Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-06-19

vet there was the slmmer-and thai
wasn't far off. he couldn simply
couldn't-gO back TO Saukett. SUDDEN
". he saw that little town. Mildred,
with her funny, affected little ways
Her sweater ssIits-and the dresses sne
had made in the house. His sister 50
busy over nothing at all His mother,
full of news about her club ana nef
charities. His father, eager 70 nave
him spend his vacation WORKING Ia Ine
shoe store-as he'd done every sum-
Ter TTnat shoe store OF which his
father was so proud-he'd built II up
from a very small store which MS
father had left. Fred was supposed 20
step in, some day, take it over.
Quite simply, Mrs. Bellamy solved
the whole thing. -,
what are you doing this summera"
7 haven't made any plans YET" he
i've been talking It over with the
family" she told him. You know now
Philip tries to bluff everything. Hen
listen to you when he won't pay any
attention to Roger. We thought
You'd spend the summer with US
II don't see" began Fred.
eIt's quite simple" Mrs. Bellamy
went on. I'm not offering you SAL
airy. That always leads to difficuitleS.
You'll be our guest. We go 70 South
ampton when the boys get nome IRON
school. There's swimming and tennis
and riding. And If you can get Philip
to open q book so much the better.
She notice Fred'S hesitation.
The Price place Is 8 five minute
drive" she said. "Or perhaps you can
make the tWo-n1ile drive in less II
Margalo decides she must see you az
once" She winked. but 1t was such q
dignified gesture that half q minute
later Fred couldn't believe she mao
winked at all
sounds like a wonderful summer" Fred
he wrote home. His father hesitated.
Then consented. Only his sister wrote
a disturbing letter His father was not
well-had been waiting for him to come
home SO he could rest. Fred refused to
take her letter seriously. She always
imagined things His father had said
it was all right. There wasn't much
to do-even N a shoe store in Sau-
kett in summer.
It was a wonderful summer.
Fred was a little overcome by 1t al
the first day or two, but in less than
q week he felt at home. At home in a
suite across from Rogers suite, Philip
had rooms on another floor, complete
with factory" for wood turning and
pottery making
He was at home at the Prices, too,
where Mrs. Price, dumping OF a
woman, disregarded Margalo and her
friends and where Ransome Price, who
talked in clipped sentences like his
daughter, was always busy with his own
interests. The Bellamys had only few
guests during the summer. The Price
place was always oVerrun with peo-
ple-house guests that came for weeks
at a time, weekend guests who some
times disappeared by Monday.
Occasionally Margalo's duties as q
hostess interfered, but usually she had
time for Fred. Or made faces Of dis
gust when she had to break away.
Together, they swan. Or lay Tor
little. At night they drove through the
country. Or danced at the country
club OF at another huge country place.
They visited neighborhood bright
spots" dingy little roadhouses, where
hot dogs were the piece de resistance.
or more fashionable places, "too fun OF
hoi polloi" Usually, though, Fred and
Margalo spent the evening together,
with Roger and another girl, often
going In swimming by moonlight.
In summer Roger went with Victoria
Moore, who lived nearby, quiet little
thing given Unexpectedly to smutty
stories. The MooreS we're extremely
rich and extremely odd.
The summer wore on. Unbelievably
fast. Fred wrote home occasionally.
Told little things-how well his pupil, |
Philip. was doing. Philip had been his
excuse for staying east. Something |
about himself. I'VE go swimming every !
and sometimes at night. The !
beach here is very good. We ride horse
back a great deal. too" Colorless let ]