The diamond drill., 1922-02-17

The girl came closer TO him and. the
better 10 show him. leaned out over
the edge Of the bank and, for safety In
maintaining her balance. rested her
left hand upon his shoulder while she
pointed with her right. Thereupon
something happened 20 Ramsey This
touch upon his shoulder was almost
nothing. and he had never taken the
slightest interest I'm Aiilla Rust Ito
whom that small warm hand belonged).
though she was the class beauty. and
long established In the office. Now. all
az once, peculiar and heretofore en-
tlrely unfamiliar sensation suddenly
became important In the upper part OF
his chest. For a moment ne held his
breath, an involuntary actIon--he
seemed TO be standing In shower OF
flowers.
Don't you see IL. Ramseyi" Mllla
whispered. "Its great big one.
Why, IL must be AS long as-as yeur
shoe Look !"
Ramsey saw nothing bat tse thick
round curl on Milla's shoulder. That
curl was shot with dazzling fibers oS
sunshine. He seemed to be trembling.
II don't see IT," he murmured husk-
lily. afraid that she might remove her
hand. II can't see any fish, MIlla."
She leaned farther out over the
bank. "why, there, goosIer she whis-
pered. Fright there"
II can't see t."
She leaned still further, bending
down 10 point. "why. right tn"
At this moment she removed her
hand from his shoulder. though unwill-
ingly. She clutched at him, in fact.
but without avail. She had been too
amiable.
A loud shrek was uttered by throats
abler TO vocalize, just then. than Milla's.
for in her great surprise she said moth
ing whatever-the shrek came from
the other girls as Milla left the crest Of
the overhanging bank and almost hor-
izontally disappeared into the brown
water There was a tumultuous splash.
and then OF Milla Rust and her we'll
known beautifulness there was moth
lng visible In the superficial world, nor
upon the surface OF that creek. The
vanIshment was total.
"Save herr
Several girls afterward admitted
having used this expression. and little
Miss Floy Williams, the youngest and
smallest member OF the class. was
unable 10 deny that she had said. "Oh,
God :" Nothing could have been more
natural. and the matter need not have
been brought before her with such in
sistence and frequency, during the tw,
remaining years OF her undergraduate,
career.
Ramsey was one OF those who hearC
this exclamation, later SO famous, an,
perhaps II was what reused him L
heroism. He diyed from the bank
headlong. and the strange thought II
his mind was IL guess this'll show
! Dora Yocumw % He should have beer
! thinking OF Milla, OF course. ut sucl
time, particularly after the little
enchantment just laid upon him by
MlIlas touch and Milla's curls; ant
1 he knew well enough that Miss lOcun
was not among the spectators. She
was half mile away, as IL happened
gathering botanical specimens" Will
one OF the tenchers-which was hel
! idea OF what TO do at picnic!
Ramsey struck the water hard, and
In the same instant struck something
else harder. Wesley Bender's bundle
Of books had given him no such shock
MS he received now, and II the creek
bottom had not been Of mud. just
there, the top OF his young head might
have declined the strain, Half stunned
choking, spluttering, he somehow floun
dered to his feet; and when he could
get his eyes a little cleared OF water
he found himself wavering face 10 face