The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-17
perfect LOVER
BY ELIZABETH z. HOYT.

/ losing her heart She had studied
nursing And, OF course. she might
have gone on nursing poaccably for
ever had not Dr. Richard Randall
come to town.
Molly apparently did not rccipro
cate Er Richard Randalls devotion.
The first to speak to Molly about il
was Carrie Smith, who had been Car
RE Waters. Carries husband had had
an attack OF pneumonia, and Molly
had come to help Carrie out-and Doc
tor Randall was the doctor. One
night she told her friend just what she
thought of her Indifference to the
young doctor.
Molly, my dear" she said, 81 am
going to speak to you plainly. Let me
tell you it is great thing to have the
devotion Of man who is interested
in the same things you are. Think it
over, Molly, dear"
II was Helen Lake who spoke the
next word to Molly about Doctor Rich
ard. you ought to be mighty thank
full, Molly Foss," Helen said, TO have
man like Doctor Randall. He is so
exactly the right size for you" Helen
sighed
A week or two later Molly was call
ing on Betty Arnold Wister whose
husband Peter. had brought her much
love and a salary of SIS week.
Molly" said Betty. Tho slightest
mischance would send us both 10 the
poorhouse. Doctor Randall is the most
prosperous person in EastOn."
Grace Mcpherson overlook Molly
a few days later. Molly" she said.
you may think it is none OF my bust
ness and | am awfully silly, but you
know I've seen quite a lot of Tom
Sears lately. and like him very much
But Sundays he Just stays at home
and smokes, and when he takes me
home from evening meeting he al
ways waits outside the church door
I feel so wicked, Molly, Dr. Richard
Randall comes to church every Sun.
day. | envy you, Molly"
Gertrude Fiske Ingraham called on
Molly on purpose to deliver her mes.
sage. 81 am going to tell you frankly"
she said. that you don't half appre-
ciate DR.. Richard Randall's family con.
nections. | know a girl who lives in
Rye, where his family came from,
and she said his mother had Just read
paper before the women's club on
the mistake it was for relatives TO
come to live with a young couple. |
VOW | never spoke of this before, but
what with Mother Ingraham and
Grandmother Ingraham and Cousin
SophrOnia and Great-aunt DprCas all
living with Percy and me and all
wanting to run the house. from pour.
ing the tea to bringing up the baby.
| tell you sometimes it almost breaks
my heart"
Molly's dearest friend, Lou Thomp
son, who was to be married in June.
came to Molly few weeks before the
wedding. Molly" she said. Il know
you'll understand why l tell you this.
for I'm doing it not to hurt John, but
for your own sake. | love John, but
he's so forgetful of little things that
sometimes he almost breaks my heart.
He doesn't take off his hat as soon as
he comes into the house-and things
like that, you know. | never dreamed
OF speaking of this before. Until
you've had an experience like mine
Ennuy bot
more aggravating than anything else
IN the world. And you ought to know
how important they are. Molly, for
DR.. Richard Randall has the best
l ever saw in any man in all !
my life"
Then Molly unburdened herself. !
Dear LOU" she said, Richard Ran.
dali is too perfect. He is interested |
in the right thing. he is the right size,
he has a good income. he's got the
best kind Of habits, and the best kind |
OF relatives, and he's eugenic, and
fatherly and generous, and he has the
best disposition in the world. And |
TO cap the climax, he has absolutely
HAWKES. manners. Lou, l am not per.
feet myself, and I'm not going to mar.
~ man who is. II | ever did
Thing that wasn't quite right, or ac.
cepted, you know, Richard would
never say word, but l would fee!
his reproach to the end OF my DAYS
4 | could only find one single little
human failing in him | would marry
him. but l won't marry a perfect man.
and il | were you, Lou Thompson.
a be mighty thankful that John does
sometimes forget to take off his hat"
DR.. Richard Randall continued in
lis devotion and Molly Foss continued
n her indifference until early last
'uly. On the Fourth they We're in.
'ited to dinner several miles from
CASTOR. That night as they were driv.
ng home in the soft summer dark
Tess, for the seventh time Richard
randall asked Molly Foss to marry
lin. and to his infinite surprise she
aid yes without a moments hesita-
ion.
they were married in September
nd lived even more happily than
heir friends had predicted Richard ,
'as perfectly satisfied with Molly and
Jolly was perfectly satisfied with
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