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To Mr Hicks, who sought her out purposely to tell her about it, she confided: "Hicks, underneath my worldly exterior I am a Child of Nature I love the si if I could choose my environly, and returned the confidence

"I a There are tis of arded hiht of him as a faun but now she noticed that his ears were peculiar

Nobody could have been uided her to the beaver da since been abandoned by the industrious animals that had built it, but their work had been so well done that it was in as good condition as when they had left it

There was nothing to fear from beavers; anyway, Hicks assured her, he never had known a beaver to attack anybody In this isolated spot she was as safe from intrusion as if she were in her own bathroo down a spot in the brush for her to stand on, he went away declaring that he was sure she would have an experience she alould re felt of the water It was, as Hicks had said, even war--an ideal teh around the pond formed by the back-water andeyes need disturb her

Then a daring thought came to her which made her black eyes sparkle Suppose she did not wear any bathing suit! What an adventure to relate to her intimate friends when she returned to Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania! It laid hold of her i her suit on a bush and went in au naturelle

She waded in cautiously, for the bottoreen floating on the surface that she did not so much like the looks of Otherwise conditions were perfect, and Mrs Budlong subed like a submarine when she reached theat the sky above her, enjoying the feeling of the sunshine on her skin, and the soft, warm breeze that caressed her She sain, deeper, and the tide rose so that the water lapped bushes and pebbles that had not been wet all summer