Arizona republican., 1911-11-12

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 do? Live by herself?, She can only
 sew little, not enough to make liv-
 ing. Of course, if l keep on work
 ing" she broke off, hushed by a
 thought she dared not confess.
 A fellow has to be millionaire to
 get married nowadays" Elmer grum-
 bled. What are you afraid of? Other
 people get married on fifteen and six
 teen week. l suppose your mother
 could live with us, too"
 They had stopped on a corner to l wait for the car
 Jerry shivered. IT don't think | want to get married, Elmer"
 Say, whats the matter?" he de- manded. "YOu-you said you would. Whats got into you? l haven't done | anything, have I?'
 No, you haven't done anything | Its-it's me. I-I just don't want to get married-I don't know why. But | l don't
 He stood looking at her in hurt mys- ! tification. in that helpless puZzlement with which the average man regards | the, to him, amazing illogicalness of women.
 car stopped for them at this mo lutul, anu dS IL was NIONQSu, lESlt was no opportunity to continue the discussion. By the time they left it to walk the block to Jerry's home, Elmer had turned sulky.
 Well, what do you want to do?" he inquired with an ill-treated air. Dye want to call it off?" He thought to frishten her, being quite sure that she didn't.
 She turned futteringly. "Oh, FL mer. I'm-I'm awfully sorry, but yes lets-let's call it off
 The boy was thunder-struck, but his quick temper fiared
 All right he cried harshly. By George, you're a peach, ain't you? All right, you've done tits of, It's off" He turned on his heel and walked rapidly away, leaving her standing alone on the sidewalk.
 Half-daZed by the Quickness of the machinery she had set in motion, Jerry remained a moment where he had left her. She caught her breath and closed her eyes-to see again as if by some revealing flash, the face of the chaufeur. Then she ran swiftly to her own door, and burst into it as if pursued.
 Her mother, sitting by the table. sewing, looked up calmly at her en- trance, but Jerry's face brought an exclamation: Why, whats the mat ter? Whats happened?"
 Jerry's breath came quickly, her usually clear, pale cheeks were flushed, her eyes shining. her hair blown out of its ordinary smoothness. There was a sort of abandon about her that her mother had never ob- served in her before.
 Didn't Elmer come home with you?" she asked with interest
 Yes" Jerry threw off her wraps and drew her chair to the table. Mother. l-want to talk to you. I'm not going 10 marry Elmer"
 Not. Why, what's the matter? Did you have quarrel?'
 Jerry shook her head No. Not exactly. I just got to thinking-yOu see. mother, Elmer's poor"
 Mrs. Sears looked surprised and con cerned. But, my dear, that's not new; he's always been poor hasn't he?"
 Yes, but-mother, how are we all going to live? There's his mother and there's you If l kept on working, we could get along but-suppose-I- had to stop. Seems 10 me the girls l know just kind of drift into marrying some fellow, and then maybe they have children right away, and they get in debt and always stay poor" her voice died away. Her excitement was gone, and she sat quietly, chin in hand, staring down at the red table cloth under her elbow.
 Her mother gave her a glance of  about me, honey. And, lawsy, we're all poor, Jerry. Most folks never would get married if they waited till they were rich"
 Jerry spoke slowly. "Oh, 1 suppose if I was awfully in love with Elmer. l wouldn't mind being poor. but, mother, seems like I've just found out that l don't care enough for Elmer to want to be his wife'
 Whats changed you. Jerry?"
 ''I don't know. I don't know that I really am changed. I'm just kind of walked up, guess" She drummed on the table with her finger-tips.
 I've always gone with Elmer, and we just drifted into being engaged. Lots of the girls do that. and then they wake up married" She drew a lOnS breath. III Slau l Wdheu up first"
 But what walked you up?" per sisted Mrs. Sears. Seems like there i ought to be some reason for it."
 "I don't know" whispered Jerry She shut her eyes and the blood rose hotly in hre cheeks again. What toaS there in Pomeroys eyes
 Mrs. Sears sighed and bent to her 1 sewing.
 "I wish was rich" murmured Jerry. |
 Mrs. Sears opened her mouth to | speak, thought better of il, and re- | mained silent. She was a sensible | woman, with good principles and a | good deal of innate refinement She | had long ago learned that most obvi- | ous of truths-that it is not what we | have but what we are that makes us | happy, and this she had almost daily | striven to impress upon her daughter | With some measure of success. for | Jerry with all her love of pretty | things. had never wasted much time | pining for what she had not.
 Mrs. Sears, now, though naturally | curious as to the cause of this revul- | sion of feeling. was wise enough not | to question too closely, so after asking | casually about Mrs. Pierce's health, | she folded her sewing and prepared to i