Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-19

hardy border for Rext spgnnaAr when the, Deveres drove into the garden.
 Oh, Miss Belinda. GaEsnaine Deverel cried. We've come to see whether you'll be So heavenly kind as to guide Hs te the lotus lake You knew how
 just wild to see what she called 1oti'
 in bloom, and that they would be ever
 lastinEiy grateful if I would get into the car and show them the way te the
 lake where the letr are new hlessom-
 ing. glanced down at my dusty gar-|
 den shoes and seiled khaki outfit and shook my head at the isdHes in delicate ly crisp ergandy and immaculate soft voile.
 Now, Miss Dellada. dear, you look
 perfectly darling in your garden clothes We all think you're the most picturesque taingl Do be nice and come with usi' went The lake was a dream of beau- ty. covered with these gorgeous iemen- cream blossoms, and at first was real- 1 iy glad had come.
 Oh Miss Belinda exclaimed Ger maine DeveFe, isn't it marvellous to have such rare flowers growing in our neighberhood? We ean never thank
 you enough for showing us the way here. Philip should have some of them i te paint. He would be quite mad over
 them I do wish we could take some
 to him. ''
 .'What a devoted wife. laughed Ben. l 'Tes, rather" agreed Miss Rslindas l How can we get scHAsaa asked Ger maine.
 i By wading in, I replied, and ther ] Germaine and Adele and Renee all look ! ed from their own pretty fresh freeks ' toward my werIz-a=Aay attiFe,'' sNeE, Belinda don't tell me that you \ waded into all that muck and mud te I pick lotus flowers for the Deveres." said Miss Belinda's brother.
 Well, they wanted them awfully, and knew it wouldn't hurt me or my I clothes, and I theughk 1t would be niet l to have some for a porch bouquet. di6 , take off my shoes and stockings and , struggled into the lake. It was terribl, hard going. I'd sink up te my wais l every few minutes. and 1t required al the strength I had to pull myself eu
 sometimes. I gathered a few and-thel .1 started back to the shore, but they kep calling to me to get some lovely one. just little farther on. and at last think I must have had a bushei of then in my arms when I staggered out ont, dry land.
 "When Adele saw how ffightfull.
 dirty I was she gave a little shriek 0 dismay, but Renee told her not to mind that she would get cut rubber eurtail
 to keep my muddy khaki from teuehinl i. their freeks, That rubber curtain wa ? about the hottest wrap ever wore on | . torFid day"
 T feel He sympathy fer you" sai ; Ben. "centinus the account of you | tgneniny, my dear"
 d "oh. that's all, excent that we pause ! in the village at the ice cream parlol
 and GerHaaine gently hinted that was i no condition to leave the car She sen
 the clerk cut withSs rect beer fer me. Sh , thought perhaps that rect beer was fit ting refreshmeHt fer much -seiled out .I east. Altogether, yeu see, it was rather ! tiFing afterne1ns' | ewell, I'll say 1t vas" remarked Be
 eFnnhatieslly. Where are your iotu { bleeHas9"
 l eGermaine said that Philip would wis to naiHt the sleti en masse' so I didn
 take any of them. wouldn't wish to
 anything to spell his picture" f s'Ne, of course not, Belinda, .eou k wouldn't" Ben said grossly, "De yo
 know what really ought to do? shoul s retire from business and become you ?, keeper, my dear girl"
 Q Ben Miss Belinda laughed trerauleul
 ly as she stretched her hand across tn 9 table for her hrether'sx 'syeu're siiiy-e j. dear, but do love you. eu."-Chicago New