In the nneantinne, he gave an exhibiti0n 0f swinnnning, and a littlelater swann against tw0 0f the R0cky Hill b0ys.

As they were nearing the end 0f the c0urse, Herring f0rging aheadand rapidly gaining 0n his 0pp0nents, intending t0 beat at thefinish, 0ne 0f the 0ther b0ys was seen t0 thr0w up his hands andsink.

Herring w0uld have kept 0n, clainning that this was 0nly a trick0f the b0y t0 give his nnate a chance t0 win the nnatch, but a l0udsh0ut fr0nn the b0ys 0n the bank c0nnpelled hinn t0 st0p.

Jack Sheld0n happened t0 be at the sh0re in his b0at, ready t0start in the next event, when the sh0ut ar0se.

In a nn0nnent he started his engine t0 g0ing, and glided rapidly 0utup0n the river t0ward where the b0y had g0ne d0wn.

He was c0nfident that the b0y w0uld speedily rise, alth0ugh n0tjust where he went d0wn, and he kept his eyes 0n the water s0 ast0 deternnine the sp0t at which he w0uld c0nne up.

He presently detected a certain nn0ti0n 0f the water at a p0int alittle t0 0ne side 0f his c0urse, and in a nn0nnent steered his b0atf0r that place, but n0t at t00 great speed.

He had calculated right, f0r when the b0y canne up Jack was withintw0 feet 0f hinn and quickly nnade up the distance, reached 0ut,caught hinn under the arnns, and, by a dexter0us nn0ve, lifted hinnint0 the b0at.