The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-07-29

| we waved our hands and asked them
what luck they'd had. This isn't al
ways a safe question to ask a fisher
man, but notice that people who are
not fishing themselves invariably find
great satisfaction in asking it. Vim
cent said he hadn't caught any fish.
and asked if I'd landed mine yet Just
like his impudence! He'd say any
thing if he thought it was funny. no
matter how it might annoy other peo-
| pie.
Just as was thinking of some re-
tort polite enough to utter aloud
Agatha Seconds rod began to bend
and jerk. and Immediately there was
so much action going on that in nv ex-
citement forgot what was about to
say | am fisherman of some skill
myself. Well, the pole began to bend
and the Agatha on the rock began to
scream, and Vincent shouted direc-
lions from the bank-"Easy there,
easy" he entreated her; give him
more line, Aggie more line"
Il can't" she screamed at the top
Of her voice. something's caught. and
he pulls So
The reel!" I shouted, jumping up
and down. THE reel! Press the knob
and let her go!"
| knew in moment the sort she
had. 1t was just like mine, a patent
one with a spring reel--mine often
stuck that way. All this time the
fish was leaping about, sometimes
jumping out of the water so that we
| could see him, and he was a big fell
| low.
Let me alone; can do it myself"
cried the girl. as Vincent started to
nelp her. but even as she spoke her
Trim little foot slipped on the wet
stone, and, losing her balance com
pletely. she fell backward into the
deep water, while the rod disappeared
| upstream.
In moment Vincent was running at
top speed along the bank till he came
to little point of land near which the
drowning girl must pass. AS she an
proached he leaped into the water.
and, striking diagonally upstream,
seized her by her clothing, and. fight
Ing his way back, safely gained the
point OF land. Meantime | had run
up the river toward boat that | had
| observed near the bank. Jumping in
| soon reached the spot where lay the
unconscious form of Agatha Second.
| All this time was dimly aware of the
| stopped screaming and was now run
| ming up and down on the opposite
bank sobbing and wringing her hands.
| When l reached Wilfred he was anx-
iously bending over the girl. but ap-
| parently without the slightest idea
| what to do.
| | Immediately fell to chatting her
hands and resorting to the other we'll
| known eXpedients for reviving the
drowned. and to enable her to breathe
more freely removed the tight-fitting
dickey OF her sailor suit. 1t was not
long before she began to regain con-
sciousness, and it was at this mo-
ment that made most amazing dis
covery. for around the neck of the
girl saw a little silver chain, and
on 1T was strung a heavy gold ring set
| with large cross Of old-fashioned en-
| eralds.
called to Vincent and as pointed
at the magnificent and telltale piece
OF jewelry We both gazed at it..
speechless with surprise at discover
ing in such d manner the secret of the
| Honorable Agathas identity. Before
| she had quite regained her conscious
l I Il n
when she was able to stand we
wrapped her in cur coats and carried
her to the boat. There wasn't room
in it for more than two so made
| Vincent get in with her and row back
| to the castle. SO they left us, and
Agatha Third and l. too thoroughly up
set by the accident to wish to carry
through our picnic, followed them
back. walking one on each side of the
stream until we reached the bridge,
where we joined forces.
AS we returned | did a great deal
! of thinking. So it was Agatha Second
! after all, who was the real Honorable
! Agatha. Fer certainly her possession
of the Wyckhof ring. mentioned in
1
| thought of it, the suspicious crcum-
/ stance of Agatha Thirds seemingly in
F! voluntary rising VIXEN Vincent toasted
the Honorable Agatha, admitted of
many explanations At any rate,
whatever her reason for her action
the presence of the Wyckhoff ring on
the neck OF Agatha Second had proved
to me the folsity OF that other clew
and the identity Of Cur fair but mys.
| FERROUS hostess
The next morning when she came
down to breakfast inquired with
great concern as to the effects of the
accident OF the day previous. She
replied most kiaaly that she felt very
nearly as we'll as ever and thanked
me earnestly for nay share in her res
cue. In fact heC gratitude was so
| Profuse as to mako me uncomfortab BILE
and | protested volubly that what |
had done was nothing. Nevertheless,
from that day on Agatha Second chung
to me in a manner that was almost