Evening star., 1948-09-12
Six Boys Almost
Wear Out Welcome
And Beach Cottage
Prize Contribution.
By Douglas Davis, IS
Coolidge High School

| I suppose most of you have gone
with a group your age on a trip. TO
all those who haven't, through eX-
perience I say to stay away from
cute" little weekend trips with
the neighborhood gang.
Our disastrous jaunt was two
day visit to Tommy's cottage at the
beach. 1 won't say he invited us.
He meekly suggested something
about swimming and Immediately
we had invited ourselves. Tommy
WINGED at thoughts OF the wild
events to come.
The time selected was one when
Tommy's parents were away, and all
six of us set off one morning at Z.
The ride down wasn't too nerve
racking. 1 think Newell was try
ing to drive with his feet, and
Tommy got us lost in the city
traffic. Bennie, Donnie, Jerry and l
stared in wild-eyed horror, praying
for our lives.
We finally arrived, unpacked our
bags and set of to swim. TOO bad!
It rained cats and dogs.
Beans, a Chandelier and Stew.
Back to the cottage and beans for
lunch, then gleefully into the bed
room for our first pillow fight, de-
spite Tommys protesting walls.
About halfway through, we paired
I'D as Donnie and I against the
world. It was q losing battle. We
were showed in by pillows and
crushed by three bodies. From the
bottom of the pile I saw two hanos
grab the chandelier and push 1t
forcefully toward Tommy, who was
on top of every one. The chandelier
missed, carried on and smacked up
against the ceiling! Oh! Oh! Hole
in the ceiling!
Near dinnertime we heard Jerry
exclaim he was going to make a
stew combined of everything but
the kitchen sink. We joked about
! it and then went out to play bas-
ketball in the backyard. About 20
minutes later we were startled to
see Donnie come racing out Of the
back door babbling Historically
about some sort of poisonous Slop'
that Jerry had cooked for dinner.
Unbelievingly we hurried inside to
stare at the sickliest looking excuse
for stew I have ever seen. 1t was
all a big joke to Jerry. There
isn't anything else to eat unless you
make it yourself!" he chuckled.
Greenish brown was the color OF
the stew. Greenish brown was the
color of my face 10 minutes later.
Dancing Dreams Fall Flat.
After choking up our dinner, we
weakly wobbled to the night spots
Our spirits picked up and the dinner
was forgotten Moonlight, dancing
etc. was ahead of us. Ahhhhhh
But we played slot machines much
of the night.
| Morning came and with it q
unique selection of beans for break
fast. 1t seems everything else hac
vanished at a previous midnight
snack.
After q. rainy day of cards, pillow
fights II and III, and movies, Bennle
Donny and I headed for the pier
The rest of the gang turned home
ward after dropping fortune lr
the internal slot machines.
We three stayed out on the plel
for a few hours and then returned
to the cottage. AS we plodded up the
street we could peer through the
darkness and make out three figures
on the front steps.
Locked out" some one snapped
How Gomez" we asked.
Never mind" they said.
The Plot Il Discovered.
It was only after we kicked in the
door that we found out the truth
Upon returning home our deal
friends" decided to rig up watel
bucket over the front door, intend.
ing to drench us! As 1t turned out
however, Newell knocked over ths
bucket trying to place 1t on the TOT
edge of the door. Down came ths
water all over Tommy and Jerry ane
down came Newell of the laddel
! onto the front steps. In q mt o
rage Tommy kicked the door. Click
went the automatic lock, and tha'
was that!
i The next morning we climbed init
the car and headed homeward
Tommy stayed. He had a lot o.
housekeeping to do. I doubt II ne:
finished it yet!
/ To end all this. all can say Is
had a swell time, but from now or
all my vacations will be with thu
i familyl
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