| Show IT WAS A MATTER OF RELATIONS by DONA REED wc c 1928 1926 union 7 7 K LIP LI P questioned reba W us sadie adl opened tile door of the top tol t floor back that silo shared with sadle sadie dropped on the iron bed and throw threw her hat flat on oft tho the trunk tin the judge hald mild if I 1 dont y morris by little 1 15 5 1 kot gilt to give ailin buck back the ring title reported listlessly ile ha did lid did liol hot raged reba dont let hini lit in scare you yon you call caw get married when you feet feel like it I 1 A line teller feller alfords Is bringing you t to court courll I 1 S durk dark yes eyes flashed IN forris Is till nil right I 1 she asserted stoutly 1 I dont bin for getting tired dred of v looked nt it tier anxiously you aint thinking of marrying filin yet hadle you know how look if you iou get luerl married led first like nobody wants me itie mr mandel wont want tile 1110 then nolt ii elther lier silo shu suddenly burst into tears nobody does want me I 1 sadie went over to tier sister putted lier hands lint kissed her there now wl intro you crying for you know I 1 get married before you to do and youre crazy when you talk that way telco 1 I saw mr air mendol mendel today and lie askvik for you yon both blines I 1 think lie ho wants to aake you out again this sunday lloyn smiled through her tears loara und and blushed faintly mr mendel owned it gents furnishing store and rather interested lit in the older elder miss it wits three years since mr mendel and helm went out for otlie drat tit time no yet lis ills interest never seemed to rise to the proper in oper pitch sometimes reba would noto tin an unusual friendliness lit in ills inn but lifter after those occasions lie did not appear again for tareo weeks evidently hoping that in tile alio interval reba would forgot forget ills rash cordiality sho never forgot but these intervals of prience served their purpose and killed tiny flaring hopes silo may have entertained torta ined sadie was waa dismus disgusted ted with mr air attitude although lid did not know anything about it sadie and morris were waiting upon mr tr sadle sadie often raged tit lit him tn lit secret silo hated the two 11 four furnished room which slie silo and shared ali ared she hated glinted tile dingy obilee where slie she opt kept tile books wanted to marry morris and an keep aliouse for him and darn ills hla socks rocks but shed alic arent let lint him know liow how sho alio felt all till because of that cheap skate mr air mendel tendel lA who was afraid to got get married I 1 june 21 arrived and mr tar mendel proposed that evening sadie and morris walked disconsolately through tit the park oblivious of tho now moon that shone through tho swaying trues oblivious li of tile the soft breeze that played through their hair tile the light of tin nn electric cle cirle lamp caught tile the light of diamond dinni oud on oil sadies flieger and kindled n thousand small fires ns as she alio absent moved the ring back and forth with her thumb morris frowned ind and drow drew lier her down on a bench beach be tilde him sadie lie said desperately you waited until the last lily day but you 11 marry me tomorrow wont you my boss sald hod hed let me have a week for a honeymoon whenever I 1 wanted it and reba could look for a flat forus while were awall 0 he o was so eager and so dear to tier her that any that she brushed a light kiss on tits ills cheek lie ile kissed her hungrily and slie she broke away her voice tremulous no morris when I 1 get married ill pick my lily own hat flat I 1 cant marry you yet you might t as well take the ring tonight site she slipped it off and put it lit in tits hand whiles blie strove to keep buck back the tears no no lio lie suld said lila ills voice broken you keep it girl I 1 do with 17 it p kven ven if you dont want to marry ina rry roe me I 1 1 I do 1 I 1 I do I 1 slid she covered her face with alib lier her hands and cried bitt bitterly eily tin on Df morris orris shoulder I 1 you want to marry tile me and yet you oil wont murry marry me if you wanted tu to you would I 1 no I 1 cant slie she sobered ilow how many times must I 1 tell you I 1 cant get gel ind married iri before I 1 silos beer been too go gabd 1 od silo kept houst fur 1 papa 11 pl silo brought nio me up tip it would out hint it t tier fier if I 1 got married idar ried llast and lt it be i right ight 1 hut but sadie suppose sho she dont evet gt get married I 1 lit