The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26

enough" she laughed. "Well he seems
a nice chap, and l hear he has coolies
OF money. Go In and win, and don't
forget how / helped"
Dulcie assured her 1t was nothing
but friendship" but could not help
looking conscious while she was say
ing it.
Mrs. Menrs next assailed Locke on
the subject Of his ardent attentions to
the dashing widow. Locke did not
deny that he was wonderfully at
tracted" to the lady. She was such
'jolly good company, you know"
And furthermore" added Mrs.
Mears, "she must be pretty well fixed
to dress and live as she does. She has
just given up swell apartment in
Riverside Drive, so that she can go to
Palm Beach for the winter"
"Well," said Locke seriously money
or no money, she's too good for any
man, myself included"
From which 1t might have been In
ferred that Locke was in about as deep
as Providence permits.
1t was moonlight, they were sitting
on the beach together, from distant
pavilion floated the softened strains OF
the band playing, "Some Day." and the
combination was having it's effect on
| both. Dulcie looked receptive, and
Locke whispered: "Why wait for some
day?'"
Dulcie looked her answer Then he
said: "Let us not care for the fuss
and feathers, we can be married right
here quietly, and go off where we
please"
Dulcie agreed to this, and they were
married the next day. Then the ques-
ton arose as to where they should go
The bride was for the White Noun
| tains, where they would not run into
the people she knew. Locke drew NJ
his brow in perplexity, and finally had
to confess that he was having some
bother In transferring a bank account
and could she let MIN have a little
money just for the present emergency
1t was the brides turn to look embar
| raised. She was in much the same
concluded to go to another hotel liz
the same place for the present, no one
being In the secret Of the marriage
but Mrs. Mears.
While the newly married couple
laughed, both were quietly thinking
hard.
After two weeks at the lower priced
hotel, where they told Mrs. Mears they
had gone for quiet and seclusion, and
Locke had paid their board promptly
Dulcie one morning asked him to walk
with her to place out of the reach OF
the crowd. They sat down, and she
sat very still looking at him. Begin
ming to be uneasy he said: "What Is
the matter? Why are you looking al
me this way?'
Because" she answered, 'I've beer
putting off something-because I like
you--but it's got to be said. / playet
u miserable fake game. I'm not rich
I'm cloak model at twenty-five ;
week. l had little legacy of six hun
bred dollars fall to me a few month
ago. They have given me three hun
dred of it, and l determined to have
good time for few weeks-that's ALL
He looked at her in kind of ston,
surprise, and said nothing.
SNOW" she went on, ''if you despis
me more than you love me, we cal
part right here. 1t will not be har'
to get a divorce"
"After ! have told you something
and you despise me more than you Low
me, we will talk about the divorce.
came down here with a few hundre
dollars to try to buy out that littl
souvenir booth, but they want tw
hundred more than / can give. In des
peration turned to you, hoping to BET
ter my prospects in that way. If yo
are in the mud / am great deal deer
err in the mire. / am more to blame
You don't know what it costs me
say this-for / love you"
Dulcie looked at his tragic face. Ye
he meant it. Suddenly she burst int
peal of laughter. Look here" sh
cried. ''Tll put in that extra two 'huI
bred, and Wen go into the bushes
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