Saturday, March 20, 1926
Dale played at George’s all morning and rushed home at noon to get ready to go down town to a show with George. I let him go if he wanted to spend his own money. Papa was going to fix the baby some medicine so I had Dale go up there and get it. They went to the Lyric and instead of being alone as Dale thought, Mr. Miller and his stenographer were with them. They got a cap for George before the show and went to market after. Then they brought Dale home in their machine. But he was later than we thought and we were a little uneasy about him. Marjorie so sick with her cold. I’m afraid of pneumonia.
(I'm not sure what to think about Mr. Miller and his stenographer taking George Miller and Dale to the movies and all. A "stenographer" is someone who takes shorthand. I think that has become a lost skill. Who does shorthand anymore? And to think they taught that when I was in high school. I didn't take it! Anyway, it doesn't seem right for the stenographer to go along, where was George's mother?)
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Stenographers seem to get a reputation as home reckers. But still, they had the two boys with them, so maybe it was an innocent outing. Maybe George's mother was dead.
ReplyDeleteInnocent? My foot! That's what they wanted it to look like, but most of us know better. We've seen enough tv programs, read enough trashy novels. 8-)
ReplyDeleteAs for shorthand, I took it in high school and college, and got my first and only teaching job (for 21 years) because I knew how to teach the subject. The classes only lasted two more years after I arrived at the school, but had been taught for 100 years up to that point. (Old school, literally)