Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-11-17
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the doings here at Glen Echo" wrote
Elizabeth to her best friend at home.
TITS lovely little place-rather quiet,
you know. Only a few people are
here, but most Of them are very con-
genial.
LAS didn't come with any expecta-
ton of being summer resort belle,
wasn't the least disturbed to dis
cover that there was only one young
man to the two girls. They quickly
turned the trio into quartet by add
ing me to the group and we all had
the jolliest time imaginable for
week.
tom Denby-we all call him Tom
lis bright and interesting and he
seemed perfectly content to flock with
us three girls without singing any one
Of us out for special attention. AS he
was, of course, by far the best tennis
player Of the lot. we took turns play.
ing as his partner, and at the little
hop, where most Of the dancers were
married women and their young chill
dren, he danced with US turn about,
with strictest impartiality
If he liked any one of US better
than the others, he never showed his
preference in the slightest degree. l
the rarest and sQuarest man I had
ever met when Luella Penderton ap-
peared on the scene.
"She was 80 extremely gentle and
sweet, with such an appealing voice
and manner that We girls never for
/ moment suspected that a wolf had
. come among US CARRIED in the heecy
, softness of a baby lamb.
= THE very first morning after her
arrival she asked In helpless sort OF
: way how a telegram could be sent.
"'You can telephone 1t over to the
village I said.
"'Oh, l shouldn't like to do that,
she replied. There's always danger
l. OF getting message confused over
S the phone. l always like to give 1t
e TO the operator myself. Is 1t too far
J. to walk to the village?'
No. replied Tom. We walk owe,
nearly every day for ice cream. TT
, only two miles.
1.-TWO miles! I'm afraid I couldn'
- quite accomplish two miles and back.
IL She looked down at her feet ant
IS sighed as If reproaching them for be
n ing so ine1ectively small Her trim
le high heeled patent leather pumps di'
h look absurdly little in contrast to tn
N. loose tennis shoes the rest of us girl
~ we're wearing.
Sc can row you across the lake
~ said Tom, laying down his TENN
racket rather regretfully, though
for we were just starting for the tel
mis- court That will save about
mile.'
~ "'How kind Of you! But hate t
take you from the tennis. Don't 20
y think could row myself? never di
row, but I'm sure it can't be so yer
hard
y tom laughed and said he though
1t would be rather too strenuous
beginning to row across the lake a
her first attempt. So we three girl
watched them set out together.
That, my dear Alice, was the be
9 ginning of a duet between Tom AM
:, Luella. Her eyes were not yer.
~ strong, she said, and she had a move
y which she was simply perishing t.
Ell read. The first thing we knew Ton
d was reading 1t to her in the most Sc
cluded hammock on the place. Sh.
e. did not know how to swim and Ton
% gave her lessons. Tennis was too VIC
lent for her and she couldn't watct
the game on account of the sum,
u glare on the court. So Tom gave VI
Is tennis and we three deserted damselt
st gave up Tom. There was nothing else
to do. Luella absorbed almost every
hour Of his entire day.
This had been going on for five
days and we we're making up oul
minds that the affair must surely end
l. in an engagement when yesterday an
other girl arrived at Glen Echo. Luel
la looked somewhat startled when the
e newcomer alighted from the village
is bus In front Of the inn Just as We al
W came out after dinner.
al 1.-The girl didn't even wait to sex
- after her baggage before running VI
on the porch and enthusiastically EN-
~ bracing Luella.
% Aren't you surprised to see me?'
n she asked exuberantly.
Is "'Yes," murmured Luella In ,
lg strangely unenthusiastic tone. How
TO did you happen to conner
le Why, you see,' she laughed
RaH~ t. t4A> -,
r. can't be up here with you that h.
thought the next best thing was t,
- send me. The poor dear Is counting
81 the hours until you get back. Why
luella. where's your ring? 70,
haven't lost 1t, have your
I'm not wearing it just now an
swsred Luella. q little coldly,
49, thought. =. 49,