The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-11-14
Not a Highbrow
Preacher
By JANE OSBORN
NOOOOOOCOOO
(Copyright.)

DOI SuOCheu at WIldC she saw. SIle
had grown used to the imperfectiOns
Of the mirror. She judiciously dabbed
a very little powder On her nose.
The door opened and before she had
time to leave her bureau or hide the
powder Sally Hayden, her uncere-
monious neighbor, Topped in upon her.
"Where you going, girlie?' she
asked
I'm not going anywhere" said
Molly, covering the powder box and
putting 1t in the top drawer.
"Well, you're a queer kid" yawned
Sally. Drinking when you're going
to stay home. Come on in my room.
I'm going to do my nails-bring your
things and we can do ours together"
I'm sorry" faltered Molly. But
night, you know" ,
"Lordy," was the word that escaped
Sally's lips. Excuse me, but that's
not in my line"
"Well, as long as we live in CO.
| operative boarding house, we ought to,
go, it seems" faltered Molly. Its
only once a week"
The rapid-fire clang of gong on
| the first floor sounded the call for the
chapel service and interrupted Sally.
| Molly hurried off without apologies.
Sally found one Of the other board
ers to Join her in her manicuring SEES
sion.
ITS funny about Molly" she said.
81 knew she was an awful good kid
and likes to go to chapel, but the
funny thing is that she was prinking
for it. Maybe she's vamping the par
SON"
That's just what she is doing" re-
piled her companion, "Only a country
girl like Molly doesn't know how to
vamp. Haven't you heard? It's a
scream"
Sally said she hadn't heard and her
! companion continued.
"Well, there's a young fellow from
the theological semnary-Jim Gran
gers his name-that has been preach
in here Wednesday nights. OF course
Molly went. The girls say he is real
swell looking, but, gosh, what's the
use of making eyes at him!
"Well, anyway, Molly went and sat
right up front and this fellow, he
looked at her all the time and
! couldn't keep his eyes off her. Of
course Molly goes every Wednesday,
but now she sits in the back. That's
just the sort of thing that a girl like
Molly would do. But the fellow seems
to keep his eye on her just the same"
POOH" scoffed the other. "Of
course a highbrow like that wouldn't
want to marry poor homeless kid
like Molly. But those students are
human same's any other fellows. He
might want to have II good time with
her. Molly's kind O. pretty
AS the weeks passed, Molly's eyes
became brighter and the smile on her
face was more and more well estab-
lished. Then Sally dropped the bomb
that changed all this.
"Say, le'me tell you, Molly, before
it's too late" she said. you're awful
interested in this young preacher.
know that a highbrow fellow like
that, good looking and all, isn't going
Ito marry a little girl like you, even
If she is sweet and good and pretty.
I'm telling you now SOS maybe you
won't break your heart over him
later on"
These words of wisdom apparently
had their effect on Molly. AT any rate,
when some of the girls planned to go
to a certain well-known and historic
eating place, famous for its fish din
ners, Molly was persuaded to joint the
party.
Its funny Molly would go chapel
night" said one of the group.
Another laughed. Not so funny
That Jim Granger isn't going tC
pointed"
Molly was in something of a daze
as she entered the historic old restau
rant with the group of six of her com
panions, and walked as one in q
dream as they seated themselves at @
table by a window
The ringleader beamed, laughed and
then passed a few words with the
waiter. did you lamp our friend?
she asked when the waiter, beamine
also, had hurried kitchenward. Hes
the swell guy that preached at prayer
meeting. He's working his way, he
says and that's how he happens to be
here. l guess we'll get extra big por
tons" Then she looked quickly ovel
at Molly. "Say, he's the one that tool
such shine to you, isn't he?"
But Molly merely blushed happil!
and let her eyes drop by way of an
swer. For it had already crossed hel
mind that the gulf that Sally had pic
tured between them might not be 81
impossible of crossing after all.
The next evening and the next anC
the next Jim Granger called at thu
boarding house after his work as
waiter was over. A week later Sail.
dropped in for visit Molly met he
in the hall, tried to say somethin:
and ended by putting her arms arounc
the other girls neck and shedding twc
or three happy tears.
"Jim and l are engaged" she said
"Jim Granger-my divinity student
He isn't a highbrow and he isn't stucl
up or anything. Hes just every da,
Jim and earns money as waiter. s,
of oouren ba ooI,l,Iu't bato mo ynr,