The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-10
Under Difficulties

The girl with the raspberry color
| plume curling underneath her hat
seated herself with a sigh of eXhaus'
ton. 1T is simply dreadful to have to
come back to town to shop" she said.
Isn't it," agreed the girl with the
tanned arms. But her tone was alb
stracted. Il really didn't need any
thing and should not have come at all
only | wasn't going to let that egotist-
| ical Millie Adams win out" she added.
"Whadshedo?" asked the girl with
| the raspberry plume.
Her friend sighed. My dear" she
said, leaning over the table, that girl
| is selfishness incarnate! Anyhow, !
! don't see how | could be expected to
could blame me because Gordon Lane
haunted my very footsteps up at the
| camp. Whenever there was any place
to go or anything to do Gordon was on
! hand. He was devotion itself and he
| certainly has a way of looking at a
|
| his sister had written him that she
was coming up and intended to bring
| one of the girls along. | said that was
perfectly lovely and | should try to
| hclp give them a good time
"Of course" agreed the other girl
I'VE had a row down to the station
20 get them" went on the girl with
he tanned arms. There was a
brOiing sun and it was three miles
and ! had to steer, for it was a big
boat We got there simply exhausted
md | had the worst sunburn on my
face and hands you ever saw, but |
never mentioned it, because Gordon
likes girls who are keen on outdoor
sports.
There they are,' Gordon said as
we saw the two come dcwn the plat
'orm. | wonder what Girl Dot has
brought with her.?
Then, as he looked, he gave a
| funny little choke and said something
I did not catch. Dot Lane came run
ming up with her face beaming and
Kissed her brother enthusiastically
- thought I'd bring you a surprise, >
She cried I knew there was no one
IN earth you'd rather see than Mile,
especially as you didn't expect her.
But she came back from the east
ahead Of time, so | just brought her
along Then she pushed forward a
regular dream of a girl in cool linen,
with the most carefully kept complex.
ion and angelic hands.
Il knew right away that | never
should like Mile She seemed SO alb
solutely sure that Gordon was per.
rectly delighted to see her that | felt
so sorry for the poor boy, He seemed
lreadfully embarrassed for some rea.
son and if | hadn't known his real
feelings | would have said he seemed
Glad, too, but | knew he just put It ON
to he polite. Mile walked away with
him toward the boat with the most
brazen assurance leaving me TO fol
low with his sister
dot just beamcd as she watched
them Gordon Is 50 surprised and
pleased, dear boy she murmured
that he is quite upset. They aren't
really engaged. but we all know how
matters stand. Really, his devotion
70 Mile has been something beautiful
md it has gone on for two years now
don't believe he even thinks of an.
Ithor girl
81 just stared at her and thought NJ
m the things | might say, but | was
! 90 diplomatic. | decided that I'd let
actions speak for themselves / knew
hat Gordon couldn't drop me simply
because this conceited Mile Adams
flncod he cared for her | had hC
Inubt it was just little Irritation
hat she had taken seriously and
nothing like the deep feeling he had
for me- Why, the beautiful things be
mad said to me-
u can't say we had very good times
for Gordon acted so subducd, though
tried hard to show him that ! knew
was really FIRST in his thoughts. NIL
lie tried to do the same thing, too
ald ! thou ght it pretty forward Of
her ! thira these girls with delicate
complexion are always selfish. don't
gnu?
"GordOn and | never had minute
10 ourselves; not one minute TO he
sure. neither did Millic and he. but
that was different entirely His sister
seemed so worried She said she
couldn't imagine what had come ove-
he. brother that ne was getting thin
and did not seem happy II was Sc
stuoid Of her not to see it was tn,
prosecutions of Mile Adams that
we q spelling his vacation for him.
She looked so triumphant whor
she told me that Gordon was goinl
hack to town with her and his sister
that my heart BLEED for the poor boy
gave him o4e comforting glance an(
said what a jolly party we'd be. be
cause | intended TO take that train
too, 10 go in for some shopping
wish YOU could have seen her face
And Gordon gave a little groan-o
relief. am certain. Men are so hello
less in a situation like that and
knew he'd admire my cIeyc ness"
lie certainly must have done so
said the girl with the raspberr,
plume, fcrvently "By the way. me
him Just before came in here, rush
Ing toward a ear with a suitcase.
asked where he was going and b,
looked al me in a strange way an,
said TO the farthest point Of the cart
/ l.