The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-23
THEY WENT
ROWING

AotA 0uT0 looked up iToin LAG Soti
fire with comical expression Of
depreciation. But. Marjorie, can''
take you now" he said. I've got 70
tend to this cooking Wouldn't after
supper do?"
Didn't say we wanted you to take
US rowing. Tommy. Much as we en-
Joy your society, It isn't required TINS
time. All we want Is to have you gel
that heavy old boat into the water
and then we'll row. We know how.
I Sure you do. Mar1orie?"
"Of course. I've rowed just mil
lions Of times"
Marjorie gathered her dainty skirts
abou. her and looked down on Tom
with the pretty pout that had won her
checkered way through life SO sue
cessfully
Tom rose to his feet. In moment
the Idler was out of the boathouse
and run down 10 the water. The girls
gathered around him. expectant.
"Me--me-me for the front end!
squealed Gladys. with fash OF
bronze shoes and pink petticoats, al
she skipped nimbly, across the seats
| assisted by Toms long arm.
TN go in the back said Marjorie
hesitating on the string piece.
Il thought you were going to row.
commented Tom.
\ a
| tested GLADYS. Il cant and Sybil
doesn't know how. You used to row
up at the lakes"
Well. all right 90, how it wiggles!
| shall fall. | know | shall! Tommy!
Be careful. 90"
And I'll steer said Sybil, languor
ously descending into the cushioned
stern seat and picking up the tilleI
lines with an air.
What do do now. Tommy" asked
| Marjorie.
Put your oars into the rowlocks
and pull while push of" he ex
| planned as q small wave broke ovel
his tan shoes.
| "Rowlocks? Oh. these things like
parentheses. All right. You do Il
like this. don't your" and Marjorie
nearly capsized the boat with a Wig
orous sweep
That's fine-but wait till you're off
! Now-sit Tight
An incoming wave broke as Ton
pushed them off. and the three girl!
shrieked In unison. Marjorie made
mad gesture with the oars and caugh
two crabs. Another wave, eyidentl,
the wash OF distant steamer, rollet
In and slowed the Idler sidewise.
"Oh, girls! Look where we're 90
Ing! Oh. that horrid wave! Oh. Tom
my"
"Why don't you go ahead, Mar
| jorie?" asked Gladys.
Il am-but the boat won't. l won
der If I'm doing it right?"
Pull on your right oaar. Marjorie!
protested Tom from the shore NC
the right one--right, right! Your
pulling on the left one, Marge. Fo
goodness sake get her around"
We'll. I've been pulling on 1t 70
hours and 1t didn't make US move
speck," retorted Marjorie.
You're pulling on the left oar. Pu
on the right and you'll go ahead"
"Oh. how silly! So have There!
Correct. Now keep straight ahea
and use both oars.
Marjorie pulled on both oars, bu
made the little mistake of backin
water. and the Tdler serenely PR
ceeded back to the beach. stern frs
while all the youngsters on the beac
hooted and Tom danced helplessly O
the sand With soft bump the Idle
grounded on the sandbar and stuc
fast.
"Oh. Tommy. What'll do? can
get us off," walled Marjorie. maxim
feeble prods with her oar.
Come and rescue us!" cried Gladly
! "Oh. do! That would be exciting
{ drawled Sybil. looking around with
emile.
. Il can't get 1t on" walled Ma
Y jorie again.
, There was nothing else to be don
. Tom waded out 10 feet, sacrificing h
g Immediately creased trousers and Il
p oxfords, and showed while Marior
I pulled. incidentally hitting him on Il
8 shin with an oar blade. sa
d Now pull straight ahead" he ga
d CURLY. sending them into deeper "
l. ter with final lab.
The Idler began to progress In
q inch Jerks. Disgustedly Tom wad'
i back to the beach, poured the wat
out Of his shoes and discovered tn
his batch OF biscuits were burned
a crisp Muttering something und
~ his breath, he got out the -four sa
g and proceeded to stir up another pc
T. full
b. Out at the end OF the pier Marion
I'd laid down her oars. Don't let's
~ any farther" she said "All want
Mt was to get where could powder Z
I'd nose without all the boys looking
me. Put up that sunshade, Sybil. a
re don't let anybody look around 1t, Of
- shall die"
I'd
NJ And the House Adjourned.
IT "Of all the perfectly silly things
n, ever heard of, it's this idiotic agi