The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12

My cousin Cecil Is to be with US
for several weeks, before proceeding
to California. I am glad for he is
most entertaining. How the girls do
stare at him wherever we go; it's
positively indecent. And he Is so in
different; I'd just love to get him all
fused up and crazy. about me IL I
wasn't engaged. fear he needs a
jolt. Funny thing is that he thinks
the same about me.
Played eighteen holes up at Van
CORTLAND with Ce(il this morning. It
was great. He plays nifty game and
seemed surprised at my work on the
course. Englishmesn, l fear, are apt
to forget that American girls are
every bit as fond of outdoor sports
as the English. l can see that there
are innumerable ways in which I
shall have to enIighten my misguided
cousin before we part. Did Ifmention
by the way, that Cecil has the lowell
est long and very black eyelashes?
While on the links we passed a
merry foursome Of girls, who just
couldn't drive off the sixth hole for
casting Sleeps eyes at old Cecil. I
was SO AMUSED and he was SO bored.
Finally after listening to their gig
Cling and light bad image as long as
he could stand it, he. made some rude
remark to me about ping teas on the
links" and swung his driver about in
very peevish> and masterful way.
felt sorry, for those maidens, be-
cause Just knew that they had been
fondIy thinking that the handsome
stranger was Watching their every
not play golf, but what they lacked in
proficiency they nr1de up for with
pink ribbons and sweaters-and all
the perouisites so adIored by the anna
teur on the links.
had to let Cecil know that
thought him a bear, and not a bit
understanding of my sex. and he
laughed and told rho that he was not
specialist along those lines, nor
ever desired to be.
| squelched him By beating him that
hole, which as you will agree, was
j the best way to end all argument.
When we had finished our game
we watched the sun set from the top
of an old fence, ant drank two bot
ties Of ginger pop a piece Cecil told
me that l was one OF the jolliest girls
he had met in long time. In fact
he assul ed ME quite seriously that he
had never dreamed that they came Sc
nice over mere III Tine states! tOlu
him fc things fright there and
then, and cleared the atmosphere con
siderably. We raced each other round
one of the fields neaa' the links. and
had the best time ever; then ran
gaily up the steps of home just in
time for dinner.
| may hire been mistaken, out
mother seemed bit fulfilled at our
appearance somehow or other, and
told me in the same breath that Jack
had called for me in his runabout
and that dad wanted to speak to HE
in his study after dinner. Another
milestone has passed III my young
career, T know For this STUDY talk
is always an indicator to me.
/ sided into dads study and perched
myself on his knee, as familiar as you
please, rumpled his dear hair and then
lifted his chin very gravely, and ask
ed him what he had to say for him
self, to my self? OF course he laughed
and pinched my cheek, and Rugged
me. That's one of the secrets between
US, that we have religiously guarded
from mother This familiarity when
alone! f .-.-.
Then dad cleared his throat, por
tentiousIy and frowned hard at me