swim back. 3 iy oe _ There is no need to quote the article} The skipper made no objection to. this, Ps here, but as it mentioned” persons ; whom | for he supposed naturally that. Me dwas rim - afterward may y be well to) 9 expert swimmer. oe See emer SS See eae’ U1 This was not the case, fie 3 althoug ey It seemed that among the gue s at th | Mead could get on in the water well — beach was a vou g os Aas. Sori of the ‘enough when there was a chance t. ostop | 30" edjand rest every few ami nutes, he was not — 2 ‘accustomed to AVE ance swimming. RS L We se e cried bod a anc be he ¢ be not realize he Te fink’ he had a few minutes to spare | | which he aes in in dot ing copies of the)