Grand Forks herald., 1921-12-12

shirts in the Bon Ton window =.
dressed by Raymie,y about Raymte's
ofrertory last Sunday. the fact that
there weren't any Of these new solos
as nice as Jerusalem the Golden"
and the way Raymie stood up to ;.Ju.
anita Haydock when she came into
the store and tried to run thiney ma
he as much as told her ti1aA she was
so anxious to have felix's think she was
smart and bright that she said things
she didp't mean. and anyway, Raw.
mie was running the si16e-depart-
rpent, and II JuAnita, or Harry, either.
didn't like the way he ran things, they
could go get another man,
About Vida's new jabot which
made her look thirty two (vida.s es-
timate) or twenty-five (Raymte's es-
timate), Vida's plan to have the. his.l-
school Debating Society give a playlet
and the difficulty OF keeping the
younger boys well behaved on the
playground when a big lubher like Cy
Bogart acted up so: .sa
About tho picture postcard which
Mrs. Dawson had sent to Mrs ca
from Pasadena, showing roses grov.
ing right outdoors in February, tho
change In time on No. T. the reckless
way DR.. Gould always drove his auto
the reckless way almost all these peo.
pie drove their autos, the fallacy OF
supposing that these socialists couli
carry on a government for az much
as six months II they ever did have
chance to try out their theories.
and the crazy way in which Carol
jumped from subject to. subject.
Vida had once beheld Raymie an
a thin man with spectacles, mourn
full draWn-out face, and colorless stir
| hair. Now she noted that his Jaw
was square, that his long hands moved
quickly and were bleached in a re-
fined manner, and that his trusting
eyes ~, ;, indicated lie; that he had .'led = clean
| life" She began to call him Fray"
| and to bounce in defense of his unset.
fishness and thouehtfulness every
time Juanita Haydock or Rita Could
giggled about him at.,the Jolly Sevcn-
! teen. -. +iG
On Sunday afternoon Of late au-
tumn they walked down to Lake Min
niemashie. Ray said that he would
like to see the oceans; 1t must be a
Grand sight; it must be much erander
than a lake, even q great big lake
Vida had seen it, she stated modest
ly; she had seen 1t on summer trip
to Cape Cod. .f,
Have you been clear to Cape Cod +?
Massachusetts,? I knew you'd travel
e1. but I never realized you'd been
Maue GAlleF ana younger by his in
terest she poured out, "Oh my yes.
points OF interest through Massachu-
setts-historical. There's Lexington
where we turned back tho redcoata
and Longfellow's home at Cambridge.
and Cape Cod-7just everyt sink-fish-
ermen and wha1eships and sand dunes
and everything
She wished that she had a little cane
to carry. He broke of a willow
MY, you're strong!" she said,
NO, not very. wish there was a
7. M. c. A. here, SO I could take up
regular exercise. 1 used to think I
had chance
I'm sure you could. You're un-
usually 1.-the, for a large man"
. on no, not so very. But wish We
had a Y. NJ. 1t would. be dandy to
nave lectures and everything, and I'd
ike to take a. class in improving the
memory believe a fellow ought to
go to educating himself. and improy-
Ing his mind even If hc is in business.
don't YOU, Vidal guess I'm Kind of
fresh to call you 'vida'!"
I've been calling. you Ray for
He wondered why she sounded tart
He helped her down the bank to
the edge Of the lake but dropped her
abruptly. and as they sat on a willow
!os and he brushed her sleeve, he del
icately moved over and murmurei.
, On, excuse n1e-accident"
She started so thoughtful" he eaid.
, She threw out her hands. II am |!
viii you kindly tell me what's the use
, of-anything! Oh, don't mind me. I'm
moody old hen. Tell me about your
pan for getting partnership I'M the
Bon Ton. do think you're right:
harry Haydock and that mean old ST.
, mons ought to give YOU one
He rhymned the old unhappy wars
IN which he had been Achilles and
the mellifluous Nestor' yet gone his
! righteous ways unheeded by the cruel
kings. why. il I'VE told
EN- once, I've told 'em a dozen times
to get in a side-hne Of light t-weight
pants for gents summer wear and OF
;, course here they go and let a chean
= kike like Rifkin beat them to it and
grab the trade right off 'em, and then
= = darry said-you know how Harry Is,
maybe he don't mean to be srouchy.
= out he's such q ore-head-"
0 lie gave. her a hand to rise. att
0 you don't mind. I think a. fellow is
awful IT a lady goes on a walk with
MIN and she can't trust him and he
: tries to flirt with her ana ail."E
y m sure you're highly trustwor-
thy" she snapped, and she spnane. I'm
without his aid. Then. smiling ex-
I cessively. "Uh-don't you, think Caro-
sometimes SOL fails to appreciate Dr..
Continued Tomorrow Even;n,,r