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NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. 3 At that time he was not less than ajand the professor became the hero of the half a mile from the line of breakers. place. His action had attracted no especial; ‘‘Pity,’’ thought Trim, with a smile, attention on shore, for it is common | ‘‘that.a man who has won so much elory : for a swimmer to do just what he ‘for himself shouldn’t be able to get his did; ‘but the professor with the doubtful ‘name Straight in the sues name was evidently very anxious. _ With an indifferent wonder whether he He had been sitting pretty far up the | would come across the ase and his beach allowing the wash of the breakers Pupil, Trim laid the newspapers aside to roll partly over him, but not venturing | and thought of other things during the into the real surf while Mead and the/rest of the journey. others were fooling with the cat-boat. . There is always a big crowd at the Old When the others let go and Mead | Orchard Station when a train comes in, allowed the boat to carry him out, the! and there was no exception at the time of professor had started.out and ran into the ‘Trim’s arrival. ling to his*pupil to come back. _ It was just after the dinner hour at the If Mead heard, he paid no attention to| many hotels and hundreds of guests had the mai _ |come down to greet new arrivals. tgo,the| As Trim stepped from the train his at- professor ran ‘wildly ski 'g eying to in- tention was attracted by a loud chorus of somebody to get a boat and go out|shouts and yells. after him. He saw that it came from a large party There was no boat to be.had, and most!of young men who were greeting one of people laughed at the old man’s anxiety. their friends, a man, who had arrived on tess however, knew that | the same train that Trim did. eason for anxiety; and he| They made such a racket that fora infu. nervousn “SS as his moment nothing else conld be heard, nut came nearer : even the loud hissing of the locomotive the ite lite: blowing off steam. “f don’t believe,’’*the professor ex- Trim edged his way through the crowd claimed to somebody who stooc¢ near him, | toward a line of hotel carriages intending ‘*that he’ll hav2 strength enough to get to take one that he saw marked Summit in.’’ House. With this, he plunged into the surf . He had come near the edge of the and began to swim ont. platform when the cheering of the young S$ none too soon, for aiyeety® after men 1 and ane ene, of the locomotive peared ben Sods Pee vate _ rising: a mo- | “the entire et was startled ‘we anotiver ment sake and thrashing h his arms ie then everybody w 10 “Stop thief! Catch him! Stop thief!’ There was a conunotion near Trim and hansted. = of course he turned his eyes in that direc- ' Several others immediately started ont tion. to no? but the Professor was ahead of He saw a tough-looking young fellow nd came up to the young man dart away from a group of ladies with -lsomething i in his hand. gate caught him as he was about to sink} An elderly man was pushing through : third time, and with a fine extibition | ‘the crowd and trying to make after him. i strength and skill, kept the young man |. It was the elderly man who was shout- ead ab : water whilé he swam with ing ‘‘stop thief’’ at the top of his lungs. _ ‘The fugitive, being younger and spryer, he | dodged through the fringe of people on fessor’s|the outskirts of the crowd before they | were fully aware of what was UP) | darted Mead was not | in among the waiting carriages and di CO