Putnam patriot., 1914-02-27

TYPICAL SUMMER GIRL
BY KENNETH HARRIS.

=. in the stern seemed thoughtful
L. young man, bending forward to
80 her more closely, wondered
w. ~ she was thinking about. At
,ast he asked her:
'as u was thinking that Martha Wash
4.oton cake at supper tonight the mic
- ever tasted" she said, with an
- of simple candor. i must ask
rs Rogers for the recipe
Tbe Young man made an impatient
movement.
another mosquito?' asked the girl.
No it was another sort OF sting,
said the young man.
.s.9osaqitoes don't sting"
4vo hut some other things do"
ovse hornets and humble bees and
.o..1os-if YOU don't handle them
firmly. -
care"
oh I'm not fragile. Are your"
yes: if you drop me I'm likely to
break"
stop talking nonsense"
.'You are a typical summer girl
aren't you?" he said.
90 am she agreed. '1n the summer
t,ra In the winter I'm typical win
Tor girl Not wintry. though"
.You can be pretty chilly at this
season. | notice-at times.
~ wish / could at this present
time she said, tanning herself with
hor sailor hat. It'll tell you what
YOU may do; row me back to the pa
vilion and treat me to pineapple ices. !"
perhaps / will after a while. l
want to talk to you now. I've been
trying"
~ can listen and eat ices too"
.Tf YOU can listen / wish you
would"
I'm not 10 talk. then. Is that it?'
81 want"
.'My conversation bores your
you know perfectly well what I
mean. l haven't had chance to see
you alone all day. l want you to be
serious.
$50 does my Aunt Jane. And that's
peculiar, too, when l think of it, 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
I'm a typical summer grip
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 little faster? You
don't give me steerage way
81 was going to tell you that l am
going back to town tomorrow"
well, that is information, certain
ly. | thought you intended to stay a
week or two yet"
.Will you be sorry to have me go?"
why, what an absurd question!
The only man left-I don't count Jim
mic Temple, of course; he's too much
taken up with Myrtle to be of any use
at all But we'll 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 If you're going"
You mean that you will make the
best of him.
Lets say auntie and l." she sug-
gested, gently
well, auntie and You will miss me,
them hope"
I'VE shall be desolated-'speshully
auntie."
Yes, I suppose So" he said bitter
1y.
She's very fond of you"
Il had hoped" he said, that 1t
might have been 'speshuIy YOU but
suppose | fooled myself like the
rest of them
You mean the rest of the men
who-the ones who came before you
the fond donors of my little coliee-
ton OF engagement rings, don't you?
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 / ever show you those ringsf
No. don't think I did. Well. must
sometime"
/ don't think you WILL" said the
young man, grimly. beginning to row.
III get you your ice now"
don't want 1t now. You lost
your opportunity. That ought to be a
lesson to you.
He dropped the oars. Look here, -
ne 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 It 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.
The boat drifted.
IT'S rather nice scalp" she said
uah an hour later, touching it lightly
as she spoke Il think like it better
than any in my collection
lou viii never get me to believe
N that collection" he laughed. con-
fidently.
that's ungallant," she said. But
90 | sting, Jack?"
Not now
Wen, you know what I told you
ABOUT aettles."
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