The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-05-24

| D6iOT6 lie CUulu gam thS oPOt ou
other and more soul. piercin!
scream rent the air, and the mex
moment a snow white form. il
natures garb disappeared from
view behind a friendly screen o
vines on the opposite sohre.
For a minute lie was undecided
what course of action to pursue
But before he could say or dc
anything. a pretty blushing face
peeped shyIy through the vines
and a sweet musical voice in
pleading tones came sounding
over the water. "Oh sir, kill it,
do kill it %
Kill what ?" cried out the
matter of fact young knight,
prancing around in a vain search
after some tangible thing 10 MUIR
der.
"Oh, sir, ugh! 100000 90
came heart rending wall from
behind the vines. following by a
hyslerical laugh.
For Gods sake speak mad
sm. Explain your situation TO
me and If it lies III my power to
render you any aid will he only
too glad to do So" And in his
wild despair, the frantic youth
plunged into the swift flowing
stream and started for the fur
lher bank.
"Do mn mt! Please don't take
another sIep:in this direction for
there's quick sand just ahead OF
YOU" came the rather nervous
warning from the beautiful maid
with the musical voice. Thank
ing her kindly for her timely
warning he turned about TO re-
trace his steps, but catching the
toe of his shoe Oh a hidden rock,
he took a header in The mud
water, and 2on coming 10
the surface was conceiied enough
TO believe he heard suppressed
laughter coming from over in
ths direction Of the vines. "Is it
possible she is laughing at me Z"
CURED the water logged youth to
himself, as he crawled out on The
bank TO nurse his rising wrath
and skinned nose.
Are You much hurt sir e. came
That same slow sweet voice in
anxious tones. and the same in
slant the vines were torn aside
revealing 10 the as;onished gaze
of the limpld youth form di-
vinely tall and fair-clothed-in
/, calico dress.
mo, I'm not hurt so very bad"
he replied, somewhat Modified
Dy her lone. Then lie added 81
What made you scream, and
What did you want killed, any
iow ?"
"Oh sir, l was in bathing my |
were on the bank--I heard |
you coming through the bushes
,nd-and l guess I'd better get
back to dropping corn befors the
>oys catch up with me-" And
he next moment the vines pre-.
ented an unbroken front and
he pretty blushins maid was
,one. Selah.
With a disconsolate AIR our
'oung companion mounted his
teed and We spurred on TO the
Rock House hotel, where we
Iung up until after dinner. From
here we went to call OH r. 3.
Rouse, the former landlord of the
Hotel. whom we found out on
lis farm experimenting some
york. Mr.. Rouse is a whole
ouled gentleman whose only
ault is that he trains in the
7rong ranks.
Our next point was Gibson.
lille, at which point we arrived
ate in the afternoon. Hurrying
trough our business here we
Larted for the Cedar Grove and {
he Black Jack country. where
re expected to spend the night
friends house. The sky had
cen threatening rain for several
ours. and with the remembrance
f our duckIng on Monday, we !
ere naturally somewhat put out
hen we arrived at our journeys {
nd to find The folks had started
'est The day before. Where we {
ere TO get supper was the all
bsorbing question. We made {
lid decent Oh the postmaster of {
edar Grove, but owing TO his |
able being fall of horses suffer- '
lg with distemper, he said II
'ould be impossible to tide us '
yer. Where could we stay 2
@ asked in chorus. POSSIBLY
Howdyshells' Thlther we flew
n the wings of the wind, but F.,
posing our way, brought up al,
'dward Pleukharp's just IN time
, escape hard rain storm.
While.held unwilling prisoners
/ his barn, the fact forced itself
n our minds that there was a
goneness" in the general con-
,ur of our vests, which needed