Evening star., 1941-09-28

we II have responsive reading until he leaves
This was joke or something because Nom
and Dad laughed.
Betsy said. Il think it would be a superior
idea at that" and 'Oh, speed the parting
day. Which is the way Betsy talks.
All the way up to the Pennypackers' house
in Maine - only they call it lodge - Punk
and | sat in the back seat and whispered
We'll hunt and fish in the big woods" |
said. II got Winchester, Model 81, rifle for
my eleventh birthday. in spite of MONS
threatening to turn gray overnight, which
she didn't do"
We'll, maybe -" Punk said
Sure we wil." said. You can use my
90 half the time"
well, maybe =" Punk said
We'll swim a little farther every day,
until we can make it easy across the lake"
well, maybe -" Punk answered again,
and it sounded kind of funny because Punk
usually likes to do everything do.
! DIDN'T catch on until after we arrived at
the Pennypackers' lodge Punk's mother
wouldn't let anybody do anything - except
take showers and change clothes.
Nov, lads" she said when we got there,
both of you 60 upstairs and take shower
and lie down until dinner time"
Well we went upstairs, although | was
dying to go out and look at the lake first, but
Nom told me to mind Mrs. Pennypacker.
Jimmy" Punk said to me after he d closed
the door. Jimmy, we won't have any fun.
should have told you but, gee. wanted you
to come along" Gosh! Punk was sort of
crying, and felt awful.
'Oh, listen. goofy guy" said, ''of course,
we'll have fun. What do you think you
crazy lump!"
You're just dumb cluck," Punk said.
I'VE won't have any fun at all - you'll see"
knew he was right, too. and | wished |
was home. where certainly wouldn't have to
take another bath, having had one already
that day. Besides, they were going to have
chocolate pie and 60 to the movies to console
Tinker. because, like dope, he cried when
l left Punk put on white pants and a white
shirt and a navy blue jacket. | had some
white pants, too. so put them on and wore
the coat to my good suit which my mother
had made me bring, even though I'd said,
On camping trip - gosh!'
We went down and ate dinner which was
very healthy hay" as Dad calls it - but
didn't taste good. l kept thinking about
home, and that with me gone there'd be two
extra pieces of pie instead of only one.
LIVERY day after that was the same We
got up in the morning took shower, dressed,
went downstairs and ate breakfast. Then we
sat around for an hour because it was too
soon after meal. Then we put on our bathing
trunks and went in the water and swan just
around the Pennypackers' wharf where we
could always catch hold. We stayed in the
water exactly an hour. Then we came in the
back way and took another shower because
of germs in the lake and put on white duck
pants and polo shirts - any color, which was
fortunate as mine are all dark because they're
practical. Nom says.
We read books then or sat on the porch or
played parchesi. Then we'd eat lunch and
then - honest we had to lie down for an
hour. After that, a man named Garrett, who
works for the Pennypackers, took us for a
ride in their boat was crazy to run it but we
weren't allowed. We came home and then had
our choice of hike with Mr.. Pennypacker,
who never cracked jokes like Dad, or another
swim around the wharf Either way, you had
to take shower afterwards and dress up with
a SUNDAY coat lust To eat After dinner we