Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-07-20
J-3t the f!icest
Ice Man
By JANE OSBORN
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IT HERE was d certain fippancy
l. about Helen's manner and speech
that was decidedly discOncerting to
her perfectly conventional mother.
"YOur remarks are so incense
! quential," Mrs. Ross told her. Hail
the time | don't know whether you
are in jest or in earnest. If you mean
what you say then you are extremely
silly, and II yOu don't mean what
| you say then you are making fun OF
me and my friends, and that Is ex-
tremeIy rude"
Helen was spending this summer at
home, or rather at the Ross summer
cottage by the sea, and In order to
| give her mother an opportunity to
| play all the afternoon bridge that she
wanted with the other cOttagers and
to give herself little much-needed
experience In household matters she
with two maids was taking full
| charge of the housekeeping.
When her mother gave her first
porch party of course Helen had TO
appear, and as preliminary Mrs.
Ross made her l'ttle speech about
Hclrn'S incOnseQuential remarks and
hippant manner
MIS-. Mach '"rhereu he'eh "erore
the card playing began.
we never see you "' 'he c"S'''"'
she accused And your mother says
you d"ht play bridge. d" nope You
are having "a pleasant time DO Won
Ike II here at SeasideF
Il adore H. answered Helen. i've
been al lots OF Seashorr resort" hat
/ never knew another where there
Were such perfectly adorable shelis
on the beacH
Mrs. Mack raised her naughty ave.
broWs ana gave Helen searching
glance helens mother. VII" had
overheard the remark, also raised her
eyebrows ana Indicated her m"lher'y
| disappr0val OF what Helen had said
But | really d" think The shells
are remarkable. There are some love
| ly pink ones with bluShing Innings.
Don't you ever pick up shells Mrs
MackT The question was not even
worth reply. Mrs Mack couldn't
strap her own shoes or pick up
card that had slipped from the card
table.
Later Mrs. Horton engaged Helen
In conversation.
Don't you ind the people here at
Seaside charming:" she cOoed.
absolutely" said Helen ~ never
saw such an accommodating express
man, and we have the incest ice man.
10 you happen to know the ice man.
Mrs. HOrtOn? Mrs Horton regarded
her with the smile she saved for the
inmates of the home for feeble mind
ed orphans of which she was a man
ager And Mrs Ross standing behind
Mrs Horton uttered a sharp, Helen"
But really, mother, he is the incest
Ice man." insisted Helen. HE can
swing a perfectly enormous piece OF
ice into the refrigerator as If II
weighed no more than feather. and
he has the most delicious sense of
humOr He's going to have Friday
morning off and I'm going to 20 swim.
ming with him He knows new
stroke I'm crazy to learn"
"Helen," fairly shrleked her moth
er, and Mrs Horton, turning away,
smiled compasslonately at Mrs Ross.
Helen, | think you are crazy. Don't
you know that Mrs Horton belongs
to one of the best families of the
state? The Horizons have the finest
cottage In Seasidn-she was going to
invite yen to dance they're giving
but sha1l think we are impossible
Going swimming with an Ice MANI"
"Well. III 20 tu hor dance II she'll
invite my lie man." Iarghed Helen
I'm bet he can dance. too. His name
is Mortimer" But Mrs Ross heard
no more She was wondering whether
II wouldn't he n good plan 10 have
Helen psvchoanalyzed.
A week later-after Helen had
learned the new swimming stroke
from Mortimer the ice man and had
StrOlled along the beach on moon.
light night with Mortimer's stalwart
arm around her waist as they walked
Mrs Ross told Helen that she had
been invited to Mrs Horizons dance
81 believe she has been able 10 gel
almost ne many Young men ms girls
for the party She has arranged tC
have some come down from the city
and she has discovered that there
is n perfectly charming young man
here doing some sort of wOrk-desk
clerk or something of that sort al
one Of the hotels. | suppose-and she
has asked him. too It's Mr.. Nor
timer Fitzdayis he1 he senior al
| Harvard aNt Uintnr Tho EitzdoviSas