The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-12

II He CHANGED TO come TO Manhasse
II harbor with George Lathrop an
II Georges motherless boy and girl II
Il time for the opening of the clubs OIL
II Decoration day.
II George, Junior. leaping out of RI,
II cabin ready for swimming the olde
II men followed suit. and Gibbs. whom
II the boy adored blindly In all things
II passed him in the fresh dancing wa
Il ter, and dragged himself up on the an
\ chored raft at the side of the clul
| pier, where they got into conversation
with boy in a dirty gray sweater
who was sitting there idly in the sun
This is going to be the girls race
| now" said the boy, when he and
| George. Junior, had discussed several
important matters. "Theyll all line
up here, and dive, and swim to the
float, and touch it, and then swim
back"
On the pier. the crowd was gather
ing to watch the races. and presently
a dozen slender laughing girls in wet
bathing suits formed a line on the
edge of the float, and at the crack Of
the pistol were into the water with
one shout, and tearing like so many
salmon for the swimmers float. The
sweatered boy was now heard TO OBJ
serve TO George. Junior:
That's my sister out there on the
float. She could beat 'em ALL She
got first prize last year, and two years
ago. She fell out of an automobile,
and hurt her spine. and they won't let
her swim yet"
Il don't know what she's doing I'm
that rig, then" Gibbs observed.
"Oh, well, she swims, but she can't
racei"
Gibbs thought the big, Ioosely-built
country Fellow had most engaging
smile, and paid small attention to his
words at the moment Meanwhile
Ellen, wrapped In mantle of drying
black hair, was rocking herself back
ana forth on the float, discussing the
races. and congratulating the winner.
Perhaps she noticed the two strange
men and the boy who dived suddenly
from the anchor float, but as this
CHANGED to be the moment when the
Henshaw boys. with two girl passen-
gers. elected to upset their canoe. II
was probable that she saw nothing of
the visitors.
Later, when she and Aunt Elsie were |
busy at the lunch tables that had been |
built on the green between the club |
house and the tennis courts, and with |
a score OF other women were cutting |
cakes. helping salad and pouring
coffee, Joe lounged up to them. gorg-
ing on sandwiches, interested In all
other forms of food, and even willing to
be useful in some not too conspicuous
way.
There's q Teller on one of the yachts
that asst me TO come out with boat.
about four o'clock. and bring him in to
get cigarettes and ice and butter and
things" Joe volunteered. "He asked
me my name, and l said Latimer. I
get sick of this Joe-JOe-Joe' bust
ness. Every wop in the place is named
Joel Gosh. that kid with them must
have things pretty easy. His sister
was there, little kid-but Gosh. she
was pippin Harriet She's about
ten or twelve with her hair all hanging
roundi"
Ellen laughed, and for the young
Latimers the episode seemed closed.
And yet not only to Ellen, and TO Gibbs
Iosselyn. but to Joe and the innocent
Harriet Of the hanging locks, the hour
vas filled with possibilities and never :
o be stricken from the calendar of the
our lives again.
For Gibbs had caught the name Joe
allied TO George Lathrop Senior. and
lad unused upon It.
"Latimer-that's funny Latimer $
nd Port Washington-he might be h
er cousin or something. suppose a
he same names run through all grades D
n these old country places II he
ONES at SIX I'll ask him If he knows dl
~ little lady What did Mrs Rose Il
all her?-Heien. that was II l' S,
us there any one down here named m
ellen Latimer?" he duly asked Joe. tn
tie In the sweet summer afternoon. er
hen the races were over. an
mo. sir guess my grandfather bl
nd my sister and | are the only ones de
tDdt name. Joe answered. AFTER a tn
oment's thought. en-
"You never heard of lady named re
RS. Rose-Mrs. SewaIl Rose7' cil
"Sure I did" Joe said. smiling.
she's the lady that got my sister tn,
arted in the art school - in
well, OF coursel' Gibbs was sur ne
ised at his own pleasure in identify Sh
g her at last. "Your sister. that's II ! biz
Id what is her name?" del
ELLEN" Joe smiled. Gn
ELLEN. of courseir Gibbs echoed. tily
Veil. how is she?" era
"Oh. she's all right now" Joe an up
cred carelessly. IF you're coming ga2
bore for the dance tonight. you'll q
, her. She can't dance. except just his
little. but she's going down" an
Il hardly think we will come in for s
, dance" Gibbs answered Funny FIRE,
the looks as If she could dance But VIII,
! give her my love-Mr. Josseiyn got
! your" wal
1t the dinner table George Lathrop nlfi