Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-08
From Lucil1e's
Diary


IS the time of the year when l most
miss not having a country home
Wouldn't it be delightful to get out
mo the woods now for few days
to enjoy the Autumn foliage?"
Il love the Fall. too." said Arthur.
When I was boy I used to think
ny October visits at Red Roof, Uncle
Horace's country place. the most fun
VI any. But Uncle Horace and Aunt
Della don't stay late in the country
any more"
Wouldn't 1t be delightful" / sug-
gested, If we could 60 out to Red
Roof over Sunday? Betty and Uncle
Bob could chaperon us and we could
hsve a two or three days picnic. But
old people are SO fussy about their
possessions that 1 suppose your un-
Gle wouldn't trust you wtth 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 Ssnday?" asked.
wed better take advantage of this
fine weather" '--a
So we Immediately began to make
our plans. You'd better invite some
man in addition to Uncle Bob" adj
vised, because 1 suppose the water
has been disconnected and there will
be lot of pumping to do and heaps
of wood to bring in for the open fires.
If 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 l felt encourag ed to
suggest other arrangements.
SOME TROUBLES.
When we all arrived at Red Roof
the following Friday afternoon 1 felt
that l had forgotten nothing that
would add to our comfort. But Sat
urday morning the mon had to walk
three miles to the village for kero-
sene sugar and flour, which we were
lacking 1 had naturally supposed
that such staple articles would be in
the house. I had on my white mack
NAV coat and q cunning little Scotch
bonnet ready to go 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 me / am always having to
give up things for Betty.
nak ID a,1 ~ Id ~
before the fire After a while, when
she had fallen asleep, / stole out and
went down to the lake shore and got
into one of the canoes the men had
launched. I 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 a boy.
l searched through the island
woods until l was tired without find
ing any gentians, and when 1 went
back t. get my canoe I was greatly
surprised not to find it. At first l
was somewhat alarmed, but 1 walked
around the shore and discovered a
canoe in a little sheltered cove quite
q distance from the place where l
thought / remembered leaving it,
When l got back to Red Roof I found
# preparing the noon dinner.
"You girls came back too soon,"
said George Requier. as I 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
NO. l 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 get back
soon Of course" l 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. OF course, George
and Arthur felt that they must join
the search, and as l 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 II 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,
Re saw some one on the island wav-
ing something white. Uncle Bon
Jumped into a canoe and was on III
instant.
HAD A CHILL.
When he returned with Betty ne
sad that she had a chill and he
thought it would be wise to 60 back
20 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
S0e had left 1t she searched about
pad discovered another canoe float
ms some distance out SO she waded
no the icy water in hopeless eff
Tor; to get the boat. "Of course. she
"7s chilled to the bone" said Uncle
300, and she's been alone on the
Sand for hours frightened lest W"
couldn't find her before dark"
When ! protested that it was too
"ed 10 break up our little hous,
aHfty-for. of course. 1 couldn't stay
H.Hout tn em-Uncle Bob drew me
5de and told me that he did not
mink il becoming in me to object
o any plans for Betty's comfort OF
oealth. You ought to have noticed