12 Thursday, July 15, 1897 Sophie spotted her cousins sitting beneath a distant stand of trees that shaded the water’s edge. Without thought to proper etiquette, she hurtled down the sloping hill at breakneck speed. Had Amanda remained in place, Sophie would have plowed her over. Sophie stretched out her arms and headed for one of the large fir trees to break her run. A whoosh of air escaped her lungs as she collided with the ancient conifer. Fanny jumped to her feet and hurried to her cousin’s