The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-14

there are OSClb-
ions even more dificult to make than
those confronting an umpire In .
worlds championship pennant baffle.
or course as to the main point, l
have known for three months 1t Ii
necessary for me either to marry
some dear girl with plenty OF money
of her own, or-horribIe alternative!
go to work. I have 4 cultivated
disinclination to 60 to work for the
mere base purpose OF being paid FOR
it. Wages is a word abhorrent to my
breeding. It -smacks Of the prole'
tarlat, Of the sordid.s the llowly.l the
unbaked and soggy undercrust OF the
social pie.
Father worked. naturally. Most
fathers OF any account do. 1 under
stand. Good old dad! He locked me
out of the loaves and fishes cupboard
all right and tight enough when he
quit, but i hold no grudge,s In his
day and in his way he was good, to
me. Here's to him. This 10 beastly
cheap sherry. but what can one drink.
Mt to drink, on 33.600la yearf- Mar.
jorie has $4,000, II shs wsraD my
nance Instead of my sister that would
be an, income not half bad. TOT two
psople.
I'm u have my $4,000 Per whss
I'm forty. Lord! Ten years b wait.
What a aSsi That H. the reason
this marriaea. matter psrpas1ssi -.
We muat admit the nultial lnaaessity
- . conditional ana not =, theprsNs
confreatation.
The trouble lies in this--thers an
1.-Two Of them. stand between them
even - the Aesopian ass. unkno~'
ling where to browse. Chariotts y
fond Of me. I knoNS ShAs has Juners
than - much %, told me So II ONLY
Grace Dslxelle had Charlotte's money!
I am not quite sure how many mat
lions Charlotte will have sooe day.
It's something, quite incredible. Oh
man Flaxhayeri il stu pilipg ltAPu
up. they say. He's . ,grouchy, old
beast and has views" Thinks men
ought to work Last time I dfned d
his house he quixxed me about my
career" Said every american worth
his salt ought to have an aim in life
Said dad was one, OF the best men h
ever knew W ~ 81.
Mind you. I can marry Charlotte
all right enough. any old day. o.
night. She'll elope y ~ fast ~ RI
take her. But I'm In, doubt; I'm II
doubt Old F1axhaver stickles, for his
patsrnal and parental authority. u
he got his back up about thinklssl
chesild he might not get It down tn
after sackclothi and ashes had don't
their awful worst to, Charlotte and
poor Charley Lavender.
Ny predicament Is really no lest
than sickcning. Grace hasn't . cent
worth speaking Of Maybe S3o.00t
life insurance Dalzelie left her ou'
OF his wreck. after he had blown his
brains out the day they sky-hishet
u. p. to 1000.
It's when I'm with Grace that,
fully determine to tell Charlotte
there are insuperable obstacle.
which must forever, forbid our union
IL have 1t written out. along thost
lines, and It isn't bad. And then
after l leave Grace. and my hot bloot
cools and the sweet sting Of . hel
KISSES no longer burns in my mouth
have to come down to earth ant
remember my duty to myself and n!
family. If SHOULD, ever have, one. L i
can't be expected It 10 . mans socia
duty to rear . lot OF paupers.
| And this is Decision Day. Marjorie
said she would give me until tonigh
to quit being fool. Grace. and MAJ
jOrie are chums. you -. Sis say
vshe will lend me ss;6oa ., year on m!
fproapects II I marry N1At.r I know
what DAT means. I m1ehk do ,wofs'
than "'Nght." II there's q prettie
Igirl in tie world than Marjorie Law
Ander. itS Grace DalEelle.
And, diem, I love hss. Though
am a lQafAr. she. too. loYARSnn.