Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-07-04
PICNICS
AND
PANICS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
By CORONA REMINGTON

&c. 1924, Mcclure Newspaper syndioate)
The birds few close to the ground
or sat In little groups on the leafy
limbs; they were silent and subdued.
1t was a heavy, sodden day, the kind
when one looks out of the window
constantly to see whether the rain has
yet begun to fall.
whats the use Of going on?" she
asked her mother mournfully, "ADy-
body can see it's going to rain to-
morrow, and who wants to go to a
picnic in the rain?"
Mrs. Oliver went on pulling out pin
feathers from the frier she was dress
Ing, also for the picnic. "You can't
tell yet, Lucy. Tomorrow amt here
yet and, anyhow, reckon we'll want
this stuff for Sunday dinner, even II
you don't get to take some to the
picnic"
II won't want any of It," answered
Lucy in a muffled voice.
"Now, child, you mustn't take on
that way"
io ion JUST "h orui
nary picnic that's making me so up
set. You know Arthuc and I have
hau u scrap, ana MS asking me to
go with him tomorrow made me think
he was willing to make up, and know
II 1 could nave MN all day to myself
could bring MIN around. I've been
nearly crazy THIS last month"
What tlmes ne comingT
he SAID In mis- letter he'd drive over
In MS car ABOUT ten.'
What're you going to wearT
'on, my new crepe. He's never
seen It."
There now, the clouds don't look
near as heavy as they did spell back,
Mrs. oliver glanced out OF the window
on her way to the stove,
"Oh, mother, II l could only believe
It would be fair tomorrow"
It'll turn out all right In the end
Don't worry so, child. Land sakes
How do you reckon you'll ever gel
through life frettln' and worryin' the
way you do about every little thing|
but 1t aint little thing Lucy pro
tested miserably.
The rest or the day was filled with
preparations for the picnic and Sat
urday afternoon tasks, and IL was late
that night when at last the family
could go to bed. Everybody was soon
asleep except Lucy, VINO lay VIDE
awake on her back staring into the
darkness and listening to the softly
falling rain; the drip, drip, drip Of the
caves gave her no chance to forget
and the next morning was one solid
gray mass OF murky clouds and fog
Lucy tried to keep the tears back
when she went down, but her swollen
eyelids told now she had spent the
night:
MY, my, child You'd think this
was the end OF the world. Go put
on your good frock and your best
smile, and look your prettiest when
he comes. You can entertain him In
the parlor and ask him to stay TO DIN
ner. It'll turn out all right. You see
II IL DON'T.
The girl hnally took her mothers
ADVICE and became quite thrilled as
the time FOR her lovers arrival ap-
preached. Ten O'Clock came, however,
Dut no Arthur watson eleVen ana
twelve passed In the same way AT
one Lucy rushed TO her room ana
locked herself n' refusing her DIN
ner.
Late In the AFTERNOON MIS-. Oilver
venture upstairs Honey maybe ne
expected you 10 answer MS letter.
she suggested through the door.
mo, ne didnt'" came back In re-
ply, because ne said II didnt write
he'd take IL TO mean was Wiling
to CO."
1t was the next day that Mr.. Oliver
decided 10 take matters IN MS own
hands lie never DelleVed In lhterrer-
Ing between young ioiks' put nobody
could play fast ana loose WIN MS girl
SO he got into MS car ana ran over 10
Bolton.
When Oliver walked INTO the once
where watson was one OF the many
cogs In Dig wheel, ne was immedl-
ately offended by the young mans
urbane manner IL was hlghly I'M
becoming to one with guilty con-
science.
want to speak to YOU said Oliver
grufliy.
Sure thing" watson replied, put
ting down his pen and sliding on the
high stool. Lets go out In the hail."
he suggested.
Il just want to say one thing" be-
gan oliver. almost before they were