The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-01

out for weeks vacation with only
one suit Of white linen isn't In It"
Peggy laughed. I'VE are two Of
kind" she said, "and now that you
have come Wen forget envy and all
uncharitableness, and tomorrow morn
ing Wen go together to the alligator
farm"
] But In the morning Jimmie came to
her with apologies. THE secretary is
here" he said, "and he has asked me
{ to Join his party on q trip up Lake
Worth In his launch. / don't just see
, how l can refuse. Could we 60 to the
alligator farm just as well tomorrow
1--WE could, but we WON'T" said Peg
gy promptly. You mustn't neglect
the secretary, Jimmie. You are inside
now, and / am still outside, and-and
the secretary's daughter is the girl
who wore the. pale blue and the roses
yesterday
"What do / care about the secre-
tary's daughterT Jimmie demanded
savagely. "You know it's only because
can't afford to offend the secretary
that am not going with you, Peggy"
"Please don't worry about that"
Peggy's tone was gay, but there was a
hurt look in her eyes. Aunt Alva is
dying to see the alligators, and i am
going to get @ double basket chair and
take her."
"And let me go alone?" he reproached
her.
"You can go with the secretary's
daughter" Peggy reminded him as she
went away.
A half hour later. immaculate in his
one linen suit, Armstrong went to the
pier The secretary was there-big.
bluff and hearty-and the secretary's
daughter, all in white her shining hair
showing the touch Of an expert maid
and her light blue chiffon veil floating
about her like a cloud.
All day long she was very nice to
Jimmie, and by evening they had
grown confidential.
81 am SO glad father discovered you,"
she said as they came once more in
sight of the waving royal palms and
the big hotels Of the beach. You must
60 with us again tomorrow"
Armstrong hesitated.
"I'd like it awfully," he blurted out,
shut l have little friend here. We
came from the same town and went to
chool together. It's pretty dull for
Aer, and want to see that she has
good time"
Doesn't she know anybody hereT'
asked the secretary's daughter.
mo-" Armstrong said; "she calls
herself an outsider. She can't dress
like the people who have money, so
she looks at the rest Of you as If you
were pictures in an art gallery"
"Oh, how funny" laughed the secre-
tary's daughter.
"She called you Lady june" jim
mie told her, seeing her interest, "last
night when you wore the roses, and
the lady in red was the Crimson Ram
bler,' and the girl in mauve with the
queer dark skin was The Orchid"
"Oh, must know her." said the sec
retary's daughter eagerly. 81 am sure
she Is charming"
"She is" Jimmie declared, and then.
little awkwardly, 81 think she is just
about right"
The secretary's daughter put out her
hand. 81 am sure you must" she said
gently. 81 am going to look for your
friend In the morning"
Jimmie, in glow Of enthusiasm. i'm
mediately hunted up Peggy. He found
her on the beach watching the white
sails on the purple tropic sea. She had
on dark skirt and white blouse, and
she looked like little wren among the
birds of gay plumage.
Armstrong dropped on the sand be-
side her.
"She's just lovely" he stated without
preface, land she's coming to call on
you tomorrow morning. l told her