Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-07-22

bered that accompanying his sister Julia,
John had first laid eyes upon her when
she was slowly promenading in q three
hundred dollar white flannel beach coat.
After all, she was sensible enough TO
realize their attitude was that OF gen.
erous persons who have always been too
used to money to overestimate or under
estimate its need. And she would really
like a perfect outf1t-for Johns sake. 1t
was wonderful that SO clever and spirit
ual q nan should have loved her. That
was what certain magazine editors termed
John Galahad-clever and spiritual, and
a boon to q materialistic age. The Gala
had hotels for workingmen, the Galahad
free coffee and hot dog stands for the
down and out men, the Galahad meas
ures that constantly assailed Albany and
even Washington, the Galahad log roll
ing for better industrial conditions and
better bathtubs for tenements, and bet
ter tenements for congested parts of
cities, and better cities and better citi-
zens-all this had been accepted by the
world. the American world and even
wider, at its par value.
And it was doubly sweet that the won
derful family Of SO wonderful a man
should welcome her. Oily sensibly real
lied the truth, she told herself. 1t was
moonshine, not the sun's glow Of love.
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and they loved John. 1t was q wonderful
condition of affairs in a world that held
the Bohns sisters n their sordid ro-
mances. But 1t was not the less agree
able and lucky for her.
She and John had been married. A
plain wedding. John, by every law of his
life, liked plainness n simplicity. But
the veil was very old lace. Lillian and
Julia saw to that, M the white en-
broidered satin train. Mrs. Galahad saw
to the wedding breakfast. And there
were twenty-five reporters IN hand.
Oily had privately wondered whether
she and John would have their own
home, or live with the others. Nothing
had been said beforehand. She had
learned from certain bits Of chat that
John owned the bis house on Park ave.
nue., but his mother had a life interest In
1t. She might not care to be supplanted
by a little chit who had worked for her
daily bread.
Dilly a thought to herself that any
how she would prefer an apartment. She
wasn't used to handling servants. 1t
would be better fun and not so startling
to live more plainly and help John IN
his work. What a lucky girl she was
Love-and wealth-and John-and q no
BILE purpose IN lifel Had all this ever
sometimes too small and unworthy fol
John.
If they should stay on in the big house
billy felt that 1t would be better for hel
if all the family lived with her n John
His mother would continue to run the
house. John might not like, indeed, tx
do without his mother or sisters. s h
had noticed that his plans came first
Always when any project was preached
there was ar air Of waiting to find Out
!, what Joh had IN his engagement pad
And it wasn't, Dilly had at that time
reflected, as II they would be hard in
laws! They were kind and unaffected
: She could rub corners with them bette
I than with some Of the pompOus sale
5 girls whom she had known. Honny wa
a kindly dear, always obliging and rathe
humble. In any event, she could ga,
! TIE Deum n be thankful.
But somehow it had all been arrange,
without her being included in the pre-
: liminary discussions. She and John
, deux were to nave the big house and 1T
t servants. His mother was kind n frank
She was a little tired OF big places an
t would love an apartment by herself. wit
I time to knit. Oh, no-John could no
!. get along In a smaller establishment
5 Didn't Dilly know that twice a week tn
great drawing rooms were thrown ope'
t to public gatherings And his records
! an upper wing. Besides, even the i'm
I pressive and thrice photographed dinin
s room was not always quite adequate t
. his trades union guests.
Julia and her husband had alread
e their own place in the same block, c
l course. Lillian said she was going
take a studio. And stay a good DEF
with me?" put in the mother. "Oh, Gel
: tainly." Mother and daughter had tn
same gracious way of lifting a hand
agreement. Horny was the only n VIII
hesitated at leaving the house.
Oddi Did they seem to hurry to max
! excuses not to live with John and h
e bride? One evening Oily happened t
s hear what seemed like an tnadvertent re
S proach from Lillian to Horny VIII
sounded as If he had suggested Leaving
S too.
r "You might stay on a while. Horny
1t wouldn't hurt you'll"
us that SO, darling sis? Listen. II
pretty we'll fed up, too, and
= They saw Dilly. Horny hastily mad
t an excuse to leave the music room. "Tol
t john" he murmured with as much awl
wardness as Dilly had ever seen in til
courteous n graceful Horny, that I
e run over those lodging house reports Il
him"
a Dilly had removed her eyes from LII
liam, who was also Ill at ease. Oftel
" when trying on hats. Oily had bee
wisely obliged to practice, nonobservatio
e OF customers asides. So her naturl
savoir faire had been cultivated. 1t WI
almost as capable Of sudden response
: was the self-command of the social
e trained Lillian.
q But the impression had hung in til
q great gilded room, cluttered witt chat
for the Workingmen's Wives musicale
be held that afternoon, that Lillian WI
| afraid that Dflly had overheard some
thing.
procarfIu Tt11iur hod cold with O fn11r
y of confusion, You mustn't think we
all running away from you and Johl
dear billy. We're sure you'd rather |
alone-for a while, at leastl"
h I'm not used to a lot of things" e.
n planned Oily, with a betraying glance
a mar servant entering with a tray.
id course she would O little rather be alo1
rs with John, except for servants and sue