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H A LSEY E N T E R P R IS E
I A lili
figure in a fountain.
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Upon the hank above them. Willis
»'artier v.as j t . i n p i i r : up and down,
*'*r «hd Mill« was nothing loth,
gesticulating and shouting fiercely. ! Me seldom looked ut her directly. or
"Now I guess you’re satisfied our i ° r longer than an Instant, and wore
tishln’ Is spoilt! Why’n't you listen rarely still did he speak to her except
What few remarks he
me? I told you It wasn’t niore'n three as a reply.
foot deep! I and Helnte waded all ventured upon his owa Initiative near
over this creek gettin' our bait. You're ly all concerned the landscape, which
>a pretty sight!"
he commended repeatedly in a’ weak
I Of M illa he spoke unwittingly the I voice, aa “kind of pretty," though once
’ literal truth. Even with her hair thus he said he guessed there might be bugs
wild and sodden, Milla rose from Im In the bark of a log on which they sat; I
mersion blushing and prettier than and he became so Immoderately per
'ever; and she was prettiest of all
sonal as to declare that If the bugs
when she stretched out her hand help had to get on anybody he'd rather
lessly to Ramsey and he led her up they got on him than on Milla. She ,
out of the waters. They had plenty of said that was “Just perfectly lovely" I
assistance to scramble to' the top of •>f him. asked where he got his sweet '
'he bank, and there Milla was sur nature, and In other ways encouraged
rounded and borne away with a great i him to continue (he revelation, but j
clacketing and tumult. Ramsey sat
Ramsey was unable to get forwurd
upon the grass in the sun, rubbed his with It, though he opened and closed
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my.
bead, and experimented with his neck
bis mouth a great many times In the
to see If it would “work." The sun effort to do so.
SYNOPSIS
ited the spot some days before, he lia o
shine was strong and hot; In half tin
At five o’clock everybody was sura-
hired for his exclusive use throughout
hour he and his clothes were dry—or i moned again to the rendezvous for a
C H A P T E R I . —"With his g ra n d fa th e r,
s m a ll Rum sey M ilh o lla n d is w a tc h in g the
the duration of the picnic an old row
at least "dry enough," as he said, and ceremony preliminary to departure;
'D e c o ratio n D ay P a ra d e ’ In ih e nowe
boat belonging to a shanty squatter;
except for some soreness of heud and
jj w n . T n e old gen tlem a n , a v eteran of
the class found Itself In a large circle,
it was the only rowboat within a mile
the C iv il w a r, endeavors to im press the
neck, and the general crumpledness of j standing, and sang “The Star Spangled
yo u n g s ter w ith the signihcance o f the
or two and Albert bad his own uses
his
apparel,
he
seemed
to
he
In
all
Banner.” Ordinarily, on such an open
g re a t conflict, and m an y years a fte r w a r d
for It. Albert was the class lover and,
ways much as usual, when shouts and air and out-of-school occasion. Ramsey
the boy was to rem em ber his words w ith
s ta r tlin g vividness.
after first taking the three chaperon
whistlings summoned all the party to would have Joined the chorus uproar-
teachers “out for a row," an excursion
luncheon at the rendezvous.
The j lously with the utmost blataney of
C H A P T E R I I . —-In th e schoolroom , a
concluded in about ten minutes, he dis-
fe w > ears a fte r w a r d , R am sey was not
change that made him different was , which his vocal apparatus was capa
U ls tin g u ls n td
fo r
re m a rk a b le
a b ility ,
“And When You Do, You Let My
Invisible,
.' b le; and most of the other boys ex
Razors Alone, Young Feller!”
ln ,° ,he b<**' • P - 1“ * < ****"• '» O"e
Yet something must have been seen,
pressed their humor by drowning out
conn as t to K am ney's bacMwardn^i»» u
rand, a tennis racket In the other; ami
for everyone appeared to take It fi»r the serious efforts of the girls; but
"Money?"
th e preco city o f little D o ra lo c u m , a
the two spent the rest of the day, ex
granted that he was to sit next to he sang feebly, not much more than
young tady whom In hla bitterness he de
“No, elr. You gay' me some F r i
cept for the luncheon Interval, solemn s h o e ! b o o k !’*
no m inates T e a c h e r's P e t.”
