The Glenwood post., 1913-05-17
MS USUAL DAD LUIGI
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show any sisns q hard vsar. ~ -
any q NJ othsR dAAeiAG fs0eks. u
yoaI parAoa tAs txtte rs0afk. have
returned hons . eaAAer bat Q wiser
girl. have learned . few Wholesome
truths. though I must admit hat I
found them rather unpleasant II Arst.
I'll just give yoa . little aocount
Of my visit to the city and then II
vent be necessary for me to point .
oking hack now. I feel like smil-
ingt the pitiful egotism which led
ne to half expect q phalanx OF young
men at the train to meet me. Some
how. / got the idea from the flattering
remarks Of At least . half dozen of
those who honored our porch with
their presence last summer and pre-
vious summers that my advent in the
city would b. to them . source Of the
keenest delight. Strangely enough
my arrival created not even
. Ripple Of exciteme.t.
IF 1t hadn't been for dear old Ars.
Gray. there wouldn't have bseA one
face to greet me ~ ! stepped
OF the train. Evea she Was fuller Of
her own Affairs than Of mine. She
said she had sons errands to %. and
asked me II I would mind going with
her to the shopping district. OF
I said I'd like to 90 With her.
but after We had passed . whole af-
ternoon pricing toweling and kitchen
ware in tho Easements Of three de-
partment stores. made up my mind
that when wished to see the shops
I'd try to go without Mrs. Gray.
Il was glad when we got to her
apartment finally, to find that my
trunk had come, for I was anxious to
put on something pretty for the eve
ming in case there should be callers.
I might just as well have taken my
ease in the negligee that Mrs. Gray
suggested. for our evening together
was uninterrupted. began to think
that maybe some Of the cards had
sent to my summer friends--summer
friends 10 such . good name, dear. for
those careless young men who grace
our tennis court and swimming beach
and decorate our porch during the
heated season-had gone astray. 80
decided to call up Ted Harris and tell
him was in town.
His mother answered the phone.
She said TED haA told her that was
coming and she thought As sxDsctsd
to 80 Ne The Hsxt week. He was %
busy socially. sAs informed ne, that
be had very little time. Indesd, he
was leading . cotillion at the Fort
nightly assembly that very svsnins.
Il thought Ted's mother rather f.
line. but the ootillion sounded good to
me. and I had . fascinating mental
picture of myself moving through the
mazes OF that delightful dance two
weeks later. remembered how Ted
was always descanting upon the per
fection of the floor and the beautiful
music At his club, and was sure he
would want me to dance there once
at least. / was awfully glad my eve
ming gowns weren't tn the least bit
country.
Well to relieve your curiosity at
once. let me tell you that Ted called
me up the next day and was most
cordial. He told me how glad he
would be to see me and how sorry he
was that he had every evening taken
for weeks In advance. That was Just
his usual bad luck, he declared. But
he said must surely have luncheon
with him downtown. I replied that ]
would II l could. but that my time was
very fall. He said simply must
squeeze the luncheon in and he'd call
me uD In Q day o. two and arrange
date.
That. my dear. was the last Of Ted
I heard from him no more and prob
ably will not again until he appears
upon our veranda bright and smiling
some morning next summer. amiably
ready to enjoy our boat or our auto
mobile or even the early apples in
our orchard.
: After l had been in town . week
Clayton Rogers called me up and said
he'd been trying to get around to see
me, but that he was rushed to pieces
with business. I'd like to get up q
theater party for you.' he told me. ]
gasped with suppressed surprise and
pleasure. But he added, I'm going
east tonight l thanked him warmly
''The Todd boys called one evening
just before left. They talked of the
delights of our country home and told
me how eagerly they were anticipat
ing their next summers vacation
They invited me--now. sister. don't
get eycited-to walk around the lake
with them some cool day next Au.
gust, OF course, l accepted with
alacrity.
John Boyd actually took me TO a
lecture and Mr.. Slater gave me nerv.
GUS shock by inviting me to the thea,
ter. But he chose the evening of the
day was leaving the city. John Flow.
ard and Mr.. Bentley weren't heard
from n all