New Britain herald., 1924-07-19

aht val ihs Ahe HAt minutes, Hnfi
 or less, with the receiver al your ear
 Nalnly listening for the voice with (
 smile, Voice asks, after indefinite period, nNumher 'please2H nsgs2,' "Mhat numbeE please2" 4 repeat or , that, m2s22, the line is busy" "a9sg then, in d hurry" Two nihun nihuH
 nihun," Rest period while operator
 communicates with q friend regarding
 the wonderful lime that was had by
 someone last night, ''Oh, shut up." is
 the end Of the conversation, "Whal
 number pleases" Repeat in high
 rage, silent period for several see-
 onds, HfAey do not, answer" The
 telephone Is ripped from the wall and
 subjected to many taTtures before be-
 ing thrown through perfectly good
 pane Of glass,
 Prospective photograph record Rnr-
 chasers, Merely prospective, The re- quest for all the new dance records within the past six months, not nX-
 eepting Sundays and holidays, The
 records supplied by courteous clerk.
 notwithstanding the fact that those
 corns are boihering her something
 fierce. And it's only o'clock on sat-
 nrday night. Why, you haven't given
 us 'Wa-Wa Swectheart'.' The clerk
 replies that it hasn't been issued. The prospective customer confident that 1t
 has been issued and that the clerk is holding the record for one of her | friends, An exchange of words. The clerk comes out second best because she doesn't forget that she Is Il clerk. The prospects repair to booth where
 the records, l2 of them. are played. The reappearance, leaving all the
 records behind them. T guess we
 won't take any Of those. We'll wait for next weeks list" Only 7;3O o'clock
 on Saturday night. Well, she's only a clerk. But she is human.
 Down at the beach. The little fel-
 low in the size 4s bathing suit. The big fellow in the size 36 suit. The beach lilies who toll not. neither do they swim. The athletic boys who must have their exercise. The indoor baseball caught in the back of the neck. The timid miss who screams in the water. The big, bronzed male who struts the beach and now and then goes in the water, just to give the girls treat. The handful of sand thrown by the mischievous youngster. The annihilating remarks about said The plain girl in the | Mother Hubbard. Probably bathing | suit. The loving couple fast fin each | others embrace. The gloop who is on the beach only for a tan. His dis guise as one of the Seven Sleepers. face down on the sand. The misplaced step on the small of his back. The leViish boys who aren't satisfied un- ess they throw some girl in the wa er The family gathering on the and. Photographs taken. The ine- 'itable barking dog. The young man committing funny antics for the benc- it of those present. The office group { with the ukulele.
 Bathing suits. Horrors! The sweet , title miss in the one piece affair. , lary in her own. home made crca- 7 ion. Rulfes and everything. Too , arling for words. The suit with r leeves. The girl with the red bath z ng alit. The one that hangs in great . olds about the person of the wearer. | llltu DutIilS SullS. lsduS nltT. r
 The unexpected company that T omes to stay for a week. The mon- a polization of all the beds in the house ', y the company Ma and Pa sleep c l that old bed that was thrown away i, lst winter. Johnny on the couch in Q le parlor, banked by three chairs to |, re"ent him from falling out. Grand. f, a in the spare bedroom, flanked with ,lics of the past, ironing boards, old f, hairs, etc., etc. Grandpa will qualify (. ,r the Olympic hurdling team at the f; Id of the week. Johnny falls out of |, ,e bed the first night and awakens e, le household with frightened cries. e, he late breakfast each morning. The :, te hours of retiring each night. Mas ., orricd expression during the whole f, me. The young relative who insists f, Don playing the photograph contin- II. ,lly. That atmosphere of tension. ;s he party manners, slightly frayed by
 e fourth day when Ma and Pa have l argument and Johnny refuses to aep in the parlor any longer. The '' tests view the proceedings in a ca lowing manner. The whole story VI III be spread among all other rela- TT 'es directly upon the return home. b The one and only is out of town. VI )u receive letter in which she ii ii yes about this other fellow. And I'll en you also rave about this other ua low. And you wax extremely to 'athy. And VOW by the boards of Q Seven Sutherland Sisters that N u'll tell her where to get off. But re seems she knows where to get off. re i'd you read the letter again. More da ath. And you think of the river. gr' q also of apopleXy. But you're too - lng to have that. Then a horrible
 IF arises. Suppose she likes him. F q anger mounts to higher pitch. II d you decide 10 ignore the letter III
 the high pitch of anger, already
 ntioned, you decide to go down and -
 what it's all about. Still angry 1n leaving IA" train. You call her
 She says she'll meet you some- ere at once. Slipping. You see . Anger goes whizzing away. How
 i'd you ever have doubted her! yo at wonderful, adorable--and a lot re blah. And you don't mention an,
 object of the visit. And she asks
 to stay. And you do. And go dis nc in few days. And wonder why ou
 dickens you didn't mention the that took you to see her. ba, he barber shop. Girl enters to
 e hair bobbed. Period of inde- mi on. Gets into chair. Smiles un-
 fly at barber, as if realizing that Tn
 life is in his hands. Barber gets wh ly to cut. Girl seized with panic
 wonders how she'll look. Barber nts and winks at the assembled
 cs waiting thei rturn. A. Ms. are to