suld said falling buck back upon un tin old argument arguin eiLt 1 oh silo will it if mr air mendel wu ant sa so stupid lied bed seo see what a good wife shed make inake mr mendel tills till wits was the farst time kinle sadie had intimated that isoba was looking upon mr air mendel as a possible husband morris had te afred red him dm on two occasions when lie whited to take reba to the them in ovles ovies but morris hid had never thou thought ht of j a match betge between lal the pair you think lie ie wants tu to marry I 1 her ter how flow should I 1 know for three years now lie takes tier lier to the movies kovics und ind looks tit at tier lier ns as if lit lie to ask 1 her ier something but dont lie he 1 wales makes tile me sick I 1 tile poor fash 1 exclaimed morris alorro t s catching her indignation gid im 1111 L going to flud out tile the mat te ter r with hinel lil nil you better not morris Mb irris why I 1 tell you before you might make inake a botch of it and then tie lie wont tier lier at till all sadie I 1 ask you ion lid did I 1 ever make a botch of anything lie ho boasted you leave it to me inc sadie smiled manly and dried tier her eyes just the sume same you iou bettor better keep the ring yet morris determined to have it out with mr mendel right awny away lie ile was waa in a high state of indignation when lie entered mr air Alen dels haberdashery the next evening when mr ir mendel recognized film lie ho exclaimed jocularly ly at last lie he corner comei to buy lila ills wedding outfit I 1 and came out from behind the counter to greet him 1 I conic come to buy anything replied adorris ignoring mr air Alet idels outstretched liand 1 I cumo came to find 0 out tit when youre going to buy your olit outfit fit mr mendel thought nt at first that was being funny but no there was tie no folco lit in its ills scowl or thu the angry look in ili ills his eyes the smile on mr air Alen dels face failed faded 1 I why I 1 aint engage engaged dt 1 lie ile cried oil youre not retorted morris well veil it about alnio you were aro are you ou going to mariy ireba wels wela man mail ot or arent you what business la Is it of yours what leht right have you io to como come and this racket lit in my lily store you pet get out I 1 I 1 lont dont see you man marrying i ing that good for nothing kid sister bister of hers that what shouted t I 1 morris that good for IN fore lie knew exactly what nail nad happened mr mendel received it a cras liftig blow under the chin a blow that sent ailin sprawling sputtering terin 9 with anger lie picked up and started j t morris who caught hold of ills wrists lit a viso also like ilke grin you apologize apol ogle commanded d morria mr jr kiendel hastily lias considered ills of beating 4 in a n fight fl feht falt the soreness of ills hn jaw and deemed it expedient to do da its as lie wits waa bid d 1 I mean nothing lio lie argued sadies till alt right light only silo mo tit niad land if it for tier her id have hae mairley reba long ago what tins has sadle sadie got to du with you ou marrying reba do you ion think ill have rehn fus ing over that sister of hors in my lily house my ay iy wife should fuss fusa over tile me I 1 dont want no reint relations lons around I 1 walt wait and walt wait for sadie to got married but silo she dont know inow what slie she wants that girl morris orris suddenly dropped into a chair and doubled up tip with laughter why do you laugh you big fool you mr air mendel immediately regretted losing tits ills temper ile HP edged away expecting to rocelio another crashing clashing blow but orris merely con continued linued to I 1 roar loar 1 you wont marry many itella because or of sadle lie cried and sadie wont 11 mairy tile me because of yr arslie want to leave you blame blaine ulo mo for laughing you nivan mean to say hay that if I 1 marry many helm sudler will vim marry mau you right away and wont live with us ui I 1 of course you big fool you I 1 land and morris laughed again tills this time with the ill joy oy of rea lt it mr ar mendel grabbed tits lint you stay lit in tile store huh till I 1 go over find and see reba ile he dashed Ins lied out without waiting for tin an answer went to the door n and nd watched him film running down tile the street one hand upraised to hold on tits ins lint the other nursing ills his injured j jaw a v A fine brother inlaw in law 0 exclaimed morris as 1114 lie ili gazed with approval at hla 1113 closed tt |
