The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-03-30
CHAPTER iV.-continued.

II don't see It," he murmured husk-
ily, afraid that she might remove her
hand. 81 can't see any fish, Milla."
She leaned farther out over the
bank. "W'hy, there, goosie" she whis.
pered. Fright there"
II 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-
lnSly. She clutched at him, In fact.
but without avail. She had been too
amiable
A loud shrek was uttered by thronts
ADLER 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 orerhansing bank and almost hor-
izontally disappeared into the brown
water. There was tumultuous splash
and then Of Milla Rust and her we'll.
known beautifuncss there was moth
Ing visible In the superficial world, nor
upon the surface OF that creek. The
| rnniShment 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 to deny that she had said. "Ch
| God" Nothing could have been more
| natural, and the matter need not have
| been brought before her with such in
sistcnce ana frequency, during the two
remaining years Of her undergraduate
career.
Ramsey was one Of those who heard
this exclamation, Inter so famous, and
perhaps it was what reused him to
her6ism. He divcd from the bank.
hendionS. and the strange thought i'm
hts mind was 81 guess this'll show
Dora Iocum !" He should have been
thinking Of Milln, OF course. at such
time, particularly after the little
enchantment just laid upon him by
Mtlla's touch ana A[iln's curls: ana
h" knew well enough that Miss Yorum
was nGt among the spectators She
was ialf mile away, as 1t happened
gathering botanical specimens" with
one or the tracherS-wllich was her
iden Of what to do at q picnic.
~ ",
I'D the same instant struck something
else harder Wesley Bendrr's bundle
of books had gi,Dn him no such shock
as he received now. and If the creek
bottom had not been Of mud, lust
there, the top of his young head might
have declined the strain. Half stunned
choking, spluttcring, he somehow fioun-
dered to his feet: and when he could
get his eyes little cleared Of water
he found himself waverins face to face
with a blurred vision of Allla Rust
She had risen up out Of the pool ami
stood knee deep, like a lovely drenched
figure in a fountain.
Upon the bank above them, Willis
Parker was jumping up and down,
gestidulating and shouting tirrccly
Now ] guess you're satisfied orr
fishin' is spoilt! Why'n't you listen
me? told you 1t wasn't morc'n three
| foot dcep and Heinic wadcd all
over this creek gcttin' our bait. You're
| pretty sight"
OF Milln he spoke unwittingly the
| literal truth. Even with her hair thus
| Wild and SOdden, Mila rose from i'm
mersion blushing and prettier than
| ever and she was prettiest of all
| when she stretched out her hand help
| lessly to Ramsey ard he led her up
ont OF the waters. They had plenty of
assistance to scramble to the top of
the bank, and there Milla was sur.
rounded and borne away with a great
clhckcting and tumult. Ramsey sat
lpon the grass In the sun, rubbed his
head, ard experimental with his neck
to see Is 1t would "wOrk." The sun
shine w"s strong and hot; In half an
hour he and his clothes were dry-o,
nj least "dry enough" as he said. and
except for some soreness Of head and
neck, and the general crumpledncss OF
his apparel. he seemed to be i'm an
ways much as usual. when shouts and
| wEiStlings summoned all the party TO
'nnChcon at the rendezvous. The
'Enn.c that made him different was
Invisible.
Yet something must have been seen.
!or everyone appeared to take 1t for