Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Three Girls of
a Kind
BY H. LOUIS RAYBoLD
20 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
(Copyright.)

TOR several years Marcia Glen,
Cora Bassett and Jerry st. Claire
had taught adjoining rooms In the
Webster grammar school and were
popularity supposed to possess similar
tastes along all lines.
Only In one respect did they differ,
and that was on the subject Of the
most desirable spot In which to pass
the annual summer vacation.
Had you eavesdropped from Mrs
Bates living room one June evening
as the three chatted on the porch you
would have heard them expressing
their opinions thereupon along with
Mrs. Bates other boarders, from the
Trumbull twins to Lacy Haskell, &c.
centric bachelor.
Marcia delivered herself definitely.
"My hay fever will not stand any
place but Breton Woods"
ats futile to urge me-" interrupt.
ed Cora brlskly. THE surf, the
crowds. the boardwalk Ocean Grove
for mine!"
Jerry. the youngest of the trio,
swung trinity shod foot from the
couch hammock. a." she told them.
"am trying a new place. Oh, anoth'
err Adirondack lake, Of course.
Couldn't miss the canoeing, August
bass, etc. Finger Lake Inn-that will
be my address"
This matter disposed of, the three
turned to other subjects. One thing
leading to another, the imminent wed.
ding Of mutual acquaintance was
arrived at.
"What she can see In him worth
the loss of her freedom and good
times, beats mew declared the decl
slve Jerry.
stimulant to imitation. wouldn't
marry the best man living" laughed
Marcia comfortably.
"NOr !" said Cora.
"NOr II said Jerry, exploslvely.
In the living room the audience, for.
gotten by the three outside, listened
shamelessly. The twins glggled. Lacy
Haskell pulled thoughtfully at his CT
gar And he took out a little note.
book and made three entries Bret
ton Woods; Ocean Grove; Finger
Lake Inn.
The morning following Marcia's ar
rival In the White mountains she ran
into Lacy Haskell.
He explained his presence vaguely,
but stralghtway dated up Marcia for
tennis that afternoon, and from that
moment proceeded to make such In
roads upon her time that she lay
awake nights wondering. Particular
ly as he had let her know almost de-
llberately that he never intended wed.
Marcia was piqued, interested, be
gulled. She evaded him, endured him,
and, Il must be confessed, at length
pursued him. When in the course of
casual conversation she limited that
marriage would be the making of him,
Lacy fled preclpltately to the evening
train.
Three days later he was giving the
boardwalk procession at Ocean Grove
a critical survey. BY his side Miss
Cora Bassett beamed and glowed.
True, Lacy had Just been telling her
OF his pet aversion to marriage and
the female sex In general. Yet wasn't
he full of plans for the next few days
which included her? Who could tell
what might fall Outf Cora all but
chung to his arm, sent him Obllque,
cOquetilsh glances.
That very evening another cross
went into Lacy's little booklet and he
nodded with satisfaction. And as
soon as he had fulfilled his obligations
with Cora he checked out and headed
north. His baggage was labeled for
Finger Lake Inn.
Somehow or other, when Lacy from
the stern OF canoe looked at the
slim, knlcker-clad Jerry his patter
about confirmed bachelOrhOod and dis
trust of her sex sounded rather insane.
In the days that followed he found
himself involved in strange predica-
ment. Jerry did not respond as the
other two had to his attentions and
the cooler she grew the more he
wished she wouldn't. Soon he had
forgotten that he was making n per.
sonally conducted experiment to prove
that the woman didn't exist who
would refuse any mans attentions.
He wanted Jerry for his wife and
wanted her very much.
One afternOOn--and he noticed II
shortly after the arrival of the mall.
Jerry was so very upplsh to him that
his hopes fell thuddlngly and he de
clded to know the worst.
Listlcssly he put the age-old ques
ton, sadly sure OF the answer
Followed sllence-then bitter
speech from the girl. "Are you play
ing with me ms you did with Marcia
and as heard this morning, with
Cora as wellf They both write how
only the most desperate measures
warded off a proposal"
Whatever were Lacy's Utmost |
thoughts. he kept them to himself |
and rose like hero to the occasion.
There vas but one road to take, that |
Of conf aslOn, and he Travelled 1t gal
lantly from beginning to end. Twl-
light was dlmmlng the lake when Jer-
ry saw fit to forgive him, and they |
were started on their homeward way
when Lacy, lifted to the seventh heav-
en-, grlnned teaslngly.
perhaps my experiments did fall
with the other twO"-he did not let
Jerry share his mental reservations
In the matter-"but how about"
"The third" asked Jerry coolly, |
"meanIng me2 Oh, merely said
wouldn't marry the best man llvlngw
And what could Lacy sayf