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

the same cafe table last Tuesday,
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 It was a quiet, restful place, so y
decided to break away from the bust.
ness grind for two or three days, III
lost my job for It."
you did right" declared Becker
Everybody needs a change once In a.
while"
well, I 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. abb
solutely indestructible Katherine, ar
ranged for my pleasure.
ut 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
| 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 marshmaliow roast.
IF there's anything sticky sweet In
the name of food that | 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 schoolboy for half
hour or SO.
"At $50 the next morning rap at
my door woke me from a sound sleep.
"'Arent you going for Dip called
Katherine, gayly. II take swim ev-
cry morning before breakfast
I'm about five minutes 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 managed to keep up with
her. l had not been In swimming
before this year, and never was a:
strong swimmer proposed that we.
run home on the beach and Katherins
bet me box of candy that she coulH
beat me. She won.
"After breakfast she challenged pie
to tennis. We played six sets b tre
lunch. / was too tired to eat rcce
longed to stretch myself in aa1d9
mock, but Katherine said size Was as
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 8 o'clock when we finished
playing golf and Katherine said we
should just have time for 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.
I'VE 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 I
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 a 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 O'Clock dinner. I was deter
mined that 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 i could hardly move the beat
an inch without breaking my back.
in the evening Katherine had q
crowd in for a Welsh rarebit and
was allowed to cut up four pounds OF
cheese. 1t 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
1T didn't seem more than ten min
utes after l got into bed when Kath-
refine knocked on my door to see IL I
was ready for my morning swim. I
answered brightly that / had already
been in Then began throwing my
things into my suitcase. At breakfast
l 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 were going to play in
door baseball and
"T'm terribly sorry interrupted
but it's imperative that return to
my Office this morning.
1T was imperative. I knew that II
didn't regain the rest and quiet OF
my desk telephone Immediately
should be total wreck. fed and
Katherine's last words to me were an
invitation to return for my vacation
in September"
will you go?' asked Blocker.
Not unless I've been to a rest cure
first"
Could Keep Up With Them.