By A. L. Burt Company

THE BLUE GRASS SEMINARY GIRLS’ VACATION ADVENTURES

THE BLUE GRASS SEMINARY GIRLS’ VACATION ADVENTURES

CHAPTER I.—THE BROKEN DAM.

“The dam! The dam! The dam has broken!”

Shirley Willing, with flaming eyes and tightly-clenched hands, jumped quickly forward, and with her right hand seized the bridle of a horse that was bearing a strange boy along the road, which ran near the river.

The horse reared back on its haunches, frightened at the sudden halting.

“The dam!” cried the young girl again. “Quick! The people must be warned!”

The face of the rider turned white.