Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-28
EVENING EDITION.

Aps With someone. and meet her n
Rome. -
she tell youg. aased Mr., H.v-
He dids'AA the other s3d" briefly:
II didn't know she had any
friends was F%1orence's next ON
msns don't see her VISITING, , = ne .
"oh, my dear. Old Catholic fam
lilies with chApelsAtn their houses, and.
nuns, and Mother superiors!" Bach
]ael's tone was light, but. she spoke .
cold permonition setzed her a,aart
a moment Later Charlotte, who md
been towering uncertainty in the door
way Of, the room, came out to. Join her
mother with a brightly spontaneous
air. .- AS
"oh, here you are. Nina. I'D
Charlotte. Are you ready 70 Eo?"
Been having q nice time, deare"
her mother asked fondly. .Ha.
looking yer old magazines, In the Il
brary-so interesting!" Z
This literary enthusiasm struck@no
answering spark from the matrons
TN the library" said F4orencS
quickly. Why. / thought you w&sS'
with Charley"
AASA NkAktlS 0A4 NA4Nk "0A ,ACL
quite prirn and not quite mincing, and
that yet suggested both. Charley
left me Just after you did; he had. an
ileqgakement with *straker." She
Preached for a macaroon, and ate II
with a brightly dtsengaged air, her
eyes. behind their not unbeconinS
glasses. studying the golf links with
absorbed interest. i
Anyone else in the library" Flor,
fence asked in dissatisfied tone.
NO. I had It all to myself" the
girl answered pleasantly. s.
Why didn't you go down to,:the
inE:s
Charlotte lucidly.
What a dreadful age 1t, is" unused
Rachael. II wonder which phase IN
hardest to deal with: Billy or poor
little Carlotta ?" Aloud. from the full
ness Of her own happiness. she said:
Suppose you walk down to the
sec what's going on?" ~ -
IT Nina Doesn't Object said the
no, 90 sioaAl.'F4oreaee said WITH
vague discontenA 1--WE got to do
some telephoning,N anyway"
Charlotte, being eighteen. could
think OF nothing but herself, and
- ASi " oAA
ance. was amused. as they walked
along, to see how different her dis
play of youthful egonsm was from
Btlly's, and yet how typical of all
adolescence.
isn't 1t a wonderful afternoon.
Aunt Rachael" Charlotte sadly as
one In duty bound to be entertaining.
II do think they've picked out such q
fcharming site for the club And
then, as Rachael did Q angw6r,, b 8
ing indeed content to drink in the last
ct the long summer day in silence,
Charlotte went on, with an air blend
ed OF comprehension and amuse-
like me to be a little, fluffy, sempty-
headed butterfly of a girl, and I
know I disappoint her!!- 1t isn't that
~ don't like boys" pursued Charlotte,
the smooth n even stream OF, her
Words beginning to remind Rachael
OF Florence, "or that they don't like
me; they're always coming to mo
advice, but it's just that 1 can't take
them seriously. II a boy wants to
kiss me, why. I sayfto him In perfect
good faith, Why shouldn't, you kiss
me, John??s When I'm fond OF q per
:ason always like TO kiss him: and
fim sure In fond Of you" Char,
Fof relish. "Of course that takes the
wind OF Of their sails completely"
she went onrN'and we have a good
laugh over it, AND are all the better
friends! That is said Charlotte.
Thoroughly enjoying herself. II treat
my men friends exactly as I do my
glrl friends. Do you think that's so
extraordinary, Aunt Rachael? Be.
cause I can't do anything different,
. you know-really I can't" .
lust he natural-that's the best
way, said Rachael from the depths
OF. an icy boredom. es>
Q course. some day I shali. mar
~" the girl addeddn brisk decision,
children, and I think,.I would be a
good mother to children. Bit mean
while, my books and my friends
mean a thousand times more to me
than all these stupid boys! Why is It
otner girls are so crazy about boys,
Aunt Rachael" asked Charlotte,
brightly Sensible. "of course T like
them. and all that, but I can't see the
sense of all these notes and ,ele-
phones and firtations. =, Z told. vivyiu,
Sartoris that I was afraid I knew ali.
these boys too well; OF course jack
land Kent and Charley are lust, like:
brothers! 1t all'-Charlotte smiied.
sighed, shook her disillusioned young
Ehead-"it all seems SO awfully silly to
me-" she, said, and before Rachael
could speak she had caught breath
again and added laughingly: "Of
course l know Billy doesn't agree
with me, and Billy has plenty Of ad-
miration of a sort. and I suppose that
\ satisfies her!- But, in short" finished
4 Charlotte, giving Rachael's. arm. a
fsqueeze as they came out upon the
tennis courts, !'in short. :you-have an
!exactins little niece. Anntie dear. and
Pm afraid the man who is going to
Iordinary!'' -.
Rachael sighed a long deep sigh,
put no other answer was demanded,
for the knot "of .-onlookers welcomed
them eagerly tosothe benches beside
the courts, and even the players
Gardner Havtland, Louis Chase. a fat
youns man IN IN irreproachabie ten.
mis- costume: Warren Gregory. and
|yoe Butler found time for d shouted
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