Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-09


time he 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 bait as soon as the hook touched
the bottom. but he had nothing to say
He even grinned because he had MOTH
ing to say.
Half an hour had passed away when
Miss Bessie changed her position 1t
did not seem to be a 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 she went into the
pond with shrek and a splash She
rose to the surface gurgling and gasp
ing to find the impudent young man
beside her and saying in her ear:
II 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
lone 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 the 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 the old mill and saw
it 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
doctor had gone. did I fall into the
mill pond?"
Eyes. DEAR"
"And 90 over the damn"
Eyes"
"And how-how was I saved?"
"Why. that impudent young Teller
had the Impudence to jump in after
you and bring you ashore II things
are to 60 on this way,I 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 parlOr, to find the rescued
maiden able to be about Aunt Mary
heard great deal of talking and some
laughing, and at the end Of half an
hour. when the caller withdrew, she
was ready with the remark:
well. suppose 1t is some more of
his impudence" ii't 10 ~,
IL think must have been mis-
taken all the time. aunty," replied the
girl. with blush.
"What? Wasn't it impudenceT'
moo. l guess he knew more about
fishing than | did"
Aunt Mary looked at her for q 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
whale, but that amt saying you
haven't caught something else"
There may be good fishing in the Ba-
kersville mill pond again this year. but
there will be no further impudence on
the one hand nor Indignation on the
other. Affairs have progressed too far
and too agreeably for that In the
language of Aunt Mary:
"A girl comes a-visiting-she goes
out to fish-she meets an impudent
feller-she falls into the pond-he saves
her life-they"-
"They what?" asked Uncle Joe.
"None O. your business! You go out
and see If that pic in the oven has
burned all to cinder while I've been
thinking Of things"