The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-11-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SOMETHING WENT WRONG:
BY SADIE WOODS.

I
ter as she paused in the act of putting
nicked saucepan under the pile out
Of sight
"Gold?" echoed the girl at the small
hardware counter in a tone OF infinite
scorn. Got gold? What I've got
is as an iceberg to a small icicle when
1t comes to Colds! But l thought /
had a good time getting it, Mree!"
"Howjuh do it," inquired the girl
with the robespierre collar
Why. the Jolly Rover Social club
gave a midsummer party the other
night" explained the afflicted one.
In zero weather." cried the girl at
the enamelware. For the lands sake!
Were they crazy? Spose you had a
beach party and went for a swim, and
had ice cream for refreshments after
ward! Brit"
Nod exactly" said the sufferer
"Of course, 1t was zero, but that's
what made 1t interesting. It's always
interesting to do things people don't
expect you to do. isn't it,"
Maybe agreed the girl at the en-.
amelware counter. But there are linn
its! Now. II any one requested me to
go on a violet picking expedition In
January 1t would be unexpected, but,
nevertheless. crazy. l hope l have
sense enough to know a snowbank
from q steam radiator. / don't wonder
you have a cold"
I'VE had the party at the hail." eI-
planned the girl at the hardware coun-
ter. And II would have been all right
only something seemed to go wrong
with the heating plant. The president
Of the club said he told the janitor to
have 1t hotter than usual. but the jani-
tor must have got mixed and done the
opposite. So when we came in dressed
in white organdies and such things
everybody turned purple almost at
once.
Now, It doesn't help a girls temper
to know that she's a light heliotrope
tinge and she can't be her own sweet
self when she realizes that she has a
bright red nose and goose pimples on
her hands and armsi So everybody
started with bad temper. Jimmy
said stepped on his feet, but didn't
1T was his last summer shoes that
were too small for him and his feet
were numb from cold, anyhow. He
didn't listen kindly to my explanation.
because when we sat down to talk
there was an icy blast from the win
dow right down his collar, and Jimmy
is awfully sensitive to drafts. So he
got mad at me and went over to talk
to that Flossy Soller-her IN the rib
bons-because he said he wouldn't get
pneumonia for any girl and had put
him there on purpose.
ITO get even with Jimmy smiled at
Percy Wagner and he took me to have
some lemonade that ought "a been
boiled. it was so cold, and then he sat
me down in q corner and talked to
me, and Jimmy could see US, and
wouldn't a moved II I'd frozen to the
spot. I most did, too. because there
was a cold air radiator in the floor
right there and l know the other end
was connected with the north pole.
had on my ruffled dimity and white
shoes and hosiery and my teeth were
chattering. Percy's nose looked frost
bitten and his knees knocked together.
When we tried to dance we sort of fell
around like clothespins.
Then we sat in circle and ate ice
cream and our Threats froze up till We
ought a called a plumber and every
body said, Amt we having a fine
time? And Jimmy glowed till I was
afraid his face would crack with the
cold and everything. Then finally,
Just as Percy and 1 were getting some
more lemonade, Jimmy grabbed me by
the arm.
"'Say,' he Kissed, I've had enough
Of that sissy fellow trailing after you!
Gust as drew away. indignant like
for nobody can boss me even II It Is
Jimmy-Percy sort of fell against the
lemonade bowl and 1t tipped over and
soaked Jimmy and me. I'd hate to
think It of Percy, but can't see how
he could have upset that bowl without
planning II.
well, of course, Jimmy and had
to 20 home then, and my! the Ian
guage that man used was something
wonderful! I didn't see how there
could be any more language in the
world, but found there was, for when
we started to get OF the street car
Jimmy found his duck trousers that
had got soaked with lemonade were
frozen to the seat. The conductor
wouldn't hold the car while Jimmy
tore them loose! He said there were
no rules n regulations requiring con-
ductor to delay service just because
Q passenger got frozen to the seat.
by the time we got home my dimi-
ty dress skirt was so frozen with
lemonade that 1t ratified like tin. and
when I hit the doorpost 1t cracked and
ruined itself. 1 s'pose must a got
my gold somehow during the eve
ming"
cit looks that way" agreed the girl
1t the enamelware counter.