The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-01-14
She Finds Romance
With a Capital "R"
By H. LOUIS RAYBoLD
(@ by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.l
(WNJ SerVice,l


and stared at the sum total Of her
savings neatly set down In her bank
book. The account was neither ap-
palling for its size, nor yet was 1t
meager. It ran into three figures.
"That," said Carrie to herself, with
considerable bitterness, represents
the years Of my youth. I've scrimped
and saved-for what? To lay aside
something for my old age in which
I've no interest. It's right now, this
very minute, that I could appreciate
spending 1t while / have some energy
left in my old bones!"
Carrie was not so old as her words
implied. In fact, she wasn't much be-
You'd thirty which, with every gene
alton, becomes less Of dreaded land
mark, but she could foresee the APP
proach of middle age and she had new
er had fing. Fifteen years of type
writing letters dealing with the coal
businesses don't offer much inspiration,
or opportunity for filings"
II have a great mind" went on Car
rie thoughtfully, ito resign my po-
sition and go on a spree. AS long as
my money holds out. Then I'll get an
other job and there1l still be time to
save for decrepitude. Now wonder
Just where is the most romantic spot
in the world, for that is where I am
going!"
By chance, her eyes rested on the
little shelf of canned goods which
she kept on hand to supplement her
dairy lunch meals, and a very gay
label caught her attention. Hawaiian
Sliced Pineapples."
If the Tidewater Anthracite and
Bituminous Coal company felt any
pangs at losing Carrie they success
fully concealed them, paid her salary
to date, and sent up to the business
college for a successor. Carrie, when
their doors closed behind her, forgot
them as thoroughly as they did her.
Two weeks later she stood in the
bow of the Matsonia watching the ris-
ing headlands Of Diamond Head, and
of all those who hung over the rail as
the boat locked none was more pre-
pared to be thrilled than Carrie
Jones, and no one was more cruelty
disappointed.
Why, Honolulu was exactly like any
city Of the states, with huge buildings,
bustling thoroughfares, taxis and H.
mousines.
After allowing herself to be TAXED
to what she judged reasonably priced
hotel, she found herself in a room
equipped with furniture from Grand
Rapids, large painting Of Niagara
in Winter" and two windows which
looked down upon a replica of any
large city's broadway" and across at
building displaying numerous doc
tors and dentists signs. She unpacked
her crushable clothes, went down to
a meal in which the only unfamiliar
food was Algaroba pears, and listened
to an orchestra playing the latest song
hits with never a ukelele among them.
But it is only fair to say that as
the things she had hoped for. True,
what she had pictured as golden
beaches did in some cases turn out to
be sands as black, If cleaner than the
anthracite of her old Office samples,
and the thunder of the surf soon grew
to be merely a monotonous thudding
that lulled her to sleep. Daily, how
ever, she marveled at the wealth Of
foliage. Yet she never quite got over
the feeling that she had not found ro-
nance with a capital r.
She determined finally on a trip on
the little inter-island steamer, cherish
ing faint and daring hopes of posi-
BILE shipwreck with gallant rescue or
even temporary NARROWING on a not
too deserted island. Without mishap,
however, she landed at Hilo with lit
tie group Of tourist school teachers
and with them planned an automobile
trip to Kilauea.
It was as she stood at the end of the
road and watched the encroaching lava
that she heard some one at her side,
and turning, looked up into a pair Of
pleasant eyes belonging to sandy
haired young man she had casually
noticed on the steamer.
II don't suppose" he said with
smile, "that even on the brink Of a
fiery pit one can break the conven-
lions, but we have really met before.
I am William Hamre Of the Hamre
Screw company and you took charge
of an order of coal for our plant. OF
course, you don't remember"
It was pleasant to meet some one
from home, and Carrie responded cor
daily.
A week later as they were being
shown the workings Of sugar cane
factory, William managed an aside to
Carrie. "I'm coming to call on you
this evening to ask you to marry me.
Wait. Don't answer now. At eight
| o'clock"
After he had gone that night bear
ing Carries promise to marry him,
Carrie laughed whimsically.
She married William the day that
they sailed for home and as they
stood at the steamers side watching
the preparations for departure she
heard a voice behind her and recog-
nized it as that of one of the school
teachers, talking with some new ac-