The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-01-31
MAMIE GIVES ADVICE

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Young Dsrnley had stared at Maude
unseeingly through his dinner ~ mr.
A the salad before he saw her. When
. man IL engrosssd With . broken
h..rt caused BY one young women
hs cannot b expected instantly 10
r.cosniss the charms Of another.
Nm TO the moment that No ga1ed a&
hsr seeingly Mamie was merely the
human automaton IN the exclusive III
tie cafe who set food before youny
Darnlsy. Then suddenly he realised
The pretty jollity Of her face. the
1reshnsss Of her color. the extrsme
shiny neatnsss Of her hair. The IN
eer. Of the hand resting on one hip
wers tapsring and white.
II was q surprise to him that these
fscts penetrated the paralysis Of his
brain. For after q year Of hoping 70
b engaged to Jessie and half year
Of thinking he was engaged to her II
left him In . dase to face the fact
that he wasn't engaged to her at Ill
and that tho ring was nesting IN his
vest pocket IN IT. box, most unoomr
Portable lump.
Young Darnlsy was brokers' clerh.
with prospects, and he had been TO
college and he was lonesome and
homesick since the end Of the Jessie
episode. There was something about
Mamis's cheerful smile and whole.
some presence that comforted him.
He told Mamie that the pie was
good.
Glad you IKE It," said she. You
haven't bssn eating much Of late. I'vs
noticed"
Unssntimsntal persons win not b
able to understand how IN ten min
utes young Darnley had told an hfs
sorrows to Mamie. There was moth
ing Of the fiirt about Mamie. She sim
ply took young Darnley under her
wing in . mothsrly way in spite Of the
fact that she was not 20. He began
70 cheer up insensibly in that atmos'
bhers, a. h the wav Of the masculine
world.
''Will you 20 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 her
kindness and she was girl whom no
man need be ashamed to be seen with.
Sure" said Mamie with no huttsr
ak all
Young Darnley had . very good
time that evening. When Mamie met
him she wore . trim tailor suit and
q saucy hat and she laughed lot and
made him laugh. Going homo he
spoke bitterly Of the false Jessie.
''Mebbe she really did think she
was right" Mamie insisted. Nebbe
she didn't pick the quarrel Just TO get
rid Of you like you Think"
Mamie was q comforting person TO
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-
plain OF her that that part Of his life
was all over and finished.
Sure" Mamie would say. sJust
you cheer up and forget I'll"
Then the next time he talked about
4 she would repeat her advice that
he 90 back to Jessie and say he was
sorry.
DO you think want to 90 backf"
he would ask with immense scorn.
For several months young Darnley
took Mamie out. Ono evening when
he felt especially blue he made up his
mind that he knew what was the trou-
Bic. All no needed was perpetual
sympathy and cheerfulness Ike Ma.
mics to make hfe worth living. He
wondered that he had been 40 dun -
not to see Il before. What were 10
cial distinctions and class lines when
put up against genuine WORTH SO.
taking NAMES hand in his ~ they
walked along. he asked her TO marry
him.
kid" said Mamie rather tremulous.
". you're nice chap. You've been
mighty good to me. I'm glad you like
Ne. But you're al wrong in the way
you's doped this out. Honest. you
aren't In love with me 1t All Why,
I'm not your sort! What's making
you miserable oil his time and what
you honestly want to do and won't and
should 10 to trot along to Jessie and
swallow your pride and then b happy
al the rest Of your lifei She'll make
up with you II you 20"
DO you really think sof" Young
Darnley asked.
sure she wilt" she said sturdily.
giving him little push. 20 along
this minuts-it isn't latsi And TOT.
ct what you said to met"
Young Darnley looked down at No
mile. She was smiling up ct him
brightly ~ usual. There wAs nothing
pathetic about the rosy face. Yse
there was . sudden lump In his throat
- young Darnlsy bent over and kiss
a her.
"You-you'rs q brick. Mamisi" he
said. huskily. "rll never forget what
you've done for mel And I like you
ewfully wsil!"
Mamie watched him A he hastennA