Milla at the pastoral meal. She her
day.”
ly drifting along the banks or ground- ! Ramsey saw nothing but the thick self understood It, evidently, for she humming through his teeth. Standing
Mr. Milholland turned from his mir
C H A P T E R I I I , —In high school, w here
ed on a shoal. Now and then Albert round curl on Milin's shoulder. That drew In her puckered skirts and with beside Milla. he »us Incapable of his ror and looked over the edge of a
he and D o ra a re classm ates, Itam sey
:
former
Inelegancles
and
his
voice
was
continues to feel th a t the g irl delights to I would row a few strokes, and at al
curl was shot with dazzling fibers of out any words made a place for him
towel at his son. In the boy's eyes
m a n ife s t h e r e u p e rm rity , an d the vlndlc-
most any time when the populated sunshine. He seemed to be tremhllng. beside her as he drlftingly approached In a semi-paralyzed condition, like the there was such a dumb agony of Inter
tlvencsa lie generates becomes a la rm in g , 1
rest of him.
shore glanced toward them, Sadie
c u lm in a tin g in the resolution th a t some
“I don’t see It," he murmured husk her, affecting to whistle and keeping
Opposite him, across the circle, Dora rogation that the father was a little
day he would "s h o w " her.
would be seen photographing Albert
ily. afraid that she might remove her his eyes on the foliage overhead. He
Yocum stood a little In advance of startled.
or Albert would be seen photograph- I hand. “I can’t see any fish, Milla.”
CHAPTER IV.
still looked upward, even In the act of
"Why, what Is It, Ramsey? Have
those near her, for of course she led
ing Sadie, but the tennis racket re- : She leaned farther out over the sitting down.
you— " He paused, frowning and won
the
singing.
Her
clear
and
earnest
hunk. “Why, there, goosle!” she whis
"Squirrel or something," he said voice was distinguishable from all dering. “You haven't been getting In
W ith Wesley Bender, Ramsey was j malned an enigma. They were six
teen, and had been “engaged” more pered. “Right there."
feebly, as If In explanation.
again Upon fair terms before the win
others, and though she did not glance to some mess you waut to tell me
than two years.
“I can’t see It.”
“Where?" M illa asked.
ter bad run Its course; the two were
toward Ramsey he hsd a queer feeling about, have you?"
On
the
borders
of
the
little
meadow
She
leaned
still
further,
bending
"Up there on a branch." He ae-
neighbors and, moreover, were drawn
"No, sir."
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,
,
,
•
.
,
,
.
.
thut she was assuming more superior
cepted a plate from her she»had pro- ; ,
, hBn
and
w„
together by a community of interests of baskets there had been deposited down to point. "Why, right th—”
His tone was meek, but a mute dis
h|m
The (),d tress lurked within It, bringing to the
At this moment she removed her tided herself with an extra one), but | . P<(rllful
which made their reconciliation a ne two black shapes, which remained un
cessity. Ramsey played the guitar and disturbed throughout the day, a closed hand from his shoulder, though unwill he did not look at It or at her. He resentment rose— he’d “show” that girl
father's mind disturbing suspicions,
guitar case and a closed mandolin ingly. She clutched at him, in fact, continued to keep his eyes aloft, be
Wesley played the mandolin.
and foreshadowing« of indignation and
yet. some day I
case, no doubt containing each Its but without avail. She had been too cause he Imagined that all of the clans
All 111 feeling between them died
When the song waa • over, cheers of pity. "See here, Ramsey," he said,
proper Instrument. So far as any use amiable.
were looking at him and Milla, and
with the first duet of spring, yet the
were
given for the class, “the good ole "if there’s anything you want to ask
of these went they seemed to be of the
A loud Shriek was uttered by throats he felt unable to meet such publicity. class of Nineteen Fourteen," the me, or to tell me, you’d better out with
tinkling they mude had no charm to
same leisure class to which Sadie’s abler to vocalize, just then, than Mllla's, It was to him as If the whole United
It and get It over. Now, wliat is It?”
soothe the savage breast of Ramsey
tennis racket belonged, for when one for In her great surprise she said noth States had been scandalized to atten school, the teachers, and for the pic
"W ell—It Isn't anything."
whenever the Teacher's Pet came Into
nic,
thut
officially
concluded;
and
then
of the teachers suggested music, the ing whatever—the shriek came from tion by this qgt of his In going to sit
"Are you sure?"
hla thoughts. He day-dreamed a thou
the picnickers, carrying their baskets
musicians proved shy. Wesley Ben the other girls as Nil I la left the crest of beside Milla ; he gazed upward so long
Ramsey's eyes fell before the severe
sand ways of putting her In her place,
mid faded wild flowers and other sou
der said they hadn't learned to play the overhanging hank and almost hor that his eve-halls became sensitive un
and piercing gaze of his father. "Yes,
but was unable to carry out any of
venire
and
burdens,
moved
toward
the
der
the
strain.
