The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-17
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Our Summer Outing.



its vacation in July and August. and
| to secure rooms one must set about
| It when the beautiful snow is waltz
ing. Then YOU must fix your thoughts
on forest or field, mountain or ocean.
when you would prefer to stay at
home and snuggie up to the fire. If
you don't act then when the thermom-
eter stands at % degrees in the shade
you must stay at home ana roast.
Molly loves the mountains the
ocean. The consequence was that this
year when we sat down together to
fix on Il summer resort we disagreed.
| ain sorry to admit that we Quarreled.
/ The end Of it all was that Molly said
| that since | was So unreasonable |
could 20 where | liked; she was going
10 the mountains, And so she did.
! ] went to the SeaShore.
| reached my place OF rest when
a cold northeastern was blowing The
| guests in the house where | stopped
We're huddled together in the sitting
room, grumHling at the proprietor for
not giving them Il fire. | Strolled
out on to the beach and stood looking
on the tlreary waste of flying clouds
and rolling waters. The only happy
thing in sight was Il sea gull sailing
between both. | went back to the
hotel sat down in my overcoat and
/ smoked smoked ali day. smoked till
my nerves were in the condition of the
| tumbling waters That night | didn't
| sleep for two reasons immoderate
/ smoking aud the cold / slept under
a sheet and Il light blanket. | couldn't
get any more. There was another
reason for my insomnia was lone
! some without Molly. but | would
never have admitted it to her Be
sides pined for the dry mountain air.
The second day was like the first,
at least till noon. when | boarded Il
train and started TO join Molly in the
mountains. | spent the afternoon try
ing to think of Il reason, not Il truth
| full one, to give her for doing so. |
reached her habitation ut 10 o'clock
at night alas, to learn that she had
gone away from it that morning.
You see" said the landlord, we've
| been having beastly weather here and
your wife got to thinking of the bright
sun shining OH the sands AMI the
waves. and she said she couldn't stand
it here. She must go to you'
! Well. there was nothing to do but go
! to bed and take the train back the next
day. But III the morning the sun rose
| bright and beautiful. gliding the peaks
! and leaving the valleys in contrasting
shadows. The air was crisp and brac-
ing. After all. Molly was right. My
obstinacy was melted by the sunshine.
| sent her the following telegram:
Am here You were right. Come back.
About II o'clock | received one:
Am here VIII wait for you to come
back.
Il wonder" remarked soto voce,
"if that Internal sun has taken it into
his chapgeable hot head to come out
| ut the seashorc as well as here
What was to do? What would Mol
ly do? My experience with my dear
wife gave me 10 understand that her
reasoning would be something like
/ vi
are all obstinate. TN not going TO give
in to him. I'm here and here I'll stay.
II he had been sensible nj the outset.
this wouldn't have happened" The
reader may not understand This last
statement, but | do. because I'm used
TO womans logic-that is. Molly's logic.
Thus thinking | took the next train
| ~ Al, T., -
Jcourse that would do so. | struck
! change in the weather during the aft
| ernoon. The sun went back under the
clouds, and by the time | reached the
ocean 1 was greeted by the most dis
NAL sound in the world, n fog horn. At
the hotel found my telegram to Mol
Iy (unopened, but not Molly. She had
gone to join me in the mountains.
"You see.' said the landlord, "the
sun rose clear this morning, and the
air was very soft. Your wife decided
to stay here and telcgraphed you. But
by 10 o'clock the fog came in, and she
went right away
at was the fog remarked. "Noth-
ing else would have done it,
| ven. L WAS 1lidu. L WAS IlH'i HUN
the crown of my head to the sole of
my foot | was mad mentally, phys
icalIy and in my very soul.
"What's the next train for the city,"
I growled
I'm an hour
"Send that trunk back to the sta
ton right off-right off. | said; mot a
moments delay
That night ut 10 o'clock l was sitting
in my comfortable den at home, with
cold supper and bottle of ale be
/ fore me, a cigar ready in box on the
! table. when heard carriage stop at
the front dvor. then a latchkey turning.
| stood on the landing looking down
stairs 1t was Molly.
you here" she said | could tell
from her tone that she was very angry.
Yes. You toDi:'
"Of all the stupid, obstinate, incor-
rgable men | ever knew you are the
worst
are you hungry. dearF'