say-i'm

Updated: June 9, 2025

There was a little silence. "And Tommy?" "Gone West. Most all the boys have gone West. That's the reason there's so many old maids." "You don't mean to say-" "I don't need to say-I'm an old maid. Lots of the girls are." "It don't pay to marry these days." "Are you married?" "Not yet." His eyes lighted up again in a humorous way. "Not yet! That's good! That's the way old maids all talk."

Hamlin Garland - Main-Travelled Roads