Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-04-04

were as happy as two children with /
new toy. Which, after all, they were
When Adora announced her engage
ment she had caused considerable con
sternation. There had been a Charles
n Charles Freylingh everyone
had supposed was quite all right Will
Adora, and Eddie was total surprise
i Charles, of course, had all the monel
in the world and he was all any mother
could wish as q Son-in-laW, but hi
4 character was as smoothed as his hal
-finicky neat-and it Just happened
that Adora liked tumbled hair shl
4 could run her fingers through, af1C
Eddie Bates had a laughing eyed soul
4 Adora did not hesitate. She could not
imagine herself folding in her edge;
neatly to live a lifetime with Charlie:
when she could have Eddie.
When Adora's friends heard she was
going to marry Eddie Bates they al
said practically the same thing:
MY dear! they said TO one an
other, How lovely! But isn't she max
ing a mistake? When she could have
had Charles?"
Adoras mother herself said, Oar
| ling, but are you sure it is Eddie you
want 10 marry? Are you sure it is not q
| temporary faScination2 Eddie Is a dear
/ boy but are you sure he has steadieo
down enough to take care of a wife?
/ AAdoAA 4 AAI DCCiA AAL44CA kcAEACco tSt40A
money, darling? Didn't someone tell
me he was always out Of a job2"
That's all over and done with, moth
er. Eddie will want to work now, he has
me to work for"
Adora's father was even more serious
in his talk with her.
Il don't want to be a wet blanket,
honey" he said. Il like Eddie, and I
wouldn't say a word to mar your happi-
nnEc hlIf have nnnCifnrpd all
sides? Getting married is no child's
play. And you know, Adora, the way
business Is now can't support two
families"
"Fatherl"
Nov, now! Don't get angry"
I'm not angry"
II mean, don't be offended. I'm your
father, / must think of your future.
Understand, I like Eddie very much
indeed, but you viii admit yourself,
Adora, that he has never shown any
great ability to support q wife. He has
not made any worlds record at hold
ing a job. Every time I've spoken to
him he has just left one job or taken
a new one"
"Well?"
These young fellows who are always
changing jobs"
"He wasn't engaged to me then.
father; 1t did not matter then. Eddie
has good job now and he is going
to keep 1t"
81 hope so. I hope he sees the diff
ference. Before young man is mar
ried nothing matters much, any young
fellow can get along somehow when he
has no one but himself to support. I
wish you would think twice before you
marry Edward, Adora."
81 have thought twice. I've thought
a thousand times, father. And I'm go
ing to marry Eddie. You don't under
stand him at ALL father, He told me
himself that marrying me Is going to
make q different man OF him. So don't |
job. Youl never have to worry about
Eddie keeping his job. father. NeverI"
Adora's two sisters, Daisy and Dot,
almost hooted when they learned that \
Adora had accepted Eddie whel she
perfectly well might have had the
Charles.
,.., Why, you poor simpl" Daisy cried
tainly do give me a pain in the neck.
And you might have had Charles and
motor cars and coolies of money. Well,
well see more of you-Eddie and you
viii be coming here to live every time
he loses his Job"
Il do think you are a COOP, Adora,"
Dot said. II think you're crazy. You
AuOW yOu II Dt UftAEltlB your OdIll1B
Eddie here to live off poor old dad be-
fore 8 year Is up. Adora, why don't you
have some sense and marry CharleS?"
II happen TO love Eddie, and don't
love Charles. don't care q flick Of my
thumb for Charles And I won't have
you talking about Eddie, you've no
right to talk against him"
II know he had about a million diff
ferret jobs since he graduated. I know
U0TFrlf Ho hnr1ne n full
meal the next time Eddie Is fired"
''I know won't. III be awfully happy.
You know you all love Eddie"
And they did, no one could help low
Ing him. The wedding was all Adora
could have wished, as it was sure to
be with Mrs. Carter having the ar
engagements In hand, and every one
Ielicitated Adora, and there were show
srS OF rice and rose leaf confetti, ana
The honeymoon trip was two weeks Of
perfect bliss.
BY the end OF the week the littleI
apartment was q young brides dream.
The trunks and suitcases were down.
;ellar the wedding gift pictures on the
walls, the big CHAIR This is always
o be your chair, Eddie"-was tried In
he fifth and final place, and Adorai
vas happier than she had ever been in
Ter happy life. It was worth big money!
o see her In her housedTeSs busting
he four sets Of wedding gift book
,nds or standing musing before the
opened door Of the unbeiievably small
refrigerator, computing its contents
md wrestling with the great problem
4 what meat to order for dinner
cddie's dinner. Adora as a housewife
vas a doubly adorable Adora.
1t was that Saturday morning that
Adora realized that nothing more need
Re done TO the apartment and that 1t
vas probably the dearest little newly
married apartment In the world, so Of
curse she thought Of having someonel
0 dinner soon. She thought OF Ella
bruce, and that meant George Berke-
~, too. Chops, probably, with green
cas-.
She would use the lace table set
Iunt Sarah and Uncle Norbert hadl
iEeu her-they had also given her thel
hest Of silver.
Ad0ra had the dinner ell planned
v the time she heard Eddies key ia
be lock at one-Saturday was 8 hall