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Thank you.

Boy, you're wasting your time. He isn't chump enough to go for that.

Nobody is.

He bit when we made him vice president of the company, didn't he?

What about the time I wrote him he'd won a million bucks in the Calcutta

sweepstakes?

Remember when we had him looking for a left-handed pencil sharpener? Here, son.

Take it.

Where it'll do the most good.

Now everybody back to your desks and end the depression.

Oh, boy, I'm made.

Oh, Joe, from the big boss.

For me?

Yeah, sure.

Gee, I wonder if... Oh, gosh, I was 12 minutes late last Thursday.

Oh, good news, Joe?

Oh, gosh.

See, Mr. Armstrong, I'll be rich.

But here, let me help you, Joe.

I'll be the papa and you be the mama.

Listen, Harry, the boss, my new bathing suit material, he's going to double my

salary. Give me a bonus.

I'll call it Holtcoit after myself.

The bonus?

No, you darn fool. The bathing suit.

Well, let me be the first to congratulate you. Stick it there, son.

Thanks, Harry. But it's never going to make any change in me. I'll always

remember my old friends.

Yes, sir. None of this swell-headed business for me.

Excuse me.

Oh, Cora.

Or Miss Norton.

Maybe after I'm promoted, you'd like to be my private secretary.

Oh, I'd simply adore it, Mr. Holt.

Gee, that's just dandy. I'll see that you get your pay raise and all that.

The best is none too good for my secretary.

How can I ever thank you?

Oh, that's all right. That's all right. Don't try to thank me.

What's the use of success if we can't help our friends?

Excuse me. Mr. Armstrong is waiting for me.

I have to see Mr. Armstrong right away.

Immediately. He's in conference with the sales manager.

Yes, but he sent for me.

Stop that.

Huh? Stop what?

I don't... Oh, the dripping.

There. A little dripping never hurt anybody.

Now, will you please take yourself and your drippings out? Yes,

ma'am.

Thank you.

Those salesmen haven't produced an order in two weeks, Elliot.

They're out. They're through, you hear?

Well, what the... Well, here I am, Mr. Armstrong, right on the dot.

Look here, Holt, what's the idea?

Well, I'll explain everything, Mr. Armstrong.

You see, I've always been afraid of water. Well, who cares about... After my

Aunt Minnie's cousin Emmy almost drowned in the YWCA pool in Kansas City, I got

the idea of a bathing suit material that wouldn't sink.

Do you realize, Mr. Armstrong, that 18,642 people either drowned or almost

drowned in this country last year alone?

Do you realize, Mr... You crazy idiot. Get out. Thank you, Mr. Elliott.

I worked on it for years, and finally I just mixed...

hypozutinic acid with ordinary bathing suiting, and it floated.

Why, Mr. Armstrong, there's... You crazy lunatic. Get out of here.

Take this silly-looking doll and get out of here.

Get out.

But you sent for me. I never sent for anybody.

Well, I... This memorandum. Where is it?

Now get this, Holt. Once and forever.

You're paid to work in the shipping room, not to waste my time and money in

daffy experiments.

From now on, you tend to your job. Or get another.

Now get out.

Yeah, but Mr. I... Get out!

Oh, wait, you don't... Get out!

manager. You?

Why, you?

You think you're pretty smart, don't you?

Well, you've made a chump out of me for the last time.

Why, Mr. Holt, I haven't the least idea what you're talking about.

I swear you'll never fool me again as long as I live.

Mine tells me that here dwells defeat.

Everybody laughed when I told them about my non-sinkable suit. But I see, I see

millions of people drowning.

Their great tragic eyes pleading for Holt Coyd suits.

They will get Holt Coyd suits.

They will get them.

Mr. Armstrong can't crush me. I'm stronger than him.

That's him.

Mr. Holt?

I'm Roger Colby, the attorney.

Well, what of it? Well, I am the correspondent in this city for the law

firm in Los Angeles of Bernstein, Bernstein, Bernstein, and Jones.

What a wonder that Jones must be.

Well, I've been instructed by this firm to inform you that your Aunt Minnie has

passed on and left you her entire estate.

Yeah. Tell that to Harry Daniels. He's just begging for a good sock and a jaw.

Tell who? What?

His comedy is getting pretty stale. It's about as funny as a broken arm.

See here.

I'm not used to being treated this way.

I have a letter here that will explain everything.

I suppose I want another million on the Calcutta sweepstakes. Not Calcutta, Mr.

