Bisbee daily review., 1911-02-10
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'But I've been dismlasrl"
 'That does not matter Father knows that ] do as [ please He Is aware that bis only hold op me is that his consent Go my marriage Is neces- sary to my setting my legacy. And he's pretty sure won't give up S20,- 600 for steepiejaek and a very sim ole one at that"
 Her last words cut me Co the heart, hut she put her arms around my neck and gave me a hug which made me feel better. left her feeling that she had a more lcvel head on her shoulders than !, even 1T she couldn't climb steeples as -could. The next day went to see her. and she said she had discovered who was ih the other room when her father had been talking to me-a nlasterer who had brought him an estimate for some work She had found the man and asked him if be could repeat what was said. He gave the natrimonial condition word for word Molly took it down ln writing. and he signed it Molly is a mighty practical girl and a very energetic one.
 There she said. concluding her ac- count of what she had done. we've got father just where We want him.
 "It seems to me" l replied dolefully, "that he's got us just where we don't want tc be"
 She laughed, and because wouldn't laugh with her sle boxed my ears and said Look pleasant" This made mo look worse than ever bur she kept boxing my ears tin I had to smile to stop bpr She's a greet woman. Molly 5S-that is. ip q certain kind of way A few days later l received a note from her saying that sbe had made an arrangement O. visit a cousin in N. neighboring town. where there were several churches, all with steeples. She told me to meet her there with climb ing tackle and she would take her first lesson. put my ropes and pHlleys in a baggage car and went with rhem 10 \. l found Molly in gymnasium | costume. She had taken prizes in gym nastics. and she said she would % right out 10 take a lesson. l sent my tackle to the church with the lowest steeple. climbed to the roof. fixed a beam from which hung a pulley. then sang out to Molly to put the loop on the end of the rope under her arms and haul herself up. She did it without any trouble Then I went to 3 win dow midway up 10 the steeple. fixed another beam. and this time pulled her up from below. and she got in al the window I was surprised that sbe | didn't vince But. as I've said. there's a lot of sand in Molly.
 Before we had finished the first les son Molly was sitting on the base of the ball capping the steeple. a hundred feet from the ground A number of i people had collected below. watching her. and she kissed her hand to them. { I saw from this that she had steepie- i jacks head as well as l. I remained in x. a week. and every | day we did some climbing. the last 1 day I was there going to the top ! of the most difficult steepie of all to i climb II was not very high. but there | was a long pull with no rests from the base to the top of the spire On 1 the apex were ball and a cross. and Molly hung from one side of the cross. ! As 1 looked at her hanging there it 1 struck me more than ever that for that kind of girl Molly beat any one l had | ever tackled
 This was valuable preparation. but 1 the height was only l40 feet, while St Thomas was 250. But Molly said ! that if she could hang 140 feet above | ground with her eyes open she could hang 2JO with them shut She seemed very happy over it all. and l wondered ! whether she was glad because sine was going to get me and her s20oO0. too. or on account of having demonstrated
 her ability to climb.
 Molly" l said. it seems to me that you're mighty pleased at the prospect
 of getting a man who Is nothing but a
 steeplejack."
 well. I'll tell you why I'm so pleased"
 awhy?''
 Ever since | was a little girl. father. in speaking to me of marriage. has
 dinged it into me that was to marry
 high up in the socia! scale"
 Molly" ! said, with difficulty con
 trolling my trembling voice. you've
 crushed me to earth"
 I was pulling out my handkerchief
 to wipe away tear when Molly kissed it away
 Never mind. Jim she said Doubt. ] less therell be lots of couples just like
 us. but tbere'H be none more loving. l That comforted me awfully-
 We went back home. l told Molly that she must continue her climbing h
 order to keep her head at great
 heights. She said "Ali right" bui !! didn't lay any plans for any more oi it. One day she wrote me that sh' 1 wished to see me at once wenf 1 right round. didn't see anything un
 usual in her appearance. which sur
 nrised me wher she told me why sb'
 wished to see me And what do yot ! s,~a