The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14

The trouble an began in Gus Molden
doing the unexpected thing Every
body predicted. and with reason that
II Molly Cartwoll got engaged bcfoSc
the season was over It would be to
young Maxwell Barton. tho broad
rhouldercd newspaper man from Mis-
sissippi. And mp to that momentous
afternoon 1t is fair to say that Molly
and Max shared the common convic-
tlon They were great friends. Every
body also said that Il would be an ex-
Cellent match For Molly" some OF
the women added. But that was only a
squirt OF feminine mcanncss over which
the men shrugged their shoulders.
They knew the state Of Max's finances.
And now Molly had sen; down word
that she was sorry. but that she would
not be able TO go boating this after
noon, ana Max had swung of to the
wharf, covering his disappointment
with one OF Rlghtor's songs:
''Oh, my Mexican Junnita
In the moonlight 1 will meet her.
Way down upon the silver Rio
Grande.'
Molly heard, and the hand that held
the beautiful ring twitchod noryously.
What voice he hadl And every
thing about him Is as big as his voice.
abe added rogretmlly. Il wonder II he
would care. much. ! would hate to
hurt him. lie IS such happy hearted
fellow In spite OF his bad luck" Her
eyes went back TO the ring.
For this was the unexpected thing
Gus Holden had done He had written
Miss Molly Cartwell business-like
offer OF marriage and backed up his
offer with a perfect love OF diamond.
III l see the ring on your hand to-
night, shall understand that you
have decided TO make me one OF tho
happlest OF men," had been the formal
ending OF that formal letter
II suppose | will have TO get mar
ried some day" she reflected. But OF
a truth. this was not exactly the way
she had intended to be made love to
by the man she would eventually mar
ry Heaven knows what she had In
tended should happen. Most girls
crave n romantic love AFFAIR, and there
was no romance about this straight
cut and thrust letter: nothing but the
ring.
Oh. that ring! What a beauty II
was. How the other girls would so on
over II.
Everybody knew Gus Holden had
more money than he could spend
That was all they did know about him
The idea OF marrying a man she hat
not met a dozen tlmesl Why undel
the sun had he taken II into his heaC
TO be in such hurryl
"The happiest of men" How coli
II looked on paper. No doubt he ha'
written II because he considered II tn
correct thing, like tine yours truly
at the bottom OF business letter.
For a minute she gave place to pet
tlshness and wished with all her hear
that Gus Holden had kept his old let
ter and his old ring to himself. ant
that she was out on the water having
good time with Max. Dear old Max
with his huge head and deep voice
and. best OF all, honest. happy heart.
All very charming attributes. NJ
doubt. but yet not much in the way o
assets when looked at from the dollar
and cents point OF view.
"And I'll have to get married SOM
day. Gracious knows I don't want I,
be an old maid" She picked up tn
ring and looked at II lovingly.
you are a beauty, aren't you? Why
Max would have to sell everything h
owns, down to his golf clubs, before h
could give girl such a thing as this
But, then, Max Is man. and he doe
work hard. My goodness, how glorl
ously he could make love to girl.
only he could afford It," And Moll
pushed aside the ring and Dropped he
face into her hands that she might III
better recall a certain delicious after
noon she and Max had spent togethe
tramping over the hills with thei
kodaks. The huskiness that had com