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


north shore, ] said to Arthur, This
is tho time Of the year when J most
miss not having a country home
Wculdn it be delightful to get out
into the woods now for few days
TO enjoy the Autumn foliage"
7 love the FAN too" said Arthur.
when I was a boy I used to think
my October visits at Red Root, Uncle
Horace's country place, the most fun
OF any. Rnt Uncle Horace and Aunt
Della don't stay late in the country
any more
Wouldn't IT be delightful" l sug-
gested, IT we cosld go out to Red
Roof over sunday? Betty and Uncle
Bob could chaperon US and we could
have two or three days picnic But
old people are so fussy about their
possessions that / suppose your IN
Gle wouldn't trust YOU with the
placer?
"Of course he'd ttust me" declared
Arthur. Uncle Horace isn't the
least bit fussy. He's AS Jolly an old
boy as ever lived"
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 will
be a lot of pumping 10 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 . wonderful little manager
you are, Lucille" exclaimed Arthur So
admiringly that felt encouraged to
suggest other arrangements
SOME TROUBLES.
When we all arrived al Red fioof
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 aour. which we were
lacking. ! had naturally supposed
that such staple articles would be In
the house. l had on my white mack
bonnet ready TO go with them, when
Uncle Rob remarked that he thought
1t would be too lonely for Betty at
Red Roof with us all away
''She isn't good for six-mile 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 mag aziiie and curieu Up
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. / thought IL would be fun
to so over to the island to gather
some OF the fringed gentians that Ar
thur had told us used to grow there
when he was a boy.
searched through the island
woods until | was tired without md
ing any gentisns, and when | went
back - get my canoe ! was greatly
surprised not to find 1t. At first l
was some what alarmed. but l walked
around the shore and discovered
canoe in little sheltered cove quite
a distance from the place where l
thought ] remembered leaving ii.
When | got back to Red Roof | found
the men in the Kitchen making a lark
81 preparing the noon dinner.
You girls came back too soon"
said George Requier, as | appeared.
We intended to surprise YOU with u
three-course meal
But where's Betty l asked
why, wasn't she with YOU asked
Uncle Bob
NO. left her mapping IN the couch.
al
In the woods"
Well. wish she was here" said
Uncle Bob
Don't worry she'll get back
soon. II course | treasured him.
Betty did not come. ana Uncle Bob
grew so distressed that he would not
eat dinner. but went into the woods
TO 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 10 the cottage after a
long search Betty was sim missing
Uncle Bob decided to go to the near
est farmhouse and telephone 20 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 rclieI
we saw some one on the island way
ing something white. Uncle Boo
Jumped into a canoe and was of 10
an instant.
MAD 4 CHILL.
when he returned with BETTY he
said that she had chin and he
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