Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-15
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by GRACE I. +. LUTZ Aal.r Of The Best: M..-
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The next day Mrs. Graham came
down upon the HOLSTERS in her
limousine, ana an exquisite toilet OF
orgAndie and ribbons. She was at
tended By Elizabeth, wild with delight
oyer getting home again. She begged
Mrs. HOLSTER very ~charningly and
sincerely to take care Of Elizabeth for
three or four weeks, while she and
her husband were away, and to take
her entire family down to the shore
ana occupy their cottage, which had
been closed all summer and needed
opening ana airing. She said that
nothing would please Elizabeth SO
much az to have them all her guests
during September. The maids were
there, with nothing to do but look
after them, and would Just love to
serve them: It realfy, would be a great
Elizabeth was getting q little salt air
under such favorable conditions. She
was so genuine in her request and
suggested 30 earnestly that Shirley
q George needed the change during
their vacation, and could just as we'll
ON down every night and go up
every morning for a week or two
more after the vacations were over,
that Mrs. HOLSTER actually promised
to consider it and talk it over with
Shirley when she came home. Eliza
beth and Carol nearly went into
spasms OF JOY over the thought Of all
they could do down at the shore to-
getl1er. =
the whole family quite upset discuss
ing the matter. Carol had brought
out all the family wardrobe and was
showing how she could wash this, and
dye that, and turn this skirt upside
down, and put q piece from the old
waist tn there to make the lower part
flare; And Harley was telling how he
could get the man next door to look
after the hens and pigeons. and there
was nothing needing much attention
IN the garden now, for the corn was
about over except the last picking,
which wasn't ripe yet.
Mrs. HOLSTER was saying that they
ought really to stay at home and look
up another place to live during the
winter, and Carol was pleading that
another place would be easier found
when the weather was cooler anyway,
and that Shirley was. just awfully
tired and needed a change.
Shirley's cheeks grew pink in spite
OF the headache which she had been
fighting all day, when she heard of
the invitation. and sat down to think
1t out. Was this. then, another Of the
kind schemes of her kind friend to
make the way easier for her? What
right had she to take all this? Why
was he doing it? Why were the rest
Of the family Did they really need
some one to take care of Elizabeth ?
But Of course it was a wonderful OPP
portunity, and n that her mother at
Doris! Think Of Doris playing in the
sand at the seaside!
Supper was flung onto the, table
that night any way 1t happened, for
they were all too excited to know
what they were about. Carol got but
ter twice and forgot to cut the bread,
and Harley poured milk into the al
ready filed water-pitcher. They
were even too excited to eat.
Graham arrived with Elizabeth
early In the evening to add his plead
ing to his mothers, and before he left
he had about succeeded in getting
Mrs. HOLSTERS promise that she
would 60.
Shirley's vacation began the lrst Of
September, and George had asked for
his at the same time so that they
could enjoy it together. Each had
two weeks. Graham said that the
cost of going back and forth to the
city for the two would be very little.
BY the next morning they had begun
and to plan what they would do with
the dog. 1t was very exciting. There
was only a week to get ready, and
Carol wanted to make bathing-suits
for everybody.
Graham came again that night with
more suggestions. There were plenty
of bathing-suits down at the cottage,
of all sizes and kinds. No need to
make bathing-suits. The dog, of
course, was to go along. He needed
the change as much as anybody, and
they needed him there. That breed of
dog was a great swimmer. He would
take care of the children when they
went in bathing. How would MRS.
Hollister like to have N Of the old
Graham servants come over to sleep
while they were gone? The nan had
really nothing to do at home while
everybody was away, as the whole
corps of servants would be there, and
this one would enjoy coming out to
the country. He had a brother living
on a place about a mile away. AS for
the trip down there, Graham would
love to take them all in the big tour
ing car with Elizabeth. He had been
intending to take her down that way,
and there was no reason in the world
why they should not all go along:
They would start Saturday afternoon
as o as Shirley and George were
free, and be down before bedtime. It
would be cool and delightful journey
ing at that hour, and a great deal
~pleasanter than the train.
So one by one the Instructions and
hindrances were removed from their
path. and it was decided that the Hol-
listers were to 20 to the seashore.
At last the day came.
Shirley n George went off in the
morning shouting last directions about
things. They were always having to
so to their work whatever was hap
pening. It was sometimes hard on
them. particularly this day when
everything was 20 delightfully."- excit-
ing.
The old Graham servant arrived
about three o'clock in the afternoon,
and proved himself Invaluable in do
ing the little last things without being
told. Mrs. HOLSTER had her first
CLEAN Of ar idea of what 1t must be
to have plenty Of perfectly trained
servants about to anticipate ones
Needs He entered the barn as IL
barns were his native heath. and
moved about with the a and IN
obtrusiveness that marks q perfect
and ,disdain that many Of those indi-
viduals entertain toward ali whom
they consider poor or beneath them in
any way. He had. . kindly face, and
seemed to understand Just exactly
what was TO be done. Things some
how moved nor smoothly after he
arrived.
At four o'clock came Graham with
the ar ana a load of<long linen dust