The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-03-06
Visiting
Katherine

What's the matter, George?" asked
BECKER when he and Wadley met at
the same cafe table last Tuesday
noon. "You look like the last run OF
shad. Have you been sick?"
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 tho weekend there. She
said 1t was a quiet, restful place. SO l
decided to break away from the bust
ness grind for two or three days, II
/ lost my Job for It"
lyon did right" declared Blocker.
Everybody needs . change once in q
while"
well. I had . change. all right"
said wadley. dismally.
Didn't 1t 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.
at 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 half
mile to marshmallow roast.
IF there's anything Sticky sweet in
tho name OF food that l particularly
detest it's marshmallows. but. d
course. / 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. I Joined in the romp
ings and tore back and forth across
the beach like . schoolboy for a half
hour or SO.
AT $3.50 the NEXT morning a rap at
my door woke me from sound sleep
"'Aren't you going for a dipr called
Katherine. gayly. Il take a swim ev
cry morning before breakfast
'In about nvs minutes Joined
Katherine on the pier. She dived into
the water and I followed. my teeth
chattering. She struck out across the
bay. 1t was only BY superhuman ef
forts that managed to keep up with
her. 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.
after breakfast she challenged me
to tennis. We played six sets before
lunch. was too tired to eat and
longed to stretch myself In a ham.
mock. but Katherine said she was as
hungry as hired man. and she knew
I must be starving. SO sat down at
the table and was making a fairly
good meal when Katherine told me tc
hurry, for she had arranged a four.
some at golf with two friends OF hers.
ct was o'clock when We finished
playing golf and Katherine said we
should Just have time for a 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
= hop in the evening.
I'VE went to the hop. Katherine
was as blooming as q rose. She in.
troduced mo to every girl there and
danced every dance on the program
and six extras. I 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. 30 briskly did she walk"
Il hope you got q rest Sunday"
said Blocker. sympathetically.
"A rest! Katherine had planned a
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 1t 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 could hardly move the boat
an inch without breaking my back.
in the evening Katherine had 9
crowd in for . Welsh rarebit and ]
was allowed to out up four pounds Of
cheese. It was hard work One OF
the girls came unescorted and Kath
crime and rowed her home across
the lake at midnight and walked q
half-mile to her house and back.