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cent trip ON the lakes" her broll ur
said lausuIdly at seems 10 ina /
have heard something about such Il
voyage"
"lou needn't make fun of nae be-
cnusr I've talked lot about 10. 10
rrtta told him. "Ym would be- lus' as
proud yourself if Aunt Kate had asked
you To 90, free of expense, on trip
around the lakes"
Perhaps" he concluded But she
ignored poor me and took you, who
always have long vacation some
where while | am toiling in the hot
office"
Nonsense" Loretta smiled. "You
went fishing for two weeks isd the
rest Of the time you played golf with
Anita Blake
Aunt Kate had secured staterooms
adjoining, 80 We had lots of room" Lo-
rctta went on. you see, usually one
of the pnrty has to take the upper
berth. but Aunt Kate Snd she wasn't
going to have nm athletic looking Crca-
turc like me climbing over her to get
into an upper berth SO she took two
rooms and made Ms both comfortable"
"A Cinch all right" her brother
sighed. "Why wasn't Aunt Kate born
twins SO that the other one OF her
could be good TO met"
"Wcll, said Lorcttn. Then she con
tinued. at was breezy upstairs where
We were. You know We had our rooms
In the top story. But for IA while Aunt
Kate stuck II out and then we sat all
swnddlcd In steamer rugs as well as
all the winter buds she had made me
take along She observed that II was
quiet and away from the common herd
up there and should say II was No
body was anywhere near US except the
captain NAlh NV Nll'lfNN lllNIt anu illtJ
couldn't leave and 60 downstairs"
Downstairs meaning on the lower
deck qucricd Lorettn's brother.
You're 50 technical" complained
Loretta. Finally, however, Aunt Kate
began 10 sncczc and had TO give up
She's always sure she's In for pncu-
monln II she sncezcs even once and
that morning she nearly sncczcd her
head N
Thereby depicting the worlds re.
serves Of beauty"
81 never said Aunt Kate was good
looking but shes certainly kind and
generous 10 me. Anyhow. after while
We got the Sallorman to move our
deck chairs 10 the other deck and then
We settled into warm spot and were
comfortable. Aunt Kate told me that
she didn't wish To make any ncQuaint.
ances, So ~ course. | didn't SO much
rs look at any Of the passengers.
dldn't care about talking with them
myself because there was no one on
board that was especially attractive.
"a lot NJ real young people were
exchanging lie experiences and snap
shot. NJ themselves In an sorts ~ cos
TUNES before We had been out - hours
uul they had dancing In The dining
ROOM but would not have left Aunt
Kate even n | had wanted Ia dance
VITA strangers once or twice % lat
woman In q purple sweater stopped
ui our corner 10 tell Aunt Kate an.
r.do'cs NJ her grandchildren hut the
reception she received lid not cncour.
age her Ia come often. \ tall. thin
man. who su.d he came from Mem.
phls, told Aunt Kate how lonely he
had been since his wife died. but she
did not seem 10 hear him"
"Did 10 make you feel real nice and
cycuSlvcT
"Sncc there was no one there who
looked interesting" Loretta said, Il
was glad 10 have chance To write my
paper on modern Russia. | am to
have the very first paper at our 1T.
crnry circle and | was glad to have
time tu write H."
Aunt Kate always did insist on be-
Ing exclusive To the limit"
Il must confess really enjoyed
g." Loretta acknowledged 81 finished
my paper and felt quite like Ouch.
cSs or II countess or something trsv.
cling incognito."
Just like n spy" her brother
laughed but where does the Joke
come in3"
1T came In Just ms we left the
steamer after the weeks trip" Lor.
eta explained. Aunt Kate had had
n good time and was quite jubilant
because she had not made any undc.
sirahlc acquaintance, but she did
not hear the remark. II was made 10y the
purple sweater woman To her husband.
who met her at the dock. She said
she felt So sorry for the lady and her
daughter meaning Aunt Kate and me
because, though the boat was So full
" lovely ncoplc, nobody had liked ri.
Their Of MS well enough to try TO be
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