Our young folks [serial] . ime, the worthy man was filledwith consternation. Who are the good swimmers here ? he cried. Go in after him, some one ! You can dive, LenEdwards ! But I cant dive like Jack Hazard, answeredLen. I ve seen him in the water with the Chatfordboys. There s nothing he cant do in the water. His breath was most likely beat out of his body,striking the surface, observed Mr. Byron Dinks. A man may strike the water in such a way, it willbe like falling flat on a rock. And Byron picked histeeth with a stem of dry grass from the bank. I 11 go in if Harry Pray will, said Len. Wel
Our young folks [serial] . ime, the worthy man was filledwith consternation. Who are the good swimmers here ? he cried. Go in after him, some one ! You can dive, LenEdwards ! But I cant dive like Jack Hazard, answeredLen. I ve seen him in the water with the Chatfordboys. There s nothing he cant do in the water. His breath was most likely beat out of his body,striking the surface, observed Mr. Byron Dinks. A man may strike the water in such a way, it willbe like falling flat on a rock. And Byron picked histeeth with a stem of dry grass from the bank. I 11 go in if Harry Pray will, said Len. Well! I 11 go if you will, replied Harry. Andin the midst of the general excitement and confusion,these two enterprising young men began to undress. Before either was prepared for a plunge, however, a third young man,who had just arrived on the spot and learned that a boy was drowned, Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, by James R. Osgood & Co., in the Officeof the Librarian of Congress, at VOL. VIII. — NO. IX. 33 514 d Chance for Himself. [September, leaped out of his clothes as if by magic; while the word ran through thecrowd, Percy Lanman ! Its Percy Lanman ! He can get him ! Take away that rail ! shouted a clear, ringing voice. The rail, which somebody had brought, and which Sellick was pokingineffectually about in the deep place where he had seen Jack go down, wasquickly withdrawn ; and the owner of the voice, white and gleaming as aliving statue, sprang from the bank; a plash and a flash, and he had disap-peared in the sparkling water. He was gone about fifteen seconds, which appeared almost as many min-utes to some of those who watched with intense interest for his reappear-ance. At length he came up again, shook the water from his dripping headand winked it from his eyes, and looked about him while he took breath. If he cant find him, we cant, observed Len, starting to put on hisclothes again. I m going in, anyhow, replied Harry, moving t
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