The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-10-26

"Oh, No."
make ready. Mrs. Belts hurried to
help her. but she took down the wrong
things and they were both irritated.
Lulu reappeared In the linen duster
and wide hat. There had Deem no
time to Tighten up" her hair; she
was flushed at the adventure; she had
never looked so wen.
They started. Lulu, falling in with
Monona, heard for the first time in
her life, the step of the pursuing male
choosing to walk beside her and the
little girl. Oh, would Ina like that2
And what did Lulu care what Ina
liked? Monona, making a silly, semi
articuIate observation, was enchanted
to have Lulu burst into laughter and
squeeze her hand.
Di contributed her bright presence,
and Bobby Larlin appeared from no.
where, running, with a gigantic bag
of fruit.
"Bullylujahr' he shouted, and Lulu
could have shouted with him.
She sought for some utterance. She
wanted to talk with Ninian.
81 do hope we've brought sand
wiches enough" was all that she could
get to say.
They chose spot, that is to say,
Dwight Herbert chose a spot, across
the river and up the shore where
there was at that season a strip of
warm beach. Dwight Herbert declared
himself the builder Of Incompatible
fires, and made a bad smudge. Min
ian, who was camper .fleither by birth
nor by adoption. kept offering bright
ly to help, could think of nothing to
do, and presently, bethinking himself
of skipping stones, went and tried to
skip them on the flowing river. Ina
cut her hand opening the condensed
milk and was obliged to sit under a
tree and nurse the wound Monona
spilled all the salt and sought diligent-
ly to recover it. So Lulu did all the
work. AS for Di and Bobby, they had
taken the pail and gone for water, dis
couraglng her to the point of tears.
But the two were gone for so long
that, on their return, Dwight was hum
CRY and cross and majestic.
'Those who disregard the comfort of
other people," he enunciated, 'fcannot
expect consideration for themselves in
the future"
He did not say on what ethical tenet
this dictum was based, but he deliv-
cred 1t with extreme authority. Ina
caught her lower lip with her teeth,
dipped her head and looked at Di. And
Monona laughed like a little demon.
As soon as Lulu had all in readiness,
and cold corned beef and salad had be-
gun their orderly progression, Dwight
became the immemorial dweller In
green Businesses. He began:
"This is ideal. | tell you, people
don't half know life If they don't gel
out and eat In the open. It's better
than any tonic at dollar the bottle.
Natures toniceh? Free as the air.
Look at that sky. See that water.
Could anything be more pleasant?'
He smiled at his wife. This mans
face was glowing with simple pleasure.
He loved the out-of-doors with love
which could not explain itself. But he
nov lost definite climax when his
wife's comment was heard to be:
"Mononal Now it's all over both
ruffles. And mamma does try so
After supper some boys arrived with
a boat which they beached. and
Dwight, with enthusiasm, gave the
boys fen cents for a half hours nse OF
thnt hoat md invited to the waters his
wife, his brother and his younger
daughter rna Vas timid not be.
cause she was afraid, but because she
was congenitalIy tiinidwit her this
was not ashelIef OF an emotion. II was
: disease.
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