The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-10-31
MAMIE GIVES ADVICE

0 Young Darnley had stared at Maude
unseeingly through his dinner as far
as the salad before he saw her. When
J man is engrossed with q broken
heart caused by one young women
he cannot be expected instantly to
recognize the charms of another
Up to the moment that he gazed at
her seeingly Mamie was merely the
J human automaton In the exclusive lit
tie cafe who set food before young
} Darnley Then suddenly he realized
the pretty jolllty OF her face, the
freshness of her color. the extreme
shiny neatness OF her hair. The nm
gers Of the hand resting on one hip
were tapering and white.
It was a surprise to him that these
facts penetrated the paralysis OF his
brain. For after a year Of hoping 10
be engaged to Jessie and half year
of thinking he was engaged to her 1t
left him in a daze to face the fact
that he wasn't engaged to her at all
and that the ring was nesting IN his
vest pocket In It's box, a most uncom-
Portable lump.
Young Darnley was brokers clerk,
with prospects, and he had been TO
college and he was lonesome ana
homesick since the end of the Jessie
episode. There was something about
Mamie's cheerful smile and whole
some presence that comforted him.
He told Mamie that the pie was
good.
"GIad you like It," said she You
haven't been eating much OF late I've
noticed"
Unsentimental persons will not be
able to understand how in ten min
utes young Darnley had told all his
sorrows to Mamie There was moth
ing of the f1irt about Mamie. She SIM
ply took young Darnley under her
wing in a motherly way in spite OF the
fact that she was not 20. He began
to cheer up insensibly in that atmos-
phere, as is the way Of the masculine
world
Twill you go to the moving picture
show up the street with me this eve
ning?" young Darnley asked Mamie
suddenly while at dinner. He felt
that some return was due her for ner
kindness and she was girl whom no
man need be ashamed to be seen with.
Sure" said Mamie with no hutter
at all.
Young Darnley had a very good
time that evening. When Mamie met
him she wore a trim tailor suit and
a saucy hat and she laughed lot and
made him laugh Going home he
spoke bitterly Of the false Jessie.
"Mebbe she really did think she
was right" Mamie insisted. "Mebbe
she didn't pick the quarrel just to get
rid of you like you think"
Mamie was comforting person %
talk to. She was always Interested
and she gave him advice about jessie
which he instantly repudiated. He
spent great deal of time trying to ex-
pIain OF her that that part OF his life
was all over and finished.
Sure" Mamie would say. Just
you cheer up and forget til"
Then the next time he talked about
Il she would repeat her advice that
he go back to Jessie and say he was
sorry.
do you think want to go backT
he would ask with immense scorn.
For several months young Darnley
took Mamie out. One evening wnen
he felt especially blue he made up his
mind that he knew what was the trou'
BILE. All he needed was perpetuai
sympathy and cheerfulness Ike Ma
mics to make life worth living. He
wondered that he had been so dull az
NOT to see 1t before. What were So
cia1 distinctions and class lines when
put up against genuine worth? So
taking Mamie's hand in his as tney
walked along, he asked her to marry
him.
sKid." said Mamie rather tremulous-
w you're a nice chap. You've been
mighty good to me- I'm glad you ike
me. But you're all wrong IN the way
vou's doped this out. Honest, you
aren't In love with me at aill Why,
I'm not your sortl What's making
Won miserable all his time and what
YOU honestly want to do and won't and
should is to trot along to JESSIE ana
swallow your pride and then be happy
all the rest of your lifei She'll make
up with you If you 60"
"Do you really think sol" young
Darnley asked.
"Sure she will" she said sturdily,
giving him little push. 60 along
this minute-it isn't late! And for
get what you said to mel"
Young Darnley looked down at Ma
ME. She was smiling up at him
brightly as usual. There was nothing
pathetic about the rosy face. Yet
there was a sudden lump in his throat
as young Darnley bent over and kiss
ed her.
"You-you're brick, Mamie!" he
said, huskily. 9TH never forget what
you've done for me! And like you
awfully WE'LL"
Mamie watched him as ne fastened
down the street. She dabbed at her
eyes as she turned In at her door.
"Of course she'll take him back!"
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