The Washington times., 1935-09-17
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I'm my day a young feller
didn't call on one girl every two
or three weeks, whenever he
happened to be in her city, and
then be engaged to another"
Pa was saying heavily. "A de-
cent young feller-"
Things are different now,
Henry. Personally I'm just as
glad. Mary, dear, I was never
the kind to want to marry off
my child. AS long as I live
you'll always have good home'
and"
"Well, I should hope she
would always be welcome in her
own fathers home" Pa said.
THE way young fellers are now,
a girls better off is she never
marries. You've got a good
home, everything you want"
That's just what say!
We're all so happy here to-
gether, all of us. TootSie, too,
heh, heb, heh! really felt very
blue when I thought Mary was
going to leave us. Personally
believe in marrying later in life.
And we've always been such
pals, and all"
I can call up Jean Harvey,
Mary thought. She may know
something. Whatever it is, it's
better to know. I'll go crazy If
they keep on talking. I'll get
like Aunt Willie-queer! II
thought I'd have to spend the
rest of my life here I'd just
Jump off the ferry some dark
night and be carried out in the
tide, and be drowned. Or, I
might even take Bennet's offer
and 60 to the Seattle Office
II might leave you at that. I
was just going to tell you when
you all started in on me, that
Bennet's transferred to Seattle
that's the main office, you
see, because all our freight,
nearly, comes from up that
way"
From Seattle! Well, for
goonesake! should think that
San Francisco, being so much
bigger in population, and in
every way"
Lumber, Aunt Willie. The
lumber-it grows in the woods
trees! In Oregon and Wash.
ington"
II know. But San Francisco,
being so much bigger in popu'
lation, it don't seem right that
it should have to be second to
Seattle"
Mary groaned. "Oh, all
RIGHT. Bennet's been denoted
then, if you like it better. Any
way, I have the chance to go
with him!"
Now they were surprised.
Now they stopped pitying her.
Ma said: WITH HIM! Why
why should he expect you to
leave your home, and be"
sides, why should he? It sounds
very funny to me. I never heard
of such a thing. Babe, why
should"
when the manager is
changed the office force doesn't
change. That's the universal
rule" Pa said.
"Sh-h! I'm talking, Henry. I
don't understand, Babe"
do you have to understand
every single thing that hap
pens to me! Bennet'S promoted,
and they said he could bring his
assistant-I'm really his assist
ant here, since they let the
other man go-and they wanted
to send the Seattle man and his
assistant down here"
"H-mm-they may squeeze
you out, then. Well, don't
worry, Babe. you won't be in the
bread line if you do. You've
got a good home while your Pa
can still take care of YOU"
II know. I didn't say I'd go to
Seattle. I didn't say I wouldn't
either. Now, don't all follow
me! Can't I take a step without
everybody on my heels? I'm go.
ing to the front hall, to use the
telephone, to telephone to a
grill"
Pa lit his pipe.
Ma began to stack the dinner
dishes.
Only Aunt Willie was hurt,
and she would get over it in a
minute. The child was tired
hardly knew what she was do {.
ing.
Piedmont $3.50"
They heard her call the Pied
mont number. The HarveyS
number. Pa turned his good
ear.
"Sh-h!" Ma warned.