Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-04-18
MR.. WYSp AND HIS WIFE
BY HELEN SMITH DAYTON.
- HENRY is REMINDED OF A STORY.
" HELEN SMITH pA



We got together in the office thi.
schedule informed Henry WNsp on.
evesiin9.
do you get month:" demanded
ISABEL b,ralhessly. London. Paris
Munich. Nienna. Rome. Florence. Ven
ic. GAS she Imagined them) fiickrrct
through hev brain like moving pic
lures
Not this year, replied Henry. I'm
,nish,S lucky to get two weeks. the
Ma things look around ulr place
After sabel had rallied from this
crushing disappointment she Said II
siiip"so We'S- got To go through AN
mat again oh, dear.
"';o through All what again" de-
lnantnd Henry m sorry my vaca-
'iun l,p:es YOU but l guess III need
tin, ia.e,
II mean planning how To spend it, .
iniesitited isabel. There are So few
things worth white. that one can do i'm
time utahine mp our minds and al the
ia~t 'iioMnttli Just rush of and spend 1t
In some stupid place and wish that
Nd ."iit soiirw here else"
We'll nuke oni plans carefully this
YEAR, said Henry. That's mhN I'm
glad Know 80 far ahead. ny the way
its the first two weeks in August
II can SO just what we'll be doing
the first twu weeks in August shifted
Isabel n Wil ht, sitting on the piazza
" li. Hotel Laurel Among the limp
son Needs talkn. 10 women Who are
.n...siis !, new kind OF fancy work for
tari-iin:is presents one wntnan Win
III. KNITTING Il pink and white shawl
and Nonll 10. Wing aitli Il dog down
on lii. .,.s. of tii. lawn.
Not lhis year" declared Henry.
"'i,i.ss ala:i.
"NoN HeniN. yoli know think the
world OF your mother and, OF course.
It's :, lovely old town and YOU have got
II tot oi Sent i.nent for IL but really,
for vacation do think vs.. might
do something inter- sting.
Henry laughed II agree with you.
Now how would YOU like To ron, a
cottage NJ the shoe? That is some
thing We have ns,vrl done. ana glad
You frosted on the summer hotel
stun. .
isabcls face frightened 1--we >cc.'
SOM. VERY attractive bungalows adNei'.
tised Yes. that might be Il nice idea
You have tn engage them carly.
said HENRY. EVERY year people seem
To make their summer arrangements
earlier and good cottages get snapped
NJ. Shall We consider the matter .'-t
tlr,ls"
oh sir:,"sc that viii do AS well
a., anIhins,@ agreed Isabel. A sea
side cottage holds little allure for II
persor. who has been dreaming all Win
tcl OF London. Paris Munich, etc.
u think Went on Henry. that W,
could have = lot of ftIn. of course
realize tllat 4 good ine i'm place
like tua, depends ,ll,on a CONG ni:.i liz
tie CROWD. We could invite two or three
people 10 cora. fo, >, Week We could
EVEN has. Il different bunch each week
i'iallt he ,b!" 10 squeeze out smother
week ! didn't want To get Your hopes
up and then d;.an them but yes. | can
almost say positively that cen get
AWAY for three weeks "
lsth.l's back stiffencd. Why. ON u
fast boat they could 80 I" Europe and
have quite little lark over there in
Paris, Lon
Tou ,nay ~ Well put out of yoil
mind amy MOTION N"t lnaY have ul 20
ing to Europe this Year. ANNOUNCED
Ht.iiN.
Isabel jumped I'll yoii can get three
weeks don't So, Why Won can't get
just one more tins. little, stingN week,
she complained.
II Non don't like the idea of the cot
tag, said Henry. we "il do You
suggest few moments ago spend 4
week at my mothers and a week al
Nollrs. and if ! should get a third week
Chores lots of nice little "ne-day trips
right around home here
We want to he sure and get place
facing the water" she said hastily
with = Jolly crowd VIC could have a
splendid time. | could get Sarall's nm
married sister to come with Sarah to
help do the work .
Fine. agreed Henry. You can tuck
any number OF people. away I'm Il SUM
mrr cottage They are glad of q bunk
To sleep ON. inst to b. there
| WEcn Henry came home With a pho
tograph of just the right place ever
| Isabel became Interested. "RIt where,
She asked is Canlcioupe beach,
! Henry described it's geographical 10
| cation and dHelt With pride upon it.
arccssibilitA One would imagine thai
he owned the beach. the cottage tn,
quaint little Village. ana the superior
see ton oil ocean that played right on
I tint t'antclciipe shore
Have YOU taken it, asked Isabel.
The man to whom ana To make Thu
derVsit is ot;t OF town. but | am la ii,
ii up Monday morning. It's ours al
right
We must be car"fnl To invite jus
the right people inuscd Isabel. II
we've got To go there VIC must take
our good time with us OF il will b.
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