The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-04-23

Of waited around near the station TO
see who was coming" Seven or eight
men and women alighted, carrying i'm.
portant-looking baggage-obviously all
coming some distance to the Bradford
reunion.
One Of them was Tom Matthews.
Hello, there, Tom" Ruth hailed
him, almost running him down in her
effort to attract his attention
Then she offered TO carry him to
! the hotel, and asked him TO sit in the
back with Matilda. She had one Of
the children in the. front who had re-
fused TO be budged-
1ntroductioDs We're necessary be-
cause as Rarh explained. Matilda left
just before Tom Matthews arrived.
Tom had stayed but two years, but
had been in that time perfectly alb
sorbed by Bradford, so that now he
came back to reunions when he could
with as much enthusiasm as though
he had been bred in the bone of Brad
ford.
Il hear you're making a great name
for yourself in the city" Ruth encour-
aged, and Tom looked pleased and
did not deny the charge Then re-
membering Matilda. she said: MA
tilda here is doing big things, too
What is it you do. Tllda. dear?' she
queried- Its funnS you and Tom
have never run loss each other in
the city. You'd think there'd be
Bradford club or something"
The city is a pretty big place"
commented Tom wisely. at is as long
as all the way across this county
and half way through the next. Ma
tilda, here-that is, Miss Fain-and
l probably have never passed within
a mile of each other" Then Ruth
noticed that Tom was looking with
something like admiration at the girl
at his side
Il am sure I hope We'll see each
other in the city after we have be-
come acquainted here in Bradford" he
was saying. and Ruth decided to give
her undivided attention to driving the
car.
A few blocks more and she had
deposited Tom Matthews at the hotel.
The next morning, after the big out
door supper with the dance following.
Ruth CHANGED TO meet Matilda,
and Matilda in the course of
ten minutes conversation men
toned Mr.. Matthews no less then
fifteen times. Apparently she had
given him most of her dances the
night before. She had thought his
speech on Success" was an inspira-
ton. So Ruth decided it was time TO
step in and do the dainty match-mak- |
ing trick. After the baseball game !
that afternoon there were no plans for |
the evening She asked Matilda to /
come TO dinner. I'll get Tom Mat |
thews to come, too" she said. "You /
can borrow the car later and take 1
a spin around the county. It's kind /
of hard for me and Jim TO leave home 4
for long after dinner-on account Of /
the children" Which was q rank lie,
as they had two trusty servants with I
whom they were perfectly willing to
leave their offspring.
At all events Matilda and Tom did
borrow the car, and it was well to-
ward midnight when Jim heard Tom
come back with it to the garage.
The next morning Matilda came to
see Ruth shortly after breakfast. She
had something so perfectly thrilling
% tell Ruth. Tom Matthews had
cl-ad har ro r,orrv hin, ua uon+ad
lis answer right away. He'd always
planned to marry a Bradford girl.
And Matilda was pretty sure that
he'd say yes. even though II had all
)een so sudden.
Il was just wondering what sort of
BUSINESS he's in" said Matilda. He's
,arely mentioned il to me-not that
care"
He's one of the heads of the j.
7. Co.-vice president or something.
guess he's done very we'll"
THE ]. & T. Co.." echoed Matilda
Well. never" But she made no
urther explanation.
So Matilda came back from her trip
o Bradford engaged. Yes. she was
ngaged without spending her bonus
or clothes. Well, it sometimes hap
ened that way. reflected Jane Grace,
4 the office. Still, ii seemed like an
wful waste of money to go eight or
inc hundred miles away to get pro-
osal from man who'd been almost
ubbing elbows for year.
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