He
began
to
blink.
"I
anything much and, besides, he had a izontally disappeared Into the brown
them, and had but a cobwebby satis
big “express wagons" which were to sir.”
couple o’ broken strings he didn’t know
water. There was a tumultuous splash, can’t mnke but whether It's a squirrel tuke them back Into'the town. Ruiu
Mr. Milholland shook his head doubt
faction In imagining discomfitures for
as be could fix u p ; and Ramsey said and then of Milla Rust and her well- or Just some leaves that kind o' got
fu lly; then, as his son walked slowly
her which remained imaginary. “Just
sey
got
hla
guitar
case,
and
turned
to
he guessed It seemed kind o' too hot to known heautlfulness there was noth fixed like one," be said. “I can’t make
out of the room, he turned to complete
once!” he said to Fred Mitchell. “That’s
Milla.
play much. Joining friends, they or ing visible In the superficial world, nor out yet which It Is, but I guess when
lilt toilet In a somewhnt uneasy frame
ail I ask, Just once. Just gimme one
"W ell—gby.”
there's
a
breeze.
If
It's
a
squirrel
he'll
ganized a contest In marksmanship, upon the surface of that creek. The
of mind.
ltnmsey had undoubtedly
chance to show that girl what she
"Why,
no,”
said
Milla.
“Anyway,
prob’ly hop around some then, If lie's
the target being a floating can which vanishment was total,
wanted to sa.v something to him mid
really is. I guess If I ever get the
not
yet.
You
can
go
hack
In
the
same
alive or anything."
they assailed with pebbles; and after
"Save her!”
chance she’ll find out what’s the mat
wagon with me. It'a going to stop at the hoy’s expression had shown (lint
It had begun to seem that his eyes
that they "skipped" flat stones upon
Several girls nfterwnrd admitted
ter with her. for once In her life, any
the school and let us all out there, the matter in question was serious,
the surface of the wnter, then went tc having used this expression, and Utile must remain fixed In that upward and then you could walk home with distressing, and, It might be, critical.
way." Thus It came to be talked about
J®" ■ liroup gathered about Willis Mins Floy WUliams. the youngest and stare forever; he wanted to bring them me If you felt like It."
In fact It was— to Ramsey. Having
and understood and egpected In Ram
, smallest member of the class, was down, but could not face the glare of
begun within only the last few hours
sey's circle, all male, that Dora Yo Parker and Helnte Krusetneyer.
"W ell— well, I'd be perfectly will
No fish had been caught, a lack of
unable to deny that she had said, “Oh, the world. But finally the brightness lug," Ramsey said. “Only I heard we to regard haberdashery as of vital Im
cum's day was coming. "You’ll see!"
Ood!" Nothing could have been mere of the sky between the leaves settled all had to go back in whatever wagon portance, and believing his father to
said Ramsey. “The time'll come when luck crossly attributed by the fisher
matters for him ; he sneezed, wept, and
natural, and the matter need not have
that ole girl’ll wish she'd moved out o’ men to the noise mnde by constant nd
we caiue out In, and I didn't come In be possessed of the experience ami au
for a little moment again faced Ills
thority lacking In himself, ltnmsey had
this town before she ever got appointed vice on the part cf their attendant
been brought before tier with such In
the same one with you, so—"
fellowmen.
No
one
was
looking
at
monitor of our class! Just you w ait!” gallery. Messrs. Milholland. Bender,
sistence and frequency, during the two
Milla laughed and leaned toward him come to get hlin to settle a question
and the other rock throwers came up remaining years of her undergraduate him; everybody except Milla had other
a little. “I already 'tended to that," which hHd been upsetting him badly,
They waited, but conditions appeared
things to do.
shouting, and were III received.
career.
she said confidentially.
