The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-02
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him no then you will have huspan'
after your own heart. Should .ns
marriage prove a failure, you wa
tnow Won picked the wrong man..
Lila Fox looked up from Madame
Mixit's advice to the Lovelorn, JUST
in time to see Winnie Weeks. radiant
bride Of a week. pass by with ner nan'-
some young husband.
Winnie was only eighteen and
beauty. SO Lila, Twenty-Five and mere
Iy good-looking. really seemed old ana
ugly to him.
81 have a good mind to try it, she
murmured. and whether she really
meant It or not. fate seemed ready 70
help her, for at the dance Of the
Neighborhood club that evening Ian.
son Grey persisted In dancing with
her and her only.
Though a trife dismayed at MS
youth, he being only seventeen ana .
high school pupil. the advice to "cateh
him young" kept recurring, and wnen
he, with nattering humility, asked II
he might walk home with her. she JUST
naturally said yves"
II was only q ten-minute walk, but
before they had gone half the distance
his arm was around her slim waist.
his eyes on hers, and he was murmur-
ing "Oh. this Is what I've wanted
since my first dance with you. just
love you" And though she was scan
dalized at the absurdity Of this kids
making love to her, "catch him young
and train him" once more bobbed up.
and she decided to accept him.
Arrived home, she invited him to
"just for q little lunch" but the Ice
box yielded only tomato soup and cot
tage cheese.
II love tomato SOUP" Lanson ex-
claimed In the same ardent tones he
had said he loved her. Bring II out
and heat It." SO they Toasted on soup.
crackers and cheese.
1t was a case Of crushing" after
that Lila had always had struggling
admirers, who called q few times and
then lost interest. The truth was
that her breezy manner. which fasci-
mated at first and made getting ac-
quainted" easy. had seemed to be too
bossy" on more intimate acQuaint-
ance.
But Lanson did not lose interest.
He came every evening. proposed
marriage. And when she lauyhngly
asked, How could you support q
wife? You must be fooling." he grew
very indignant. and 1ll show you"
he declared: "you don't care for me
or you'd marry me right away"
But married people have to pay
their expenses. and how could we do
thaty'
Easily enough. Ny uncle. In the
real estate business In Albany. has
offered me q Job at thousand year:
won't that pay our expensesr'
II did provide for them amply for
two years. when prices and salaries
began to soar. Lanson had pleased
his uncle, who new raised his salary
beyond Lila's widest expectations.
She had economical and "trsined"
Lsnson to do 30. too. They now felt
that they could afford q bungalow
for 4 home and. calling at the once
one day to see him, In connection with
the purchase of II. Lila asked the of.
fee boy to send out Mr.. Grey. "Tell
him Mrs. Grey Is here" she said and
the boy went into Lanson's ONCE with
Your mother Is out there. Mr.. Grey,
and she wants to SEQ you"
Lanson, who supposed his mother
to be at home. forty miles away on the
Massachusetts, side Of the state line,
rushed out to greet her. only to ind
Lila there. alone.
why, what q funny mistaken" he
laughed, but from that time on he be-
gan to be late for dinner, slow TO
meet her for the noon lunch. which
they always had together at Broad
way restaurant: In fact, his hours be-
came 30 irregular and his excuses for
working overtime" 90 plausible that
Lila got quite used to spending the
S'oEBs
But even so. she was totally unpre.
pared for his not coming home at nj,
one night and for the harsh command.
BY telephone. the following morning.
u be at the police STATEN at nine
o'clock"
Arrived there, worn with the nipht,s
vigil and fearing Lanson had met with
some horrible accident. she was com.
forted by the sight Of her husband and
4 pretty girl of sixteen whom she rec
ognized rs the stenographer in the of.
nee adjoining Lanson's. But before
Lila could utter 4 word. one Of the DO
licemen guarding them asked the
frightened girl: Now. young lady, can
you tell me who this woman is?e
"Yes," she whispered, "his mother.
What Is your Manner sharply
asked the officer, turning to Lila.
LILA Grey"
do you know this manr"
He Ia my husband"
Young man, can you deny thaty'
mo"
The young gin. with mufiied Rroan
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