The Glenwood post., 1922-09-07

I'm going to take you and Ina and
Dwight up to the city"
ITO the city?"
ITO show. Dinner and a show.
I'll give you one good time"
"Oh!" Lulu leaned forward. Una
and Dwight go sometimes. I never
been"
"Well, just you come with me. I'll
look up what's good. You tell me Just
what you like to eat, and we'll get
1t"
Il haven't had anything to eat in
years that haven't cooked myself"
He planned for that time to come,
and Lulu listened as one intensely e1-
periencing every word that he uttered.
Yet it was not in that future merry
making that she found her joy, but in
the consciousness that he-some one
anyone-was planning like this for
her.
Meanwhile Di and Bobby had round
ed the corner by an old hop-house and
kept on down the levee. Now that
the presence Of the others was with
drawn, the two looked about them diff
ferently and began themselves to give
OFF an influence instead Of being
pressed upon by overpowering person
alities. Frogs were chorusing in the
near swamp. and Bobby wanted one.
He was of after 1t. But Di eventu-
ally drew him back, reluctant, frog
account of the use Of frogs for bait,
and as he talked he constantly flung
stones. Di grew restless. There was,
she had found, a certain amount Of
this to be gone through before Bobby
would focus on the personal. At
length she was obliged to say, Like
me today?" And then he entered
upon personal talk with the same
zest with which he had discussed bait.
Bobby" said Dr. sometimes I
| think we might be married. and not
wait for any old money"
| They had now come that far. 1t
was partly an authentic attraction,
/ grown from out the old repulson, and
partly 1t was that they both-and es-
pecially Disc much wanted the ex-
periences of attraction that they as
sumed it's ways. And then each cared
enough to assume the pretty role re-
quired by the other, and by the occa-
sion, and by the air of the time.
"Would you?" asked Bobby-but In
ehe subjunctive.
"She said: "Yes, l will
"It would mean running away
wouldn't itY said Bobby, still sub.
junctive.
81 suppose so. Mamma and papa
are so unreasonable"
"Di." said Bobby, 81 don't believe
you could ever be happy with me-"
1.-THE idea l can, too. You're go
ing to be a great man-you know yor
are"
Bobby was silent. OF course hi
knew it-but he passed 1t over.
"Wouidn't 1t be fun to elope ant
surprise the whole schoolY" said Di
sparkling.
Bobby grinned appreciatively. Fl,
was good to look ut, with his bi,
frame, his head of rough, dark hair
the sky warm upon his clear skin ant
full mouth. Di suddenly announced
that she would be willing to elop,
now
1--WE planned eloping lots of times.
she said ambiguously.
1t flashed across the mind of Bobb.
that in these plans of hers he ma.
not always have been the principal
and he could not be sure Blu
she talked in nothings and he an
swered her so.
Soft cries sounded in the center o
the stream. The boat. well out of til
strong current. was seen to have it
oars shipped and there sat Dwig'l
Herbert gently rocking the boat
Dwight Herbert would.
: "Bertie, Bertie-please! you hear
his Ina say.
, Monona began to cry, and her ia
ther was irritated, felt that it woul
be ignominiOus to desist, and did NO
know that he felt this. But he kne,
that he was annoyed, and he too
refuge in this, and picked up the oar
| l1ro In