Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05
Visiting
Katherine

the same cafe table last Iuesoayl
noon. you look like the last run OF
shad. Have you been sick?"
mo, I've been UP in the country,
said Wadley. you know Katherine
Morgan's people have cottage at
Sunset lake. Well, Katherine invited
me to pass the weekend there. She
said 1t was a quiet, restful place, SO y
decided to break away from the busi-
ness grind for two or three days. IL
I lost my job for It,"
"You did right" declared Becker.
Everybody needs change once In a.
while"
well, had change, all right.
said Wadley, dismally.
Didn't it agree with you? Was it
dull?"
Dull! I'll just tell you what Kath-
crime, the adorable, the untiring. abb
solutely indestructible Katherine, ar
ranged for my pleasure.
1T was $3.50 Friday evening when
my train arrived. Katherine was at
the station with 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
were all to go down the shore a half
mile to marshmallow roast.
IF there's anything sticky sweet In
the name of food that l particularly
detest it's marshmallows, but, of
course, I expressed my delight at the
roast and away we went. After about
ten pounds of marshmallows 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, l Joined in the romp-
!ngs and tore back and forth across
the beach like schoolboy for half
hour or so.
"At $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
in about five minutes l Joined
Katherine on the pier. She dived into
the water and l followed, my teeth
chattering. She struck out across the
bay. It was only by superhuman eff
forts that managed to keep up with
her. l had not been in swimming
before this year, and never was a
strong swimmer. l proposed that we.
run home on the beach and Katherins
bet me a box of candythat she coulE
beat me. She won. j.
after breakfast she challenged me
to tennis. We played six sets hc bre
lunch. / was too tired to eat pccA 7
longed to stretch myself in aS1d Y
mock. but Katherine san size Was az.
hungry as hired man, and she knew
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 a four.
some at golf with two friends of hers.
1T 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
a hop in the evening.
1--WE went to the hop Katherine
was as blooming as a rose. She in
troduced me to every girl there and ]
danced every dance on the program
and six extras. don't know how
managed to walk the mile back to the
cottage without falling by the side OF
Katherine, who appeared to be doing
a Marathon, so briskly did she walk"
II 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 1 o'clock dinner. was deter
mined that I should sleep all the aft
ernoon in 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 4 could hardly move the beat
an inch without breaking my back.
"In the evening Katherine had a
crowd in for a Welsh rarebit and I
was allowed to cut up four pounds of
cheese. 1t was hard work. One of
the girls came unescorted and Kath-
crime and l rowed her home across
the lake at midnight and walked
,half.mile to her house and back.
1T didn't seem more than ten min.
utes after got into bed when Kath-
refine knocked on my door to see II u
was ready for my morning swim. +
answered brightly that had already
been in Then began throwing my
things into my suitcase At breakfast
I inquired about the first train to
town.
"But George Katherine protested.
I thought you were going to stay over,
today. There's lot Of things i want
you to do. We We're going to play in.
door baseball and 1870
I'm terribly sorry / interrupted.
but it's imperative that l return to
my office this morning
''It was imperative. knew that II
didn't regain the rest and quiet Of
my desk telephone immediately I
should be a total wreck. fled and
Katherine's last words to me were an
Invitation to return for my vacation
in September
will you go?" asked Blocker.
Y .'Not unless I've been to a rest cure.
first"
Could Keep Up with Them. a,