The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-27

you or your father until I had my
money. It's going to be a great ad-
venture starting In with my practice
and I didB't want to be alone at the
start. But perhaps II Is all foolish
dream"
Molly had drawn her chair over to
Lees and had put one Of her hands
over his soothingly. "You know how
feel. Lee-you must have guessed.
But, of course, couldn't do anything
to hurt dad, and dad just thinks you
have been extravagant He thinks
you've been studying medicine just as
an excuse to come Off here and live
alone. He can't see how any one who
is some time to have all your money
to spend could choose to be doctor.
That is why he is so suspicious. Per-
haps can help to explain. now that I
have seen you. Still, l don't see why
you needed so much money to live this
way"
THAT money still worries you," Lee
laughed. well, suppose must ex-
plain. | have been extravagant,
shamefully so. There was certain
equipment would have to have when
| started out, and l figured IL i got
IL now 1t would be useful to me now.
I've put a couple of thousand dollars
into instruments and other equipment
That's why ! have had to live this
way. That's why l am always dead
broke before my monthly check
comes. That's why ! haven't the
money to lend you"
For a moment Lee was detected
over this failure to rescue Molly in
her predicament. Finally 1t was agreed
that as he would have to wait until
morning to arrange at the bank to
forward some money on the strength
OF his next monthly remittance Molly
would have to see abour getting ac-
commodations. She could go to a ho-
tel for the night, telegraph home Of
her delay, and then take a train in
the morning after funds had been So
cured to pay her hotel bill and for her
ticket home. Still. she could not go
and come unknown at her hotel with
out baggage. So Lee hit upon the
scheme. He spent some of his scant
change In telegraphing to Molly's IA
ther In her name and had enough
money left TO pay for a taxi man to
carry Molly and one Of his trunks to
one Of the good hotels. The trunk,
though empty, would serve as security.
She could have 1t checked on South
on her ticket, as Lee was returning
home In the spring and had a pre-
cious small wardrobe to carry. That
would save Lee the expense of ex-
pressing II when the time came.
Lee had gone out to see about the
telegram when the taxi man came, so
Molly In some confusion wrote to Lee
that she had gone to her hotel, and
got the taxi man to take the trunk,
and would expect him In the morn
ing bright aud early.
Late that night Lee got a note by
special messenger from Molly that her
father had wired money in response
to her telegram, to the hotel address
that Lee had given her. that the hotel
clerk had cashed the order and that
she had just departed ON midnight
train.
IL was not until morning that Lee
discovered that Molly had taken not
the empty trunk but trunk contain
Ing $1,000 worth of equipment, all for
tunately carefully packed for trans
portation.
Two days later came night letter
from Lees home town In the South.
"The trunk was so heavy that dad
had II opened. We discovered the
equipment, which showed how money
has been spent. Dad is sending check
on account. He hopes you will come
back home to begin practicing in the
spring. Shall we have the trunk sent
backT'
To which Lee responded: Keep
trunk. Coming home at once to hang
out my shingle."