Arizona republican., 1911-11-11

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 Geraldine came as honestly by her romantic temperament as she did by her esthetic name, for her mother hay ing given her the latter, by the same token very likely bestowed the former also. But Mrs. Sears had forgotten that she was ever romantic, and Ger aldine." too. had quickly yielded to the exigencies of everyday life and become simple Jerry" At six-twenty, Jerry emerged from the employees entrance at Hathaway & Eaton's, drifted with the tide of girls to the next corner, and there de- tached herself to wait for Elmer Pierce. She and Elmer were engaged, and she was going home to supper with him as she was in the habit of doing, once in a while.
 The change from the overloaded store into the fresh wind made her shiver a little, and she looked rather impatiently up and down the wet street. big automobile had just drawn up to the curb few feet from her; the chauffeur had alighted and was standing beside it. The car. limousine, was one of those shining, monogramed. luxurious affairs that to Jerry always typified the vague rich"
 She inspected this one with a cer- tain appreciative wistfulness, then lifted her eyes to look straight into those of the chauffeur. Her glance was caught so deep into those eyes that for a moment it chung irresistibly -one of those glances that in a second seem to attain the intensity and irrev- ocablenes of a thousand years.
 Been waitin' long. Jerry?" asked Elmer at her shoulder.
 Jerry started Not long" Elmer's hand on her elbow propelled her into the stream again.
 Guess the big bugs have taken to 1 drivin' their own cars" he commented, | glancing back at the still motionless | machine.
 Who was it?" Jerry's tone was care fully careless.
 "Pomeroy." replied Elmer with the | easy familiarity of the half-informed. The new millionaire. you know. His 1 dad struck it in Alaska, and now he's | havin' fun blowin' it. What was he | eyein' you for?" with sudden recollec- | ton.
 "Aw, he wasn't" Jerry denied | coldly. and Elmer did not press the matter.
 Elmer was a slender little chap not | much taller than Jerry herself, and | rather handsome in a boyish way. | Jerry and he had known each other | since they were children and she had gone but little with any other man. They had been engaged for nearly a | year without much being said about | the wedding day.
 Elmer now began a string of famil- far small talk about the happenings of he day, full of Il asked inns" and he says" Jerry did not respond as | usual with the events of the waist sec | ton; her thoughts kept turning back to-was it Pomeroy 's?-eyes. There had been something in them that made the blood dash deliciously through her veins in a new and strange intoxication. Pomeroy, the new millionaire: she had heard talk 1f him, had seen his name in the newspapers. What was it about lim-
 Here We are" Elmer announced. They climbed two flights of cabbage scented, carpetless stairs. and entered he tiny fiat where Elmer and his mother lived. There were three small 'ooms-a "parlor," kitchen and bed 'oom Mrs. Pierce and Elmer ate in he kitchen when alone, but the table vas brought into the parlor when here was company. Elmer slept in his room on couch.
 Mrs Pierce called Hello" from the Iitchen where she was frying chops, md Jerry mechanically laid off her lat and jacket; and mechanically, co, she took part in the conversation ,f the supper-table, and the hour and , half afterward that she stayed.
 An odd depression weighted her spirits. frightened occasionally by equal strange flashes of excitement. She seemed to see Elmer, his mother and heir home, with a new and terrifying penetration. as if some miraculous .learness of vision had been suddenly ,ouchsafed her. She had never bought much about Mrs. Pierce be ore. beyond the fact that she was kind, motherly sort of woman; now she noted her eager way of watching Elmer and a certain anxious setting ,f the lips. She thought she detected n the older woman pathetic anxiety o please tne young peoplc, anu JOiiy suddenly understood.
 Elmer's mother feared that when Elmer married. he would no longer need her-she was afraid he would no longer think of her. For the first time. Jerry could not bear to imagine herself married to Elmer-she could not bear to think of life here. Her cheeks began to burn. She sprang up.
 'I must go now.'
 Why, it ain't late, Jerry" said Mrs. Pierce.
 Jerry insisted. however. and Elmer got his hat to go with her In the dim hall. he paused a moment.
 "One of the fourroom flats on the top floor is vacant" he whispered meaningly.
 Jerry felt a chill in her veins. "Is it?" She went on down the stairs.
 "I think I can get raised to fifteen the first of Jan.," he continued, taking her arm as they turned up the street.
 "I hope you can,' she forced herself to say.
 You seem tickled to death," cried Elmer. aggrieved. That's enough to get married on, ain't it?"