Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-04-13
Plain
Miss Arabella Jones
BY ELLA SAUNDERS



20, 1929. Western Newspaper union)
Women never can and never will
understand men, and that's my opln-
ion, and I've been married twenty
seven years and ought to know. First
you think they're angels, then you
know they're devils, and then you
come to the conclusion that they're
neither the one thing nor the other
But it's their righteousness that's
SO battling. Now woman's perfect
ly frank, straightforward thing, and
you know where she stands. But men
are that eluslve--well, you never know
where you are with them.
Now, take Miss Arabela Jones.
Plain Miss Jones we called her. She
was plain, too, from childhood. Nice
little thing, honest, sensitive, and the
kind that look at you so trustfully you
can't deceive them--unless you're "A
man. She had sandy hair and turn
up nose, though. Real plain-and
when I say plain mean 1t.
Her father was Lawyer Jones' re-
tired from business with whole wad
Of money, and she was his only child.
He thought lot of her, naturally. He
couldn't have hoped very much so far
as her marriage prospects went,
though, so when young Richards came
along, and wanted to change Miss Ara
bella's name from Jones, naturally old
Jones was delighted
For about week Arabella was SUI
premely happy. Then she began to
fret. She took her troubles to her
father, for the pair were always good
friends.
"How can I know he loves me for
myself" she asked.
"What d'yOu want him to love you
for yourself for" asked her father
"Ain't you satisfied just to be mar
ried?"
mo" says Arabella. "Tt may he
my money he's after"
Young Richards was the cashier in
the bank, and naturally he saw a good
deal Of the power Of money.
"Father," says Arabella, you've got
to pretend you've lost your money, and
we'll see what happens then"
Well, that was pretty cool PROPOSE
ton to put up to the old man, and nat
urally he made lot Of trouble before
giving way But Arabella gave him
not a minutes peace, and at last he
gave out that he'd been busted in oil
deals, and put M "for sale" notice
on the house, and Arabella vent 80 No.
School Of Business to learn lerkne
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Of II. What know is what rilly, the
colored maid, heard by putting her ear
to the stoveplpe, which runs from the
Jones kitchen into the parlor
"Dick," says Arabella, now that
we've lost everything I must release
you"
"Release me?" says Dick. "Why,
what difference does that make,
darling? If you hadn't a penny in the
world you'd still be my queen" You
know how that queen stuff fetches n
girl.
Arabella Jones bursts into happy
tears did you mean that. DlckT
she says. putting her arms round his
neck ooh, now know that you love
me for myself and not for my money"
you're Peri" says Dick. "And
the most lovely girl In the world"
She fell for that. And they were
always seen about the town together.
The date OF the wedding was fixed,
and old Jones asked Dick Richards for
the loan Of hve-spot one night right
in front Of ELI Smiths store. That
made some talk.
Well, II was two or three days be.
fore the wedding that Arabella come
to me. We were confidential together,
but she didn't know knew that losing
money In the oil business was all fake.
I guess I wasn't the only one who was
wise.
Rose, dear" she says, 1--WE got such
happy news. Fathers made all his
money again"
THAT'S good" | says
And then she blurted out the whole
story to me- how her father and she
had put up the job on young Richards
so she could see II he loved her for
herself or not.
"And Rose" she says, half-weep-
ing, 81 was so happy to think II wasn't
my money, and now I come TO think
Of It father must have LET the bank In
on the secret, although he swears he
didn't, because he'd never have i'm
periled his standing with them. And
D-D-Dick knew all the time. And
I'm no b-b-better off than before"
Well, the marriage turned out all
right. but there you are. She never
found out II he loved her for her face
or her fortune, and, as | was saying
a woman never knows how to take
man. or course II don't make any
difference now she's got him