The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-11-26
BERMUDA BLUES
BY KAY KENNEDY

~ me, was to keep the boy from
n getting engaged.
"There have been two already
this winter" he confided, land it up
sets his mother. Besides, paying them
off Is beginning to run into money
Now, down in Bermuda with you, he
can have change from all his Broad
way stuff and perhaps get some sense"
I wasn't exactly throwing my hat
in the air or dancing in the streets
with joy at the prospect Of playing
nursemaid to young Jack on a trip
that I had looked forward to for
months but I didn't see how I could
refuse J. G. He's been good friend
to me and I could see he was really
worried about the boy.
"How about the boat-you know,
shipboard romances?" I protested
weakly.
]. G. laughed.
Nothing to 1t. Jack can't even see a
canoe without getting seasick. He'll
be In his berth five minutes after they
pull up the gangplank and you won't
see him until you hit the island"
That, at least, was break and I
looked forward with lighter heart to
the trip. After the kid got to Ber-
muda he'd be so busy playing golf
and swimming he might not have time
for romance. I promised myself grim
ly that he'd get so tired every day he'd
be in bed by nine o'clock, and glad to
get there.
So 1t was settled. Or so !
thought
While the steward was arranging our
luggage in the cabin, Jack pulled a
bottle out Of his pocket.
Some medicine a doctor pal gave
me for seasickness," he explained.
"Swears it's sure cure"
II wouldn't take 1t if l were you,"
I said quickly. 1--WE been travelling
for years and never have been sick
yet-that kind of stuff only upsets
you"
Jack looked at it obviously.
"Oh, well, couldn't make me any
sicker than I usually am" and he
tipped the bottle to his mouth.
watched him anxiously at dinner
that night. He looked all right, so
kept urging food on him and finally
sold him the nastiest looking piece Of
pastry I could see on the tray for des-
sert. It almost threw me just to look
at it but Jack finished it cheerfully
and turned to his coffee as the "ball-
room dancers provided by the line for
the entertainment Of the passengers
made their appearance.
Gee, what a swell looking gall
chirped my charge.
1--WE seen better" I said. "As a
matter of fact, she was extremely
pretty but I thought it advisable not
to mention that I thought so. After
the exhibition, Jack made Decline
for her table before could say word,
and asked her to dance. Either the
boy was a very good dancer or the
girl was so expert she made him look
that way, because pretty soon every
OU6 WAS WdI(hlhS &AALSA a tAh-
90 that looked pretty professional
to me, I caught his attention and
dragged him down to the cabin.
"She's going to play deck tennis with
me in the morning." Jack informed
with look in his eye that didn't like.
That medicine is certainly the goods
never felt better in my life"
We were running into heavy sea by
then and I blessed each wave as It
lifted us just high enough to drop Us
again with a good thud. Each creak
Of the boat was music to me and !
went to sleep certain Of free day on
the morrow.
When L woke up Jack was dressed
and taking a swig from his medicine
bottle. I started to get up and. then.
suddenly, lay fat on my back again.
l felt queer. Very queer.
"Sick2" asked Jack cheerfully.
Just q little under the weath@-
must have eaten something that d.