Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-08-06
1T WAS A
MATTER OF
RELATIONS
"a 1888. Western NswsDaDsfg tni0aJ
By D0NA REED

shS shared With her sister,
Sadie dropped on the iron bed and
YEARLY tby6W her hat op the trunk.
THE Judge ss.d Il ! don't marry
Morris by June rs got to give hin
back the ring" she reported listlessly.
"He did. did hef" ragged Reba.
Don't lot hip scare y0q. Yop can
get pSgried Yhep you feel IKE tt A
fine fslier. Morris "a, bringing you to
courtF'
sedis's dark eyes flashed. Morris
is all right" abe asserted stoQtly. Il
don't blame hin for getting tired Of
waiting"
Reba looked at her anxlously. "You
amt thinking Of marrying him yet
sadiei You know how itn LOOK II
you get married. 6rst-like nobody
wants me. NJ, Mandel won't want
me then, neither" sbe Suddenly
burst into tears. "Nobody-does-
wapt-meM
Sadie went over TO her sister, pat
ted her HANDS and kissed her. "There,
now, what're you crying for, You
know wouldn't get married before
you do. And youfe crazy when you
talk that way. Twice saw Mr.. Men
del today and he asked for you both
times. l think maybe he wants to
take you out again this Sunday"
Reba smiled through her tears and
blushed family. Mr.. Mendsl owned q
gents furnishing store and appeared
rather interested In the elder Miss
Weisman. II was three years since
Mr.. Mendel and Reba went out for
the first time, yet his interest never
seemed to rise to the proper pitch.
Sometimes Reba would note an I'M
usual friendliness In his manner, but
after these occasions, he did not APP
pear again for three weeks, evidently
hoping that In the interval, Reha
would forget his rash cordially. She
never forgot, but these intervals of
silence served their purpose and killed
any Harlng hopes she may have en-
tertained
Sadie was Disguised with Mr.. Men
del's noncommital attitude. Although
Morris did not know anything about
1t, Sadie and Morris were waiting
upon Mr.. Mendel. Sadie often ragged
at him In secret. She hated the two
by-four furnished room which she and
Reba shared. She hated the dlngy
Office whore she kept the books She
wanted to marry Morris and keep
house for him and darn his socks, but
she daren't let him know how she felt
all because of that cheap-skate, Mr..
Mendel, who was afraid to get mar
ried
June "A arrived and Mr. Mendel
hadn't proposed.
That evening, Sadie and Morris
walked discOnsOlately through the
park, ObllVious of the new moon that
shone through the swaying trees, OBJ
livlous of the soft breeze that played
through their hair. The light of an
electric lamp canght the light Of the
diamond on SGdic's finger and k,ndled
q thng' small fires, as she absent
mndcd,y moved the ring hac' and
forth with her tllumh. Morris frowned
and drew her down on bench be-
side him.
Sadie" he said desperately, "you
" .h 'ds' iaH. hHt gnnW
r .g "nHr,Hu. wont .uu Ny
Aa.s sHiC hrd IS. . week for
tri..'"r Whenever ""l. E
onH N.HA could .aoF 'or - us
"li'. we're tWat
hr waa go cagf l ., tH
iNr "r sat
Kiss r 0i' .ra.a ser la4.
2r.A ANA sae hroh . voice
T."AI"rs 'N" Morris When g..
uA'1 I' of own i.#.
wnfy 1r e. Eoa "ir'
tonight
vH " 'h n'"
weep '
"' 200.
,' ...t o. "H'iti d"
"'n H 'fh Won -nut NHn. '1
'a.iF "t
do. i'o. eAe covered H.
N''" aer bands anu r.aH Huas ep
'''f'9 "t1aHl
haa want ma ~. yc' 1905
Won m"iiy me. "a you ""n,,u 20,
you would :!
NO | can't. she sobered. How
many times must tell you cant get
married before Rebd! Shes been too
good. She Kept house for papa. She
brought me up. 1t would hurt her Il
l moi TOD IL