Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
From Lucille S
Diary


could invite him SO ! suggested to
Louise Irwin that we have a quartet
beach suppe: at Jackson park
IF you'll take some of your ,licci-
Gus sandwiches and cake" | said TO
her, IN provide fruit and the wiener
wursts and marshmallows to roast IN
the beach fire.
Louise dic4not look transported a;
what | considered a rather magnanim-
Gus arrangement, so / continued 81
always envy your ability. dear. If I
could make as dainty things to eat
as you do / should be very proud. in.
deed"
We'll, can bake some of my new
English cheese cakes" she said. quite
amiably.
oh, that will be splendid" / ex-
claimed. "Ill ask Mr. Bates to bring
his English friend, Lionel Hawley.
The cakes will be In his honory."
ADDED, merrily.
But l intended to invite Candy Full
Ter" she objected
"Oh, you can entertain him some
other time" | explained. you see.
getting up this little party especially
for Mr.. Bates and. of course. the pro-
per thing is to invite also his most in
Innate friend. l should think you'd be
glad to meet a new man once in
while"
Louise must have taken this remark
OF mine to heart for on the way out in
Aunt Rachers motor car-which Dor
rowed of her chauffeur, telling him
that Aunt Rachel would like to have
me use 1t occasionally while she was
out of town-Louise was exceedingly
attentive to Mr. Hawley. was quite
mortified, for / naturally wished him
to have true idea of the dignity and
reserve of American girls. When we
got to the beach, l suggested to Louise
that she unpack her basket while the
men built fire.
Where are your things? ?" she asked
why. explained, 81 thought the
winerwursts wouldn't be appropriate
on such hot night"
But where are your other things ?"
persisted Louise.
II she had had any tact she would
have grasped the fact that / had for
gotten the fruit and marshmallows.
Her inquiries were most inconsiderate.
"lf there's anything needed l can
get it over at the German building"
suggested Mr.. Bates
That's awfully good Of you," said
I'll have the chauffeur make the fire
while you're gone" Then gayly
warned Mr.. Hawley when he started
TO assist Louise. You mustn't go near
Miss Erwin's basket" l said, "for
there's a surprise in it for you. Come
and sit down by me-"
When he did as l directed | said:
I'm getting so engrossed in palmistry
that l should like to read the lines in
your hand. May I see them?
"Awfully kind of you" replied Mr..
Hawley, extending his palm.
read 1t quite successfully | told
, him that he Was ambitious and ener.
getic and that his fate line had
brought him across many waters to
1 pleasant destiny. He seemed much
| impressed. So did Mr.. Bates when he
returned. lie wanted his hand read
, also, and It took me nearly the whole
evening to interpret fully the lines in
his and his friends palms. The glow
of the freight made my little attempt
at fortune telling and character study
seem quite romantic and oriental
Isn't your knowledge OF palmistry
extremely recent?" asked Louise in
the midst of my interpretations. Il
never knew you were such an expert,
Lucille"
You don't know all my accomplish
ments," laughingly replied. Now,
dear, we must have those delicious
tea cakes of yours"
| am sure that both Carl and Mr..
Hawley admired by retort courteous.
But, notwithstanding my perfect good
humor, Louise appeared gum. She
said so little while we ate that had
to exert myself to be entertaining.
The more laughed and talked the
deeper her gloom became, Poor
Louise is so crude.
Although she added so little TO the
evening, | enjoyed it very much my
self. Indeed, II Aunt Rachel had not
telephoned the next day and upbraid
ed me for borrowing her car l should
look back on the beach party as an ex-
tremely pleasant memory.
| think Aunt Rachel is ungenerous
and unreasonable to be annoyed be-
cause happened to have her automo-
bile the night she came home uneX-
pectedly from the country, she should
have telegraphed her chauffeur early
in the day instead of waiting till near
ly the time she wanted him to meet
her. II is surprising how thoughtess
some people are even about their own
affairs.
Human-Headed Rooster.