Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31
By
Thyra Samter Winslow

things. but Rella never worried about
it-not as much as you'd think. She
had blue spells. like all girls, and won
| dered what life was all about-if any,
thing was worth while. On the whole,
though, outside of the fact that she
hoped she wouldn't be an old maid, she
didn't look ahead.
Rella was eighteen when she met
Harry Brocker. He had come to ia
sonville TO work at his uncle's, the
BROKER Shoe company. Rella saw him
~lounging in front OF the store-Jason-
vile merchants were always In front
him Immediately. Good looking
Young. A pleasant, friendly face. To
outsiders he was like the dozens OF
other clerks who leaned against the
other store fronts all along the main
street of J%aSonville. To Rella he was
a new maintenance. She-and Sadie,
brought in for moral support-went In
to the store, all giggles, one Saturday
afternoon, and, waiting till Harry could
serve them, tried on shoes. The next
Saturday night they sauntered by the
store again and again, until he couldn't
help but speak. The stores we're all
open in Jasonville OF Saturday nights
A week later Rella became &C
uuainted" with Harry through the off,
cial introduction of Sadie's cousin, Bob
who had met him, all unsuspecting the
Importance of the event, In Abbott's
pool hall. From then on Harry did
quite as much Of the counting as Rella
did. She must have been quite lovely
at eighteen, with her wide, calm eyes
her high cheek bones. Even her cheap
clothes, far fancier than they should
have been-could not have hidden hel
beauty.
The Brokers were far higher socially
than Rella. Mrs. Broker went to after
noon card clubs and Brocker belonged
to the various commercial clubs of the
town. Harry roomed at his uncle's
which gave him the same social stand
ing as his uncle'S family.
Rella was too awed by Harry'S posi-
ton actually to expect marriage. She
had tlirted with him, first, for the
fun of it" and because he was new
When she found she really was in love
with him she didn't dare further the
idea of MARRIAGE for fear she'd lose
him altogether. She neve1 had been ir
love before and was happy just know
ing Harry. didn't want anything TX
happen When she found that Harry
actually wanted matrimOny, she was
too happy to be articulate, went arouno
in a haze of happiness.
They were married three months aft.
er they became acquainted" They
went to housekeeping" in a brand new
bungalow where the old Sha-sffer farm
had been and which was, of course
called Shaeffer addition. For a honey.
moo they went to see Harry's people
who lived on q farm near JaSonvilli
and were awfully nice to Rella, mo-
knowing about social positions in Jason.
vile.
Harry's parents helped furnish the
bungalow as their wedding gift, ane
Mrs. Hoffman bought a set of china
with those invisible savings that ole
people always seem to have and tha'
represented, now, hundreds of badly
cooked meals. Harry'S uncle and aunt
who disapproved Of the match, fol
Harry could have had any girl in ia.
sonville, gave them a photograph.
The bungalow was white with greer
trimmings. Rella loved housekeeping
there. She was just about to make {
problem of whether or not she ShoulC
ask her mother to occupy the extrs
bedroom and give up taking in boarder.
when Mrs. Hoffman solved the problem
by dying. Harry sold the Tenth stree
house and put the money into the new
bungalow.
Rella settled down, liked settling
down. She missed her mother a lot
but she had Harry-had everything
1t was wonderful! The new house
The tapestry covered suite in the Twins
room, with a big chair for Harry. Thu
new dining room and bedroom sets
The dishes stood proudly in the kitchen
cabinet. There were new pots and pans
1t was no work at all keeping the lttli
place shining.
The real social set of Jasonvill,
didn't pay any attention to Rella. Sh,
hadn't expected them to. Harry coult
have gone with them all right, if h,
had got acquainted before he met Rella
Harry, as a young single man, would
have been interesting. Married, he wa.
of ne consequence. They went with
some Of Rella's old friends, with thu
little married couples in Shaeffer's ad'
dition.
Rosie Brocker at nineteen, at twenty
at t%wenty-one. There was very littl,
difference. Those years few by. Sh,
was happy. She asked for nothing NOR
out of life than thiS-hadn't expected
nearly as much.
In the afternoon Rella went out will
the girls, joining a neighborhood bridg,
club. Sometimes it got written up IL
the JaSOnville Gazette:
"A group OF young matrons who cal
themselves the Shaeffer Addition Bridg
club met on Tuesday with Mrs. Harr,
Brocker in her pretty bungalow. Afte
an afternoon of bridge, where tn
prizes we're won by Mrs. E. c. Glen
onS and Mrs. Dunk AnkWilder, a daint
two cOurSe repaSt was served"
Just think, getting into the Jason
Vile Gazette!
!, Dinners were always ready whe,
? Harry got home. Good dinners, tot
Afterwards they would go in town t
the movies-the Airdrome in summe
or the Star when the weather gre
=, colder. Sometimes the Romillers wer
: along, too.
/ The Romillers lived across the stree
l Fred ROmiller was silent, awkward
( angular. Maggie Romiller was a cut
little thing, with lots of light hair an
a giggle. Her upturned nose was pei
t haps too large for beauty, her mout
l a bit too lax, her eyes a trifle too SINAI
l but her skin was fresh and she wol
2 the sort of clothes that showed to be,
: advantage her well rounded little figur
which was starting to become plum
Rella thought of her as her best frien
because they were neighbOrS and bf