Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

You remember me telling you about the sweet
little fellow Charlie Green's sister brought to the
party? The little watch-charm you know? Well
he had to go and get familiar with crowd right
q away and suggest to Charles sister that picnic
would be perfectly lovely This was just the season
of the year to spend day with nature, and
whole lot more like that
OF course Charles sister for it. and the
whole thing was arranged, that is all but the work.
without consulting me at ALL
guess don't count much in that crowd except
as being Kind OF handy to have around In of
Hcousins or things showing up Unexpectedly. Being
III healthy and strong generally do the heavy work
too.
a Grace phoned and told me to about charter
ing canal-boat for the day Really Dick, 1t
very embarrassing because you see owe money to
all my friends and haven't got my watch out yet
II you have ever made practice of hiring canal
boats you know that those captains haven't
enough faith in human nature to charge to
account" No sir-you have to let them see and
feel the money before they will so much as
talk business with you.
But being game and not wanting to queer
myself with Grace again, I answered back cheer
+ full and courageous, just as If owned two
4 three old canalboats I told her everything would
be all right and the boat ready by eghtthirty Tues
E day morning. And it was too
Then got busy on the 1ong-distance and did
some of the fanciest talking to that Baltimore
fellow you heard.
told him was getting this little picnic I'D for
Grace and the other girls particularly for Grace
though, and asked him If he wouldn't like to come
\ in on it. The expenses would not be very much
that is, didn't consider them much
4 He was pleased to death A day in the country
] with Miss Grace OH Apple-blossoms.
Well after he finished thanking me for the
invite told him it would cost him fifteen. He
4 kicked some on that but said of course II he
didn't think it worth 1t why all right, as
there were three or four fellows in town who
simply fighting for a bid and more-I reminded
n him that canal-boats come high. He finally prom
ised the fifteen and also thanked again for the
invite
OF course couldn't see him, but that last
"thank YOU he sent the wire sounded If he
- was eating persimons
Now Dick that was an awful load off my mind
and it made reckless and bold. then called up
Charlie Green and told him, as was going to pay
fifteen of the thirty for the old boat, thought he
and John Bently ought to split up the other fifteen
between them
Charlie couldn't see it that way. He wanted to
know if that Baltimore fellow not going to pay
up. I told him certainly not and shame on him
for being such cheap sport. Baltimore to
be guest of course
Then he wanted to know about cute little
BERTHE, and had to tell him big one there.
didn't do any real work, consequently hadn't very
much real money sol thought we three fellows
( would just stand treat for BERTHE and Baltic.
Dick, it certainly was hard work. but he came
q around all right and said If he could touch his
governor for little he would pay up
John Benty easy. He agreed right away
and said was good sport to pay the big end
John BIS old gives him handsome allow
ance and besides, John can make money almost
as fast as can borrow and spend It,
We all met at Charlie Green's house and went
down to the boat from there
You ought to have seen that "yacht." The skip
per had tried to do himself proud and had her all
decorated up handsome. Red and green tissue
paper, crimpie you know; flags banners and all
A his family He had eight children and three
mules visible. I counted them, and he said he had
N two and three daughters living away from
home. Home" is good.
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