Pages That Mention Miss Gamble
Charles E. H. Bates Family Correspondence, Aug. 1899-Dec. 1917
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met at six.
We had a swell feast here one night. We didn't have it the night we planned to because Miss Gamble found the eats but had it the next night.
We expected her to get mad but she was very nice and said to have it the next night, which was one of the girl's birthday, and she would have chocolate for us.
We were all going off for an all day ride and
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Of course I admired the wrapping of the picture. Yes, the sun kissed orange wrappers. I suppose you mean "son kissed." No danger of me sleeping on your picture.
I suppose you thought the "Blue Bird" was for little children when you called it "darling", but you don't appreciate it because it was wonderful.
Miss Gamble took five of the girls to Los Angeles to see it last week-end
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and we kids that were left here had a swell time. Went swimming in the tank in the morning, rode out to Tea Kettle Inn in Montecito for lunch, and rode all afternoon.
Then went to the Arlington for dinner and the Palace afterwards. The Palace is a moving picture place and Miss Gamble would never let us go because one night she saw some pictures that she didn't think were quite proper. But one of the teachers went in the afternoon and said the pictures were all right, so we went. They were the tamest things I've seen in a long time. We were interested particularly in the Flying A one and picked out all our friends. Jack Kerrigan, the leading man who is swell, wasn't as good as he might have been. He's some class on the street.
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school or vacation tomorrow. Miss Gamble wants us to go on a forty mile ride but most of the kids don't want to because they will be dead by the time they get home after being up late tonight, riding all day tomorrow and going on the train tomorrow night.
The period is nearly up so good-bye.
Probably see you soon,
Doris.