| Show I eI 74 j I N- N NG J J G 1 I I TALENT fI i I I U I I W L r 1 y Se Pv 1 l 6 f THIS IMS n. ED pretty hu I with h er r w and anI found bericIC Job job alt all allIn In a day da or or two to he money nonty waa lac left by br ft old aunt and MoUT word of or her hr rood fortune lh the d day y h shwas h w Ind d- d from fromet et ll rf v. v immediate t. t ly she h and h r rt Jack vW H b begin I to tl arcue arru Jack l I. I aD p office on or marer salary larT Molly MolI that they they-be be married on On on h her r and and hl his hIe U outraged r With Uh M her hir fe beet iH friend Molly golly olly o In It cDe ota ora a po Yf lyo when altI h Ii quit quite I th the city editor et f th newspaper ah Ih she ha hu offers tryout a asin ln In- In Joyfully he accepts J to think of Molly oUy l' l and M But Ir In the end the thy they make mke U up and Jack Wei i he haa u bou bought ht for her herA her A A. when the tiny v tin nor I tails o r thit hp ald Ilce pf f th boat In which Jack her And later she h tort goes with hIm t tit In h hI rO room m to help him p paek n CO J. J OX ON d' d WITH TIlE THE STORY STORT 5 a j CHAPTER VII VU S' S 1 Helped elp d Jack J fold hrs nis things His Ris un cr and pajamas His His' And Aid his tU coat SH BHe rolled ln ball rAnd And wrapped this hIs shoes s' s sn in n n. tissue paper aper so they w soil his nice clean shirts Then sh she ar a l ribbon on O but t ot of h her hr r ling lingerie rie and tied lied lit it 11 around the letters sh she had sent nt him i v An n l he s showed ged her herl his 1115 b book ok of ot snapshot ot a a. family group roup ina Ina in a a. a. a silver r frame tram His mother r had white and was rather rither r regal gal 1 looking J supposed shed she'd her ver long Jong although Jack Jacki confessed sed He liel had no not told the fam family ily lIy that hV had hadia hadl ia l sweetheart only worry e ede de cli cUred She SJ thinks i modern modern girls are are fierce I. I want to wait 1 until can s 's how you YOt o off pr per p p- er erly 5 5 But J Jack ck She was as a a. a little little I hurt 1 ji r should think you'd want n bout about me mc dear deai Ive I've told my- my family every er bJ blessed ss d T ey know rens eys are blue blue- j And that youve you've a a. cowlick cowlick cow cow- lick And broad shoulders Arid And ha o i hayed My- My goodness they know everything every I thing thing thing- T W Well id rather m de v heri d i h Uie they get a lo Jo look k at t tu u. u h he h. declared Theres no- no use gel ting them ste steamed ined up They'll f Jill fall fAll for or you soon ai they lay Jay e f n you Why h they'll thell b be cru crazy about mother like her her- too Then h heh he her letters fro f com His mother ni And Anel Orie e from froni r iri father His Bisters' Bisters t I wrote rote him too Girlish letters with plenty of ex so 21 many anY c exclamation points 11 T Molly i t the c family's ny 8 1 letters box She i thought a sla S X If was as sweet r- r of to keep them therm Like mO moist W t she adored sen en- en tr J me men sh she reflected ed are fare always tender th u. u packing packing- W was as s done MoU T felt feJt pleasantly wild wifely S 'S SHe e sat st d down dO wn on on the I bed ed and d contemplated plated phi h her z swee h sweetheart r There W were r two t tot of ot nearly P packed nc e ready to T Then en she reflected that she w was was s sIn In ii anian a and it was al almost at- at most She sighed 1 J Ji 1 came tand and aaton t.