Lyndon State College - Northern Lights Yearbook (Lyndonville, VT)

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24 THE VERLYN ments have been tried on the operators. Specialist in Permanent and finger waving—Dorothy Cowling Specialist in Hair Blends —Viola Currier Upon leaving the beauty shop, she ran into Evelyn Sheltra. who told her she had become a famous poetess. “You didn’t get your start writing the poem ‘Isn’t it fun’ at dear old Lyndon?” “I surely did.” After a short visit, Martha bought a few magazines and returned to her room. Glancing through one of the magazines she found an advertisement of a cow, under which read :— BAG BALM “Good for man as well as beast”—eases colds, aids in burns and bruises, and used to grease cow hide boots. Call 1247 or write to Erma Whitcomb, Lyndon ville, Vermont After reading a good story her eyes fell upon a small ad at the bottom of the page: SPENCER’S “For beauty and poise wear Spencer’s” —Call your Spencer sales-lady Bunny Ford 64 East 5th St., New York City Wondering where “Trickstep” was, she thought she would look for him in the lobby. Much to her surprise and anger she found him talking with a high powered flirt. However, when she found it was Elinor Scott, merely inquiring in a friendly manner about L. N. S. her anger melted. She told him she was instructress in knitting in Macy’s Department Store. After dinner that night Martha and “Trickstep” went to the Yankee Stadium to see the baseball game between the Mouse of David and the Cahill Nine. In the front box was May Stevens cheering for her husband and eight sons. On the boat the next A. M. they found that Bernice Web- ster and Ivarlene Russell were working their passage over. Kar-

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THE VERLYN 23 “Just great, she’s a fine housekeeper and has a thriving chicken business on the side, so this gives me odd jobs to do with the hay wagon on Saturdays ’ Martha and “Trickstep” were very grateful for the invi- tation to stay to dinner because this would save them money and thought it would be a good idea to eat enough to last for two days. As the two work horses stopped before the house, the hired maid for the summer, who turned out to be another old classmate, Marjorie Ford, came rushing out to help carry in the groceries. The following A. M. the two couples parted because it was necessary to get to New York in time to sail on the next cattle boat. Usually women passengers were not allowed but “Trick- step” felt he could manage that. Just before arriving at New York, they passed through a town with flaunted flaming posters of the big vaudeville to be given that night, starring Betty Hub- bard as the great violinist and Gertrude Desjardins singing the solo numbers of the opera “Aida”. The remainder of the journey to New York was unevent- ful and Martha persuaded “Trickstep” to spend the night before they sailed, in Hotel Cole. That evening the hostess of the hotel came into the living room and Martha and “Trickstep” couldn’t believe their eyes when who should she be but Thelma Curtis. On inquiring how she was she said she was fine except for the fatal attack of “Charlie horse”. Glancing into the other corner of the room, a cheery, friendly smile, the first since we’d left good old Vermont, flash- ed before our eyes — it was none other than that of Zeda Chaf- fee who was “Puttering” around with her manuscript to be given to the National Congregational Convention. Martha deciding she needed a wave made her way to the Hotel Beauty Shop. The sign over the door read thus:— —White Lily Beauty Shop— While away your leisure hours becoming more beautiful. Try our shoppe, where there is no risk to a customer. All experi-

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THE VERLYN 25 lene explained that this summer’s study would give them their master’s degree. The trip over was quite uneventful although Martha did feel it was a low class manner for a honeymooning couple to travel and mentioned ;t rather frequently to “Trickstep”. They landed in Liverpool. England and they found a very cunning American Tavern which professed to be inexpensive and as they both thought that they would be more comfortable in an American atmosphere they made plans to stay there. The establishment was owned and directed by the Misses Hilda Martin and Lillian Sawyer. The cooking was so excellent that Martha was determined to travel no farther but spend the remainder of their honeymoon in England. After being in England for two weeks “Trickstep sug- gested to Martha that they start for the U. S. because he had re- ceived a cable offering him a position as the able leader of Paul Whitman’s former band, and it would never do for him to be late home. The first night out Martha heard someone in the next cabin groaning and moaning. Her heart went out to this fellow passenger in such distress and she threw a bathrobe around her shoulders, grabbed a heating pad and some asperins and went to the door and knocked. A feeble voice bade her enter. She step- ped in and snapped on the light and who should be lying there all doubled up with pain but Elsie Rollins. For dinner that night she had eaten lobster Newbury, three bananas, a glass of milk and some strawberry ice-cream: As a result of this, combined with the motion of the ship, she was indeed in misery and more than glad to have such an efficient nurse. Before long Martha had her settled comfortable and asked how she came to be travel- ing. Elsie replied that she was chaperoning a group of La Salle students who had been studying in Paris, but as soon as she returned to the U. S. she expected to have a nice home in Dan- ville, Vermont. The following day they were sitting in their deck chairs enjoying the sea air when at the other end of the deck they saw the form of someone sketching a beautiful sunset. Catching a glance of the side of her face they recognized Marjorie Peake.