New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-04-15
CHATTER XNNN

He was hopping around on feet
that were finely arched. attached
10 limbs gracefully tapered. AS she
looked him over in not too imper-
sonal a way Teddy decided she was
right in her first casual estimate
Dinny certainly was right nice
built boy, but. . Don, oh, Don:
And Dinny in his turn was Civ
ing the girl Of his hopes and dreams
his first real once over" 1t was the
first time he had seen Teddy in a
bathing suit.
she is a DREAM" he told him
self, his affectionate gaze taking in
the sweet loneliness OF the beautiful
young animal. The exquisite charm,
the sweet beauty and wholesome
ness OF her. thought the enraptured
Dinny. Where. he asked himself
could any picture he had ever seen
compare with that perfection of
contour, the pulsating, throbbing
vitality that lived and breathed and
glowed with every beat Of the
young heart. every movement of
that splendid young body?
"Dinny does look nice" was the
thought that was agitating Teddy.
But" she told herself, and had to
swallow hard to keep down a lump
that persisted in coming up into her
throat, mot as nice as-as Dom"
Race you!" cried the intrepid
Teddy as Dinny joined her.
"Righto-let's co." came the
ready answer and they took the
plunge together. forgetful in the
mad Joy of the moment the GOODNESS
of the water.
Teddy knew very shortly that she
would be outclassed. Dinny had
both speed and technique while she
had no special stroke save that for
the regulation crawl" Dinny de-
fined her stroke as the frog
kick"
Got 'nough? ?" he asked "gurgle-
fully pulling up and swimming
about yard parallel with her.
"uh huh," she gurgled back at
him, her face all wet and her brown
eyes shining. He swan in close and
drew her cool bare arm over his
shoulder, thus bringing her body to
rest. The rest was all too brief for
the willing Dinny.
They floated, dived, swan togeth-
er and raced" some more. Perhaps
Dinny's arms fingered at times
needlesly long around the girls
waist or shoulders, but she was en-
joying herself too much to chide
him. Besides she had always been a
little mean and stingy about ca
resses and so felt she rather owed
him this much at least If he could
find any pleasure in it.
Later they lay at full length I'M
der the trees, resting. The sky a
clear bright blue, spread its limit
less panoply above them. Between
was the lacy roof of the leaves.
When Teddy moved restlessly-and
1t was impossible for her to remain
still for any length Of time---a stray
sunbeam would catch in the limpid
brown eyes and glisten on the tiny
flecks OF gold imbedded there.
DO you know, Teddy, you have
tn pretticst eyes in tn world?" Din
ny put the query as an assertion
with a crude gallantry.
When do You want your reply on
that?" she leased.
Dinny hunched up his legs and
looked at her. frank ardor in his
own blue eyes.
Il wish,' he said, his tone quoru-
lousy complain, 81 wish that
you'd take me a little more serious
ly. I'm not joking when l tell YOU
er-Well. these things"
I'm hungry. let's eat" said Ted
dy, changing the subject as usual
whenever it began to get personal
All right. We'll eat, then
He set his lips in a morose line
and started to lnpack the lunch
basket. He was chagrined that she
had so quickly and BADLY reverted
TO her previous lightness. Last night
when he had knocked the drunk
en- Walden down---this little sob