The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-31
Visiting
- Katherine


noon. you look like the last run OF
shad. Have you been sick?"
mo. I've been up in thevcountry,"
said Wadley you know Katherine
Morgans people have cottage at
Sunset lake. Well. Katherine Invited
me to pass the weekend there. She
said 1t was quiet, restful place. SO
decided to break away from the busi-
ness grind for two or three days, II
] lost my Job for It,"
you did right" declared Bleeker.
Everybody needs a change once In q
while"
We'll, had change, all right"
said Wadley, dismally.
Didn't 1t agree with you? Was it
dull?"
"Dull I'll just tell you what Kath-
crime. the adorable the untiring, alb
solutely indestructible Katherine. ar
ranged for my pleasure.
1T was $50 Friday evening when
my train arrived. Katherine was at
the station with a carryall full of
young people, who welcomed me most
warmly. We drove to the cottage,
where supper was awaiting me. After
/ dispatched that and was looking
longingly at one of the porch ham,
mocks Katherine announced that We
We're all to- 60 down the shore a half
mile to marshmallow roast,
eff there's anything sicky sweet In
the name Of food that particularly
detest it's marshmallows. but, of
course. | expressed my delight at the
, roast and away We went. After about
ten pounds OF marshmalows had been
consumed and the beach fire was get
ting low Katherine suggested that We
have few lively games to warm our
selves. Although | was really too
tired to move, I Joined in the romp-
ings and tore back and forth across
the beach like schoolboy for half
hour or so.
eat $3.50 the next morning rap at
my door woke me from sound sleep.
aren't you going for Dip called
Katherine, gayly II take swim ev-
cry morning before breakfast
I'm about five minutes Joined
katherine on the. pier. She dived into
the water and 81 followed, my teeth
chattcring. shastruck out across the
hay. 1t was onk by superhuman eff
forts that l managed to keep up with
Ter. had not been in swimming
before this year, and I never was a
strong swimmer. proposed that we
run home on the beach and Katherine
bet me box of candy that she could
beat me. She won.
tfteE preakfaA she challenged me
to tennis. We played six sets before
lunch. was too tired Ito eat and
longed to stretch myself in a ham,
mock, but Katherine said she was as
hungry as hired man, and she knew
7 must be starving, SO | SAT down at
the table and was making a fairly
good meal when Katherine told me to
hurry, for she had arranged four
some at golf with two friends of hers.
ut was o'clock when We finished
playing golf and Katherine said We
should Just have time for a swim
before dinner When | was dressing
after the swim Katherine knocked at
my door and told me to put on my
dancing pumps, as we were going to
hop in the evening.
eve went TO the hop. Katherine
was as blooming as rose. She In
troduced me to every girl there and
danced every dance on the program
and six extras don't know how
cottage without falling by the side of
katherine, who appeared to be doing
Marathon, so briskly did she walk"
~ hope you got rest Sunday
said Becker, alphabetically
"A rest, Katherine had planned a
walk around the lake. 1t was Just
seven miles, and we got home in time
| for a / o'clock dinner. ! was deter
mined that ! should sleep all the aft
ernoon In a hammock But It was
not to be. Katherine asked me to row
her to the far end OF the lake to pick
water lilies. We got into weeds
where / could hardly move the boat
an inch without breaking my back.
I'm the evening Katherine had a
crowd in for Welsh rarebit and
was allowed to cut up four pounds Of
| cheese. 1t was hard work One Of
the girls came unescorted and Kath-
| crime and I rowed her home across
! the lake at midnight md walked a
| half-mile to her house and back.
ut didn't seem more than ten min
utes after | got into bed when Kath-
RENE knocked on my door to see IL
was ready for my morning swim. 7
answered brightly that had already
been In. Then began throwing my
things into my suitcase. At breakfast
town.
But George Katherine protested,
I thought you were going to stay over
today. There's lot Of things ! want
you to do. We were going to play In
door baseball and
| nj terribly sorry, | interrupted,
but it's imperative that / return to
my Office this morning
at was imperative. I knew that II
didn't regain the rest and quiet Of
my desk telephone Immediately
should be total wreck. | fed and
Kstherines last words to me were an
invitation to return for my vacation
in September"