SUMMER
DAYS.
| ILLUSTRATED. |
NEW YORK:
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY,
Publishers.
Copyright, 1880, by Dodd, Mead & Company.
| SUMMER DAYS. DOWN BY THE SEA. |
SUMMER
DAYS.
IT was the fifteenth day of June, and the last day of school. Alice Greyhad just said her last good-byes to the other girls, and was starting onher homeward way when she heard a voice behind her.
“Alice, Alice, wait a minute.”
Alice turned around and saw Susy Lee running towards her.
“Let’s go on together,” said Susy, overtaking her friend. “There is nouse in walking alone when one can have company.”
“No, indeed,” said Alice, laughing, “particularly when the company has agood big sun umbrella, and the one has none. Here, let me take your arm,and creep under your shade, that’s a love.”
“Isn’t it hot?” exclaimed Susy, when they were both comfortably settledunder the shade of the umbrella. “See, there isn’t a breath of wind.”
“Hot isn’t the word for it,” said Alice; “why, it is simply scorching. Iam so glad we are through with school, for it is really dreadful tostudy in this weather. I am crazy to get off to the country, aren’tyou?”
“Yes, indeed, I am,” said Susy. “I just love the country; don’t you?When I get on my blue flannel sailor suit and my big shade hat, and knowthat I can get just as mussy as I please, I am too happy for anything.Where are you going this summer?”
“Oh, we are going to Sandy Shore; we go there every summer. Papa has acottage there.”
“Sandy Shore!” exclaimed Susy. “Why, how perfectly delightful. I amgoing there, too. Papa has rented a house for the summer, and we are tostart off in about a week.”
The children were of course overjoyed to find that they were to becompanions for the summer, and had a great deal to talk about. And sobusy were they that Alice’s house was in sight long before the importantevent had been thoroughly discussed.
When they reached Mr. Grey’s it was nearly time for luncheon, however,so Alice and Susy...