Spoopendyke Bathes Mrs. S.

"Kow, niy ila. ir," tald Mr. Spoopendyke, as he bouneed out. at hit bathing h#tM and thui)iitil on the door of the one occupied by Mi's. Spoopendyke, "aro you readyf We must hllrry into the water and t,"'t out again, or we won't get througli in time for dlnner." Mis. Spoopendyke emerged, bent uhnost doublé and shlvering wilh the COld. 'I.Nift it rather chilly ?" she asked. "Mot at all BIn. Spoopendyke, notatall, the air is rathercool, bultlie water is warm. Jt you are golng with me you want to move aloug." As lliry resabed the bescb, Mr. Spoopendyke lelt hiswifeand boldly strode iutothe surf, A wave broke over him, Slllng hit Bjres, nose, ea, and mouth, and then ho strode out. ¦ Wiiat are you standing there for, eh ?" be di-maiiclccl. "Whatdoyou takeyourself for- a big lighthouse ? Did ye come down bere to take a batü orare ye waitin;r tor urne hip to Ue p to you-? What is the malliT wilh you uuyway?" Tin al raid of the waves," whimpcred Ura. Spoopendyke, "they're so big," ()h! they're too big tor you, a:n,t thpy," retorud Mr. Spoopendyke. -VVait till I get B man to saw you off a little olie. Better get measured tor one to snit, hacin't ye? 18 the big waves you want, I teil you. Look herei" and Mr. Öpoopendyke uiaiched boldly iutoihe seaairaiu. Auother wave caugltl Ulm, and lauded him high auddrippinj; on the beach. -v hy didn'i ye come when I called ye. Wh.a d'ye want to make me walk all the way np liere atter you for shrieked Mr. Spoopendyke. Are you waiting to be launcked Hke a inlpt Cantyon walk as i.u U8 tliat ¦'. What are ye hoisting up the lega of your pants forr They ain't skirts. Now look at me. See how I go in, and you fbllow me when I beckou to you. JValch me now." Mr. Spoopendyke plunged in andswashed around a lew minute! in safety, but the Ueacheroua water was bidin its time. Another wave caugtt him and rulled him over, pumped itselt into bis storaach, drew him unik-r. wliirled him aroutnl, and tinally diioMHil liini, liowling on the and. "(Jot most ready to go in," he jerked out as he climbed up hlmaelT and aMumed the perpendicular. "Tliink l'm Roinfr to slain aniund all day, like a waterspout, raltiiig loi you í Whatdid you come here for? Kiml any fun standing out there like a soda-water sign t Why dout you get into Ihr waterif you are goiujf to Come on, Now." Tm afraid,"'suiviled .Mrs. Spoopendyke. "H I o in 1 kuow I wIU be drowned." "Ho, you won't gt-t drowned, eitlier. Cairtyouhold ou to me? Wbat did you put uu the shirt and trousers tor if you ine.uit to get drowned f Whatare you"doinfr around here? Now when 1 go in again, you come along, or else you go home.'7 Mr. Spoppendyks pluiigcl into the surf, but aa lie cune up he nütóed the rope For i secoud or two he aprawled around, and theu began to ycll. Mrs. Spoopendyke eyed him tor a moment, andthen her fears for him overeóme her fears for herself, and with ycli she daafied in, and hauled him out by the hair. "I)k1 gast the water!" choked Mr.Spoopendyke; "l'm full of the measly stutl'. öo you gpl in dida'tye? Lut gp of my hair, willyeü Letgo, I leJlyel What d'ye tliiuk yon are anyway- a sieain-burber's shop? Going to let hold of that hair sometime?" Uut, frighteued out of all reason, Mrs. Spoopendyke cluug stil), and hauled Mr. Sjiúopejidí kc to bis bathing-houw. "Oh if I hadn't saved you!" she sobbed. 'Oh. yes, you saved me didn't you?'' sneered Mr. Spoopendyke. "All you want is Fout air tight compartments and two sets of thole-pina to be a ]atent life-raft. Are you golng to let ;o of that hair?" And as .-he released him they went to their separate apartuients.