"There was a scream from the yacht. Rosy give one glance at the women.
Then he tossed his arms over his head.
"'Courage, comrades!' he shouts. 'I'll save you or die with you!'
"And overboard he dives, 'kersplash!'
"Julius said him and the skipper could have swum all right if Rosy had
give 'em the chance, but he didn't. He knew a trick worth two of that.
He grabbed 'em round the necks and kept hauling 'em under and splashing
and kicking like a water-mill. All hands was pretty well used up when
they was pulled aboard the yacht.
"'Oh, you brave man!' says one of the women, stooping over Rosy, who was
sprawled on the deck with his eyes shut, 'Oh, you HERO!'
"'Are they living?' asks Rosy, faint-like and opening one eye. 'Good!
Now I can die content.'
"'Living!' yells George, soon's he could get the salt water out of his
mouth. 'Living! By the 'oly Peter! Let me at 'im! I'll show 'im whether
I'm living or not!'
"'What ails you, you villain?' says the feller that owned the yacht,
a great big Englishman, Lord Somebody-or-other. 'The man saved your
lives.'
"'He knocked us overboard!' yells Julius.
"'Yes, and he done it a-purpose!' sputters Van Doozen, well as he could
for being so waterlogged.
"'Let's kill him!' says all three.
"'Did it on purpose!' says the lord, scornful. 'Likely he'd throw you
over and then risk his life to save you. Here!' says he to the mate.
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