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"But da matter!" Captain Lester spluttered breathlessly, as he prepared for another trip to explore the bottom

"Are you on, Aunt Martha, really and truly on?" Dick asked, after the valiant one down

Mrs Tully nodded "But keep it up, Dick, you've got one dupe Elsie Coghlan's mother told me about it in Honolulu last year"

Not until elevenface of Paula break the surface Si exhaustion, she slowly crawled out and sank down panting near her aunt Captain Lester, really exhausted by his strenuous exertions at rescue, studied Paula keenly, then marched to the nearest pillar and ainst the concrete

"I'm afraid I didn't stay down ten minutes," Paula said "But I wasn't much under that, was I, Aunt Martha?"

"You weren't much under at all," Mrs Tully replied, "if it'sI'm surprised that you are even wet--There, there, breathe naturally, child The play-acting is unnecessary I re in India, there was a school of fakirs who leaped into deep wells and stayed down er indeed"

"You knew!" Paula charged

"But you didn't know I did," her Aunt retorted "And therefore your conduct was crie, with my heart--"

"And with your blessed, brass-tack head," Paula cried

"For two apples I'd box your ears"

"And for one apple I'd hug you, wet as I ahed back "Anye did fool Captain Lester--Didn't we, Captain?"

"Don't speak to htywhat foreance shall take--As for you, Mr Dick Forrest, I' Mountain Lad Maybe I'll do both In theout to kick that mare you ride"

Dick on The Outlaw, and Paula on The Fawn, rode back side by side to the Big House

"How do you like Graham?" he asked

"Splendid," was her reply "He's your type, Dick He's universal, like you, and he's got the same world-marks branded on him--the Seven Seas, the books, and all the rest He's an artist, too, and pretty well all-around And he's good fun Have you noticed his smile? It's irresistible It makes one want to smile with him"