The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-12
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mo. But I'll do what you say. I'll
let u engagement be broken, if
that's what you want. And, by and
by, l "a prove that I love you more
than fame, or money, or anything"
Molly was struggling with the clasp
on the pearlstudded fraternity pin
Jack had given her.
Here" she said, and sobbed.
"Oh, d~arling!" Jack kissed the tears
in her eyes. won't you wear it,
Molly? Somewhere where it won't
show, if you'd rather. I'd like to know
that it was close to you"
They chung to each other desper-
ately. And Molly cried because the
boy she loved was holding her in his
arms. Kissing her tears away. Tell
ing her that their futures lay far
apart.
Molly wiped her eyes.
81 forgot to tell you," she said. "Red
got himself transferred from police
court to sports. He's written baseball
before. Besides, he has a drag with
the publisher. And he's got himself
sent to st. Petersburg, to cover the
Braves training camp. You sec he
wanted to be around, dear, while I'm
working on the play"
Jack lit q cigaret and said moth
ing.
"After ALL" she pointed out defens-
lively, ut was his idea-the play, I
mean. If it goes. it will be more to
Reds credit than mine. -. You're not
jealous of Red, honey?"
Jealous ?" he repeated. "Well,
I reckon everyone in love is more or
less jealous, honey"
"No, they're not" she affirmed.
Psycho-analysts say that jealousy is
an indication Of an inferiority COM
pick"
"Yes-and how old are psycho-an-
alysts ?" he demanded. They're an
cient fossils who've forgotten all
about being young and in love. Maybe
they never were in love anyhow. What
do they know about it? But I'm not
cross, dear. And if I'm jealous, it's
my own funeral. Ehope you and Red
hit the bulls eye. Honest ! do"
A week later Molly and Red were
hard at work. They had left the train
at Jacksonville, where they hired .
secondhand car, and motored on to
st. Petersburg. The car was theirs
for six weeks. They had loitered at
st. Augustine, and they stopped in
Daytona to see the famous beach,
where q friend Of Reds had been
killed driving . racing ar.
At st. Augustine, over the ancient
walls Of the oldest house in America,
there grows . money vine, and the
legend 10 that whoever carries . Leaf
Of Il will always have wealth. Molly
had promised not to write Jack, un-
less = time should come when she
needed his help. But now she put
leaves from the celebrated money vine
in m envelope, and sent them to Jack
for 4 talisman.
I'D lots rather" she told herself,
"have Jack Be somebody, than BE-
somebody myself" And It the time
she believed she meant il, for she was
missing him cruelty. And Red was
not always tactful.
any XII tuWt GAU S8Gu HVO0 A1ve
ing IL pretty darn lucky" observed
Red one day.
They were at Don Cesar Beach,
watching . group Of young people
who played 1t being acrobats. They
were strong young things, with beau
tiful brown bodies, slim and straight
and supple.
Look at 'em," said Red. 1.-THE
young out Of the nest. Rich kids on
! holiday. And pretty soon the holt
day will be overland the boys will
70 to work. They'll learn to forage for
themselves. But how about the girls.
What's going 70 happen e them?