Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-25

each waiting for the other to speak.
When she had made up her mind that
he never expected to open his mouth
again. she gave In. "And-and how
does-the girl-feel about lt?" she in
quired. THAT would make-somes diff
ference-of course" Hours passed for
her before he replied.
IL havent-asked her-yet," he
said hesltatingIy.
With a little SILVER of relief she
sank back In her seat and caught back
the smile In her eyes so that he might
not see. He went on clustering, man.
/ fashion:
ut isn't unreasonable, is it, to want
enough to live on decently? Pm not
aspiring to plumbers wages you
know, or anything like that; but hang
1t, even teachers got to live"
She began speaking then and her
voice grew softer and fuller as she
went ON. 81 know" she replied. ITS
unfair and 1t probably will be for
long time to come, but you can't have
everything. you know Bob. You have
the work you like best in all the
world. Not many men can say that"
II know all that" he said, shaking
his head In reply. 1--WE talked that
way to myself, too, but all the same
steam-heated apartments in town rent |
for $50 a month"
$50 you have been house hunting?" |
He had not even the grace to blush.
"Surew he exclaimed. "Why shouldn't |
1? Even a poor devil of a pedagogue
can look, can't he?"
She leaned forward, her eyes dane
ing, but for the moment she felt q
little like his mother, nevertheless.
BOY" she explained slowly and
emphatically, "when you're school
teacher you don't rent steam-heated
apartment in town; you get a cottage
In the country and buy a good second
hand stove. For that matter, all the
furniture is secondhand but you
needn't look like that-it's nicel You
buy a few pieces at a time and put
on three coats of paint and then you
enamel 1t and if you want to you paint
little flow"
He could not wait for her to finish.
'And for an engagement ring" he s
Ieered, you buy some pretty little tin
hing at the five and ten" t
She shook her head defiantly till the /
red tassel bobbed. mo, you dOn'tl q
You hunt up that lovely old amethyst !
ing of your mothers that you once
showed toto me-"
He was still stubborn and uncon-
'inced. "And then" he demanded, I
when the house is rented and fur {
lished and-and everything-who pays n
he bills?" 4
Her patience reached its limit.
Can't you figure out anything for
she demanded angrlly.
Some land goes with the cottage, of
curse; enough to raise garden truck
or the-the family, and besides that
on do whatever you can. Raise
hickens or rabbits or bees or thor
ughbred dogs or mushrooms or any
hing that sells-hOw can l tell ex-
city? Personally, I've made several
undred dollars writing 'deteketif'
tories. Maybe yOur-your wife could
o something like that-after the
lshes."
The assistant professor of biology
egan to believe he had died and gone
, heaven. He felt as If he were tread
x on balloons that bore him higher
nd higher, yet strangely did not
'eak The prospect of remaining at
5 work made him giddy enough, but
lded to that the idea of wife and
)me was still beyond His rapidly ex-
lnding imagination.
"DO yOu-dO you suppOse-it could
done" he demanded, and tried to
rallOw. The red mouth beneath the
d tam-O-shanter was quivering, but
e round little chin was firm. "Of
urse it could !" she said
God !" murmured the assistant pro-
ssor of biology fervently, II al
,st believe IT could, too And you
MT believe I'd be low-down cad
: asking the best little girl in the
rid to marry me and live like that?"
S hands moved forward, eagerly
aiting the touch of the two steady
rs that slipped into his own while
paddle unnoticed, slid into the
ter and floated away.
'I-I'm sure you wouldn't" she an
cred, tiff you mean-mew
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