Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-24
twenty IN ONE
BY EARL REED sILvERs.

oWNcu W nave tne best time In his
rather uneventful young life. For
three years he had labored for a big
brokerage firm In one Of New York's
largest Office buildings. and he was
tired OF working.
Sitting comfortably on the upper
deck Of the river steamer. he looked
forward with the pieamntest antfcipa-
ton to two weeks Of unaloyed pleas
ure. The boat slipped out snto The
stream. and Dick, signing contentedly,
lighted his briar pipe and settled him
self comfortably for the long ride. for
the steamer was not due in Kingston
until the early afternoon. He drew
the prospectus of. fhe GienwoOd hotal
from his pocket and glanced over It
speculatively. He liked the picture Of
the hotel, with its glimpse OF wooded
lake and laughing girls. who looked
down upon him from the steps Of the
spacious porch And as he gazed, Dick
Rowland made. a resolution. During
the next two weeks he promised him
self that he would become acquainted
with at least twenty girls in the Glen
wood hotel.
Having decided this rather mo-
mentous question. he knocked the
ashes from his pipe and strolled along
the shaded deck Of the boat. It was
late In August, and the steamer was
crowded with vncattonlsts. In one cor
ner he spied man talking earnestly
to girl with black hair and crimson
lips. Dick smiled happily; he would
be doing the same thing himself be-
fore another day had passed. Idly he
wandered from place to place. Every
where were girls-thin ones. fat ones,
happy ones. sad ones. But suddenly
he stopped In his tracks, eyes staring.
In remote part of the steamer, shell
tered by one of the overhead decks,
he discovered the prettiest girl he had
ever seen. She looked up suddenly
and caught Dicks enraptured gaze. He
blushed. mumbled something to him.
self and passed on. s &tss
Shortly after noon he wandered Idly
TO the dining room. The tables were
nearly all filed, but In one corner the
head waiter discovered vacant seat.
He motioned Dick Into II, and Dicks
heart stood stiIl. Directly opposite him
sat the girl he had thought about Tor
tie past two hours The eclored gem
tiemer whose duty It was to preside
over that corner Of the room evidently
believed that Dick and the girl were
friends. for he served both OF their or.
ders together. tSA }asHslt s;4 z
Ten minutes or 50 elapsed before
Dick gained the courage to address
word to his companion. Even then his
remark was most commonplace.
: MAY trouble you to pass the
hltf- he said. 4
She handed him the commodity in
question. and Dick discovered the hint
Of twinkle In her eye. He grew
holder.
SIS this your first trip up the riverr'
he asked.
@Oh, no." She smiled at him. frank
~, easily. II have been spending my
vacation In the Catskills for the past
three years."
"Yes. just starting"
$50 am l." Dick looked up hopeful
ly. II wonder If 1t could be possible
that we are going to the same place."
II hardly think so. The mountains
are pretty large. you know"
Eyes, l know" He sank back. dis
couraged. The girl evidently did not
want him to know where she was go
ing. II don't know very many girls In
New York." he said, land now that
I've started on vacation, I'm going |
to try to be friends with just as many |
as l possibly can. I'm going to the |
GlenwoOd hotel"
He drew the booklet from his pock-
ct, turning to the picture which had |
made such an impression upon him
earlier In the day. "There are twenty |
girls in that picture" he announced. J
land hope to know everyone of
them"
She reached across the table and,
taking the book, examined the photo !
closely. Finally she handed 1t back to
him.
do you see the third girl from the
cornerT she asked.
''Yes, why?"
81 know her."
'You DOR He spoke eagerly.
''What's her Manner
"Gladys Graydon."
ats you" he gasped.
eyes" she anaWered 0nfovinR HIS
surprise. II spent last summer at
Glenwood."
"And are you going there nowY He
leaned forward In his eagerness. his
eyes shining.
Eyes" she answered. I'm going
there for two weeks"
ITO think" he said finally, shat I'll
be with you for two whole weeksl"
She smiled into his eyes,