United labor bulletin., 1913-09-06
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TYPICAL SUMMER GIRL
BY kENNETT HARRIS.


young man who grasped the oars
seeming disinclined to exertion. The
girl who leaned back among the cush-
Ions in the stern seemed thoughtful.
The young man, bending forward to
observe her more closely, wondered
what she was thinking about. At
last he asked her:
II was thinking that Martha Wash
ington cake at supper tonight the mic
est ever tasted" she said, with an
air of simple candor. II must ask
Mrs. Rogers for the recipe"
The young man made an impatient
movement.
Another mosquito?" asked the girl.
mo, It was another sort of a sting"
said the young man.
Mosquitoes don't sting"
mo. but some other things do"
"Yes, hornets and humble bees and
nettles-if you don't handle them
firmly"
You have to be handled with
care"
"oh, I'm not fragile. Are your"
Yes: IL you drop me I'm likely to
break"
Il
You are a typical summer girl,
aren't your" he said.
Il am she agreed, 'in the summer
time. In the winter I'm typical win
ter girl Not wintry. though"
You can be pretty chilly at this
season. notice-at times"
81 wish 1 could at this present
time" she said. tanning herself with
| her sailor hat. I'll tell you what
you may do: row me back to the pa
vilion and treat me to pineapple ices"
Perhaps l will after a while. I
want to talk to you now. I've been
trying"
Il can listen and eat ices too"
"If you can listen / wish you
would"
I'm not to talk. then, Is that it7"
Il want"
MY conversation bores your"
You know perfectly well what /
mean. ! haven't had a chance to see
you alone all day. ! want you to be
serious
so does my Aunt Jane. And that's
peculiar. too, when ! think of 1t, for
you don't look at all alike. But she
thinks I'm frivolous, and you think
I'm frivolous. There's that bond be-
tween you. at any rate. So you think
1 I'm a typical summer girl?''
mo. THAT is. at times l have
thought so.'
And you still think so. Well. what
does that mean? Is it complimentary
Why not row a little faster7 You
don't give me steerage way"
81 was going to tell you that 1 am
going back 10 town tomorrow"
well. that is information, certain
ly. thought you intended TO stay
week or two yet"
'Will you be sorry to have me go7"
why. what an absurd question,
The only man Ieft-I don't count Jim
mie Temple. OF course: he's too much
taken up with Myrtle to be OF any use
at all. But wen say almost the only
man left"
Yes. there's Parkinson"
He doesn't count, either-so very
much but we'll have to make the best
OF him IL you're going"
you mean that you will make the
best of him"
Let's say auntie and l." she sug-
gested. gently.
well, auntie and you will miss me,
then-I hope"
I'VE shall be desolated-'speshully
auntie."
Yes. l suppose So" he said bitter
ly.
shes very fond of you"
'T had hoped" he said. that II
might have been 'speshully you.' but
y
rest OF them"
You mean the rest OF the men
who-the ones who came before you
the fond donors OF my little collec-
ton of engagement rings. don't your"
DO you mean to say that you en-
gagged yourself to them?"
COLLECTIVELY? oh, dear, no. But
| individually, what could you expect of
typical summer girl? They came.
they saw. and-and they went home
again. had to be here all the time.
Did l ever show you those rings?
No. don't think / did. Well, must
sometime"
81 don't think you WILL" said the
young man. grimly. beginning to row.
I'll get you your ice now"
| II don't want 1t now. You lost
your opportunity. That ought to be a
lesson to you"
He dropped the oars. Look here"
he said, determinedly. I'm going to
know about this. Did those fellows
| propose to your
This is outrageous!" she exclaim.
ed, Indignantly.
Never mind whether 1t is or not.
Did they propose?"
DO you think everybody is as slow
as your" she asked. and then buried
her face In her hands.
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