Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-03-02
Father SdtU


'WDat L QOn'C understand Sa1Q tn01f
father, the first evening after they
had returned home from the sum-
mer resort, "is why all your crowd
got down on that pretty Gertrude Pif-
files in the way you did. What hap
pened?"
"Wasn't 1t fierce?" agreed Caroline,
cheerfully.
"Gee, should say" echoed Jimmy.
"But what did she do7" pursued
their parent. "You were all crazy
about her at first-her clothes and
her face. understood from you, JIM
my. that she was peacherine and
winner. Then, If my memory serves
me right, I had to beat you into sub
mission before you even would say
! good;by to her that last day on tho
dock. Were her clothes worn out or
what"
"oh, she was fierce, explained Jim
my."The way abe acted about Bunnyi
You know he had a cinch on taking
her to all the dances at the hotel for
the season!"
! "Is that the way they do 1t nova
oays?" exclaimed the father. II should
think 1t would be slightly monoton-
ous-when there are SO many other
boys and girls around. Three DANCES
a week, four weeks month, two
months-and always with Bunny!"
"But he's fine kid" defended Jim
my, valiantly. III you could see his
stack OF ties. bet he has hundred.
Gertrude was tickled to death when
he asked her for the season. You see,
there weren't many boys around just
at first"
I Judge that Gertrude has q far
seeing SOUL" unused his parent And
at her youthful age: alas"
"What are you talking about7" ask
ed Caroline, perplexed. Bunny is the
best looking boy always and Gertis
would have been a goose even with
lot of others II she hadn't"
"Of course" interrupted Jimmy, Il
don't suppose she knew that Cyril and
: his folks were coming to stay at the
: hotel farther up. And he can't help
his name. s'pose il they had known
: he was going to grow so big and red
F.. looking and with those teeth they
, wouldn't have called him Cyril. 1t
, sounds something like pet dog does
MT it?"
81 began to breathe fast" comment
ed Jimmy's father. Deadly rivals
= fair lady-duel to the death-go on
quickly. Jimmy"
"oh, they didn't fight" protested
y Jimmy, anXiously. You see, Cyril
he came down to her cottage to see
G Gertie and said he would take her to
;. the dance that night and she said all
d right--and then Bunny, he saw her at
n noon and says I'll come for YOU at 8
o'clock. and she says all right again"
"Well, why under the canopy didn't
. she just tell him that she had another
:, beau" demanded Jimmy's father.
"Why, papa" cried Caroline in dis
gust Don't you see? She couldn't
after she'd promised Bunny for the
q whole season!"
"Then why did she promise Cyril7"
S demanded the puzzled gentleman.
IL "Why, he asked her," cried Caroline
e triumphantly. "When a boy asks to
q take you anywhere you say yes you
"a know"
"And Bunny and Cyril got there to-
gether." said Jimmy, eXcitedly. "and
~ neither of them would go away and
thev both went along and they tried
I'd to dance with Gertrude the first danc3
both of 'em. and then Bunny he getf
:" mad and goes home. He and Gertye
.e had an awful scrap the next day. lie
ct told her II he lad to he second bes'
al again he'd never speak to her.
~. "And two evenings later she told
-, him she wasn't going to the dance n
- all and for him please stay at homo
But he went, anyhow, because thert
ie was new girl come that day. An't
" when he got there Gertie and Cyri
ne were dancing together as nice as yoi
please, so Bunny told Cyril he was n
Mt gentleman and Gertie said she'd neT
er speak to Bunny again.
Je $50 we agreed to cut Gertie for b}A
no ing mean to Bunny. Bunny's fathdi
-. had the only racing boat up there, y
- Of course we had to stick to him."
"And the girls thought 1t was
M good chance to get Bunny away fro'l
Gertie." explained Caroline, "by snuF
i'll bing her and being nice to him. Ar.
ed then Cyril got mad at her because h
saw Bunny and her talking togetht
in the last time they scrapped and i,
~ said he wouldn't be second best eitf
er So everybody got mad at Cert
you see,"
ooh, my, yes!" groaned their pa.
ent. "I see, perfectly! Perfectly!" H
w No matter how bad man may NJ
there is one woman who can A X