The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-20
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TYPICAL SUMMER GIRL
BY KENNETH HARRIS.

tree tops, making q bright pathway
OF ripples across the center OF the
lake. The boat was moving laxily
along In the shadow OF the shore, the
young man who grasped the oars
seeming dislnclined to exertlon. The
girl who leaned back among the cush-
ions in the stern seemed thoughtful.
The young man, bending forward to
observe her more closely, wondered
what she was thinking about. At
last he asked her:
Il was thinking that Martha Wash
lngton cake at supper tonight the mic
est | ever tasted" she said, with an
air OF simple candor Il must ask
Mrs. Rogers for the recipe"
The young man made an impatient
movement.
Another mosquito?" asked the girl.
mo, it was another sort Of sting"
said the young man.
Mosquitoes don't sting"
mo, but some other things do"
Eyes, hornets and humble bees and
nettles-if you don't handle them
firmly"
You have to be handled with
care"
"Oh, I'm not fragile. Are your
Yes; II you drop me I'm likely to
break"
Stop talking nonsense"
You are typical summer girl,
aren't you?" he said.
''1 am she agreed, "in the summer
time. In the winter I'm typical win
ter girl. Not wintry. though"
You can be pretty chilly at this
season. notice-at times"
81 wish / could at this present
time" she said, tanning herself with
her sailor hat I'll tell you what
you may do: row me back to the pa.
vilion and treat me to pineapple ices"
Perhaps | will after while. l
want to talk to you now. I've been
trying"
Il can listen and eat ices too"
"If you can listen l wish you
would"
I'm not to talk, then. Is that IT."
II want"
my conversation bores your"
You know perfectly well what
mean. haven't had a chance to see
you alone all day. l want you to be
serious"
so does my Aunt Jane. And that's
peculiar, too, when 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 typical summer glrl?"
mo, THAT is, at times have
thought So
And you still think so. Well, what
does that mean? Is it complimentary?
Why not row a little faster? You
don't give me steerage way"
Il was going to tell you that am
going back to town tomorrow"
Well that Is information, certain
ly. l thought you intended to stay a
week or two yet"
"Wiil you be sorry to have me go?"
"Why, what an absurd question!
The only man left-I don't count jim
nile Temple, OF course; he's too much
taken up with Myrtle to be OF any use
at all. But wen 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
We'll. auntie and you will mlss me.
then-I hope"
I'VE shall be desolated-'speshully
suntie."
Yes, l suppose So" he said bitter
ly.
She's very fond OF you"
Il had hoped" he said. that 1t
might have been speshully you but
1 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 collec-
tiOn 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. l had to be here all the time.
Did ever show you those rinss
No, don't think did Wen. ! must