Show I The Evening Telegrams Telegram's Daily Short Story Storer MOLLY REMEMBERED I By JEAN DICKERSON Copyright ht 1913 by tho the M Cluro Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate Mr Mrs Manson kissed her daughter goodbye goodbye good good- bye and whispered one word in Molly's pink ear ar Yes mother raid laid Molly gently but the tho color faded from her check The train thundered into the station and Molly kissed td her mother again an and hurried across the tho platform The boll bell last farewell faro faro- clanged and Molly waved a well Sho She leaned her head against tho the back of oC her chair and closed her blue eyes One word repeated repented Itself over andover andover and andover over again As It If Molly Manson could forgot forget of that her poor little tUo mother had plead pleaded with Ith her to accept John s offer orter of oC marriage If It that devoted cavalier ca should bring himself to propose a second cond time Marrying John meant oo co much to Molly's mother It mea meant nt a an n er end cri to sordid economy econom and that dreadful dreadful specter specter spec spec- ter of keeping up appearances that had pursued the poor but well born Mansons Mansons Man Man- sons ever since Molly could coul remember John had been the greatest grato t opportunity that had 1 ever been presented to Molly l Manson and when Mrs 1 Marion learned that Molly Joll had refused tint him becaUSe because because be be- cause she did not love o him the tho won worried led little woman almost collapsed She Sho had talked to Molly for rOI three e ex exhausting ec- ec weeks and now Molly 1011 about to set forth on another weeks week's s visit atthe at tho the home homo of oC an old school friend who also happened to be Mr Ir J s sister had hind given givon tho the required promise to her mother If It John proposed to her again sh ate would accept him You dearest Moll cried Agatha Jatha DIn Blair II as ae she he folded plump arms arum about her guest You are fire looking pale pale have havo vo you been III Not a ii bit lau laughed hed Molly gayly galy Why didn't you jou 1 0 como come down to Fairmead Fair Fair- mea mead In June as I begged John said Mid he saw V you ou In is town town Molly but Molly what what what- Mrs Blair stopped short at Molly's pleadIng pleading plead plead- ing look and changed tho the subject Ivo Ise old the room the pink rose roso given ven you sou OU your our room chamber overlong the ro rose e garden Dick DickaS Dicka'S says aS a'S I ou ought ht to keep that room for pinky pinky- white girls She chattered v vivaciously as she personally attended her guest to tho the charming room Why do you suppose Is here Molly ask asked d Mrs Blair as M she stopped for tor Molly follY on her way down cown to dinner that evening I oil cannot possibly gue guess answered 1 Molly 1 y I I have hn been asleep ever since my arrival Mrs frs you ou you haVe havo never heard of her Molly Mony shook her head The rich Mrs Darrah of St St. Louis Louts a A lovely widow and an old sweetheart of oC John a s. s She was wa stopping In New York and when I mot met her the other day I In Invited Invited In- In her down for the tho end She arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived last night MoU ld not make mako any reply for they had reached the drawing room door and Mrs Blair was presenting her to several strangers Mrs frs Darrah a n handsome brunette with rich coloring of oC cheek and lips flashed nashed a languishing glance from soft black eyes ceo at the lovely Kill girl and turned her bel head back to Join John So charmed charme Miss Manson she murmured murmured murmured mur mur- absently Molly gave her hand to John for tor a brief brieC Instant and then dinner being announced announced announced an an- she found herself walking into the dining room beside beshle Bobby Dobb Sills It was a small gathering about tho the round table table besides besides Mrs 1 Darrah and Molly 1 there thoro were the Hendersons husband husband hus hus- band and wife Miss U s Craven and Bobb Bobby Sills Hills and Philip Weston Mrs Irs Darrah quite absorbed John Fin Fin- leighs leigh's attention and Molly found round herself herselt strangely cl Jealous for although she site had always liked the dark quiet man who ho had wooed h her r so so long and so 80 ardently she had never Ue loved him unless him unless profound respect and Infinite trust meant love Oh Johnnys Johnny's all broken up over the tho handsome widdy woman murmured B Bobby Sills In Iii Molly's ear Molly ed her disgust You know you dont don't care