“I asked in his own room, since breakfast. Wliat
to remain unfavorable Indefinitely.
Having sneezed Involuntarily, ha
“For heaven's sakes,” Helnle Kruse
Ramsey was one of those who heard
Johnnie Flake, that come out In my he wanted to know was: Whether It
Perhaps the great opportunity might
tneyer demanded, “can’t you shut up? this exclnmntlun, later so famous, and added a spell of coughing for which wagon, (o go hack In yours, so that was right to wear an extra handker
have arrived If Itamney had been able
there was no necessity. "I guess I
chief showing out of the coat breast
makes room for you."
to achieve a startling Importance in Here we Just first got the girls to keep perhaps It was what roused him to
must been wrong," he muttered thickly.
their
mouths
shut
a
minute
and
I
til
heroism. He dived from the bank,
any of • the “various divergent yet
“W ell—then I guess I could do It." pocket or not. and, If It was right—
"What about, Rainaey T’
paralfel lines of school endeavor"—one most had a big pickerel or something headlong, and the strange thought In
He moved toward the wagon with her. ought the handkerchief to have a col
“Aliout It's bein' a squirrel.” With
on my hook, and here you got to up his mind was "I guess this’ll show
of the phrases by means of which
"I expect It don't make much differ ored border or to be plain while? But
he had never before brought any such
teachers and principal clogged the and yell so he chases himself away!
Dora Yocum I" He should have been Infinite timidity he turned his head ence one way or the other.”
and encountered a gaze so soft, so hal
minds of their unarmed auditors. But
thinking of Milla. of course, at such
“And you can carry my basket It perplexities to his father, and found
though he was far from being the
a time, particularly after the little lowed. that It disconcerted him, and you want tc." she said, adding solicit himself too diffident to set them forth.
he dropped a "drumstick" of fried
However, when he left the house
dumb driven beast of misfortune that
cncbatitnieiit Just laid upon him by
chicken, well dotted with ants, from ously, “unless It’s loo heavy when you a few minutes later, he boldly showed
he seemed In the schoolroom, and, in
MUIa's touch and Mllla's curls; and
already
got
your
guitar
case
to
carry,
an Inch of purple border above the
fact, llve<l a double life, exhibiting In
lie knew well enough that Miss Yocum his plate. Scarlet he picked It up, but Rumsey."
pocket; then, as he saw himself about
his out-of-school hours a remarkable
was not among the spectators. She did not eat It. For the first time in
This thoughtfulness ef hers almost
to encounter several old lady pedes
example of “secondary personality"—
vas half a mile awty, as It happened, his life he felt that eating fried chick overcame h im ; she seemed divine.
trians, he blushed and thrust the hand
a creature fearing nothing and capable
.-atherlng "botanical specimens” with en held In the fingers was not to be
"I—
I'll
be
glnd
to
earry
the
basket,
kerchief down Into deep concealment.
of laughter; blue eyed, fairly robust
>ne Of the teachers—which was her thought of. He replaced the “drum too," he faltered. " It— It don't weigh
stick” upon Ills plate and allowed It
Having gone a block farther, he pulled
and anything but dumb— he was never
idea of what to do at a picnic!
,
anything much."
It up agnlu ; and go continued to oper-
theless without endowment or attain
Ramsey struck the water hard, and io remain there untouched. In spite <tt
“Well, let's hurry, so's we can get
a
great
hunger
for
It.
ate this badge of fashion, or un.'aslilon,
ment great enough to get him dlstlnc
n the same Instant struck something
places together."
Having looked down, lie now found
tlon.
throughout the morning; and suffered
else harder. Wesley Bender's bundle
Then,
as
she'
maneuvered
him
a great deal thereby.
if books bad given him no such shock difficulty In looking up, but gazed through the little crowd about the
He “tried for" the high-school
Meantime, his father, rather relieved
is he received now. and If the creek steadily at his plate, and into this wagon, with a soft push this way and
eleven, and “tried for" the nine, but
bottom had not been of mud, Ju it limited circle of vision came MUIa's a gentle pull that, nnd hurried him up that Itamsey had not told his secret,
the experts were not long in elimi
there, the top of bis young head might delicate and rosy fingers, bearing a Ihe Improvised steps and found a place whatever It was, dismissed Ihe episode
nating him from either of these com
from bis mind and Joined Mrs. Mil-
petitions, and he had to content him
Pave declined the strain. H a lf stunned, gift. "There,” she said in a motherly where there was room for them both
•hokltig, spluttering, be somehow floun little voice. “It's a tomato mayonnaise to alt, Itsmsey had another breathless bolland at the front dour, ready for
self with cheering Instead of getting
cheered. He was by no manner of
dered to Ills feet; and when he could sandwich and I made It myself. I sensation heretofore unknown to him. church.
