Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-06-07
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as we are, and you won't want to seem
: an odd stick"
"Molly isn't going to marry-not
, for years and years." Flo explained.
"She is going to study medicine"
, "Don't tell me that you are going
to let that handsome Tom Austin slip
through your fingers, Molly" Fanny
cried. "He's a wonderful chap and
my husband says he is going to make
; fortune"
Molly sighed. 81 don't KNOW
haven't decided. I can't. be doctor
and get married, it wouldn't be fair
to Tom and he isn't such a silly as to
marry me if I give up all of my time
to a profession"
ct should say not" Flo agreed.
"I'd like to see me tie myself down
to anything like that" Fanny said, ser
iously, "and especially to such thank
less, underpaid, overworked profess
ion."
cts a dogs life, Molly. Take my
advice and Fanny's advice, marry Tom
not only because he's such wonder
full chap but because it's so much more
; sensible to have a home and be pro-
vided for"
Flo Parker spoke with emphasis
and her chum agreed with vigorous
mods of her fluffy touched-up blond
head.
"Catch me Shaving at any profession
OIL at anything. My time is my own,
I go where please, see whom I please
and live. When I say live I mean it
to have gay times and no worries.
} Tom will give you good home and
: everything and you'll live the life OF
butterfly"
/ 81 understand that butterflies do not
, live so very long," Molly answered
Fanny.
) "You know what I mean. Unless
: this Tom Austin is terribly jealous
5 you're a fool to lose him."
81 wouldn't give him cause for
l being jealous" Molly assured them.
r "Well, girl has to run around with
, her friends. she meets some gentlemen
friends now and then along with her
: women friends-no harm in little
: dance or afternoon party, but some
5 men would get sore," Flo explained.
/ "I'm sure Tom wouldn't expect me
t to shut myself up like recluse-
: we'll, I've got to decide soon"
l When Molly went home she did a
l great deal of thinking about what Flo
Parker and Fanny Lang had told her.
And she remembered what Miss Ish-
man had told her. Miss Ishman was
/ forty and looked fifty. She was a
/ doctor, a successful one. Her advice
, to Molly had been to be sure that she
, was strong and willing to devote all
of herself to profession that was Of
ten underpaid and usually thankless.
More than this, Molly recalled that
Flo and Fanny seemed to back up all
; they had said about living a gay life.
, Both had cars to drive, both had pref
ty apartments, and both seemed to
be always on the go with plenty of
friends.
Added to this was Molly's deep and
sincere love for Tom Austin.
To have nice home, capable SER
want and car, to have good clothes
and spending money, gay friends and
be always on the go-that would be
wonderful in itself, Molly decided, and
then in addition to have her beloved
Tom
Right there she came to a decision.
"I'm going to marry Tom," she told
her brother, that evening.
"Wise girl-best thing woman was
made for, wifehood. You'll be happy,
Molly and I'm glad" her brother told
her.
The next night was Toms. Unless
he had out-of-towns trips to make he
always called Wednesday evenings.
He came early as usual and took
Molly to a cheerful restaurant, then
to a theatre and after that he went
home with her.
"You seem to be awfully happy to-
night DEAR" Tom said to her as they
, sat on the brownstone steps of her
brothers home, one of row of some
what old-fashioned but respectable and
valuable city houses.
lawfully happy-I have made my
, decision"
t Tom turned, lifted her chin and
, stared into her big blue eyes. Sud-
denly Molly Rugged him.
1 "Can you guess?" she whispered.
5 "Molly!"
: She nodded now almost too happy