- t. on the bed beel beside HerShe Her r. r to l I She Sh letl leaned ed I IuA A uA little she little she admitted Its tilLs rii e e J against ng your ur sh shoulder e there's theres n a dC r little where head my-head adJust Just s. lis h he lo a their dreams drams S L. L v Well Vell sweetheart H Re shook her her- r. r gentl IY ThAe tn e f for far r little girls t togo go o home h e. e 5 a 0 e I i He He- J laid hid ld hi his his' head Her h r A his p nose se seIn e In anCe Other o h hair do doesn sn tf- tf V J he utA said sald t. t Fr ato 1 i iu c vv st i. i 7 9 tt re really the on only way va a r l ke keep keip p her he HAir hUr scented It wasn't t tari ari any l good tops tops' of 01 perfume on had to spray lift jt 4 da you o oM dp M he ked y bay un or r like that j tn it IU i She J laugh u df drand i sn d le Hea 1 love tIle die way woy you TOU QU dont don't know very inu much abo t. t omen she toJ told him bUn Its Us B ee girls s n lilied ed d sipan ll thaL u l all an bout about women Don Juan Juans uan s ut S Maybe some of t tiem rn do dp 1 J Jack are you ou going to to miss miss' r t he cried Id like Id to todie toi die dic i ou Honey s I v- v Til n t too toO ol she zhe P prom prom- o lad But well i each ch everyday d day l r u b bet t. t He on S twice on Sunda Sundays honey hone teU- teU me mJ bout your our Job jab i And lf If Ifa a y- y yf f those g roUnd guya y r t there ere get tresh wIth you ou end a lre vou M ll ThOY she 2 assured s red Him I Th They e lo ked nth I Kind nf Void them theu That wasn't t true would m make Jack JR k feel r T I 1 and 1 Sat t. t i rb ou k ow t I ar- ar fled thOught t orni of os ni editor who who had light curly curly Hahr and looked ked as s ML he b bought ug t B- B af t tailors tl u engaged d. d a fU as J. 1 get a banc she Iced Co Molly QU Y me t Home hoffle said iru 0 your li h f I j. j she he p pUlled I lt t ri the little Utile blue vagabond Ag bond felt Her bet 10 loOk k so adorably childIsh THen aren en she p pat pati t. t t ted d both her small smA lIk 1141 d. d 1 hIs hl ln h head beal r rested there an and with Her Ha land 1 di II S 'S I Ob I to t tell you pi he ex CX- clI theY W c C. 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A this l live lake taker taken ake a 3 roo room thene lo Rita's Ritas L send Rend nd all aU m my trick cIC In fn for Tn ill i'll write the f fm fam- m Ui tonight ht viell Jl tHem tJ about 1 It And about m J S I Call alI It a aJob Jt a Db b. b he advised Her ber You Tou TOU d l' l n cm m II when pay SIS ItS 8 a. a week They tip toed d. d quietly d down wn the e Put Fast Miss Miss' slakes Blake room t ris ni I nOw n w arid and the they could Her snoring an U Molly folly M lly dv J 1 n never j r knew iy before eto e V she llie I d I t j J J 1 0 or v cl 4 p pi i t t i S yo co could tell an o d' id maid by y th the way she snores norest l wouldn't y sh she waC was ns a. a j I f 1 t ok a a. the tho y Y W W. because Jack It ml look to tG b be arriving rd after mid mid- her hr first night And wh when n nIthe they Ithe reached there a a number of girls were oh On ri th the they steps liD b o th that t they Had to say allY goodbye most cir cli glad She new sHe would have cried Jf Jt It Jt waa M dark or the W was s. s de- de 5 2 Tomorrow Jack would uld be beon on His Avay ay l Y to to New New- York And Ant l H It might before she saw him again ag ln in S She e flung het Her arms about Kim him r Dont say say goodbye Just goodnight ht She kissed him swiftly arid and ran up p the thEl He lIe waited alted on on the sidewalk until the door had closed 1 eh Her S Sho c did not ot turn to wave ve And 4 h Was be she was Cry crying I. I That night s she e Jack wrote and ed It WIth a ial delivery uy stamp It was 1115 In the theoffice office In New York waiting Ung for him Wh there She h also aso wrote them Sat tal at length of of her perfectly marvelous s opportunity Her de ire to be L self rt- rt fn ng aid and her d determination tl tion t to be hJ happy py through self She mentioned loher dreams dreams' of suc- suc cOsa s fame It i. i stiff f fletter letter r- r she sha wad a a arid and d she felt that ah aho shO had hl d not expressed Herself Sery eri kery well H. H She ShO ti sent nl 1 air lr mall mal tl tho best beat A tow days day later she received a a rep from her reply her 2 Now Not lo J mother is' is isA A a. rather tn d woman Sh She Sli had no ne-fa ne new laughed Ideas about sence e n nor r gainful occupations