The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-02-26

The damsel so addressed was, TO
all appearance, engaged with purely
infantile implements in a purely in
fantile pastimc
"Hullo!" she responded with nm
feminine brevity, and without look
Ing up from her digging.
There's a man at the ton of the
CLIFF, and he's been staring at you for
ever so long"
Miss Laetitia Carstairs, b. Sc.
dropped her spade where she sat.
and, clasping her bear arms round
her equally bare ankles, compliment
ly surveyed the score or so of patches
OF dishevelled sand that bore evidence
Of her diligence.
Haven't 1 done a lot, Prue?" she
demanded, ignoring the information
Just conveyed to her. II ought to
come on him soon. IL I've any luck"
But" pursued Prue, there's that
man, and that bathing dress of yours
I'm not at all sure that it's-welI.
quite decent"
Lefty rose slowly, and her gray
eyes Travelled demurely down to her
bare pink toes.
i've heard" she observed that
its-well-'deuced becoming"
"Laetitia!"
oh! he didn't know I heard him"
explained that damsel airily.
"He!" calculated Prue.
Even he" mimicked the girl.
with gay little laugh For YOU
sec, my dear Prue. there are such
things rs men in existence. and one
occasionally comes across them, even
on scien-- Oh! did you see him 2"
She was down on her knees in an
instant driving rod into the yield
ing sand
Certainly not" said her compan-
ION, severely; If I had"--
"There!" interrupted Laetitia tri-
umphantly, as with quick deft
movement she hauled up her rod.
isn't he beauty?"
Good gracious. child 1 thought
you meant the mani
What MANI" inquired Laetitia
absently. as she carefully placed her
latest treasure in the bucket by her
side.
The man who made quite unnec-
essary comments on your get-up."
Lefty glanced casually over her
shoulder at the offending male.
There's three hundred feet be-
tween us" she observed serenely.
H can't see much"
If" said Prue, witheringly. "vou
are referring to your garments. that's
true. They can't be said to be exact
ly voluminous. Really, your appear
Rnce'-
That" interrupted Lefty, shak-
Ing back the red-brown curls from
her sun-kissed cheeks, lis nv mis-
fortune, not my fault. And Prue,"
she added, teasingly. there's moth
Ing like science for the complexion.
1t keeps you out in all weathers, you
see, and gives you plenty Of exer-
else.
1t does that" admitted Prue rue
FULLY, letting her gaze wander up the
three hundred feet of precipitous
clin that she been morally COM
PEELED" as she herself expressed 1t.
to descend. What I really came to
say was, how much longer are you
going to be?"
and spade and executed a pas scuI
looking more like an embodiment of
mischievous childhood than q young
woman who had earned tho right to
the magic letters b. Sc after her
name.
'Prue," she declared breathlessly.
when she had finished. I'm going
10 find that Balanoglossus or die for
IL. Give me another hour, and then
III come"
But barely half the time had
elapsed before a shout mentally des-
lgnated as RED Indian" by Prue
startled the stiffness Of the cove. and
Laetitia, waving her arms frantically,
came dancing shorewards
"Prue," she cried. "Ivo found
him. oh, I could just shout"
You're doing that already" COM
mented Prue dryly.
So would you'll" retorted Lac
titia. 'ff"-
No, / shouldn't, my dear. In the
hrst place, l shouldn't spend a whole
glorious summer day digging about
Tor a miserable" -
Hes the missing link" began
Laetitia loftily.
Oh, 60 and get into your missing
garments" besought Prue.
Lefty dived obediently into a cave.
reappearing in something under FIVE
minutes, clothed. and in her right
mind as she laughingly declared.
and together they commenced the
ascent. II was By no means an easy
climb, for, besides being very steep
In places, the rocks had am uucom-
Portable trick of crumbling away
even beneath their light weight. Ar
rived at last to within ten feet of
the road above, they came TO n stand
still simultaneously.
Good graciousi" calculated Prne.
while Laetitia merely whistIed
The man above raised his cap.
Two been waiting 10 help Won
up, ne explained. "if youT allow
me2"
Pruo regarded the smooth. steer
incline OF rock with q blank stare.
then turned wrathfully to Laetitia.
We -er-slid down" began that
! young woman, a delicious dimple an.
pearing in the small uplifted chin.
Exactly" agreed the young man
his blue eyes twinkling. but you
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