The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-10-06
SO They Were
Married
By CLARA DELAFlELD
1872. western Newspaper UinIon.I

Yes, they were married last year. A
very good catcll-I mean match, for
Emily. -.-
You see, jim BOwker had been
hanging around Emily for nearly
seven years When they began court
ing, Jim worked in Vessels feed
store for SIS week, and Emily was
clerklIg in the department store
Blun's department store; you'll see
it on the next corner. Jim and Emily
seemed struck by each other, but
neither was any sort Of catch-I mean
match. Emily is rather plain, isn't
she, though marriage has Improved
her. Jim? Oh, he's hanging around
somewhereS?
We'll, sir. Jim wasn't exactly what
you might call a saver, and Emily.
she wanted to get married, like any
other young woman. II wasn't in any
sense II love match, you understand.
When FOLKS have bCen counting for
six years, If they aren't married they
never ought to be. But they'd sort
of got used to each other. and they
honestly meant TO get married some
day.
Emily was ready on the drop of
the hat. But Jim lad never saved
a cent, and there got to be some talk
about Jiln'S running around with the
youngest Eden girl. People used to
twit Emily about il, ami naturally she
didn't like il. Also they were be-
ginning to wonder now soon sine and
Jim would get married, and whether
t was coming off at all. On Febru-
airy IA somebody sent Emily a comic
yalentlne-the Old-maid kind. That
stung. Emily grew rather desperate.
We'll, old Mr.. pathway had been
friend of the family for years. Wild
over for 10 years, no family, most Of
the money that exists in our town,
etc. A splendid catch. But all the
women had long ago stopped setting
their caps for him. Couldn't catch
him. He was a willy old bird. jolly
as sandboy. and full of interest in
life, and, as was saying. he'd known
Emily since she was a baby.
"And that's where the catch-I
mean the match-came in. You see,
he was suspicious as sin of all the
Did maids in town. but Emlly-why
she was baby Emily was almost
like his own child, the way he looked
OF her He sure thought he was safe
nit mil
Jim ROwker? ..
'Emlly went to him, i'ni told, cry
ing and said Jim was running round
with the Eden girl, and what was
she to do. Old Mr.. PATHWAY fell for
her like n child.
"'DoT he shouted Make the darned /
young cuss jealous, Of course. AS
long as he thinks he can have you
whenever he wants you. why natu-
rally he doesn't care to trouble, Make /
him think you're running round with .
somebody else
"'Oh, Mr.. Railway, it's all very
well to say that answered Emily, I
but you know couldn't play with
mans heart In that way. Now If it
was you-Oh. Mr.. Railway, won't you
let Jim think it's your
. Now maybe she didn't use exactly |
those words, because there was no .
third party present to hear. But old .
Mr.. PATHWAY fell for it--he sure did, +
And he took Emily to the next church |
sociable. ...
mo end of a stir that made, and /.
the old gentleman began enjoying the
fun, and perhaps, too, he enjoyed hav-
ing pretty girl to go about with /
fairly pretty, anyway-eyen at his /
time of life. Anyway, Emily led him
on and led him on. and the next .
thing was that Joe BIudsOe caught 'em
kissing under the elms.
MY, 1t run through the village like
And the next thing was
Emily's going to Lawyer jerks, heart
broken. !.
my life's ruined from love for Mr.. I
who won't carry out his
promise to marry me- she said, or
words to that effect. .s.
OF course Lawyer jerks was no (
fool: he knew as much as any one
Of US, and a little more, but the
next thing was breach-of-promise
suit for $4,000.
"Well, old Mr.. PATHWAY wasn't a
fool, either. He loved his money,
and he knew any jury in Travis
county would soak him TO the
limit, the old bloodsucker. And then
well, you see, as l was saying, Emily
had led him on and led him on, so .
that in the end he came to the con
clusion that maybe he'd rather have
a pretty young wife than lose $4,000,
and be the laughing stock Of the |
town.
"So-they were married last year
Rules him pretty stern, too, they say
she does, but she looks after him, and
guess the old gentleman's never re
gretted the step he took OF course
he doesn't know all the towns wise to
he affair.
"Jimi Oh, he's still hanging round
Emily, at n respectful distance Old
Mr.. Railways got hardening Of the
arteries, and, as Emily's still got a
sort of sneaking fondness for Jim
we'll, maybe 1t was quiet way OF
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