The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
OTHER PEOPLES
AFFAIRS
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Now, You just let other peoples af-
fairs alone. You won't get no thanks,
and you'll bring trouble on yourself.
V had experience that away myself.
You know Lucy Carver? Well. she
and Molly was bosom friends. One
day Molly come to me and tole me that
Lucy was A-goin' to throw herself
away on Tom Martin, and Molly was
grievin over it as much as if she was
a-goin to marry the man herself.
asked her if she didn't know any way
to prevent III" match. and she said she
Tom away from Lucy. Well l said.
why don't you do it yourself:' She
didn't say nothin' for awhile, then she
looked up at me kind O Gurus and
said she'd supposed 1 might object to
anything like that. But l tole brr |
wouldn't mind her dom her friend Il
good turn. All she had to do was to
be sweet to him for awhile, and when
she'd shown Lucy how tickle he was
she could drop him. OF course, l be-
in in the secret, wouldn't be a-frettin'
and a-worryin' bout her keepin' COM
pany with Tom.
Purity soon l noticed that she had
started in. She and Tom was together
most Of the time, and Molly tole me
that all was a-goin' fust rate"
But what's the objection to Tom?"
ooh, he's Il mis'able kind of a Teller.
Hasn't notllin' bout him 'cept good
looks. Then he's kind O wild and on
steady ginerally.'
We'll, go on"
Lucy, she got hoppin' mad with
Tom and tolc him he'd have to stop
sparkin' Molly or she'd chuck him.
This didn't do no good, for by this time
Molly had him like a fly caught in a
spider web. But here's where what l
tole you bout intcrferin' with other
peoples affairs mt III. Lucy, who'd
always been Molly's best friend. turn
ed ag'in her and wouldn't speak 10
her"
II see. But it seems to me all there
was to do in the matter was for Molly,
havin' showed up Toms shallow
heart. to drop him, cling to you and
explain the matter to Lucy
THAT'S exactly what l tolc Molly,
but she explained to me that the af-
fair had got badly mixed. She said
that Lucy wouldn't believe her and, if
she did, wouldn't forgive her for what
she'd DONE
"True: that's what was to be ex-
pected."
"Ihings went on from bad to worse.
Molly was awful cut up because Lucy
turned her back on her, and she didn't
know what to do
odd she try to make a satisfactory
~explanation:'
Il asked her bout that, and she said
Lucy had treated her so mean she
didn't like to go palaverin' owe her
when it WAS Lucy's business to feel
grateful to her for doin' her a favor
What did Tom do when Molly drop
ped him.
molly didn't exactly drop Tom. She
said Lucy had acted so disgustin' she
didn't want to let her think she could
make her drop Tom, especially by git
tin mad bout it,"
"What was goin' on between you and
Tom?'
"Oh, Tom when he passed me used
to look at me with a kind of a smirk,
as much as to say, I've got your gall
and looked at him as much as to say,
Guess you'll find out somethin' bime-
by They say men is always fightin'
bout women l don't see no chance
for that so long as the women kin keep
foolin the men till the last minute,
and then there's no use Of fghtin'. At
any rate | didn't want to fight. Tom,
for l knowed all about how Molly was
a-playin' him.. But bimeby l got tired
havin' him take up SO. much OF. Molly's
time.
you see. lots of times when.I wanted
her to so ridin' with me or to take her
to Il dance or anything like that she'd
say: Why didn't you speak. about it
sooner? l jist tole Tom I'd go with
him. But l had lots Of fun at dances
when l see people lookin' at me like as
il they pitied me, for they didn't know
the game we was playin'. .
"Howsomever, at last l made up my
mind the thing had got to end some
time, and, KNOWN what kim Of a fix
Molly was in. | jist thought I'd do
somethin' to end it myself. l expected
Molly wouldn't like it at fust. but
when it was all over and she was out
Of the scrape she'd think all the more
Of me-"
"How did you manage it"
81 went to Ton and tole him that
Molly had got mixed up in other peo-
pies affairs and she'd found it neces-
sary to keep company with him awhile,
but there was nothin' in it and if he
was a sensible Teller he'd drop her."
II shouldn't "a thought he'd "a taken
that very we'll"
HE did, though. He said he was
much obleeged to he for tellin' MIN.
It WAS Molly that GOT mad. He tole