New Britain herald., 1929-09-28

Just the same, let s teacn them SOou lesson that they'll never forget"
 "Only don't take too long teaching" pleaded Bessie. Roger means more to me than a good joke or good les son. We haven't long here now, and every second I'm away from him is an utter waste of my life. let's put it over, but let's get it over with"
 Bert. with his finger to his lips. sil- ently motioned the others to withdraw with him. The girls had not been con- scious of their presence.
 Fellows" said Bert, when they had Eained safe distance. "we're sitting handsome. Now let's teach them a lesson. What say to a nice, long ride in the country?"
 It was unanimously voted aye.
 When the girls, fetchingly dressed, came into the dining room for lunch con, they marched to their remote table Confident of their position, they watched from the corners of their eyes for the entrance of their men, anticipating repetition in even more pronounced form of the breakfast sen sation.
 The room was almost emptied when the sickening realization dawned on them that the boys had trumped their three aces-they hadn't come in at all! The girls now retired to room, con scious as they passed the peoped yer anda that their status had turned a bit ridiculous, for a powwow
 They wondered whether the boys, embarrassed by the scene at the first meal, were hiding out; or whether they were playing a game; or whether-or what?
 They remained in all afternoon, fearful of joshing or of meeting the boys unprepared, or of weakening if they did meet them, or of being told that they had made other alliances possibly with the wairesses, heaven for bid.
 When they came down to dinner and again assumed their seats in the cor ner, the emptiness of their quondam table was as conspicuous as an island in lake. When, again, the boys failed entirely to show up, they made the parade in discomfited retreat and stayed in for the evening-and the night.
 This may be a grand scheme" be- walled Estelle, "but take it from me, we've done a sweet flop"
 We've made ourselves the show of the place, spent a miserable day, and goodness only knows how we've hurt ourselves with the boys" sniveled Mildred.
 "0h, it worked out nifty,' groaned Bessie. If Roger came in here now I'd fall into his arms in mysteries. wasn't out to tobe one of those firm women with principles. want my Roger and don't care a whoop about teaching him or training him. He can write his own ticket and I'll sign on the dotted line.'
 If he came in?" shrilled Estelle. Say, I'm seriously contemplating lay ing for my Bert in the hallway or some other ambush and huring my cute young physique at him. As builder of male character and the instructor of transgressors, guess I'm very good nisses's size modcl-not heavy enough for the big stuff"
 "What's the use bringing home a lesson to them?" cried Mildred. "They know it, anyway. If this keeps up, the lesson we'll probably teach them is that there are other girls just as nice as we are"
 q surrender" broke down Bessie,
 The phone rang in Bert's room at o'clock the next morning. It was his waitress speaking.
 They're bacG," she said.
 The three boys walked in, radiant. The girls smiled. Everybody clacked and raised eyebrows. The six paid no heed to them.
 Not word of recrminaton, not a question, not q sarcastic reference the table talk was friendly, intimate and good natured, as though it had never been interrupted.
 That afternoon there was heavy bathing, sand-burying. ball-tossing and loud laughing beard from the camp of the big six.
 And at dinner, the night before they were were all to oepafI' is tne , :t noteI z, threw and cheerd them-for there were three engagements.