Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-01-18
Visiting
Katherine

whats the matter, George! asked
Blocker when he and Wadley met at
the same cafe table last Tuesday
noon. you look like the last run OF
shad. Have you been slck?"
NO, I've been up in the country"
said Wadley. "You know Katherine
Morgan's people have a cottage at
Sunset lake. Well, Katherine invited
me to pass the weekend there. She
said it was a quiet, restful place, SO ]
I decided to break away from the busi-
ness grind for two or three days, II
1 lost my job for it."
"You did right" declared Blocker.
Everybody needs change once in q
while"
/ "Well, had a 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, ab'
solutely indestructible Katherine, ar
ranged for my pleasure.
'Tt was $3.50 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
I 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 hall
mile to a marshmallow roast.
IF there's anything sicky sweet In
the name Of food that I 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 I was really too
tired to move, Joined in the romp-
ings and tore back and forth across
the beach like q schoolboy for a half.
hour or so.
AT ESQ the next morning rap at
my door woke me from a sound sleep.
"'Aren't you going for Dip called
Katherine, gayly. ~ take swim ev-
cry morning before Breakfast
an about five minutes I Joined
Katherine on the pier. She dived into
the water and / followed. my teeth
chattering. She struck out across the
bay. 1t was only by superhuman eff
forts that l managed to keep up with
her. I had not been in swimming
before this year, and I never was a
strong swimmer. I proposed that we
run home on the beach and Katherine
bet me a box of candy that she could
beat me. She won.
CATER breakfast she challenged me
to tennis. We played six sets before
lunch. l was too tired to eat and
longed to stretch myself in ham,
mock, but Katherine said she was as
hungry as a hired man, and she knew
, I must be starving, so I 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.
at was o'clock when We finished
playing golf and Katherine said we
should just have time for swim
before dinner. When l was dressing
after the swim Katherine knocked at
my door and told me to put on my
dancing pumps, as We were going to
q hop in the evening.
1--WE went to the hop. Katherine
was as blooming as q rose. She in
troduced me to every girl there and
danced every dance on the program
and six extras. / don't know how I
managed to walk the mile back to the
cottage without falling by the side Of
Katherine, who appeared to be doing
Marathon, so hFiskly did she walk"
II hope you got rest Sunday"
said Blocker, alphabetically.
"A rest! Katherine had planned q
walk around the lake. It was Just
seven miles, and we got home in time
for a / o'clock dinner. I was deter
mined that I 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 1 could hardly move the boat
an inch without breaking my back.
''In the evening Katherine had q
crowd in for a Welsh rareblt and I
was allowed to cut up four pounds Of
cheese. It was hard work. One Of
the girls came unescorted and Kath-
crime and I rowed her home across
the lake at midnight and walked a
half:mile to her house and back.
at didn't seem more than ten min
utes after got into bed when Kath-
refine knocked on my door to see II I
was ready for my morning swim, I
answered brightly that I had already
been in. Then I 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 a lot Of things want
you to do. We were going to play in.
loor k,ook,m ,,a