The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-08
inns INVESTMENT
BY LOUISE OLIVER.


The front door closed and Miss Mar
tina, catching the sound, called out
cheerily, rs that you, Betty?"
YES" answered Betty. appearing in
the kitchen doorway and drawing or
her gloves.
"What's the matter, honey? Tired?"
"A little"
"Im making you some ginger
cookies, the kind you like"
Betty put her arms around her aunt
and gave her a tender little hug ut
isn't my body or brain that's tired.
it's just my disposition I'm tired Of
everything, aunty."
"Surely not JIM Why, you're to
be married in a month Maggie Har-
per is coming tomorrow to do the white
sewing. / thought I'd hurry UP and
finish here and we could go down to
McAllister's and pick the embroidery
| for the petticoats."
II don't think / want Maggie tn
start the white sewing tomorrow, and
| can't bear the thought of Miss Gauge
| fussing over a silk dress and serge
| suit for me, and / despise the regular
round of pal ties for brides where you
j see the same people and the same
silver everywhere you go. l don't
seem to want anything-here."
Miss Martha, who had been looking
forward to these very festivities with
childlike anticipation, stood open
mouthed.
ITS just this way, auntie !" bright
ening. Il have plan. 1t isn't that
I'm tired of jim I'm sure I'm not.
but life In this humdrum old town
Is wearing me as shiny as an old
coat. need freshening up bit and
II l don't get 1t now l won't after I'm
married, for I'll have the house to
take care of. We're going to New
York %.
New York; gasped Miss Martha
"Yes. I've got thousand dollars
In the trust company. That will buy
: us few buds and take us to good
hotel for week" =
"A thousand dollars for one week ="
Miss Martha sat down weakly.
. That night when Jim came he heard
the news. He took 1t quietly, SO quiet
: ly that Betty was a little disappointed.
II think 1t will do you good, Betty,
> and Aunt Martha too. II you like.
I'll send word to my cousin, Eddie
. Stevens, In Brooklyn to act as handy
man. It's better to have man around
If you want to go to places In the eve
ming. It's hard getting taxis after a
. show and things like that"
"Will you miss me, Jim?'
"Of course l SHALL"
"What will you do in the evening" T.
> II can put down the linoleum in
: the bathroom and kitchen X you have
!" time to pick them out tomorrow morn
- ing And I can put up the shades al
over the house. The other things car
:, wait until you get back. BY the way
Il I'll wire for rooms, If you like. The
81 New York hotels are very full, they
say" :
- Really Betty missed thrill she hat
expected. She wanted Jim to b.
y crushed at the idea of her going away
u She sighed. Practical, matter of fac
:. man.
New York was a confusing whir
20 from the moment they arrived and thu
prices staggering, from their twenty
- dollar-a-day rooms at the Gilmore t.
- their forty-five cent cup Of coffee. Blu
70 Betty had decided not to let none.
- worry her. The first day they bough
ie few clothes. After that they devote'
IL themselves to pleasure, or at least Bet
ty did.
~ Eddie Stevens was invaluable. HI
)" had lived in New York long enough t
IL know places, and being a journals
- he knew many interesting people. Be
ny fore she knew 1t Betty had roun
10 half dozen of ardent admirers VIII
ct made life interesting.
There were dinners and teas an
ID luncheons, matinees and skating pal
ie' ties and dancing. Betty bought NOR
ey clothes and her stock Of money dwir
re died.
on Every day there had been a lette
wv from Jim, but in the whirl of excite
mept Betty only half read them. IT
an have Jim all the rest of my life" ST
TO said, land this will last only a fe
he days. 1t seems ridiculous to be rea,
g. ing about matching the figures of oil
| CiOtl Wneu the Ups l. elst Inc liool "
ur in one day would pay man to put
en- down." she added pettishly to AuI
ne Martha.
Tor Betty was going out to dinner al
the theater. Aunt Martha, who had
ear headache, was going to have llg]
Ick meal in her room and then go to be
The phone rang and Betty a
ss, swered. They're waiting for IN
len Aunt Martha. l must go down. T.
ne ordered your toast and tea, SO you
te' to bed and get a good rest. dor
e's know when I'll be home"
me But 1t seemed only a few minut
later that Betty came suddenly In
o" the now darkened room.
cy. whats wrong, dear7 What's t
an matter?'
IF you're able we're going rig
ng, away, auntie. There is q train In
hour and a half. Do you think Y
all Il - q hoI,,