Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-02-03

just a minute you could see yourself
there's fish here"
Ramsey leaned forth over the edge
of the overhanging bank, dirt preci-
pice five feet above the water and
peered into the Understandable depths
below. The pool had been stirred,
partly by the inexpert pOkings of the
fishermen and partly by small clods
and bits of dirt dislodged from above
by the feet of the audience. The wa
ter consequently, was but brownly
translucent and revealed its secrets re-
luctantly; nevertheless certain dim lit
tie shapes had been observed to move
within it, and were still there. RAM
sey failed to see them at first.
where's any ole fish," he inquired,
scornfully.
Look |" whispered the girl who
stood nearest to Ramsey. She point
ed "There's one. Right down there
by Willis hook. Don't you see himf"
Ramsey was impressed enough to
whisper SIS there? I don't see him.
! can't"
The girl came closer to him and, the
better to 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 TO Ramsey. This
touch upon his shoulder was almost
nothing, and he had never taken the
slightest interest in NIilla Rust Ito
whom that small warm hand belonged).
though she was the class beauty, and
long established In the office. Now, all
at once, peculiar and heretofore en-
tirely unfamiliar sensation suddenly
became important in the upper part of
his chest. For moment he held his
breath, an involuntary action-he
seemed to be standing in shower Of
flowers.
Don't you see it, Ramsey?" Milla
whispered. ITS great big one.
Why, it must be as long as-as your
shoe! Look!"
round curl on Milla's shoulder That
curl was shot with dazzling fbers of
sunshine. He seemed to be trembling.
81 don't see it," he murmured husk-
lily, afraid that she might remove her
hand. 81 can't see any fish, Milla."
She leaned farther out over the
bank. "Why, there, goosie!" she whis-
pered. Fright there"
81 can't see it."
She leaned still further, bending
down to 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 Threats
ADLER to vocallze, just then, than Milla's,
for in her great surprise she said moth
Ing whatever-the shrek came from
the other girls as NIilla left the crest of
the overhanging bank and almost hor-
izontally 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
vanishment was total.
"Save her!"
Several girls afterward admitted
having used this expression, and little
Miss Floy Williams, the youngest and
smallest member of the class, was
unable to deny that she had said, "Oh,
Godw Nothing could have been more
natural, and the matter need not have
been brought before her with such il
sistence and frequency, during the tw
remaining years of her undergraduate
career.
Ramsey was one of those who hear
this. exclamation, later so famous, an
perhaps it was what reused him t
heroism. He dived from the bank
headlong, and the strange thought Il
his mind was 81 guess thisll shoy
Dora Yocumw He should have beel
thinking of Milla, of course, at sucl
a time, particularly after the it'll,
enchantment just laid upon him b.
Milla's touch and Milla's curs; an,
he knew well enough that Miss Yocun
was not among the spectators. Sh,
was half mile away, as it happened
gathering botanical specimens" witt
one of the teachers-which was he
idea Of what TO do ut a picnic!
Ramsey struck the water hard. an'
in the same instant struck somethin,
else harder. Wesley Bender's bundl,
of books had gwen him no such shocl
as he received now, and If the creel
bottom had not been of mud. jus
there, the top of his young head nigh
have declined the strain. Half stunned
choking, spluttering, he somehow floun
dered to his feet; and when he coult
get his eyes little cleared of waite
he found himself waverlng face to fac,
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