Hood. Los Angeles, where your late Aunt Minnie made her residence. I assure you

this is genuine.

I'm awfully sorry.

Poor Aunt Minnie.

Allow me to be the first to congratulate you.

You mean that I... that I'm rich?

I'm... Gosh.

Say, you sure Harry Daniels didn't write this? I never heard of Harry Daniels.

I'm going right out there. Right now.

Gee, I'm rich.

I'm rich.

I can sleep late every morning.

Don't you want me to handle it from this end? No.

Say, about how much would a million dollars be?

Oh, about a million dollars.

That's what I thought.

I was just saying goodbye to Armstrong.

Elliot was in there. When I went in, I heard him say that he wanted to make you

a division sales manager.

No! Well, it's about time.

You're not kidding me, Joe.

And if I was you, I'd get in there right now and cinch that job.

You bet I will, and thanks for telling me.

And give that to the boss.

I want to inform you of a request that your late aunt made.

You remember that the deceased spent most of her life in the South.

Correct. She was very fond of her housekeeper, who died last year, and

fonder still of her housekeeper's child.

Well, what of that?

You see, the poor boy is an orphan now, and your aunt earnestly requested that

you give him a home.

It's a pleasure.

Then you'll agree to take care of the child?

I'll even be a father to him.

Good. We'll call him.

Come on in, Sam.

And meet your new father, Mr. Holt.

Mr. Holt, this is Sam.

I'm so pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr. Holt.

Me too.

Is this gentleman going to be my new pappy?

Yes, Sam.

That's fine.

All right, Sam, now you sit down. Mr. Holt and I have a lot of business to

settle.

Well, I suppose nothing much matters if you're rich.

And now we'll get down to the financial details of the inheritance.

Again, it's a pleasure.

Here we have 5,000 shares of amalgamated biscuit stock.

How much is that worth? In 1929, at the market peak, it was selling for $500 a

share. 5,000 shares at $500?

Gee, that's marvelous.

But of course, it's decreased rapidly in the past three years. Last month, the

company failed.

The stock isn't worth a nickel today.

You mean I couldn't get a nickel for it? You couldn't even sell it for wallpaper.

Now we have 10,000 shares of Rover bicycle stock.

I suppose that company failed last month, too.

Oh, no. They went out in 1903.

When the automobile came in.

Why, this stock has been worthless for almost 30 years.

Aunt Minnie didn't do so well with her investments, did she?

Well, she did as well as the majority of investors.

Now, here we have 1,000 shares of bank stock.

Mahogany desks, marble counters, vaults full of cash.

Now we're getting somewhere.

Well, yes and no.

You see, they slapped an assessment of $10 per share on all the stockholders.

It'll cost you $10,000 to own this stuff.

It'll cost me? Say, I came here to get money, not to pay it out.

Never mind all these stocks. Didn't she leave any cash?

Oh, certainly.

$105.80 after the funeral expenses were deducted.

Only $105?

Say, are you kidding? It cost me over $300 to come here from Iowa.

Well, Mr. Jones, I... Golly.

Well, that's unfortunate.

But, of course, you're not entitled to the entire cash request.

My firm will have to charge you $100 for administering the estate.

There you are, Mr. Holt.

$5.80.

Is that all I get?

That's all.

Oh, that and the amalgamated biscuit, robo-bicycle, and bank of grease stocks.

Oh, and, uh, Sam.

Yeah.

And Sam.

What's the matter?

Look at all that water.

I never knew that harbors were so full of water.

Let's get out of here, quick.

Mr. Holt, please.

Mr. Holt, please.

Yes, Mr.

Holt. Is you Mr. Holt?

Mr. Joe Holt?

Yes, but I've decided I don't want to take the job. The lady over there wants

to see you.

Oh, Mr. Holt, I'm so glad I found you. You are Mr. Holt, aren't you?

Why, yes.

You're just as I pictured you.

Yeah, but I don't understand.

Oh, of course you don't. I'm Alice Brandon.

My father's Tom Brandon.

You're going to stay at our house.

Oh, does your father run the hotel?

Stop kidding me. Have you got your ticket?

But, Miss Brandon, there must be some mistake. Oh, don't be bashful.

Everything's all arranged.

Come along now. We've got to hurry.

reservations, please. Mr. Holt. I'm glad to know you, Mr. Holt. How many?

One and a half. One and a half.

There you are, Miss Brandon.

