Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-08
From Lucille
Diary

north shore / said to Arthur: This
IS The time of the year when 1 most
MISS not having country home
", uldnt 1t be delightful to get out
u,u the woods now for few days
to enjoy the Autumn foliage?"
love the Fall. too" said Arthur
When | was a boy used to think
atl october visits at Red Roof, Uncle
iorace's country place. the most fun
of any But Uncle Horace and Aunt
Dslia don't stay late in the country
any more
Wouldn't it be delightful" 1 sug-
gested, III we could go out to Red
Roof over Sunday? Betty and Uncle
Bob could chaperon us and we could
nave a two or three days picnic. But
old people are 80 fussy about their
possessions that I suppose your un-
Gle wouldn't trust you with the
placer"
of course he'd trust me-" declared
Arthur. Uncle Horace isn't the
least bit fussy. He's as jolly an old
boy as ever lived"
Well, then. shall we get UP the
party for next Sunday" 1 asked
wed better take advantage of this
fine weather"
So we Immediately began to make
oar plans. You'd better invite some
man in addition to Uncle Bob" 1 adj
ysed because I suppose the water
has been disconnected and there will
be lot of pumping to do and hear s
of wood to bring In for the open fires
II there's a large enough party no
one will have to work very hard"
What a wonderful little manager
you are. Lucile!" exclaimed Arthur so
admiringly that I felt encouraged to
suggest other arrangements.
SOME TROUBLES.
When we all arrived at Red Roof
the following Friday afternoon l felt
that l had forgotten nothing that
would add to our comfort. But Sat
urday morning the men had to walk
three miles to the village for kero-
sene, sugar and -four, which we were
lacking. I had naturally supposed
that such staple articles would be In
the house I had on my white mack
nav coat and a cunning little Scotch
bonnet ready to SO with them. when
Uncle Bob remarked that he thought
1t would be too lonely for Betty at
Red Roof with us all away
She isn't good for a six-mile tramp
on country roads, he said. So, of
course, had to give up the walk. 1t
seems to pe l am always having to
give up things for Betty.
She took a magazine and curled UP
before the FIRE. After a while whe.,
she had fallen asleep. l stole out and
went down to the lake shore and got
into one of the canoes the men had
launched. I thought it would be fun
to go over to the island to gather
some of the fringed gentians that Ar
thur had told US used to grow there
when he was boy.
searched through the island
woods until l was tired without find
ing any gentians, and when l went
back t. get my canoe l was greatly
surprised not to find it. At frst l
was somewhat alarmed. but / walked
around the shore and discovered a
anoe in a little sheltered cove quite
distance from the place where ]
thought l remembered leaving it..
When | got back to Red Roof found
the men in the kitchen making a lark
II preparing the noon dinner.
You girls came back too SOON"
said George Requier. as < appeared.
We intended to surprise you with a
three-course meal"
But where's Betty, I asked.
why, wasn't she with you?" asked
Uncle Bob.
mo, left her mapping on the couch.
She must have gone for little walk
In the woods"
Well, I wish she was here" said
Uncle Bob
Don't worry She'll get back
soon, Of course" 1 treasured him.
Betty did not come, and Uncle Bob
grew SO distressed that he would not
eat dinner but went into the woods
70 look for her. or course, George
and Arthur felt that they must join
the search, and as 1 didn't like being
left alone I went with Arthur. When
we all got back to the cottage after a
long search Betty was still missing.
Uncle Bob decided to go to the near
est farmhouse and telephone to the
village to ask IL anything had been
seen of her there.
Wait" said Arthur. Il see that
one Of the canoes is gone. Perhaps
she's on the lake" We all dashed
down to the shore and. to our relief
We saw some one on the island waV-
ing something white. Uncle BOD
Jumped into canoe and was Off IN
an instant.
had A CHILL.
When he returned with Betty ne
said that she had a chill and he
thought it would be wise to go back
10 town on the evening train.
After Betty went to her room Uncle
Bob told US that when she couldn't
find her own canoe on the shore where
she had left II she searched about
nd discovered another canoe foat
ing some distance out. SO she waded
tIto the icy water in hopeless eff
Tort 10 get the boat. "Of course. she
vas chilled TO the bone" said Uncle
Bob, and she's been alone on the
sand for hours. frightened lest ""
si1ildn't find her before dark"
When | protested that it was too
cad TO break up our little house
t1rty-for, of course, l couldn't stay
without them-Uncle Bob drew M
de and told me that he did not
plnn it becoming in me TO object
10 any plans for .Betty's comfort OF
Gn1lth "You ought to have noticed