Molly went on Bobby mischievously so why look so eo crossI cross I was cross at you Bobby retorted Molly Many You needn't be Molly I J dont don't mind In the least You look prettier than ever when hen your our eyes yes na flash there flash there h-there there tho they flashed nOshed again I I. I As I was saying I shouldn't wonder wonder won won- der if ff our JOhnn Johnny succumbed this time time Ume-l 1 saw Easy him driving the widow In lu town last week week Its Its It's a sure sura cn case e. e Molly smiled sweetly but her heart was as turbulent with some somo new motion emotion She did not know kno knowlt It ft was Jealousy All that evening e John was a devoted attendant upon Mrs Mrss Darrah and when Molly 1011 sang sanE in fn her rich soprano It was Bobby Sills who turned tho the pages paReM of or her music She Ran sanK sang the time old Scotch hal bal lads In which her I voice was as heard to perfection per per- and If her ton tones s 8 trembled in the I singing of at Bonnie Doon they were fit firm m enough when she sang an at nt Mrs Darrah Darrah's Darrah's Dar- Dar rah rah's s request st hu hs favorite ballad Douglas Dough Tender and True I If tho words held a a. meaning for Mrs Darrah In the tho winning whining hack back of oC her old lover Jover tho they rang pitifully true truc in ht the tho case of ot poor POOl Molly Manson who had Just die dis covered that sho she really loved John leigh But tho the girls girl's head was held higher for tor tho the knowledge and the good 00 1 night smile she flashed nashed Mr was as coldly brighter It Jt wasn't J John hn fault tault that she had been too blind to recognize love at first sight Night He lIe had wooed her a lon long time an and 1 he lie had given her a n. chance chanco at happiness happi happi- ness The Tire first sight that met her eyes eyes' the t no morning us ua she sho glanced from her window o was waR Mrs 1 Darrah standing In the thero thero therose ro rose garden amen pinning a a. yellow rose In JJohn s buttonhole Then Mrs Irs Darrah chose chase a deep red one for her petty pett hair and nd the two walked away out 0 of sight between the tall taU hedges Molly was so late at breakfast that she shente ate all lone alone In the empty dining room and after the meal was waa as over the girl rl es escaped escaped es es- to the garden arden where she made straight for tor the tho ono one spot that she he knew would b be unoccupied for there were very ery few people who had ever enl penetrated the cleverly designed maze mazo at mend Fair but Molly had done so soon oon on a previous visit Now she hurried U through the narrow aisles between hedges of or pun pungently wet sweet boxwood every moment drawing nearer to that goal the tho heart of oC the maze mUe where there was a a. rustic summer house a sure retreat where one mf might ht face an unhappy situation and have It out all aU alone The tears were very near to Molly's eyes as she hurried through th the paths and they quite blinded her heas as she made made the final turn and arrived at the heart- heart shaped center of oC the maze She groped her way to the door of tho the summer house and stumbled Inside Inside to to find that she was not alone John was waa sitting there hl his bowed oed head oh ot his arms He Her lifted his hie head hend and looked at her with sorrowful dark eyes that Instantly lighted up as he saw the tears on her face ace Molly what Molly what what la s It What Is s troubling you ou he demanded Jumping up and coming around tho the rustic table It Is nothing Is nothing quavered Molly roIlY suddenly sud sud- suddenly denly realizing ho how dear was his voice and and how sweet his interest In her You Tau are in fn trouble of oC some sort In InsIsted Insisted insisted In- In John you ou 1 are not tho the girl to cry at nothing Molly cant can't you ou trust me You iou know I love you YOU you-you jou know I would marry you If Je you ou would have me but me-but but Im I'm not going golm to ask you rou ou now now now-I'm Im I'm Just going orn to help you ou out of your our trouble whatever It Is Is Cant Can't you trust a 0 staid old fellow like lIko me Molly foll drew out a handkerchief and wiped aWIl away the tears A smile came out of her eyes ees and dimples played about her adorable mouth She hung hun her head shyly Ill IM 11 tell you John she whispered at last Jast I was afraid that you ou were not going gon go- go ing n to ask me again The Tho next morning Mrs Irs Manson received a telegram telegram ram from flom her daughter I r remembered remembered mother mother- So Sol happy Molly |