The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-07-11
So They Were
Married
By CLARA DELAFIELD

90, W.. Western Newspaper UDiYn.J
That's Mr.. Railway, cashier OF
our bank. Well preserved old gen
ueman, isn't he? That's Emily Rath-
way. Fine looking Young woman
Yes, they were married lasr year. A
very good catch-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 La Nessels feed
store for $lS- a, week, and Emily was
cierking In the department store
bium's department store; you'll see
It on the next corner. Jim and Emily
seemed struck by each other, bur
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?
well, sir, Jim wasn't exactly what
you might call r saver, and Emily.
she wanted to get married. like any
other young woman 1t wasn't In any
sense love match, you understand.
When folks have been counting for
six years, IL they aren't married. they
never ought to be. But they'd sort
Ut got used to each other and they
honestly meant to get married some !
day. ~;
EMILY was. ready on the drop Of
the hat. But sJim had never saved
cent, and there got to be some talk
about Jim's running around with the
Youngest Eden girl. People used to
twit Emily about it, and naturally she
didn't like 1t. Also they were be-
ginning 10 wonder how soon she and
Jim would get married, and whether
{ was coming off at all. On Febru-
iry "A somebody sent Emily comic
'alentine-the old-maid kind. That
tung., Emily grew rather desperate.
Well old Mr.. Railway had been
friend OF the family for years. Wild
wer for 20 years. no family, most of
he money that exists In our town
&c. ! A splendid catch. But all the
omen had long ago stopped setting
heir caps for him. Couldn't catch
i'm. He was a willy old bird. Jolly
$ q sandboy, and full of interest in
fe, and, as was saying, he'd known
inily. since she was baby.
And that's where the catch-I !
ea5s the match-came in. You see. 5
; MAS suspicious as sin of all the
d maids in town, but Emlly-why. ! z
&c was baby. Emily was almost O
Sc his own child, the way he looked v
her. He sure thought he was safe v
It'll Emily. Besides, wasn't there
m Bowker?
Emily went to him, I'm told. cry
Z, and said Jim was running round
tn the Eden girl and what was
e TO do. Old Mr.. Railway fell for
r like child .s.. mr.
Dor he shouted. Make the darned -,
ung cuss jealous. of course. AS
Is as he thinks he can have you
enever he wants you, why natu- af'
ly, he doesn't care to trouble. Make
think you're running round with Sc
melody else
oh. Mr.. Railway, it's all very
II to say that. answered Emily l.
you know l couldn't play with IA
MS heart in that way. Now IL II
.you-Oh. Mr.. Railway, won't you Tp
Jim think It's your
Now maybe she didn't use exactly
- words, because there was no 7
d party. present to hear. But old
halfway fell for 1.-THE sure did.
he took Emily to the next church ,
able. hea
NO end OF stir that made, and mo,
old gentleman began enjoying the nj.
and perhaps, too. he enjoyed hav-
pretty girl to 90 about with 10"
~ pretty, anyway--even at his Int
OF life. Anyway, Emily led him diar
.na ieu MN on ana the next and
: was that Joe Bludsoe caught 'ein = :,
ing under the elms.
~, 1t run through the village like pe's