Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-07
CHAPTER Iv.-continued.

II don't see It," he murmured husk-
fly, afraid that she might remove her
hand. II can't see any fish, Milla."
She leaned farther out over the
bank. "Why, there, goosie ~ she whis-
pered. Fright there"
II can't see It,"
She leaned still further, bending
down to point. "Why, right TIL"
AT this moment she removed her
hand from his shoulder, though unwill-
ingly. She elutched at him, In fact,
but without avail. She had been too
amiable.
A loud shrek was uttered by threats
ADLER to vocalize, just then, than Milla's,
for in her great surprise she said moth
ing whataver-the Shrek came from
the other girls as Milla left the crest of
the overfanging bank and almost hor-
fzontally disappeared into the brown
water. There was tumultuous splash,
and then of Milla Rust and her we'll
known beautifulness there was moth
Ing visible in the superficial world, nor
upon the surface Of that creek. The
vanisnment was total.
"Saye her! !"
Several girls afterward admitted
having used this expression, and little
Mics Floy Williams, the youngest and
smallest member of the class, was
unable to deny that she had said, ooh,
Godw Nothing could have been more
natural, and the matter need not have
been brought before her with such in
slstence and frequency, during the two
remaining years Of her undergraduate
career.
Ramsey was one Of those who heard
this exclamation, later so famous, and
perhaps 1t was what reused him to
Iheroism. He dived from the bank,
headlong, and the strange thought in
his mind was II guess thisll show
Dora Yocum |" He should have been
thinking Of Milla, of course, at such
q time, particularly, after the little
lenchantment just laid upon him by
iMiJla's touch and Milla's curls; and
he knew well enough that Miss Yocum
was not among the spectators. She
was half mile away, as it happened,
gathering botanical specimens" with
one Of the teachers-which was her
idea Of what to do at picnicl
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
as he received now, and If 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 fioun-
dered to his feet; and when he could
get his eyes a little cleared of water
he found himself wavering face to face
with blurred vision Of Milla Rust.
She had risen UP out Of the pool and
stood knee deep, like lovely drenched
figure in a fountain.
Upon the bank above them, Willis
Parker was jumping UP and down.
gesticulating and shouting fercely.
"Now / guess you're satisfied our
fishin' is spoilt! Why'n't you listen
me? l told you 1t wasn't more'n three
foot deepl I and Heinie waded all
over this creek gettin' our bait. You're
a pretty sight,"
OF Milla he spoke unwittingly the
literal truth. Even with her hair thus
wild and sodden, Milla rose from i'm
mersion blushing and prettier than
kyer; and she was prettiest OF all
ZEN she stretched out her hand help
ky to Ramsey and he led her up
the waters. They had plenty Of
ice to scramble TO the top Of
and there Milla was sur
ind borne away with great
and tumult. Ramsey sat
rass In the sun, rubbed his
Experimental with his neck
.would work" The sun
rong and hot; In half an
his clothes were dry-or
enough" as he said, and
some soreness of head and
Ae general crumpledness of
4. he seemed to be In all
as usual, when shouts and
summoned all the party to
at the rendezvous The
hat made him different was
mething must have been seen.
zone appeared to take 1t for