The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-16
EUening Story
A Pleasure Trip.
81 KIrTY PARsNNs.

I'm the privacy of her own room
Doris stamped fher foot Indignantly.
II don't care" she cried; II Just won't
stand it any longer I've been engaged
to Phil for over a month and all he
has done is to rave about Anita Fisher
the way she does her hair and the
hats she wears and everything. It's
perfectly safe and harmless, I suppose.
but I'm sick to death of hearing about
her. Why didn't he marry her him
self II he thinks her so perfect?"
Doris spent q long time considering
the situation for she had fully decided
that she was not going to hear so
much of Anita from that day forth
forevermore. Then the next thing she
did was to write a sweet little note to
Mrs. George Fisher and invite. her TO
spend the following weekend with
Phil and herself at her mothers bun
baIow, some miles Out of town. They
accepted promptly, and Friday after
noon they drove down to the lake
where the bungalow stood and depOs-
tied themselves. bag and baggage.
After they had all admired the view.
Doris showed Anita to her room and,
slipping on a thin summer gown8went
down to the kitchen to prepare the
dinner. They had all agreed to- the
camping-out plan and every one was to
help with the cooking. But when the
meal was ready an hour later. Anita
had not yet appeared below stairs.
When she came she was a vision in
flame colored satin which fairly daz-
zled the eyes of the others.
Phil was charmed, and after dinner
he undertook to show her the grounds,
while George and Doris washed the
dishes. 1t was almost IL when they
came back to the porch, aud Doris had
been pinching herself to keep awake
for the last two hours
breakfast at nine" said Doris
sweetly. as she started upstairs few
moments later, without remembering
to kiss-Phil goodnight.
About 1920 the next day Anita ap
peared in a lavender georgette crea-
ton that would turn any mans head
Then she threw herself in low chair
and ordered her husband to bring her
rolls and coffee.
"Phil will do it." Doris assured her.
George is just off to play little ten
mis- with me. Perhaps you two won't
mind starting lunch if we are little
late"
They returned about 3 and found
no signs of food of any kind, so ran
sacked the larder for cold meat to sus-
tain them till dinner at least.
Phil, who had had no exercise all
day, was crying for a long walk in
the woods, and insisted that every one
should go. So Anita squeezed her
feet into some high-heeled oxfords
and put on a fetching costume, which
arrange, 1t was after o'clock when
Lucky it stays light fairly late
STILL" said Phil as he looked at his
watch. Come on, Anita, we'n lead
the way"
They were soon overtaken by Doris
and George, however, and Phil found
that politeness was forcing him to
creep along at a snail's pace, far be-
hind the others, at the side of Anita.
Doris knew every path in the woods,
for she had been brought up in this
part of the country and she had al
ways loved the woods about the
bungalow. But after a time the sky
became dark and there was a distant
rumbling in the hills that bespoke a
storm.
"It's going to rain In a few minutes
one of those sudden heavy showers
we have up here sometimes; We must
! find a good place to stay"
rs there no shelter about" de-
manded Anita, whose feet were hurt
ling her.
| mo, we'll have to get under that
clump of trees over there; as long as
the thunder and lightning doesn't
come this way, Wen be perfectly safe
| there"
How dreadful" exclaimed Anita.
as she touched her dying marcel
| wave with a groan of despair.
Take my sweater. Dorie," begged
Phil, trying to wrap it about her!
81 don't need it, really. Anita has
fewer clothes on and she looks cold !;
! you'd better give it to her"
A little reluctantly he did as he was
told.
This is a lark" cried Doris as she
| leaned against a broad tree trunk
Il must say you have a queer idea
/ OF amusement" put in her guest,
whose hair was beginning to hang in
efv lob rrvtc ~ Co. II
to see anything funny about it."
| Neither do l." agreed Phil, whose
disposition was being affected by the
chills which his gallantry was cost
ing him. Are you sure that is no
way out?"
TITS a good four miles to the first
place where we could meet the road,
and at least three back the way we
came. It's getting dark too, and I'm
afraid we won't be able to make it at
all There's no moon tonight and you
/ don't follow these trails without even
a bug light. We are probably here
for the night"
Don't joke" retorted Phil. This
is really serious"
II realize it as we'll as you do re-
/ turned the girl quietly. 81 know these
woods and how easy it is to get lost
in them. We haven't even a match
am I right?"
Phil was amazed at the calm poise
Of his fiancee; he hardly knew her.
TITS an outraged" screamed Anita,
stamping her foot. veheknently.
Come, come. Anita.'' her husband
/ put in, mildly. you'd never be able
to walk another mile tonight; and YOU
| can't expect Phil to carry your $50
pounds for old times sake, can you ?
There's limit to everything" +,
Shut your mouth" flashed his
wife, angrilyf Cant you do some
thing, Phil?''
He did not seem encouraging, so
she walked abruptly away Doris was
the only one of the party who was not
excited by their unexpected plight
She busted herself finding cool spot