The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-25

Then she began to smile.

Then she began to smile.
Must l tell?" she asked Miss
HORT.
Certainly, it is all in the game"
she replied
We'll, | did not receive a single
proposal of marriage on the trip,
but | proposed to an old bachelor and
he turned me down. Don't you think
he was horrid?
1T came about in this way: Near
Otley we called on Boss Walker, who
was friend of my family. He was
not at home when we arrived, but we
sat down on the front porch and
waited for him. We visited with
him a while and just as we started
to leave | said something about want
ing husband and suggested that he
would fill the bill. He seemed to be
taken back bit, but suggested that
if could find nothing better he would
take me up on our return journey.
Now | call that amusing"
The girls were highly satisfied over
the benefits of their journey. They
accustomed themselves to short hikes
before they started on the long jour
ney, and were in pretty fair physical
condition for it, but their cheeks
were not as rosy as they might have
been. But now they are the color
of fall apples and Miss Lyle declares
that while she neither took on nor
lost flesh during the trip, she has
taken on flesh since coming 10 Cedar
Rapids. Miss HORT says she weighs
no more or no less but feels ten
years younger and she looks like she
could take another hike twice the
distance and never feel the effects
Of it,
When they left Beacon they had
decided between themselves that
they would turn down all offers of
ride, but strange to say they did
not have a single one. The young
women are courteous enough not
to blame the men for lack of respect
but rather blame the rainy weather
and the muddy roads for the absence
of automobiles. Some few did pass
them, however, but the drivers ap-
peared to be in hurry and did not
offer them a lift.
They were courteously received
everywhere by the men, but the
women eyed them in suspicion,
made some sarcastic remark and
turned their heads. -.
But they were the cynosure of all
eyes. Some of the men folk and
especially the old soldiers, thought
they were on government business
never failed to salute them, while
Young America watched them in keen
delight and paid them all the homage
due heroines.
"The second night out" Miss Lyle
said, ''it looked like we were going
to have some difficulty in finding
place to stay. The whole town was
out to see us, evidently taking US
for travelling concert company, and
when we got to the hotel the landlady
was sorry but her rooms were all
filled. OF course we understood we
Monroe. but we were taken in by
Mrs. Levi Kile, who was just lovely
TO US. We had miserable weather
on our trip and between Monroe and
Nobleton another storm came up.
We stopped at the home of l.. Wander
linden to get out of the rain He
was not at home so we camped on
the front porch until he did come.
He was bit surprised but babe us
welcome and we remained until after
the rain. Remembering our expert
ence at Monroe We phoned ahead for
a room at the hotel at Altoona and
had no trouble there. We were
awfully tired and tagged out when
we got to Altoona. SO tired in fact !
that we could hardly leave the dining
room. and when we got TO Des Moines
we could not walk on the sidewalks !
on account OF our feet hurting. We
stuck In the middle Of the road, and |