West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-10-25

0OusV az ne turncr a .paae OF earth
again aud again iu hopeless. pusillanl-
nous Industry But when hla strained
attention was pre- entity rewarded by
shouted summons u Supper, and lac
stood erect but Tor the slouchng drOop
Of shoulders that was uolc matter
OF temperament than of ngo. one saw
Il tall man OF massive auiid. whose
keen glance and slightly srizzicl hair
bclied his cropping. Intellectual lnb0r
The head and face wcsc finely mod
eled. Unless nature had fashioned
them IN some yagruut. praukish mood.
such elegance OF line hC:okcned prior
generations I'm which gentlemen ana
scholars had played some pait-the
vagabond scion OF a good family. per-
haps. a multitude OF such haQ graft
ed on the pioneer stock OF the west
under names that carried no signlfl-
canoe In the places whence they came
Weakness and self indulgence there
We're. and those writ large and deep.
ON the face OF Warren Rodney. and, In
default Of an expression or deeper sig.
nihcance, the wayering lines OF insta-
bllity produced a curiously ambiguous
effect OF fine head modelled by n
prentice hand; n lady's copy OF the
Belyedcse. attempted I'm the nrdOrs OF
the first lessons might approximate IL.
a smoking Kerosene lamp revealed
supper table OF almost institutional
proportions. There were four sous ana
two daughters of the Tumlln union,
strapplng lads ana lasses all of them.
with more than a common dover OF
lusty health and beauty that was
something deeper than the perlshablc
iridescence OF youth. There was Ere
mont named from the eXplorer-sodier;
| there was Orlando, named from his
mothers vague, idle musings over pa
| per backed literature at certain "un-
clancy" seasons; there was Richards,
named from pure policy. Tor local
great man of whom Warren Rodney
had anticipated helping hand at the
time there was Eudora, whose nom
inal origin was uncertain, unless II bore
aflli0tion 10 that of Orlando; there
was Sadie, thus termed TO avoid the
painful distinctions of "old Sally" and
young Sally" and, lastly, like post
script, came Dan-with him, fancy, I'm
the matter OF names, seemed TO have
fuiled Dan was now six, plump
little caricature of a man In blue over
alls, which. as they had descended to
him from Richards in the nature of an
heirloom, reached high under his arm
| pits and shortened the function of his
| suspenders TO the vanishing point.
Eudora was now sixteen, and the
woman famine in all the land had gift
ed her with n surprising precoclty.
make the most of It. Unlike her moth
er in the old Black Hills days, she ex-
pected more than "home of her own"
Tonight four suitors sat at table with
Eudor0, and she might have had forty
had she desired 1t. Any one of the
four would have cheerfully murdered
the remaining three had opportunity
presented itself Supper was a mock
cry TO them, n Bnrmecide feast Each
watched his rivals-and Eudora
Her mother, mumbling her supper
with toothless impotency, renewed her
youth vicariously, and, while she quar-
relied with her daughter from the ris-
ing OF the sun 90 the setting of the
same, she added the last straw 20 the
burden Of the distracted sultors by an
nounclng what a comfort Eudora was
10 her and how handy she was about
the house
Warren Rodney supported the air of
an exile at his own table. Beyond 4
preliminary greeting to his daughters
guests he said nothing. His family, in
their dealings with him, seemed to nc
cord him the exemptions of extreme
age. lie ate with the enthusiasm OF
man 10 whom meals have become
the main business of life.
"How's your mine up TO Bad Water
comm along, IryT" Orlando inquired.
not from any hospltable interest in
Ira's claim, but because he had sundry
romantic interests ia that neighbor-
hood and hoped to make use of the
young prospector's interest In his SIS
ter by securing an invitation to return
with him. Ira regarded the inquiry In
the light OF n special providence. Here
was his chance to impress Eudora with
the splendor of his prospects and at
the same time smlte the claims of his
rivals, and, behold, brother of his
lady had led the way!
ira cleared his throat "They tell me
she air like to yield million any
day" At this Eudora gave him the
wealth OF her eyes. and her mother
reached across two of the glowering
suitors and dropped a hot 1apIack on
his plate.
who sen that she air likely to yield
a million any dayT' inquired Ben
Swift, openly fouting such prophecy.
Yes; who sen it?" inquired Hawks
and Taylor. joining forces for the over
throw Of the common enemy.
"a sharp from the Smithsonian in
Btitutc at Washington. lac said It, and
no has taken back specimens with
him"
"Ie can't keep lackinRs from freight
In round specimens - nav, sir We
can't, not till the fool killer has fin
ished his Job" Ben Swift charged the
table with tho statement az the prose
cutlon subtly appeals TO the high grade
Of intelligence on the part OF the jury
The point told. Eudora. wnvering IA
her donation of hot napjacks, gave
1hem TO Ben Swift
Hawks now leaned across the table
with slnuous, beguilIng motion. and
extending hls long neck toward tbC
prOspector with the air OF turkey
g0bbiey about 90 peck he cfo0ncd soft
ly. IRA. it's O heap risky putin YOU
faith iu maverick sharps that trail
around the country remaining little OLE
rocks into precious stones. seciu' golt
mines iu every gopher hole they com,
% They names your back yard auD
the rocks oppertalnin thereuutO o. bear
Fashionable. aud ike az not some suck
| ar rLrn- him lunI Iunun. IN nuul Ihl