The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-23
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arms crossed on the pillow beneath
her head, and her head flung back,
so that her neck cleaned slender
and white in the moonlight. Jack
had begun to padd!A
"You're the beautifulest eirl n
the world" he whispered.
"And you're the stubbornees
mani" she flashed.
She trailed her fingers In The
water, and shaking them free Of
the drops that sparkled like pearls
in the starlight, spoke softly.
"Maybe I'm awfully silly, Jack.
But I tell you, dear, l feel very
seriously about this. And I'm warn.
ing you that you'd better marry
me quick as the Lord will let you.
Or maybe, by and by, He won't
Jack laughed.
"Oh, I'll have q raise pretty SOON"
he predicted. "And I don't believe
the Lord does much messing round
with marriages, honey"
Molly shrugged her shoulders
eloquently.
"You can never tell" she prophe-
sled gloomily. "Most anything
might happen"
"What?" he demanded. what
could happen, Molly?"
"Oh, / don't know" She spread
her hands vaguely. "Most any
thing"
The canoe travelled swiftly down
the silver road that the moon had
made. And the paddle cleft the
waters like q FURNISHED blade. Jack
sat very straight.
Don't talk like that, darlinr!"
he, pleaded. IF anything v e hap
mel"
"But I do" she cried. "1'm Civ
ing you your chance 80. now"
"And you know I can't take it."
he groaned. ITS not enough-Molly-
this wanting you. I've got to be
able to take care Of you"
"But I'm not one who must have
everything" she told him gently,
cts only you I want, DEAR"
He shot the canoe savagely through
the water.
"You know ! haven't . cent" -
Neither has Dick Godfrey" ex-
ulted Molly. "And he's not tryinn
to make Claudia wait until she's m
old woman"
"But Claudia Cabot's worth .
fortune in her own right. You !
know there's no comparison" main.
tanned Jack. Incidentally, God
frey's working with q bond house
where the Cabot connections will
assure his success. And the old i.
mans giving them their trip
ITO say nothing Of . house on
Beacon street." added Molly. "And!
q Rolls for Claudia to run round
in. It's not fair, is it, jack"
you're darn right, it isn't" he
agreed. !,
"Well, when do you think We can
be married? " persisted Molly.
"Next year." !.
"Oh, but that's ages off" she pro-,
tested. Listen, Jack-IIl get . job.
and then we'll both save. And we
can get married lots sooner"
+ +
He laughed then. q though she,
were q child, and he was humorin4
her. NJ;
What could you dot" he de- !,
manded. "You couldn't earn more
than enough to take . : Of yourself.
You wouldn't be able to save . cent, !
And you'd have pretty tough sled.
ding, besides. !.
anyhow, dear, you know your.
mother and father expect you to 20!
home. Why, they'd b heartbroken
If you didn't. You told me your:
self your father WAS going to buy,
you . a r You'll have Z good time
And we'll write each other every !
day. A year isn't such > long tiIne. {
honey. How'd you like to have your
diamond before you 60 back? I,
guess I've got enough to buy my
little girl q pretty grand little !
sparkler. What do you say, Molly? 3,
Engaged girls always have q goodi
time, don't they? Showers and
parties and things. $50" !
"Oh, Jack, you don't understand!a :
Molly interrupted petulantly. You've
Just never lived in Snodgrass, that's1
all. You simply couldn't understand.
Why, honey, it's the m~issrabliGt lite.
tie prairie town you ever laid your !!
two eyes on. Talk about good
times for engaged girls! Well,
maybe you think hemming dish !
towels is having = good time. And j
going to horrible kitchen showers.
And playing bridge. And drinking ,
tea. My dear, ! give you my word!
my blood runs cold every time
think about it -. I did hope" she ,
concluded plaintively,. YOU'D marry !
and rescue me. Listen. Jackl"
She put her fingers on his wrists. !,
and leaned toward him. and the
Of lilacs driftsd from her
hair across his face. +!
"Let's have . companionata mar. .
riage!"
cu sos !. h 9s, told ID, her RI infdu ul. 9;,.,,
Rita Melnotts and Bob got mar
ried that way-so there. ] didn6
mean to tell you. Nobody's supT
posed to know. But its true just
the same. They've been married Z
year and q half.
"And you know Ruth Woodsy,
Well, she WAS secretly married. too.
She and Zip have been crazy abou&t
each other for years and years. But
Zip was silly, just like you. always
wanting to walt until 10 had some
money. And poor Ruth was simply
eating her heart out, hunkine hall
her courses and everything.
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