“Where’s Rainaey?” he asked.
means athletic, or enough of anything
get tils eyes a little cleared of waier want you to eat It, Rainaey.”
His own fingers approached tretnu- He found himself taken under a dove-
“He's gone aheud,” she answered,
lie found himself wavering face to face
ei»e,' to put Dora Yocum In her plate
lousness as lie accepted the thick sand like protectorship; a wonderful, Inex buttoning her gloves as they went
and so he and the great opportunity
pressible
Relng
seemed
to
have
become
wich from her nnd conveyed It to Ids
along. "1 heard the door quite ii little
were still waiting In May, at the end
mouth. A momeut later his soul filled his proprietor,
of the second year of high school,
while ago. Perhaps lie went over to
“Isn’t
this
Just
perfectly
lovely?"
with horror, for a spurt of mayonnaise
walk down with Charlotte and Yiince.
when the class, now the "10 A," revert
she
said
cozlly,
close
to
his
ear.
dressing had caused a catastrophe the
ed to an old fashion and decided to
Did you notice how neat he looks thia
He swullowed. but found no words,
scene of which occupied no Inconsider
morning?"
entertain Itself with a woodland pic
for he had no thoughts; he was only
able
area
of
his
right
cheek,
which
nic.
‘Why, no, I didn't; not particularly.
was the cheek toward Milla.
He an Incoherent tumult. This was Ills Does he?"
They gathered upon the saudy banks
first
love.
groped wretchedly for his handker
'I never saw anything like It be
of a creek In Ihe blue shade of big,
“Isn't It, Ramsey?" she urged. The
chief but could not find i t ; he had lost
fore," said Sira. Milholland. “He only
patchy-harked sycamores, with a danc
cozy
voice
had
Just
the
hint
of
a re
It. Sudden death would have been re
For Heaven’s Sakes," Helnla Kruse-
ing sky on top of everything and gold
has three neckties, hut I saw him sev
lief ; he was sure that after such gro- proach. "Don't you think It's Just eral times In each of them. He must
meyer Demanded, “Can't You Shut
dust atwlnkle over the water. Hither
perfectly lovely, Ramsey?**
teaquerie
Milla
could
never
hear
to
Up?"
have kept changing and changing. I
the
napkin-covered
baskets
were
“Yes'm."
have anything more to do with h im ;
brought from the wagons and assero
wonder—" She paused.
iVhy
can't
nobody
show
a
little
sense
he was ruined.
bled In the shade, where they sp
"I'm glad he's begun to lake a little
CHARTER V,
»ometlmes when they'd ought to? A
In his anguish lie felt a paper nap
pea red as an attractive little meadow
care of Ills appearance at last. I'll
1sh Isn’t goln’ to bite when he can't
kin pressed gently Into his hand; a
of white napery, and gave both sur
have to lake a, look at him and give
The next morning Ramsey came Into
soft voice said In his ear, “Wipe it o ff
prise and pleasure to communities of •"veil hear himself th in k ! Anybody
him a word of praise. I suppose lie'll
his father's room while Mr. Mllhollsnd
•ught
to
know
that
mneh."
with
this,
Ramsey.
Nobody’s
Dotic
ants and to other original settlers of
was shaving, an hour before church j be In the pew when we get there."
But the new arrivals hooted. “F is h !"
ing."
the neighborhood.