I'm sure glad I met you, Mr. Holt, and I wish you the best of luck.

Thank you.

Come along. We've got to hurry.

Got reservations for Joe Holt? Mr.

Holt got his tickets. He just went aboard.

Oh, yeah?

I'm Joe Holt. I told you, Mr. Holt just went aboard.

He's with Miss Brandon.

I'm Joe Holden. I want my ticket. I'm sorry, but Mr. Holden...

If there's anything I'm crazy about, it's secret practice.

You're the strangest man. You never talk about yourself at all.

Oh, I... I get sort of bored with me.

I suppose all great athletes are modest.

Tell me, how did you get started?

Well, I... My father, he taught me everything.

He was the best player in Iowa.

Player? Yeah.

Harmonica, baseball, cross shoes, pennies, anything.

How I struggle to get to the top.

I can hardly wait to see you in action.

When you do, you'll never forget it. Everybody on the island...

I'm sure I speak for all of these people when I welcome you as Catalina's guest

of honor.

Wait a minute, boys. Wait a minute. Give me a break. Joe, hold it for a still,

will you?

This way, Mr. Holt.

Right this way, Joe.

Now, wait a minute.

You started here, didn't you? Come on, let me get one.

One second, Joe. Right here, Joe. Right there.

Hello, Alice. It's great to see you back again. Hello, Mr. Brandon. Hello, Ed.

Oh, Ed, Mr. Holt. Mr. Holt, Mr. Dover. I've heard of Mr. Holt.

Congratulations. How's the water, Ed? Fine, but there's something wrong with

the boat. We can't get it to do over 30 today.

You like aquapainting, Holt?

Well, I'd rather play Parcheesi.

Mr. Holt is a great kidder. I found that out already.

Yes, he must be. Well, I've got to get back to work. See you at the house, Ed.

Fine, thanks.

Fair to mention, Mr. Holt, we'll have to take aquapainting soon.

I guess you and I will see quite a lot of each other.

If we do, you can't blame it on to me.

Come along, Mr. Holt. We're off to the house now.

Ladies and gentlemen, don't be alarmed. I'm not going to make a speech.

I just want to propose a toast to our guest of honor.

To the greatest long-distance swimmer of modern times, Joe Ho...

Thank you. I, uh... Much obliged.

Mr. Holt, do you use the single or the double overarm?

Oh, I just... I use a sort of a combination of both.

And what about a kick?

Australian crawl or a trudging?

Oh, just any sincere kick.

What is he driving at? I must watch this man. He suspects me. I saw the jealous,

angry desire in his eyes for Alice.

Alice. She likes me. It burns him up.

Well, I... I crawl with one foot and trudging with the other.

He's ribbing you, my boy.

Yes.

But... I may say about swimming that... I'm pretty stale just now and...

My doctor says I can't even get wet for a year.

Mr. Old, I want to compliment you on your very amusing speech.

Well, of course, we understand you're just joking when you say you can't swim

for a year. We all know that the marathon swim from Catalina Island to

the mainland is next week.

And you are here for no other reason except to win that $25,000 purse for the

21-mile race.

And we all... wish you good luck.

You can joke all you want, but you'll find this is the toughest race you've

ever been in. In the first place, that water in the channel is ice cold.

And those riptides and cross currents are murder.

And if a fella ever got tangled up in that octopus seaweed, it would be the

end of him.

I hate seaweed.

I never go near it.

Then there's always the danger of man-eating sharks and swordfish.

Yes, sir, this is shorter, but it's ten times more difficult than a swim across

the English Channel.

I've swum both.

Oh, you've swam the... Well, I...

I... I have to go to my room.

If you'll excuse me, I forgot my handkerchief.

You're wanted on the phone, sir.

The Los Angeles police are calling about Mr. Holt, sir.

Hello?

Sorry to trouble you, sir, but we've got a man here. Says his name is Holt.

That you know him.

But Mr. Holt is here now.

A guest at my house.

Your host, an imposter.

Okay.

Lock him up.

Say, let me talk to that guy.

But

Alice,

you liked me well enough before you went away.

I suppose so.

Now you show up with this dappy Holt and I'm out of the picture.

Now, please, leave Mr. Holt out of this, Ed. I'll leave him out, all right.

Wait till I get him in that race.

You sort of fancy yourself as a swimmer, don't you?

This championship business certainly has taken you off your feet.

But I'll make such a monkey of him in that race that you won't even let him in

the back door.