occupations' for tot women w women lt Moreover she was at atthe Ue the time time time-a a very Jon lonely Jy woman oman Cc a Dear Dear r. r daught- daught r. r she he Tote x D d d brought your y our iii- iii letter from the post post- noon when He came Home or for dinner It w was s strange th the way it arrived ed j Justas as it did I had bad spent nt tho ho m morning preparing a a paper to rc read d at nt the th Wednesday club We WeI I jire tre having a d bah this week R that solved d. d that the modern d girl trUs' trUs happl hap hap- rop- rop pl pier r than her grandmother I 1 i h had d taken the n negative feo o 0 h hp hap happened p p- p ten that I h had d r read rd d r ian article elna in a a magazine e by so some e. e well well- kno known n woman 1 I forget her name at atthe the moment t W Wen Well ll daughter r. r she said sald s some me I thing like Uke like pont point Is she I said s hat grades In hap hap- s and fand that h the lil Jn Inferior e lo kind based basel upon selfishness comp competition tUon and publicity m ke the modern moderno woman o happier but it Is fe n not t 80 so be be be- coming to ier 1 her nor so 80 beneficial nt lc 1 to others other's as as 15 the frugal Happiness enjoyed en cn joyed Joed by Her grandmother iMy j i My dear daughter your ur fath r and i 1 believed that you ou were en ehr- ehr ag- ag to a n fine maji nn wo we Had nad hoped to meet this summer ummer- We had thought girl w ivan va coming coming- home to tous ut us and we had hOd planned lovely times Limes to Have hac together to I had put your namo nam up dear dears for the tho womans club and m your our has liaS been planning to to buy you ou a a C r H However However- r. r I Ido Ido do donot noL not wish Ish to emphasize our on own disappointment But v what T nb about ut your our young Molly MoUy H Have v you ou for the sake sako of t securing securing- more moro liberty lib JIb crt erty and and wisp a or ort two of ot Indignant indignant Indig indig- nant personal personal- happiness broken your our o r promise lIm aswell seU as sacrificed sac sac- your ouk loyalty t tp us us 1 dear der child your poor Aunt Minnie would uld t turn in her hu grave If It Ithe she he- hec c could td know v what her moncy mon y yhu has hu led led you u uto to And a a. position n on ona ona a a. newspaper o of aU all things You write of of tJ the c Joy jO of t living and of ot self expression Your Tour Aunt Minnie certainly derived co considerable satis- satis It 1 tr living all aU Her list days Says without reproach Sh She w wa was s nev never r heard hard to worry wort about self seIf slon which is n a new a-new disorder She she expressed d Herself herselt well very She imparted a 11 dignity a n. spiritual spir ithal elegance an e which younger women wo omen o men men inca do i not t feel being ob obsessed with the fear of ot being beng enslaved and I 1 Ji Have Jive ve qU quoted t ted d. that Molly can f by y I writer because It do so 0 exactly expresses what I would like t to s say y to y you u Molly dr dropped tHe letter If Jt that that- f Isn't Just like mother she She th Then a a. figure fleure on the back page pae caught her attention SOO She snatched the tle pap paper r up tip p hurriedly Her mother Had written toward th the end I of ot the letter Your f father and I have talked things o over er and have havo decided trot not to stand to stand Iny your way vay After all you ou hl hOve have ve I I sup aup- Pos pose to pursue happiness In your Our own wn fashion Aunt estate state will not be s settled d for some sOmo weeks wuk But your is send you ou to tOI defray whatever I expenses expenses' you may mci su such h time IlS thc Cx sends Bends you ou your entire Inheritance ji Molla 91 K eyes eyes' tn tilled filled cd with tears tear D Dear old dad u And l now hOW she ahe decided Joyously I 11 can take a a. little apartment I Ican Ican Ican can havea 3 my O own and a bl- bl lg bath 5 T To ID be be a continued |
