Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-07-12
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..-.Oh for breath OF country air!"
sighed one evening during the dread
full hot weather we had little while
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You love the country, don't you,
Lucals?" asked Arthur Knight, who
happened to be sitting on our porch
yes. I'm afraid envy people who
have summer homes" replied.
HThar reminds me that Uncle Ben
gave me the key to Red Roof besore
he started to Europe last week It's
lovely little place
DO tell me about Red Roof" beg
ged. The name is perfectly faseinae
ing. s.
Instead Of my describing 1t, sup
pose I show it to you" he suggest
ed. I'VE can make the run out there
In three hours In my car. Wouldn't
you Ike to go?"
| "Of course I would" answered
| inside OF ten minutes we had a lit
lie outing trip planned and Uncle Bob
and Betty had been invited over the
! telephone. .@s.F
When Arthur came for me the morn
| ing We we're to go he looked disturbed
Lucille" he said. I'm swfully sorTy,
but my cook has disappointed us-"
/ 10 '-Oh, Betty and I win enjoy cook
Ing replied You and Uncle Bob
can help us and It WIN DO regular
camping frolic-"
What q trump you aEe!" exclaimed
Arthur IN q tone that quite repaid
me. F.
/: It was great fun getting the house
opened and Strengthened things
around and when We got bit set
lied within doors Arthur sa1d that ho
and Uncle Bob would NOW 3 path to
the water and launch the boat. Betty
and ! went into the kitchen and be-
gan to prepare the moon dinner.
I'm make stuffed baked potatoes"
said. They're my specially. I pack-
ed oct nice ones and took them
down to the river for Uncle Bob to
wash, for potatoes are very rough foz
delicate hands. H.
"Wells this Is q joke" laughed Uncle
Bob. ''
You know the bargain was for you
boys to help" I returned merIy. So
in q very few minutes the potatoes
we're scrubbed clean =
IT there's nothing else for me to
do just now" said to Betty after
had put them into the oven. TIL SCI
about the bedrooms.' -
I went upstairs. Going into the
room Betty was to have I saw he,
| bathing dress lying IN her open suit
j case. Suddenly remembered that
] had forgotten to bring my bathing
suit think Betty ought to have ne
minded me, Of II. but some people nevel
think OF any one except themselves
thought how refreshing little dill
q | would be before dinner. so hastily
donned Bety's suit
b @That looks good to me-" said Uncl,
Bob when I appeared on the shore
4 let us take swim, too. knight"
In short time we were all tire.
splashing IN the water together. W.
4 made such noise that Betty cam.
4 around to the front porch to nee wha
8 was going on s.,1.:s.-
q Come ON In Betty" called Uncs
a Bob. -: 55. s.Z::. ME-. 8, Z
8 She hesitated an instant and the,
q went Into the house only to reappea
q looking Texed. u Is,
Il can't find my bathing suit oh
said Grossly. Lucille, you have
q on!n = Z;
g L Uncle Bob looked at me- and the
81 got ont Of the water and followed Be
y into the house. 5:58. @
T never thought that Betty woul
81 want her bathing suit just now" cal
a to Arthur. "sne is usually 90 generou
and eisterly about borrowing back an
forth that ] didn't think to ask her fc
81 the suit
sighed and Arthur looked az N
sympatheticslly, bnt before he coul
81 say word Betty came to the doc
" and called that we should be late /
81 dinner II we didn't hurry. N
dressed IN time to help put dinner Q
81 the table. ~ gs4 81 BIZ RI
aOh. never mind assisting me row
said Betty. with an acid little smil
I'm sure youu be relieved 10 kno
81 that ] have already stuffed the pot
toes. = sis55
often wish that Uncle Bob ha
married less difficult person this
# Betty. She made it very unpleasa,
for me BY her grumpiness ct Dime
81 and Z think It was extremely selfish
@ her to insist on going home the ve1
IS next morning. saying that she was n,
feeling quite well.
Sometimes ann forced to be iii
Hheptical about Betty's convenient q
lacks OF Illness