The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-11-02

i There seemed nothing 70 be ~
I by waiting she answered easily.
-And besides she added. that wiil
give rs q month for our honeymoon
before your leave expires BY the
way. where are We going oB our we'd
ding trip. JsrvisT-
answered niserably. Anywhere that
you wish, Inez"
Don't be 80 enthusiastic about a."
she exclaimed with q sudden burst %
anger. ~one would suppose that you
were going 10 be buried instead %
married. You're anything but q cheer
/ fui bridegroom. You treat me as
though ! had the smallpox"
You know as well as I DO that
don't love you" be answered brutAlly.
and that ] am marrying you only De-
cause ! feel that ! ought to. I'li be a
good husband TO you. Inez, but l can't
/ be a lover
AT any rate you can pretend TO be
one" she replied. There II nothing
to be gained by either Of Us letting the
world know the Truth. And now sup
pose you look over this list and see 10
there are any others to whom you
would like Invitations sent
The next fortnight was crowded
with pre-nuptinl gnieties: luncheons.
teas. dinners. receptions. dances. the
ater parties. for. In spite Of Inez as
sertion that her friends had ostracised
/ her. there vas no lack Of entertain
ment in her honor. Nor could Hope
detect any signs OF coolness in the at
/ titude Of those Of her friends to whom
he was introduced II they believed
/ the stories Of her indiscrption. they
certainly did nothing to show their
dlsapprovaL
THAT Lieutenant Hope Is a perfect
dear" Angelica Pembroke had re-
marked to q group Of women at q tea
one afternoon. "and lnez is mighty
lucky to get him. But he always has
such a sad look in his eyes when he Is
talking to you that one gets the feel
ing that he Is hiding some terrible
sorrow" Which accurately summed
up the opinion OF the women.
Hopes a good sort" said Reggie
Van Arsdale TO the men with whom he
was playing cards at his club. what
gets me is how a girl Ike Inez Machin
happened to rope him ln-he's not at
all her sort. And the funny thing
about II Is that she has an idea she
can twist him around her little finger.
He's quiet and doesn't say much. but
all you have to do is to take one look
at that jaw Of his to see who Is going
TO be the boss"
The day after Hopes departure for
the East, Cleo and Hook returned to
Valdavia and reopened the little cot
tage about which chung so many sad
and happy memories.
I'VE must look things In the face.
Hook" said Cleo the next morning
"and decide what is best to do.
have only a few hundred dollars left
from the sale OF daddy's books, and
that won't last us long. l must ind
some kind OF work"
Now don't you get to fretting about
things. Miss Cleo" said Hook. assum-
ing a confidence that he was far from
feeling. Wen get along somehow"
Its only inviting trouble to talk
like that" she said severely. You
know as well as | do, Hook, that
must go 10 work"
Then why don't you get Job In one
Of them public llbraries7" he asked.
THAT sort Of work pays well and 1t
amt hard"
"Tve thought OF that" she replied.
but find to get n position as libra
rian you must get a diploma from a
library school or college"
"You could get a Job as stenog-
rapher, l reckon" he suggested.
"No," she asserted, II am not fitted
for that either. II would take me an
hour to pick out a letter on a type
writer and can't write shorthand.
either. The truth is, Hook, am not
fitted. for anything except TO keep
house. know how to cook and sew
and to make bread, but there are thou.
sands and thousands OF girls who can
do those things as well as | can. What
wouldn't give TO have learned how to
do something practical"
| -NONt hoh sbu WITTY uoue, MISS
Cleo" said the seaman soothingly.
"Tm going TO start out and get a Job
tomorrow. Eyerythin's goin' to turn
out all right"
Hook" she demanded. suddenly, 81
want you TO promise me something"
"What is II, Miss Cleo7"
81 want you TO promise me first"
"All right, | promise"
II want you to give me your word
Hook" she said earnestly. that no
matter how much we may need money,
you will never let Mr. Hope know"
But, Miss Cleo" eIpOstulated the
sailor, taken or his guard. "the very
last thing the lootenant said TO me
wuz, BE sure and let me know, Hook,
II Miss Cleo needs any money"
III you ever tell him." she declared
passionately, IN never speak to you