Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
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Trunks and 1 wO.
ny GRACE BRYAN.

BY Grace Bryan.
II Il am going anyhow" said Doris.
don't suppose, do you, that l
am going to lose my vacation as well
as my happiness?"
mo cause to lose either" suggested
Marsden. "Just say that you are
sorry and we can have both.'
But I'm not sorry" she protested.
Until you explain what you were do.
ing In a restaurant with another girl
when you are engaged to me why
I'm not engaged to you"
you won't marry me,' he suggest
ed, "and yet you are going on soil
tary honeymoon"
II am going on vacation" she
said with dignity, "and as l had my
heart set on doing the lakes, why,
that is going to be my vacation"
Il think chats good idea," he
agreed. Il think shall do the same"
IF you do" she warned, I'LL never
speak to you again. The idea of our
travelling on the same boat that we
were to take the honeymoon on"
You're going to-" he defended. II
think 4 have the same right
g You have no right to make your.
self nuisance" she objected. II de.
ctded first on 1he trip"
II beg pardon" he said. I'VE de-
cided on the trip and we are going.
I hope that by the time you get to
the other end you will be SO lonesome
that you'll be willing to come back
Mrs. Jim Marsden.'' :, : ~
81 shan't ever feel that way she
declared spiritedly. after the way
you acted with that horrid girl"
But l told you didn't give a hang
for her. he cried irritably. "The boss
asked me to take her cut to lunch.
She's sort of cousin of his
"And to do 1t you forgot your ap.
pointment with me-"
Il told him had date" defended
Marsden. but he laughed and said
he guessed could square 1t. couldn't
tell him what
Tell him what?" demanded Doris
as Marsden paused.
What temper you had" he said
irritatingly. There was no one else
to take the girl out and he thought
you would understand"
Very plausible" she said, "but
3dont believe it. There was Mr.. Temp
kins.'
"Tompkins would have taken her to
n l,,,, oh lot,
"She, was only. in town for the day
and Mr.. ellis wanted her to see one
of the good places. couldn't say no
when he had just said l could have
four weeks off instead OF two"
Much good they'll do you, hope"
she said. Il guess you had better go
away, jim. It's no use trying to talk
It over. The more think Of it the
more angry get"
Being clever person, Marsden
went away. He lived on the same
floor with the Tabors and going home
meant passing from one apartment to
the other. He filled his pipe and sat
down to think, and the more he
thought things over the more satisfied
he became.
His employer had allowed him a
four weeks vacation because he was
going on honeymoon. Then he had
asked him to take out country cou-
sin to lunch because he did not have
the time himself He had had an
engagement with Doris that 1t was
too late to break, but his employer
had refused to regard this as nm ex-
cuse, and mindful of the favor just
conferred, Marsden had taken her out
and had trusted to luck to explain to
Doris.
They were to take honeymoon on
steamer going through the great
lakes. 70. a whole year they had
talked it over, and he wanted to make
the trip anyway. Now Doris insisted
that the five Great Lakes be left to
her and 1t struck him as being unrea-
sonable.
He was determined to go and on
the date set. So was she. She in
sisted that he defer his departure and
he was unwilling to do so.
The trunk that was to hold their
Joint belongings was standing in the
parlor and it served to remind him of
what he had lost. He gave IT vicious
kick as he moved into his bedroom,
but his determination was unchanged
and on the morrow he set about pack.
ing 1t.
He was still at the task when his
mother came !nto the room.
"Jim," she said softly. Couldn't you
loan Doris that steamer trunk you
used to use? The e2pressman is COM
ing for it the first thing in the morn
ing and the trunk she bought has not
arrived
Cant do It." said Jim decidedly.
II bought this trunk for us both and
she will have to use this or do with
out. There's lots Of space left"
"But JIM" persisted his mother,
"Dorris Is crying"
"sae should be-" vas the unteel.