Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-09
The birds were shortly r,xaled by

aginafy dog, counting her mothers
eyes. or singing to herself an original
improviso upon the exalted subject of
two brown bugs. And q moment
later, came the sound of. rapturous
kissing, and Carol vas awake. And
face, she stood in the doorway, her
face flushed with sleep, her hair
Etumbling about her face, a warm bath
robe drawn about her. Always her
greeting vas the same.
Good morning. David. Another
glorious day, isn't it?"
Then Julia Scanae s%plashing out in
Aunt Comics new rose-colored bou-
doir slippers, With Connie in hot bare
begun, the riotous,,- ~deliriousSday, with
Julia at the helm.
Connie had amusing merry tales to
tell OF. her work, and her friends, and
the family back home. And time had
to he crowded a little to make room
for long drives in the Harmer Six.
Carol promptly learned to drive it
herself, and David, tentatively at first,
talked of trying his W hand on 1t.
And finally he did, and took a boyish
satisfaction in his ability to manipu-
late the gears. oh, perhaps it made
him a little more short of breath. and
he found that his nerves were. more
highly keyed than in the old time
days-anyhow he came home tired.
hungry, ready to sleep.
Even the occasional windy or
cloudy days., when the Harmer Six
was, left wickedly wasting in the gar
age, had their attractions. How the
/ girls did talk! Sometimes, when
they had finished the dishes, Carol,
intent on Comics story. stood
patiently rubbing the dish pan a hun
ldred, a thousand times. until David
would call pleadingly, Girls come
a flash, they rushed out to him,
afraid the endless chatter would tire
him, but happy that he liked to hear
it.
Speaking of. lovers Connie would
begin brightly-for like so many of
the very charming girls who see no
charming matrimony, most Of Comics
conversation dealt with that very sub
iject. And it was what her auditors
liked best Of all to hear. Why, some
times Carol would interrupt right in
the middle OF some account of her
success on the papers, to ask IL a
~tcertain man was married., or young,
or good looking. After ALL. getting
married was the thing. And Connie
was not sufficiently enthusiastic
about that. Writing stories was very
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place no doubt, but Shakespeare him
self never turnedliout masterpiece to
compare with Julia sitting plump and
happy in the puddle of mud to the
left Of the kitchen door, her round
pink face streaked and stained and
grimy.
81 really did decide to set married
when they were comfortably settled
on the porch by Dayida Cot. sit was
when I was In Mount Mark one time.
Julia was 30 sweet i thought II could
mot possibly wait another minute.
kept thinking over the men in my
mind. and finally 7 decided to apply
my business training to the problem.
Carol nodded Instantly. She re-
member all the family beaus from
the very beginning. AZ doctor now
isn't he? Lives next door tosthe folks
FIN Mount Mark. I usedsto think you
would marry him, Connie, He is well
on, and nice, too And q doctor Is
very dignffied." 9Egs
. asSs's's; IA ~ a Re starr '.' hss i been ssoD g
a~ualiiications fof lovers, and aa had
impulsiyely married whenever the
heart dictated.
yes, that's Dan. Did you eyer no
stice that cluster OF lilac bushes out
side q dining room window May
be you used It In y0ur5own beau days.
u 81 lovely place to ~, very eifec-
|ths upstaifs, and their dining room
from Downstairs. IS whenever want
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cant naaa me 49,
zone day planted myself ont
there Htih3a little red nots-book ana