Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill; Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret

from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful te

e, the drenched trees shook themselves, and the wind came and blew softly and warmly through their branches to dry the tender foliage. The b

not mind her work that morning. She had learned now to help Aunt Alvirah in m

my bones! Oh, my ba

of the car; but in the tonneau was a bundled-up figure surmounted by what looked to be a scarlet cap which Ruth knew instantly must be Tom's. Ruth did not know many boys and, never having had

g the boy. She had borne it all the time in her mind, and the instant she

be Potter-

one, Ruth approached the

in has not washed you away? You won't like the Red Mill if the weather keeps this

nto bread-flour yet," r

ither. Now, Ruth, I want you to know my brother Tom, whom you have met befo

around his head made him look like a pirate; but he g

And anybody that Reno takes to, the way she did to you, is all right. Besides, Ne

on Helen, "and we're going to run up the valley road a way. N

hat I may," Rut

en, and that you are kept a prisone

to go," mu

ed her friend, while To

t be afraid of Nell's driving.

erons and might oppose her friendliness with them. But he was not at hand now to interfere

back and oh, my bones! Run along and have your fun, deary. You need not be back

occasion they had traveled very slowly, while the girls talked. But now, when she was seated beside her new friend, Helen

to their guest. "It's twenty miles above your uncle's dam and is a deal bigger. And some say i

it into a short side road running toward the river, and they came out upon a little graveled p

could be discerned; and even as they looked at it they seemed to see it changing-dissolving, covered wi

he old dam's burst! There s

ter, a great geyser spouted. In a moment the wall crumbled and they saw tons upon tons of the masonry melt away. The waters of the pond burst through in a solid

he two girls cried out in alarm and clung together

t half minute of their terror-by Tom. He was trying

you foolish boy?" cri

ut of here!" mutter

. The water will never

arm, which he had twisted. "But don't you see? There are many down the valley who won't know of this u

sped Helen. "Wh

?" demanded Ruth. "This car runs so fast-you

shouted Tom.

g the motor car. In twenty seconds they were dashing off upon the track over which they h