The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-11
TWENTY N ONE
BY EARL REED sILvERs.

rather uneventful young life. For
three years he had labored for a big
brokerage firm In one of New Y0rk'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 p]easantest anticipa-
ton to two weeks Of unalloyed pleas
ure. The boat slipped out into 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
Che prospectus Of the Glenwood hotel
from his pocket and glanced over it
epeculatively. 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
epacious 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. 1t was
late in August, and the steamer was
crowded with vacationists. In one cor
ner he spied a. 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
blnshed, mumbled something to him
self and passed on.
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 1t, and Dicks |
heart stood still. Directly opposite him |
At the girl he had thought about for
the past two hours. The colored gen.
tlemen whose duty 1t 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.
Ten minutes or so elapsed before
Dick gained the courage to address a
word to his companion. Even then his
n4park was most commonplace.
.s~lday 1 trouble you to pass the
Qlt?' he said.
She handed him the commodity In
quostion, and Dick discovered the hint
81 twinkle in her eye. He grew
boJder.
rs this your first trip up the river7"
~ asked.
AOh, no." She smiled at him, frank
" EASILY. 81 have been spending my
xaention in the Catskills for the past
t116e years."
! Are you on your vacation nowT
/. *SYes, just starting"
30 am l." Dick looked up hopeful
h. II wonder if it could be possible !
TIT we are going to the same place."
.:s.4 hardly think so. The mountains
N pretty large, you know"
,.,,s4eS, l know" He sank back, dis
eoKpged. The girl evidently did not !
Upnt him to know where she was 60 T
NJ 81 don't know very many girls in
No. York." he said, land now that C
NX started on a vacation, I'm going n
o0{ry to be friends with just as many I
III possibly can. I'm going to the
owood hotel" s
Re drew the booklet from his pock- :
burning to the picture which had
e such an impression upon him
1ier in the day. ''There are twenty f
- in that picture" he announced, :
~ 1 hope to know everyone of F
-"
Z he reached across the table and, z
|dng the book, examined the photo
oely. Finally she handed 1t back to fl
% you see the third girl from the
err" she asked. -,
Res, why?" -
tknow her." F
}Iou do?" He spoke eagerly.
ats her name" IN
Wad~s Graydon." ~
Il rs you," he gasped.
kes,'' she answered, enjoying his Fl
Use. Il spent last summer at A
rood" N
nd are you going there now?" He =,
~ forward In his eagerness, his
4hining. =
Ss," she answered. "Tm going Fl
~ for two weeks"
think" he said finally, shat I'll pr
th you for two whole weeksw u
smiled into his eyes. ~
49,. no! You are going to meet
~ girls. Don't you remember" ed
shook his head emphatlcally.
= this time" he announced. =
- I've met you, it's case Of fI
- girls In one"