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


north shore, ! said to Arthur: This
is the time OF the year when ] most
miss not having country home
Wouldn't it De delightful to get out
into the woods now for a few days
10 enjoy the Autumn foliage"
II love the Fail. too said Arthur
When l was a boy I used to think
my October visits AT Red Roof, Uncle
Horace's country place, the most fun
of any. But Uncle Horace and Aunt
Della don't stay late in the country
any more"
Wouldn't It be delightful" 'sug.
gested, IF we eould go out 10 Red
Roof over Sunday? Betty and Uncle
Bob could chaperon us and we could
have a two or tire days picnic But
old people are 50 fussy about their
possessions that 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 ola
boy as ever lived
Well. then. shall We gel up the
party for next Sunday | asked
Wed better take advantage OF this
fine weather"
So we Immediately began to make
our plans. you'd better invite some
man in addition TO Uncle Bob" / ad-
vised. because | suppose the water
has been disconnected and there vii;
be lot of pumping to do and heaps
OF wood to bring in for the open fires
III there
one VIII have to work very hard
What a wonderful little manager
you are, Lucille" exclaimed Arthur So
admiringly that / felt ENCOURAGED to
suggest other arrangements.
SOME TROUBLES.
When we all arrived at Red Roof
the following Friday afternoon / felt
that / 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 flour which we were
lacking ! had naturally supposed
that such staple articles would be In
the house l had on my white mack
NAV coat and i cunning little Scotch
bonnet ready to go with them, when
Uncle Bob remarked that he thought
II would be too lonely FOR Betty at
Red Roof with Us all away.
She isn't good for a six-mtle tramp
on country roads he said So of
course, had to give up the walk II
seems to me ! am always having to
give up things for Betty
she TOOK a magazine and cufird up
before the Are. After a while when
she had fallen asleep. | stole out and
went down 10 the lake shore and got
into one of the canoes the men had
launched. l thought 1t would be fun
to go over to the island to gather
some OF the fringed genttans that Ar
thur had told us used to grow there
when he was boy.
searched through the island
woods until I was tired without fnd
ing any gentians, and when | went
back - get my canoe | was greatly
surprised not TO find IT, At frst-
was somewhat alarmed but l walked
around the shore and discovered
canoe in a little sheltered cove quite
distance from the place where
thought / remembered leaving 1t.
When ! got back to Red Roof l found
the men in the kitchen making lark
u preparing lht noun uiHNeNr
You girls came back too soon"
said George Requier,. as l appeared.
We intended to surprise you with a
three-course meal"
but where's Betty | asked
why. wasn't she with YOU" asked
Uncle Bob
No left her mapping On the couch.
She must have gone FOR little walk
In the woods
Well, ! wish she was here" said
Uncle Bob
Don't worry she'll ge, back
soon. ~ course" ! treasured him
Betty did not come and Uncle Bob
grew so distressed that he would not
eat dinner. but went into the woods
90 look for her or course George
and Arthur felt that they must JOIN
the search. and as l didn't like being
left alone | went with Arthur. When
we all got back 20 the cottage after a
long search Betty was sum 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 thea lake We all dashed
down to the shore and. to our relief.
We saw sumo tllf 'I INC 'N'f'hN NN''
ing something white. Uncle Bob
Jumped into canoe and was OF u
an instant
HAD CHILL.
when he returned with BETTY Hs
said that she had chill and hy
thought IT would be wise 10 go back
TO town on the evening train
After Betty went TO her room uucl.
Bob told us that when she couldn'
find hor own canoe ou the shor. W rer,
she had left II she searched ahou'
and discovered another canoe aoa.
ing some distance out. So she wade.
into the icy water In a hopeless o.
fort to get the boat or course. sin,
was chilled to the bone" said Unc,
Bob. and shes been alone on TIA,
Island for hours. frightened lest ~,
shouldn't md her before dark"
When I protested that 1t was tu,
bad TO break mp our little hous
party-for OF course. | couldn't ST..
without them-Unclc Bob drew u
aside and told me that he did no
think IL becoming in me to objec
10 any plans for Betty's comfort o
health You ought 10 have noticed