But Ramsey wasn't In the pew ; and
time,
and It became apparent that the
Ramsey vociferated. 'T il bet a hun
So this Incredibly charitable creature
Charlotte, his sister and her husband,
From this nucleus or headquarter»
son
had
something
on
bis
mind,
though
was still able to he his friend, even
who were there, said they hadn't seen
of the picnic, various expeditions set dred dollars there hasn't been even a
for a while he said nothing.
after seeing him mayounalaed I Hum
anything of him. It waa not until the
forth up and down the creek and .ninny In this creek for the last sixty
“Did you waut anything, RamseyT'
vears!"
hly
marveling,
he
did
as
she
told
him,
memhera of hit family were on their
through the woods that bordered It
“W ell—"
but avoided all further risks. He ate
“There Is, too!" said Helnle. bitter
way home after the services thut they
Two envied boy fishermen estahllshei
’'Didn’t
want
to
borrow
my
rasorsT'
nothing more.
ly. “But I wouldn’t be surprised there
caught a glimpse of him.
themselves upon a bank up-strenm
“No,
sir."
He sighed his find sigh of Inexpress
wouldn't be no longer if you got to
They were passing a church a little
with hooks and lines thoughtfully
Mr. Milholland chuckled. “I hardly
teep up this noise. I f you'd shut up
ibleness. had s chill or so along the
brought with them, and poles whirl
supposed so seriously I Shaving la a distance from their ow n; here the con
lust
a
minute
you
could
see
yourself
I
spine,
and
at
Intervals
hit
brow
was
they fashioned from young saplings
great nuisance and the longer you keep gregation was Just emerging to the
there’s fish here.”
j bedewed.
They took mussels from the shallows
open, and among the sednte throng
Ramsey leaned forth over the edge
Within hla averted eyes there dwelt away from It the better. And when descending the broad stone steps ap
for bait, and having gone to all thl»
you
do.
you
let
my
razors
alone,
young
of the overhanging bank, a dirt preci
not the Mills Rust who sat beside him,
trouble, declined to share with friend»
peared an accompanied Ramsey—and
pice five feet above the water, and She Had Risen Up Out of the Pool but an Iridescent, fragile creature who feller I"
leas energetic and provident the per
a red, red Ramsey he was when he
"Yen, sir." (M r. Mllholland's razors
peered
Into
the
indeterminable
depths
had
become
angelic.
qnlsltes and pleasures secured to
beheld hla father and mother and sla
and Stood Knee Deep, Like a Lovely
were
safe.
Ramsey
had
already
below. T'-e pool hsd been stirred,
He spent the rest of the day daw
them selves.
ter and brother In-law staring up at
Drenched Figure in a Fountain.
achieved
one
of
hla
own,
but
be
prac
dling helplessly almnt h e r; wherever
him from the pavement below. They
Albert Paxton was one persor uurtly by the Inexpert pokings of the
tic'd
the
art
In
secret.)
Ishernen and partly by small clods with a blurred vision of Mills Rust.
aha went he waa near, as near aa pos
were kind enough not to come to an
who proved bis enterprise. Haring ri»
"What It It you really want. Ham.
»nd blta of dirt dislodged from above I Sbe had risen up out of the pool and
sible, IRlt of no deliberate volition of
absolute halt, but passed slowly ou,
aeyr
¡stood knee deep, like a lovely drenched
hla own. Something seemed to tie him
“J ruest^I don't want anything."
| so that he was Just able to avoid paw
i
radlnj up the street in front of theig*
Bœlhlürkiiigton
Illustrations by /
* lryiN A\ye
,
by the feet of the audience. The wa
ter, eLu. r " ,:'':'tl;, was hut hrownly
translucent and revealed its aeeic.s re
luctantly ; nevertheless certain dim lit
tle shapes had been observed to move
within it. uud were still there. Ram
sey failed to see them at first.
“ Where’s any ole fish?" he Inquired,
scornfully.
“ b o o k !" whlsperefl the girl who
stood nearest to Ramsey. She point
ed. “There’s one. Right down there
by Willis' hook. Don’t you see him?"
Ramsey was Impressed enough to
whisper. “Is there?
don't see him.
I can't-«-"
The girl came closer to him and, the
better to sh<fw 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
someHlIng happened to Ramsey. This
touch upon his shoulder was almost
nothing, and be had never taken file
slightest Interest tn Milla Rust (to
whom that small warm hand belonged),
though she »us the class beauty, and
long established in the office. Now, all
at once, A peculiar and heretofore en
tirely unfamiliar sensation suddenly
became important In the upper part of
his chest. For a moment he held his
breath, an Involuntary action— he
seemed to be standing In a shower of
flowers.
“Don’t you see It, Ramsey?’’ Milla
whispered.
“I t ’s a great big one.
Why, It must be as long as—us your