Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-23
Whom Shall Molly Marry?

nlGhf Ike fntne 'noIHiouN DuN'aHu'
fake" top. on each face OF Il some des.
tiny marked for Molly. imminent. ire.
vocabie. Tor better or for worse. For
che vas In the Maytme OF her life, ~.
Mav Itself was making silver magic on
the rlecr she Rlimpscd through the boat
house. windows Music and the dance
we're in her blocl like an intorication.
Asd ,hrce young men were with her.
Each 81 hem had been wooer OF hers
since high school days; each OF them
answered Warranty TO some side OF
Molly, nature and any ono OF them
m ,Eht momentarily ask her 10 he Who'll
IL his--his partner and mate 20 the end.
She saw u In their eyes az she danced
With each In turn. She felt u In their
touch. heard II In the murinur OF their
hzlfsay. hslfsnIious bsntering about
her interest IN their rivals. one ~
them would be sure 20 ask her the fate
fui question tina, evening.
would n lpe Rsn Wheeler. keen AMI
hrish, a. the knives and rszors he an
efficiently manufactured? Keen" WAS
the verv word ne used In speaking ~
Rsnnings ~ the Mifvslc Savings Bank
Ishe was Renninss secretary character.
izeA ss SURE a. an adding machine"
would ~ be Rlly BARTON, successful a.
an architect but not AZ successful AZ
Been Wheeler or would n he the man
che va, dancing with AZ that moment
who's. gsletv and good looks made all
oth,r men look commonplace and anx-
iou.7 And how he danced,
Donald Manning. leading man in the
Niidvsie Lyceum Stock Company. was
rnvrrnirins 90 Afufiv a. he I'd m ths
sLulful and intricate steps % tho for
trof
MOLLY. I've simply got 10 talk about
vow ard me- You Ink always ~ "
you'd been fresh washed In all sorts
OF clear water and sunlight. n wa.
o sculptor ia simply 70 dippy about
your ankles and hands ard throa'--
Gosh. Molly. lets ro down and take a
siiN ana r,oat off,
~ can't. Don" she whispered avoid
ing tho glowing blue eyes that we're
wfhnins Don such a hinge feminine FOL
io~ins IN and on, ~ the thcatcr. Tive
rot dances promised 10 hen Wheeler
ana pnlr BARTON"
Then. listen. You promised me four
mora dances rnt them all together.
Of, them out in the skin with r,c--and
then. " ron still insist, CONE back and
give the Others their dances. Please
honey he pleaded. "Its-its import
ursta-s-s-----.'.r----f -- '-'
"you1l proruisr 20 bring me hack in
tif,ep" she asked.
te preesed her hand in answer n
they ran down the steps 20 the roa'
where the skiff boblcd awaiting them
Matinee Idol Make. love
In the skiff Don opened his silk shirt
at tho throat and With the moonlight on
his handsome features looked unbeliev
ably like some figure in romantic play
II jus. had to tell Won first; OF al
people. the glorious nevs'' he was say
ing. '1've accepted tho lead in the Pitts
burg Empire Stock Company. Think
81 n. Molly, -Four wears ago I wa
pl.yins tiny bits. Two wears ago so'
leading parts here And now-rius
hursh' Twice the siyc % Midyalc' I'm
only IS: who knows hut that two yesr'
from now n may IL Rroadvay-m'
name In iishts-,hcn London, money
fame
"roni oh. hoe wonderful Molh
trssthcd. imagination aslow "Yo'
lucky, lucky boy
A, her words Don slipped to he knee
before hcr.
Am I lucky" VI, voice Was VI
bran, with feeling. thrilling Moll!
through and through her being, Tel
me. Don't YOU know that without yo'
% share Il, success won't mean thin
"a ner'
He oaush, her hand, and kissed th
palms
WHY. Don She laughed ra,he
Sresthiessiy. trying ,o draw her hand
svay. "Reslly'--honcstiy, must -
a.. stale and stupid az u sounds-bu
thi--is---so sudden"
Not "a me-" His fervcr lighted FIRE
IN her blood rive been Wild about yor
Molly. for y.ars. MolN. SWEET. - N
own rirl. desr. do love YOU 80"
Molly pu, hand over his liz,
Don. stopr' She tried With csioler
Go mid. deep emotion. This isn't
time 90 gay such thinS--undcr ~
moor In MAY, Eidjy with dancin'
How'll YOU feel tomorrow 'n resuT
.-ou've asked a Eiri 90 - YOUR wife
re had caught the hand ~ hi lipT an
pisr.d a. pui ~ the word wife" ,
rws IL
than start. more a catching ~ W
b-,ath Ru, ~ Molly u va quite ~"
r~ptible and Il seemed ~ though "
bear, had stopped heating ana vuul
never 60 on again Then. with = ~.
rou'- emotion. stronger than he hs
counted on. spept him on. past %
Culstiou
Yes. ny vifcr' ne cried on a gsspir
br,a,h. "Tonigh,--ucSt ycar-all M
long III sing it--Moliy. my little wife
Crushed 20 hls breast his LIP slmo
tsulsinE hers. Molly Wa swept past n
momcn'ary shock. sUsv Into an irr
slstible silent ccy'ay e assent
Tine ~ Nsnuins's Hsrcm.
Win wrench Of IN" vill hul
Struggled t"r salfpc sc..ion
Don. DEER he zsspcd. hu-kil
d-aping oui Of !, ouil'tacc We u,v
tfur W. r't-- Sir uui her lsud
he's hot cheek. 60 her forehead. distrs'
Illr
usn sh,-,l la head. sniling With
tsndcrac-s u ~ss Iszin to resist. III
tnt 'h. tine to think. dearest DOl
sou lutc mc?'
Mvlly hsuJ VavSrcd t0 her temp
'Ch. DON cure ,ory Wy dear. y
I riinply must ihink There's nothiI
l."