Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-06-21

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wouldn't so within fifteen feet Of the
scat. Then the strangerf~ suddenly
made his appearance from behind the
old mill. and to show him what she
thought of him she laid down her
pole and picked up the board and push
ed 1t Into the water. To her chagrin
the young man didn't seem to BIO
aware Of her presence. He was catch.
ing az the fish, and she wasn't getting
nibble. He made great fuss every
time Inc caught one, and presently the
girl found herself wishing that he
would tumble in. He could have told
her that her line was in only two feet
Of water and that crab had eaten
of her balt rs soon as the hook touched
the bottom, but he Ind nothing to say.
He even grinned because he had moth,
Ing to say.
Hall an hour had passed away when
Mis- fsessic changed her position Il
did not seem to BIO secure one, but
in her defiance and chagrin she was
willing to take chances She rebaited
and cast In her hook, and within min.
ute something seized 1t. She repressed
a cry and was taking flrmer grip on
her pole when the planks under her
feet gave way, and sha went into the
pond with shrek and n splash. She
rose to the surface, gurgltng and gasp
ing, to find the impudent young man
beside her and saying in her ear;
81 expected It. Don't struggle and
you'll be all right. We have got to
go over the dam. but l can swim
ashore below with you"
The girl ought to have given him
zone OF her looks" but she did not
take advantage Of the occasion. The
water was very cold and the fall over
the dam ten feet. She gasped with
fright and clutched tho young man.
and then night seemed to have come
She had tainted away. When she
opened her eyes again she was in bed
at Aunt Mary's and the doctor was
saying:
"She will do nicely now. happened
to be driving by tho old mill and saw II
all That young fellow managed like
hero. There was no boat, and
could render no assistance, and two
or three times thought they were
gone"
"Aunty," asked the girl after the doc
tor had gone, did fall into the mill
pondT'
Yes, dear"
"And go over the DAMP"
eyes"
"And how-how was savedf"
"Why, that impudent young Teller
Ind the impudcnce to Jump in after
you and bring you ashore. If things
are to go on this way. don't know
where they will stop. I'll bet he'll have
the nerve to call here and ask after
you"
Aunt Mary was right That evening
the young man did call and make In
quiries and leave his card, and twenty
four hours later he was again ushered
into the parior, to find the rescued
maiden able to DO about Aunt Mary
heard n great deal Of talking and some
laughing, and ut tho end of half an
hour when the caller withdrew. she
was ready with tho remark:
"Well. s'pose lfs some more Of his
impudence"
I'll think | must have been mis-
taken all the time. aunty." replied the
girl, with blush.
"Wllat? Wasn't 1t lmpudenceT
"N-o-O. l guess he knew more about
fishing than did"
Aunt Mary looked ut her for long
minute and then sagely shook her head
and turned AWAY with the observation:
II don't know about that, young lady.
should say 1t was right the other way.
You may not have caught n whale, but
that aln't saying you haven't caught
something else"
There may be good fishing In the Bn-
kcrsyile mill pond again this year, but
there will be no further lmpudencc on
the one hand nor Indignation on the
other. Affairs have progressed too far
and too agrceably for that. In the Ian
guage Of Aunt Mary:
"a girl comes a-vlslting sine goes out
to flsh--,she meets an impudent Teller
she falls Into the pond-he saves her
life--they"
"They what p nsked Uncle Joe.
"Nonc o your business! You go out
and see If that pie In the oven has
burned all TO clndcr while I've been