The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-11-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"RAYS FRIEND"
Rv ELSIE EATON.
Observation-Disclosures


miss that swell movie you've been talk
ing about"
Yes, mother, I'm most ready" an.
swered Lou, putting the last pin In her
hair.
Now see that you come home right
after the show. / don't want to have
to entertain that friend brother Ray Is
bringing home for the weekend to-
night. Besides, | think he would like
your company best. Young folks gen.
orally like young folks" warned her
mother as Lou was leaving.
Movies aren't as interesting as they
might be-" thought Lou, as she walked
leisurely down the street, For the
past six months not much of anything
had really been interesting to her. She
found more pleasure in knitting socks
for soldiers than she did In doing any
thing else. But today she thought she
would venture out to the pictures.
She met several boys and girls as
she walked along, all radiant and hap
Ply. She finally reached the theater.
An observer might have thought her
eager to see the play. for there was a
longing look in her eyes, but LOUIS
longing look was not for the play that
was supposed to be so interesting.
Her thoughts were far away. She was
thinking Of her sister Macs honey cot
tage. where she had spent the spring
and summer days doing the work for
Mae until she got better. How pleas
ant 1t had all BEEN. But how lonely
she was now.
Doctor B.. "Bill." as Macs husband
used to call him, occupied her thoughts;
he had seemed young the first time
she met him. He certainly had made
her stay at Macs a pleasant one. How
KIND and gentle he had been to her
sister. she thought. Try as hard as
possible, she couldn't get interested in
the play. Her thoughts would always
drift back to by-gone days; the pleas.
ant rides she had had with Doctor B.
the scenery and the lunches they would
take. How he had seemed to enjoy
the dainties she would prepare and
give her more than due praise, she
thought. Lou would think of all these
things with sense OF happiness. But
how sad 1t seemed to make her when
she would recall the day when he had
called at Macs and told them he was
leaving for camp in the morning. He,
too. seemed sad as he told them Of his
departure. But he had just bid her
good-by In friendly way. Just as he
had bid the others good-by.
why have ] been so lonesome since
ray return homer Lou would ask her
SEX. Was her lonesomeness due to
aim? At first she would think it was
due TO the change. There was Just
her mother at home now, and II wasn't
az though things were lively, she
thought; but as she walked home this
day she finally came to the conclusion
that there was just one answer to her
question. She had fallen In love with
Doctor b
Its all right to feel lonesome when
I'm at home and everything is dull.
But when 1t comes to this (and she
thought OF how she had spent the af-
ternoon thinking OF him, instead of
enjoying the pictures) there is only
one reason for it, and there's ne use
avoiding 1t. But it makes me feel
blue. It's just to be my secret, not his
and mine. as / wish it could be-"
She suddenly thought of her moth
er's warning to come right home. She
looked at her watch. 1t was past their
regular dining hour. Goodness |" she
exclaimed. Il must be walking terribly |
slow. Guess I'd better move along.
I've got to change my dress, sup
pose. Rays friend might be bore |
for all I know. Obi do wish he
wasn't bringing him home this time, but |
l must be there and help make things
pleasant or he, will never forgive me-"
She finally reached home. Her moth. |
er met her at the door,. ''Now be quick
and change your dress, dearie. Raw /
has come and supper is waiting"
What familiar voice." thought
Lou, as she changed her dress and
listened to the boys talking and laugh
ing. She looked thoughtful for a sec.
ond-but no. 1t couldn't be--the laugh.
ter again reached her ears. She hur.
ried downstairs. determined to be In
doubt no longer.
Why Ray" she exclaimed, going in.
to the parolr. '.rhis is Doctor B..
met him at Macs, and"
I Fnow, Sis" interrupted Ray. We
thought we'd plan a little surprise for
This certainly is a pleasant sur
prise" said Lou. with Joy, as she shook
hands with DR.. e..
During the meal they talked of old
times and Of what had happened since
they had last seen each other.