The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-25
World Acreage of Wheat to be Harvested Is Five Millions Greater

jectcd Rita bitterly. "That's m,
tragedy! It isn't the cooling kind
Now don't be a little fool and gel
sore because I've tried to save you
fall, my dear. Just keep your mind
on that $4,000: that's ALL
Molly had t~elegraphed Jack abe:;
her legacy, and he wired rather Tor
mai congratulations, adding that N.
would be out the next night to take
her to dinner, and asking her to meet
him at the station.
She greeted him gaily. isn't it
wonderful, Sweetheart! Now we can
get married."
Get married? 2" he repeated. "Say,
how do you get that way" What
do you think | ann"
1t was a wretched beginning. and
so it turned out, as such things do,
to be a wretched evening. They
walked up the street in silence, and
when they reached the wooded path
that led to the inn, Molly shrugged
away from his hand on her arm. Sud
denly she turned.
"Oh, lordy, Jack, I forgot to ask
about Ted Billings! Did you see
him."
He shook his head. 1.-THE biggest
chance Of my life. Molly, and you
forgot to ask me about it."
"Oh, ! hadn't, Jack! I've been
praying for it,"
1t might be more t..-tful. she
thought, to ask no questions. And SO.
presently, to change the subject, she
was talking again about her legacy.
I'm going to take a room," she
announced, land look for a Job. I
couldn't do that when / didn't have
any money, because I knew Dad
would stop my allowance. But now
that I've funds of my own, it's diff
ferent. Then we can pool our incomes
and get married"
"What do you think l ann" he in
terrupted unreasonably. "A squaw
man."
Molly shrugged coolly. "Rita said
something last night" she observed,
and guess she was right"
"Rita's a nut" he pronounced.
swell, l guess she knew what she
was talking about" defended Molly.
"She said that loads of men refuse to
consider their wives earning power
from an economic point Of view."
"Oh, Rita and her modern talk"
he scoffed. Anyhow. if men are like
that, what are you going to do about
it? Love is like that, too. I've tried
to tell you how a man who loves a
girl feels about it. How he wants to
take care of her. -. But you won't
understand"
"Oh, I understand all right" in
sisted Molly. "Only I think it's aw-
fully silly. And, listen, Jack-I've
been thinking things over. You don't
want to marry me now, and I don't
see any reason why I should be per-
fectly miserable for a whole year,
and goodness knows how much
longer, just waiting for you. The
Dean sent for me the other day, and
she said the most wonderful things.
She even offered me a position.
"Well, l wouldn't even think Of
accepting" Molly's voice broke. 81
loved you SOL" she choked. "And l
didn't want anything in the world
but just to marry you. Only now
-. you've been SO funny and hateful
-. and you won't get married
and you won't do anything at all I
want you to! Well, I'm going to
get a job-that's what I'm going to
do! I'll just show you'll"
"What will your father and moth
er have to say" he asked quietly.
"They expect you home, Molly.
They'll be pretty much broken up if
you disappoint them"
II don't care!" she cried. II can't
help it. | guess I've a right to live
my own life!"
They were quiet for a few min
utes.
Anyhow" she announced, "I'm
going to stay with Rita and make up
my mind about things. I'll wire the
family tonight"
Where are you going to stay"
he asked. "Aren't the dormitories
closed?"
well, I've money enough to stay
here at the inn if I want" she told
him.
"Yes," he said, II guess you have.
Moneys q great thing, isn't it, Molly
dear?"
"oh, pay the check" she retorted,
land come on"
She slipped her arm through his,
as. they sauntered slowly down the
drive. their young hearts heavy as
lead.
Darling" she said. 1--WE never
quarrel when we can touch each 9TH
cr. It's only when we've q table or
something between US. Or when
we're in the middle of the street, or
there are a million people around. I
wonder if you'd love me, if you
couldn't eve take me in your arms.
| wonder if I'd love you, if you
weren't to kiss me any more"
"Silly!" he chided.
I'm staying at the dormitory one
more night" she told him. "Youll
have time to walk up with me before
your train goes"
When they said goodbye she chung
to him. And he held her as though
he could never let her 60.
Remember what you said the 9TH
er night about premonitions, Mol
ly?"
"Sh!" she laid her fingers on his
lips.
They chung to each other in q sort
Of ecstatic misery. And when Molly
had gone up the steps, Jack drew
q small box from his pocket. He
opened it, and the moon shone on a
little solitaire. A sparkling litfla
solitaire.
In the store it looked large ari
very bright and beautiful. Now it
looked little and cheap. He snocx
his head m~ournfully, and slipped it
back in his pocket.
And that night Molly cried herself
to sleep.
Maxt nnornina shA u,o,ald lA.l. L.