The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-11-29
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Molly ross was one Of seven girls
who had grown up together in Easton.
Molly alone had shown no signs Of
losing her heart. She had studied
nursing And, Of course. she might
have gone on nursing peaceably for.
svsr had not Or. Richard Randall
come to town.
Molly apparently did not rscipro-
cate DR.. Richard Randall's devotion.
Tho Arst to speak to Molly about II
was Carrie Smith. who had been Car
rie 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, ~ am
going to speak to you plainly. Let mo
tell you II 10 . great thing TO have the
devotion Of . man who is interested
in the same things you are. Think II
over. Molly, dear"
II was Helen Lake who spoke tie
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 10 30
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 q salary Of SIS q week.
Molly" said Betty. THE slightest
mischance would send US both to the
poorhouse. Doctor Randall IL the most
prosperous person In Easton."
Grace McPherson overlook Molly
. few days later. Molly" she said,
you may think II IL none Of my busi-
ness and ! am awfully silly. but you
know I've seen quite . lot of Tom
Sears lately. and like him very much.
But Sundays he Just stays at homo
and smokes. and when he takes me
home from evening meeting be a.
ways waits outside the church door.
feel 20 wicked, Molly! DR.. Richard
Randall comes to church every San
day. envy you, Molly"
Gertrude Fiske lngraham called on
Molly on purpose to deliver her mes
sage. Il am going to tell you frankly"
she said. that you don't half appre-
ciate DR.. Richard Randall's family con.
nections. ] know q 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 II was for relatives to
come to live with . young couple.
vow never spoke Of this before. but
whst with Mother Ingraham and
Grandmother Ingraham and Cousin
Sophronia and Great-aunt Dorcas all
living with Percy and mo and all
wanting to run the house, from pour
ing the tea to bringing up the baby.
I tell you sometimes II almost breaks
my heart"
Molly's dearest friend. Lou Thomp-
son. who was to be married in June,
came to Molly a few weeks before the
wedding. Molly" she said. II know
you'll understand why ! tell you this,
for I'm doing II 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 on his hat a. soon ~
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
you won't know that manners can be
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
manners 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 good income. he's got tho
best kind Of habits. and the best kind
OF relatives, and he's eugenic. and
/ fatherly and generous, and he has the
i cSct ohopocitiOh III tuc Woiiu. hhu
to cap the climax. he has absolutely
fiawless manners. Lou. l am not per.
feet myself and I'm not going to mar
ry a man who is. II ! ever did a
thing that wasn't quite right, or &C.
cepted, you know, Richard would
never say a word, but / would feel
his reproach to the end Of my days
II I could only find one single little
human failing In him l would marry
him, but won't marry a perfect man
and II were you, Lou Thompson
I'D be mighty thankful that John does
sometimes forget to take on his hat. .
DR.. Richard Randall continued In
his devotion and Molly Foss continued
In her indifference until early last
July. On the Fourth they were In
vited to dinner several miles from