Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1924-02-29
ROSIE DECIDES
TO BE MARRIED
BY MOLLIE MATHER

college was neglected. Therefore,
Grandmother musing, tried to find a
way out On the table lay an advertis-
ing circular pointing the advantage
of certain summer school. Grand
mother did some silent figuring; then
she laid her glasses aside to interview
Rosie Smith. Rosie had come to
board with Grandmother early that
spring.. Edwina liked Rosie, and the
young woman In turn was fond Of the
girl 20 industriously eager for edu-
cation.
Rosie had come to Grandmothers In
chance manner. She had alighted
from the suburban trolley one sum
shiny morning when daffodils were
cheering the village landscape; stop
ping before Grandmother's honey
sucked doorway she asked impulsive-
IL r there might not be a desirable
Boarding place nearby. Grandmother
Brown suggested her own pretty home
a. aboarding place Miss Rosie Smith
accepted and hurried back to the ad-
joining city to fetch her luggage. She
ter to Grandmother from a minister.
The cottage was all that could be
desired, and much of the simple
h0usework was accomplished by the
younger women, after Edwina's day at
school The white-haired woman, sit
ting In the tiny porch that afforded
view Of lake and campus smiled con-
+b m rf
the workers inside.
THE youngest professor is such a
DEAR" Edwina was saying, "the girls
are all crazy about him, he is so sort
of sorrowfully romantic. And he looks
movie actorish with that white hair
just touching his temples. And he has
the kindliest eyes, Rosie. Nell VIM,
whose father is head Of the whole col
lege works, was telling me today that
this Professor wainwright has always
had the widest ambition to write a
great book And Nell's father says,
the things he has written are simply
wonderful. But since he was a very
young man, Richard wainwright was
left with the care of an invalid sister;
she could not even walk. He loved
her dearly, and used at evening, after
his work was done, to carry her up
and down the garden in his arms. All
his time was devoted to her care, and
he had to take up what clerkships he
could get to keep things going. You
see. before this frail sister Lily was
left to him he had to support his
mother. who later died. Well, all the
time he was clerking and doing things
about the house he managed one way
or another to get to night school.
When Lily died, not very long ago, he
was able to come on here to attend
college; he teaches now to continue
hts way. And always, always there
Is that longing to write. The maya
zines do take things of his. And he's
the jolliest companion, Rosie; you
must meet him. Whenever any of US
get balled up with our problems we
are not afraid to take them to Pro-
lessor wainwright; he makes things as
clear as day."
Edwina introduced Rosie Smith to
the professor the following afternoon
when, quite by accident, the three
met on the college street. Rosie was
on her way to Lakeview park with
book, the professor, it happened, was
also on his way to that favorite spot,
with some problems to work out. They
sat together on a park bench and
talked. That Rosie found the pro-
lessor interesting may be said; that
the professor found the sweet-faced
sympathetic listener interesting, is also
Z fact. Both Rosie and Richard VAIN
right, however, were surprised to find
themselves confding in each other
their secret ambitions-the sorrows of
their past.
Edwina began after few weeks to
tease, goodnaturedly, her grand
mothers chance boarder. 1T will be
wedding bells for you If you don't
look out" said Edwina. "And how
viii you like living on an under
teachers salary? Washing dishes and
darning socks? While the ambitious
Richard will have to lay aside all
thought of future fame, through writ
ing"
Richard asked Rosie to marry him,
and Rosie, her blue eyes serious and
understanding, agreed that she would.
Grandmother was appalled, by the I'M
expectedness of the romance. Richards
superiors in college did not say open
~ what they thought of young man
who was brave enough to dare mar !
Rage on so meager salary. But |
Richard Laid the facts before Rosie and |
she assured him that they would |
manage" SO a quiet marriage cere-
mony took place In Grandmother
Browns summer cottage. And after
ward, at Rosie's strange request, her
new husband walked with her 10 the
bench IN the park which viewed the
lake. There, as he drew her into his
arms, she made confession;
dearest" said Rosie, you noticed
! signed my name kosalynd Burrows