What you doing, Mr.

Joe?

I'm rescuing a champion swimmer from a watery grave.

I don't know who they think I am, but I know that I'm somebody else. And I'm

leaving.

You plan to give up swimming?

Don't be foolish.

I never had it.

I'm going downstairs right now and tell them all the truth.

That Miss Alice is sure one beautiful gal.

Yeah. And she's kind and nice and honest.

And I'm just a fake.

Mrs. Joy, I can swim gorgeous.

I could teach you how in no time.

Not for all the tea in China.

Unless I's been sadly misinformed, we is broke. And if you don't swim, how else

is you aim to leave this island?

Golly.

I never thought of that.

When you hear a lot of people swearing outside and a dull thud, come running

with the bags.

What?

That dull thud will be me.

tell you that I... Come over here.

I'd like to ask you a favor.

You name it and I'll do it.

Well, I just had a sort of quarrel with Ed Dover.

Say, I never liked that fellow and I always will.

He insulted us both.

You've just got to win the race.

Humiliate him. Beat him by at least a mile.

Promise me you will.

For my sake.

What shall I say? That horrible race again. Love and pride and hope in her

eyes for the man she thinks I am. Why am I not he, him?

Why am I afraid?

Her eyes promise me everything if only... No, I've got to tell her the

truth. Confess.

I promise I'll beat him by at least five miles, Miss... Alice, Mr... Joe.

Alice.

Joe, make him look foolish.

Rub it in.

A mere nothing.

Of course. But no one except you could do it. He's really a marvelous swimmer,

you know.

Will you please?

For me.

I'd consider it a privilege, Miss, er, Alice.

Oh, you are a darling.

Gee, Miss Brandon.

Gosh.

I've got myself into a terrible jam.

I love her, don't I? And I've got to make her respect me. I can't do that

unless I beat Dover, and I can't beat Dover unless I learn to swim. Well, why

shouldn't I learn to swim?

Women swim.

Children swim.

Even baby ducks learn to swim.

And I've certainly got much more intelligence than a baby duck.

when it's warmer?

We ain't got no time to lose. You gotta try swimming in the water.

Why? Anybody can swim in the water.

Come on, Mr. Joe.

What's the story?

Remember, tomorrow you'll swim in the ocean and not on the floor.

Come on, let's go.

Oh, wait a minute. Just a minute. Don't rush me. I gotta get myself in the

proper frame of mind.

Now wait, Sam!

I can't.

sinking. You know, Sam, once I invented a non-sinkable bathing suit.

Where is it now?

In Iowa.

That ain't gonna do you no good in California.

I can't go in that race.

I'll never learn to swim.

I'm a coward.

Sam, our only hope is to sneak off this island.

Suppose, suppose I was to get hurt or sick.

I wouldn't have to swim tomorrow, would I?

finished. Well, why don't you come aquaplaning with us?

I don't care for aquaplaning.

It's too tame.

Tame, huh?

I think you'd manage to stay awake all right.

You'll do 50.

What? Only 50?

Are you sure you don't want to join us?

No, I'd much rather go for a walk with you.

Well, that's a lot tamer than aquaplaning.

Not tamer than walking with you, Alice.

Why, this board is practically a raft.

I guess it moves all right.

All right for beginners, maybe.

A good aquaplaner certainly don't need this.

Well, you've got to hang on to something.

Oh, well, of course, if you're using the old-fashioned technique.

Patelli's a real expert.

Especially since Ed is a very much bigger and heavier man than Mr. Holt.

Well, aren't you even going to thank Joe for saving your life?

What are you talking about? He didn't save my life. He was hanging onto that

buoy when I... How could you tell what was happening? You were knocked out.

Certainly. We saw the whole thing from the beach.

Oh,

he's just ungrateful.

It's all in a day's work.

Well, I think that both boys were lucky to have come through without a scratch.

Just imagine if Joe'd been hurt and not been able to swim in the race tomorrow.

It would have been a great disappointment to have the star out of

the race.

Shucks. It would take more than a little collision to hurt a powerful fellow like

me.

Say, I remember what... No!

No. What's the matter, Joe? Are you sick? Oh, my back.

It's all twisted up into a knot. I must have sprained it rescuing him. But where

does it hurt? No, there.

And there.

And down there, it feels like somebody is sticking hot needles into my kidneys.

