The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-12-28
A GIRL OF TODAY
BY SUSAN E. cLAGETT.

pens to be what she Is, Is beyond my
understanding. She Is the happiest
creature / have ever known and has
way with her that wins everyone |"
"The motherr'
THE motherl She left Jack shortly
after the child was born. Jack had
been slowly going to pieces even dur
Ing that first year. You remember he
married her within month of their
Introduction; just plain case of let
ting himself 60 from the moment he
met her. But for the matter of that
we were all fascinated. Radcliffe was
the only one who had sense enough
not to SINCE his wings.
Il saw her In Cairo one winter. She
was known there as Howland's wife.
/ received several notes asking me to
call, but l had too recently helped to
bury the boy, a boy who had every at
tribute that goes toward the making of
a man, except the nerve, the courage
to Withstand disgrace. For ten years
his life was a sore trouble to the few
friends he chung to.
ale was devoted to the child and
we hoped through her he would ac-
complish his salvation. Perhaps he
would have won out, but his system
was too weakened for him to rally
from the attack of pneumonia. Rad
took the girl home with him and form
ally adopted her, but what passed for
Quixotism eight years ago Is now CIV
ing rise to talk. He Is still too young
q man to have an eighteen-year-old
girl in his home with no other woman
than his housekeeper as chaperOn. At
least so says gossip. l would like to
strangle the woman who started the
ball rolling" Chandler took his pipe
from his pocket and viclously packed
tobacco into the bowl. AS he did so
he caught sight of car moving slowly
down the avenue.
"There they go now," he said.
The other man leaned forward in
time to catch a glimpse Of smiling,
upturned face.
"Why don't he marry herr" he asked.
"That would solve the difficulty"
Hes forty, she eighteen. May and
December, don't you think?"
According to Old-fashioned ideas,
yes; but the girl of today is much
older than the same girl of thirty
years ago."
II doubt II he would ask her.
Chandler answered, as he moved away
The car that had attracted the two
friends moved slowly until it reached
the open country. When 1t turned into
the state road the girl gave u little
laugh of delight as Whit of honey
suckle reached her from the roadside
but the face of the man was troubled
There was a frown on her face al
she looked at him thoughtfully ant
she spoke quickly, interrupted him.
"You have heard ii, the talk,
mean? Why do you mind? L don't.
"You are too young to understand
all that 1t means, Mary. l hoped tn
gossip would miss you. / have bee
wondering what * is best to do. No
might go to Europe with Mrs. Mel
rick, or to Canada for the summer
BY tie winter some plan can b
evolved for your comfort and pleas
I. or-you might marry"
"lIow silly you are, Mr.. Rad. Jus
disabuse your mind of that thought.
will go to neither place without yo'
AS for the other plan, 1t sounds allu
ing. Whom am | to lead like lam
to the altur?'
"Do YOU need ask? / received
manly letter from Wycoff this NOR
ing. lie Is very much in earnest. La
week, Harding and Addison called u
ON me, both upon the same errand
"What did you say to them," 81
asked curiously.
"Referred them 10 you. Haven't "
seen them?"
"Yes."
! "Well?"
81 told them I would be sister
Il them" she replied demurely.
MARY, have you no hearth
u "Oh, yes, my heart is all right, OF
1t doesn't happen to belong to ahyo
. of the three"
II The car swerved suddenly, tn
: came to n standstill. Radcllne WI
e rem turned grave face to the Z
% beside him. 49,
10 ~ thought / knew all the men
Is terested in you. Evidently l am N
u taken. WIN you tell me somethl
: about him and whore you met him
Mary Williams paused some mihu
W before answering, then she asked
=. rclcyantly:
II, MIR. Rad, what do you think OF Z
lu and women who do unusual things
-, "That depends" he began Iamely'
w. "Of course. But to particular
~ For woman to ask man to ma
her" ,,,.
"Tbat is an odd question, Mary
V" 81 am thinking Of doing it,
.os "Why?'
Us "Ercouse I care for him, ! 90
Nv Lrow that he has ever given III
~ thought in that way Other men Il