New Britain herald., 1929-07-27
THIS HAS HAPPENED

and because Molly seems hesltam about wearing it to work the next morning. he imagines that she IS ashamed of the size of the tiny dia- mond.
 Humiliated and hearthroken. he l drops the little shining stone into l the lake. where they are rowing,
 Next morning Jack is going to New York, to work in the nome | office of a large architectural firm. ! And Molly is to report for the first time 10 a newspaper office where the city editor has promised her tryout
 Molly has recent inherited sio,- 900, of which Jack refuses to hor- row a penny, They will be married as soon as he has enough m' H"y or his own Molly goes with inln to his room, to help him pack, and then goes to the Y. w. C. A., where she has taken room. A few days later her father sends her check. and she determines to find new and more luxurious quarters
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER VIII
 Molly found an attractive apart ment on Pcterboro street, sublettlng from an artist who had done amaZ- ing things with packing boxes and paint brush There was scarcely piece of real furniture in the place. But the walls were hung with gay, moth eaten damask. and there were great gay cushions instead of chairs. Molly's bed was a feather mat tress on box spring, with a piece of red velvet thrown over it. And instead of tables there were Oriental tea trays that stood a mere six inches from the floor. There were hardly two pieces of china that matched. Peasant crockery : from southern Europe, amusing and colorful. A samovar from Rus sia. and tall brass candle sticks. Molly bought her own kitchen things in buttcrcup yellow enamel . and made a gingham curtain Of ! bright blue checks for the kitchen window. She painted the wood- work ivory. And bribcd the ianltor . to put down a piece of linoleum' : It was all quite charming. But Molly began to feel like widow, , She wanted Jack fearfully. i Bob and Rita lived down the street block. and Molly had , loaned them most of the furnish . ings from her room at college fob : was doing a little legal work. but , not earning nearly so much as klta . who had part-time social Job' ana T gymnasium class four afternoons : week at Miss Mayhew's school for Girls. As if that weren't enough. E Rita gave swimming lessons on Wednesday and Saturday nights at : the Y. W. c. A. And tutored two - of Miss Mayhew's backward little : girls in First Year Latin. i. Bob is so dissatisfied, he told |. Molly, "because I happen to he " earning more money than he is, He ' seems to consider it personal . affront. He acts as if I'd crucified !. his pride" { Molly noticed that Bob was ex- |. travagant. where Rita was thrifty < and frugal. He bought, for in- 1" stance, an electric radio, on which Y, Rita was contriving to meet the D payments And he purchased any 's number of books which he never <. seemed to find time to read. " Once he picked up a small Orien- :. tai rug. with a dash of dusty scar :. let that took his eye. And again a '. bit of Chinese damask of an in- it describably lovely blue, Sometimes /. he bought woodcuts.
 g. 1T think it's outrageous" stormed = Molly. He hasn't any right to buy = things he can't pay for
 {. But he does pay for them, pro g tested Rita gently.
 Y "Yes. And lets you pay the rent . and buy the groceries declared '. Molly indignantly.
 Y why not?" retorted Rita, "In 7. perfectly willing to. Besides, Tn :. glad he loves beautiful things" n Rita had grown very thin. AnC = her red lips were like a blecdin! :, eash in her white face. They mad A- Molly think of blood in the snow -4 She tried 10 write verse abou = them called "Rita's Mouth" but i .. sounded, she was afraid. like al ~ autopsy.
 Molly was getting along famous !. ly, She had had two raises, an, a was earning S30 week.
 es Sometimes she saw Ruth Woods 6. Ruth Was as pale and thin as Rite and usually looked as though sh -~ had been crying. She and Zip ha = rented the lower half of a two-par .. house in Merrymount. But Rut s' seemed to have lost all interest i :, life.
 $. Rita declared that she believe -s Zip made his poor little wife fee ~ like a stone about his neck. Rut !. had been i'll for several month!
 4 and her doctors bills were terrify e ingly large.
  4s wondered if she wanted to he mar s4 ried after all. Consider her tw ~ best friends. Rita might fool mo. :. people. with her hysterical eajet sl and her strident laughter Bt " Molly knew.
 s' The trouble, Molly decided. ws
 !. Rita and Ruth both loved the 7. husbands more than their husband Y loved them. It was ever so muc
 .. more comfortable for woma As when the man loved her most.
 Molly was doing an occasion.
 :, theatrical interview now. Once sl
 a met a celebrated French actress vi
 was married 10 an American pr
 :. ducer. The actress told Molly th
 ~ her husband sent her teleCra