I can't straighten up, Doctor. Oh, you poor darling. What can it be, Doctor? It

may be a progressive calcification of the lenticulostrial nerve causing an act

of anesthesia.

Sure. That runs in our family.

And it's all Ed Dover's fault.

I should have let him drown.

My back, my legs, my neck, my championship.

No, Doctor.

On the other hand, it may be a severe eclampsia due to a deficiency in his

barognosis. My Uncle Elmer died from that in Dubuque.

I'm dizzy.

I'm having hot flashes.

My head is heavy. I've got red and green specks before my eyes. My ears are

ringing. My liver is numb.

Say, I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find that I'm dead.

the starting gun, and here I am tossing on a sea of anguish. Oh, it's a shame.

When I think of how I looked forward to swimming in that race.

You were sure to win.

I was a cinch. The long months of faithful training that I went through.

Oh, now, Joe, please, you mustn't brood like this.

Oh, I can't help it.

The thought that I'm just a shell of the man that I once was.

The disappointment is breaking my heart.

After all, you got hurt saving a man's life.

You're a hero, honey. Now come on, sit up and have some more of this nice

chicken broth.

I don't want any more soup.

I just want to swim.

The starting gun.

They're off. Yes, it's just about time.

I can see the boys diving into the water now. The thrilling, breathtaking start.

The excitement. The cheering of the crowds. Oh, my poor dear boy.

They must be well past the surf by now.

Oh, try to think of something else, dear. You're only making yourself

miserable.

Alice!

My pain has suddenly left.

No! Yes.

My strength is returning.

Look. I can sit up straight.

Careful now.

It's almost a miracle.

I think I'm able to get out of bed.

That's very foolish, Joe.

Don't. I'm well.

Cured. The pain vanished just like that.

Joe, please, get back into bed.

I can go right out there and swim now.

What if they have got a little start? In a few minutes, I can more than make it

up. If you even mention anything quite so foolish, I'll never speak to you

again. Do you want to kill yourself?

Well, all right.

As a favor to you, I won't try to swim.

But I never felt better in my life.

Look.

Great, wonderful. I'm delighted.

It's too bad they couldn't have postponed that race a few hours.

Oh, no, don't worry. I've taken care of that.

Huh? We've persuaded the committee to postpone the race until next Saturday.

Oh, Dad, you're an angel.

Thank the doctor. The whole thing was his idea.

Joe and I are eternally grateful to you, aren't we?

You have no idea.

I was so confident that he'd recover within a few days that I bet another $5

,000 on him.

See, you shouldn't have gotten up out of bed so soon.

You're telling me. Doctor, what'll we do?

No!

Oh. Oh, Juju, does it hurt so much? Oh, the agony is awful.

But I can stand it. Try not to think of it, dear.

Just get back into bed. You'll be all right. I'm sure you will.

Why, you've got a whole week to get well before the race.

Oh!

Oh.

I'm so excited I can hardly wait for tomorrow.

Waiting doesn't bother me so much.

Listen, Alice.

Suppose... suppose you thought a man was a great swimmer... and you found out

that he couldn't swim a stroke.

Would you care less for him?

I certainly would.

Yeah, I suppose you would.

What man are you supposing about?

Well, me, for instance.

How absurd.

Because you are a great swimmer. Everybody knows that.

Oh, sure.

Everybody knows that.

I guess I'm peculiar.

But I've always been so enthusiastic about swimming that I really couldn't

respect a man unless he were a great swimmer.

We have so little in common.

Of course.

Nothing to talk about on long winter evenings.

You... You really care for me?

What do you think?

Darling, if you win that race tomorrow, there's nothing that you could ask me

that I wouldn't say yes to.

You really mean that?

With all my heart.

Yes, but... But suppose I should happen to lose.

What then?

I'd be very disappointed in you.

Well, then... Then I'll win or drown in the attempt.

Of course you will.

I've got to run along now, dear. Dad's probably looking for me.

I'm going to leave you my other shirt.

It's too big for me.

That's all right.

You'll grow into it.

Say, Joe, there's some pest here from a bathing suit company.

And he wants you to wear one of their suits tomorrow.

Now, you don't want to be annoyed with him, do you?

No. Well, I thought not.

It's some foolish, non-sinkable sort of thing that they've just put on the

market.

Mr. Brandon.

What company is he from?

Are you sure it's non-sinkable?

What does the suit look like?

Well, I don't know a thing about it. Only that they're anxious to have you

wear it for the advertising advantages.

