Show ft t t agya gya a such a fleeting J thing by LOIS BROWN copyright DOROTHY looked out the window at a fat slouchy worn an v ho was trudging past with a basket on her arm and two children following her what happens when iou get married she told herself at the sound of the boss footsteps out ade the door she returned to her but hot before she had glimpses of her silky bobbed hair la the mirror aad her slender little throat that loved to kiss the use she asked her self as she tapped away at the keys romance dle when vou marry anyway its such a fleeting thing and you lose your job and your looks and your freedom she thought of married couples she knew who did nothing but struggle for a living there were children who had to be cared for and provided for endless expenses to meet just an eternal struggle look at her own parents tor instance dad worked down at the benton lumber company from early morning till very late at night and mother wore dowdy bouse dresses and slaved all day simply keeping the family alive the same thing over and over and over again make beds in the morning to be torn up that night spend hours preparing meals to be eaten in a few moments thetas more hours to prepare more meals to be gobbled up the same way where did you get A whole lifetime of thail no sir dorothy was to give norman his answer tonight and it would be a most cm iso some quirk in the feminine brain made dorothy put on her most alluring pink georgette that evening and when iserman came he was quite carried avay by her loveliness lou are so dear he whispered but iserman ahls makes it so much harder for me to say what im going to have to say dorothy told him sadly ive thought about it until im nearly crazy but dear I 1 just declare I 1 can t marry anyone the woman gets sc little out of marriage and the man get so much more I 1 believe wed both be happier single aten marriage mean to you what it means fo me he nn quietly 1 I attempt to persuade you dorothy but I 1 do believe I 1 could make you happy dear id try so hard ills earnestness hurt her after a moment she spoke again 1 I can t explain it to you and I 1 do love vou but somehow I 1 feel id be giving up ever thing if I 1 married in that case 1 shant ask you again I 1 dont want a wife who thinks ashes made a sacrifice in marrying me boon he rose to go there was no protest no reproach but he could not bear to stay longer he explained after he had left dorothy went into the room where her parents were and with utter weariness tossed herself on the old leather couch that stood in the shadows and had offered her rest so many almea before with intuitive tact neither her father nor her mother asked any questions and soon the girl relaxed her eyes closed and she reviewed athe events of the evening the voices of her parents were low al most mumbling as they strove not to disturb her at last at the sound of lier name consciousness was brought back to those in the room and she heard her mother say 1 I think dots asleep poor child s tired I 1 wish shed give up her job and get married shed be so much happier can take the place of a home and biddles of your own and the companionship of a man there was a silence followed by a slight creaking of a chair dorothy was sure that her father had leaned forward and put out a hand were battle scarred mother but its been worth it laughed mr wails gently we be lonesome alth out our children and each other now why if I 1 maj aled id be a hopeless old maid by now laughed mrs to say nothing of what id have missed by not having had you to chum with we have apen sort of pils we I 1 know I 1 m not strong on looks any more mrs went on but it dbent beem to matter looks answered dad indignant ly honestly mother youre lots prettier than when we were married I 1 really mean and there was a conviction that rang in bis voice eliat made dorothy know that he meant it she eat up suddenly yes sir there was mother sitting in dad s lap t mrs got up rather hastily atay where you are said dor othy I 1 got nn inspiration she hurried into the hall and rang norman at last a surly voice came over the wire norman it you want to come over tomorrow evening and b bring a ring along ehe said tonight 1 he sang back over the wire nonsense silly To nights almost tomorrow now she laughed hanging up the receiver now arent ahls a mystery ha said rubbing his tousled head mrs madge daxon entertained the philathea class monday at her home john peterson Is having his old apple orchard adjoining the highway south of moab cut out as it Is too old to be productive sam hudson and randolph shafer are doing the work mrs james stocks Is reported to be rallying favorably from the dangerously severe bums which she sustained last week as was reported in last weeks TI T I supervisor A C folster and ranger S cooper smith left today for paradox where they will meet with stock men there regarding range matters on the east side of the la sal forest roy eichelberger the young man who was so severely burned by gasoline a couple of weeks ago at the thompsons Thomp sons canyon mine of his uncle nate knight was enough recovered the last of the week to be removed from the hospital to the knight home A party comprising R C dark J T learning R J fletcher C E baldwin bert aured and jess maxwell were among the local sport followers who motored to price to attend the wrestling and boxing program of saturday night H H turner was up the last of the week from his camp down the river where he has been for some time waiting for proper weather conditions to begin trapping beaver under a state permit he reports that the beaver have been nearly all taken down that way during the last year or two and because of the scarcity and because of unfavorable ice conditions lately he has been abla to capture only a few of them he intends soon to move camp up to dewey as the ranchers of that vicinity are complaining that tho animals are so numerous they are doing considerable damage |