The Washington herald., 1913-10-24
WHAT MOLLY
REMEMBERED
BY JEAN DIckERsoN.

Mrs. Manson kissed her daughter good.
by and whispered one word in Molly.
pink ear
Remember
"Yes, mother said Molly gently, bui
the color faded from her cheek.
The train Numbered into the station
and Molly kissed her mother again ans
hurried across the platform. The bel
changed and Molly waved last farewell
She leaned her head against the back Of
her chair and closed her blue eyes. One
word repeated itself over and over agar
l-"Rememberr
As IL Molly Manson could forget thai
her poor little mother had pleaded witt
her to accept John FinIeigh's offer Of
marriage If that devoted cavalier shouic
Marrying John Finleigh meant so much
to Molly's mother. II meant an end tC
sordid economy and that dreadful spectr,
oil keeping up appearances that had
pursued the poor but well-born Mansions
ever since Molly could remember.
John Finleish had been the greatest op-
portunity that had ever been presented
to Molly Manson. and when Mrs Manson
Learned that Molly had refused him be
cause she did not love him. the worried
little woman almost collapsed.
She had talked to Molly for three ex-
hausting weeks. and now Molly, about
to set forth on another weeks visit al
the home OF an old school friend, who
also happened to be Mr.. Finleigh's sister
had given the required promiSe to her
mother.
II John Finleigh proposed to her again.
she would accept him.
You dearest Mollykinsi" cried AgathN
Blair as she folded plump arms about
her guest. You are looking wretchedlv
pale-have you been iII?"
Not a blt.". laughed Molly gayly.
''why didn't you come down to Fair.
mead in June, as l begged? John said
he saw you in town-but-Molly. what
-T Mrs Blair stopped short at Molly
pleading look and changed the subject.
I've given you your old room-the pink
rose chamber overlooking the rose
garden Dick says ought to keep that
room for pinky-white girls" Size chat
tered vivaciously as she personally at.
tended her guest to the charming room
who do you suppose Is here, Molly?''
asked Mrs. Blair as she stopped for Molly
on her way down TO dinner that evening.
Il cannot possibly guess" answered
Molly. Il have been asleep ever since
my arrival"
Mrs. Darrah-you have never heard OF
her?' Z
Molly shook her head. y
THE rich Mrs. Darrah, of st. Louis
"a lovely widow and an old sweetheart
Of Johns She was stopping in New
York and when met her the other day
invited her to run down for the week.
and Gha rrfx Ia - fUhf
Molly did not make any reply for they
reached the drawing room door. and Mrs
Blair was presenting her to several
strangers
Mrs. Darrah. a handsome brunette, with
rich coloring of cheek and lips, flashed a
languishing glance from soft black eyes
at the lovely girl, and turned her head
back to John Finleigh
80 charmed, Miss Manson" she mur-
INJURED absently.
Molly gave her hand to John for a brief
instant, and then dinner being announced.
she found herself walking into the dining
room beside Bobby Sills.
1t was a small gathering about the
round tabie-besides Mrs. Darrah and
Molly there were the Hendersons, hus-
band and wife. Miss Craven, and Bobby
Sills. and Philip Weston.
Mrs. Darrah quite absorbed John Fin
leigh's attention and Molly found her
self strangely jealous, for. although she
had always liked the dark, quiet man,
who had wooed her SO long and so ardent
ly. she had never loved him-unless pro-
found respect and infinite trust meant
love.
"oh, Johnny's all broken up over the
handsome wildly woman" murmured
Bobby Sills in Molly's ear.
Molly looked her disgust.
You know you don't care, Molly" went
on Bobby mischievously, so why look so
cross?'
Il was cross at you. Bobby" retorted
Molly
"You needn't be, Molly. I don't mind
in the least. You look prettier than eyer
when your eyes fiash-there, they flashed
again! As I was saying, / shouldn't
wonder If our Johnny succumbed this
time I saw him driving the widow in
town last week-it's a sure case
Molly smiled sweetly, but her heart
was turbulent with some new emotion.
She did not know it was jealousy.
All that evening John Finleigh was a
devoted attendant upon Mrs. Darrah, and
when Molly sang in her rich soprano 1t
was Bobby Sills who turned the pages
Of her music She sang the old Scotch
ballads, in which her voice was heard
to perfection, and IL her tones trembled
in the singing of Bonnie Doom" they
were firm enough when she sang at Mrs.
Darrah's request Finleigh's favorite bal
lad. Douglas, Tender and True"
If the words held meaning for Mrs.
Darrah in the winning back of her old
lover, they rang pitifully true in the case
Of poor Molly Manson. who had just dis
covered that she really loved John Fin
leigh.