Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09

person can love truly and be Jealous
and I do love you truly, you are all Of
life to me-"
And you know l love you. don't
you Lloyd? Don't worry about me. let
me have my little fling before l settle
down. l don't care II Mr.. Worthing-
ton has got q yatch, and pair OF
thoroughbreds and an income that
makes one dizzy to think about, l
wouldn't exchange you for him for
twice what he has" So Lloyd was sat-
isfied.
Worthington's friends did not under
stand him. He seemed serious in his
attention to Edith. But he had
seemed serious in his attentions to
other girls not OF his set before, to
their sorrow, ultimately. He drank
great deal, gambled whenever he felt
like it, and had a moral character that
was awful to contemplate. However,
these matters were kindly forgotten by
the public, and attributed to the &C.
centricities of very rich man who
was having hard job of killing time
in manner agreeable to himself.
One night he called to see Edith
He had been drinking, and was little
reckless, nor did he notice her mother
sitting in quiet corner of the room
where the light was not very bright.
He wasted very little time in pre-
liminaries. He grabbed Edith's hand
in his, and attempted to pull her to-
wards him. He did get his arm about
her, and she struggled away from him.
Don't get mad Edith" he said.
Its all right love you and it will
be all right"
What do you mean by all right
Mr.. Worthington-do you mean you
want me to marry you?"
"Sure-yes. Amy old time. I'm
ready when you are"
Edith's mother rose from the dark
ness and silently came to where the
pair stood.
Il will be very glad to have you fol
a son-in-law Mr.. Worthington," she
said. Il heard you ask Edith to marry
you'
I'VE will have the wedding next
month, on the 18TH" said Edith. And
in dazed and wondering condition,
Mr.. Worthington took his departure
after a conventional farewell.
Edith sat before the fire and rumi
mated. The nasty little vine covered
cottage was not to be her portion
she would have Conservatives and
gardener to furnish her with flowers.
No cheap Autographs would adorn her
walls, paintings costing thousands of
dollars would be none too good. She
would ride in an automobile of her
own. She shuddered as she thought
Of the cottage, somehow she always
associated boiled cabbage with vine
clad cottages, and she despised cab
bage above all things Well, her flu
ture was assured Worthington would
stick, she would handle him carefully,
and ne would walk up to the altar all
right Or else-she remembered that
her mother would make very good
witness, and thought that jury would
not fail to give her adequate compen'
satiOn in case of a breach.
She suddenly remembered that Lloyd
was coming to see her the next night.
She did not want any unpleasant in
terviews Then again, an immediate
announcement would help to hold
Worthington in line. She drew up to
her writing desk
"Dear Tl0vd" she wrote "T. have
decided that l will marry Mr. Worth
ington. He has just left here, and the
poor fellow is SO much in love with
me, and begged me so earnestly, that
l told him yes and set the day for the
18th of next month. So, you had bet
ter not come tomorrow night, Delaney
is very jealous hearted and I do not
wish to give him any cause, because