I guess I might see the chap after all.

It might be amusing.

Oh, all right.

He'll see you now.

Now, in case Mr. Holt refuses to wear our suit, who's next most likely to win

the race?

Well, I should say Ed Dover, the southern champion.

Aha. Much obliged, Mr. Brandon.

Sam, you might not get that shirt after all.

Good morning, Mr. Holt. My name is Harry... Are

you the champion

swimmer? Well, yes and no. Where is it? Where's that suit? If you can swim, I

can make a watch that gives milk.

Give me that suit.

It'll save my life.

Oh, no, it won't, because you're not going to get one.

What do you mean?

I invented it. Yeah, but we want this suit to be on the winner.

Oh, Harry, you and I have been pals for a long time. You can't go back on me

now. It's a matter of life or death.

I'm not going to do any favors for a guy who tried to kick my brains out. Oh,

that was a mistake.

I apologize.

You couldn't hold a grudge. You're too kind.

Everybody loves you. Even I love you.

I'll do anything you say, but I gotta have one of those suits.

I can't and I won't.

Armstrong would find.

You won't finish. You probably won't even start.

Why, the suit would be left off the market.

My death will be on your conscience.

I'll come back and haunt you. Harry, I'll give you the whole $25,000 if I

win. Please.

Please, for auld lang syne. Oh, don't.

Harry, are you going to tell everybody that I'm a fake? I should say not. I

don't want to stop you from drowning. I want to help you.

sentenced to death and you're laughing.

Look.

You got one of those... Sam, how the... What the... You're wonderful.

Oh, boy. If you could cook, I'd marry you.

Quick, fill the pool. We're going to try it. The pool?

No, the suit.

Quick.

forget the idea that I couldn't swim.

I wouldn't be surprised if I'm a champion after all.

Oh, boy, I can swim.

Just keep your mind on them strokes I learned.

Turn on more water.

This race is going to draw a big crowd.

Too bad they couldn't hold it in Madison Square Garden. That place? Why, say,

that would be like holding a mile run in a telephone booth.

Even I couldn't swim in a garden.

All right, Joe, look this way. Want an action picture?

Right, yeah, please.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Dear Lord, I ain't asked you a favor in a long time, so please listen while I

ask you one now.

If it wouldn't trouble you too much, kindly make the Pacific Ocean nice and

warm for Mr.

Joe when he swims tomorrow.

I would consider it a personal favor if you'd let him win, but anyhow, don't let

him drown, cause he's the best friend I got in the whole world.

suit mr joe's gonna wear because if it don't work good he's sure some amen

you said a mouthful

Not me. Get his suit. We're late now.

Here you are.

Ah, the good old reliable rubbers. Plan into it. We're late.

Neat, but not gaudy.

I don't know my own strength.

body in a bathrobe.

Hi-ho and away to the races.

Bring on your ocean and I'll burn it up.

On the road to Manderley, where us flying fishes play.

distance swimming class.

Can I get a picture, Mr. Dover?

Go ahead.

Thanks.

Hey, wait a minute. Is that necessary?

I'll say so. It keeps the cold out and the sharks won't see you.

Remind me to change my oil every 500 miles.

Sam!

You tickle him!

Good morning, Miss Brandon.

Hello. Where's Mr. Joe Holtz? Right down there. Thank you. Great day for the

race. Won't you say a few words, Mr. Brandon, please?

Hello, darling. Is everything all right?

Perfect.

This is so the sharks won't like the flavor.

And this is why I'm going to win.

Oh, it's awfully sweet of you to say that.

With this suit, I couldn't lose.

You say the nicest thing.

Oh, Joe, swim as you never swam before.

That's the only way I can swim.

Come on, Joe. We have to hurry.

If he can't swim, why is he so darn self-confident?

Oh, now, why don't you quit your worrying? You're a cinch to win, and I'm

going to be right in this boat right alongside of you. Now, good luck, kid.

Good luck, my boy. And keep going.

Going don't worry me.

All I want is somebody to tell me when to stop. Goodbye, darling. I'll be out

on the official boat for a while.

I'll be on the mainland waiting for you. After we get out four or five miles, I'm

going to get right into your rowboat with Sam and Dr. Wood.

And if they get tired rowing, I'll tow you.

Posgoodnick of Rockaway Beach is for. How do you spell Posgoodnick?

P-O-

You're most ready, Miss Brandon.

Thank you.

to finish from the shore.