The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-19

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Il never see myself In this lieh
and airy costume" said the corpulen
gentleman who balanced himself o.
tho edge Of the swimming pool, tina
! DO mot think Of an experiences / had
last summer In . summer resort hote
up In the mountains.
7 arrived 1t the hotel late one az
ternoon and in chatting with the man
ager that night asked him II there
were any tennis and swimming to be
had around the hotel, since outdoor
exercise was the principal thing had
come for.
Sure thing he said. There are
three tennis courts out there in the
grove, and below. about 100 yards,
there Is a big lake, with . landing
platform, a springboard and all. Pitch
right In and enjoy yourself
That sounded good to me, 80 I
arose early next morning, before I
thought any Of the rest Of the crowd
would be awake, donned a bathing
suit ! had brought with me, and de.
cided I'd run down to the lake for an
early swim before breakfast. As there
was no likelihood Of meeting any of
the guests, so I thought, l did not put
on robe or dressing gown, but
Just hoped out In the light running
costume as ! was. I asked bellboy
to show me how to get out Of the hotel
by rear way. SO would not attract
too much attention from anybody who
might be up. He gave me directions,
but somehow l missed connections,
and the first thing knew was stand.
Ing out on the main porch Of the hotel,
which discovered was crowded with
ladies' and summer girls in white
dresses and men in flannel clothes. |
did not know till afterward that 1t had
become quite fad for all the guests
In the hotel to arise quite early and
60 down on the porch for sunbath.
well, I wish you could have heard
the simultaneous gasp that went IN
from that crowd as their eyes fell up-
on me. There was standing out in
the middle Of a fashionably dressed
crowd with bare arms and legs-and
I'm slightly too fleshy to be an Adonis.
you know. Talk about that gone
feeling. l felt like a spring chicken
that had picked its shell too soon. /
heard one woman give convulsive
shrek, and then the whole crowd of
women hid their faces in horror and
mirth. The men stared at me as IL
hey couldn't believe their own eyes.
Well. ! was in for it, so | lightly
tripped down the steps and loped
DOWN to the lake. into which plunged
with zest. I could hear the smothered
,hrieks behind me for Is or 20 min
ates.
But do you know the next morning
when ! turned ont for my swim, this
line with big dressing gown con.
'ealing my girlish form, | found
iozen or more people in the water
head of me. You see, had simply
tarted a new fad. The manager af-
erward came around and thanked me
warmly, saying that he had gone to
much expense to fit up the shore of
he lake for bathing, but up to this
line not a single person had dared |
o lead the way. l had broken the ice |
nd Immediately everybody wanted to |
% bathing in the lake. Strange what
crowd of sheep human beings are.
sn't 1t? But let me tell you. / feel
myself blushing all over when think
4 myself standing undraped and un.
dorned out on that hotel porch that