The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-02

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The GeneViieve Who Lost 4 Flavor

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heart OF them seemed to.be dying, fpr
james oceasionaify cast those giinting
eyes Of Ills elsewhere, and felt rev
auaifas a6odt It But stht he said
He5me and lei u.s. because she was
In his set and II was pleasant thai
Way. Love heff WhY-certainly i
fhef, as she felt him drawing Bit
AWAY from her, GehetleSe held Out o
10y hand 10 James. And after d time
James said: q hive waited q long
time, Genevieye.H And GeneHieTe
said: lyon need net witt any lohser,
James.'
They both expected a thrill, but Il
failed to materlalize. Genevieve gct
busy with her trousseau, which was Of
an e!abnrateness,. and James was the
soul OF devotion. But they wereiboth
waiting, for the flavor OF that big straw
berry. and they couldn't seem. tocateh
It. Then James whispered to himself:
"Thls isn't tho biggest, this is just the
sizes we have been having for sey-
'eral. years; wait till we are actually
married."
Ctheyteve wasn't thinking so much
N68dt the fawber7y because she had
All those clothes Of hers on hci' mind.
titH even nj mat she could otcasioh4h
Is smack hef'1ips at the spoon aRdL
miss It, go 10 &G'
Well! Then came the great day and.
the church, and the six bridesmaids.
md the matron Of honor-Genevlcre
was about the last OF her set-and the
touching incident that gave. heart in.
lerest 10 the occasion and lovely copy
10 the society editor-for James. as
well as Geneyieye, now belonged to
quito the first flight-but always vas
1s:acG watching for the favor Of the
big strawberry.
It might come when he slipped the
ring on-but then he was sweating
with horror because he had almost
dropped It. 1t might come when the
Voice That Breathed Ger Eden"
waited them down the aislc-but then
he was cold because he haGjust been
kissed BY his mother.in-law, who wore
false teeth. II might come when he
put Genevieve into the carriage and
took his seat beside her. lis own wife
but then they were finsing rice and
old shoes and the rice got down his
collar. No flavor TO the big straw.
Tberry yet.
And they came back from their we'd,
ding tour, their honeymoon, and their
lips were still undyed from the juice
Of that biggest OF all strawberries,
And that is about all.
Except that, of course, 1t wouls
never do for Gcnevieye to think about
Another. nor yetregret those years be-
fore she told Jaries yes" 1t is al
ways best to wait until you kno%
your mind, of course 1t is or +
And James, who-is arman Of affairs.
and gathers. up money, and-yes-aEl
never hears the birds sing, mustnever
cast a glance over his shoulder at the
Janey-girl he used 10 be engaged TO.
and who is living a brave and useful
lIre-but all alone. That would be
very wrong. And still less would he
give a twinkle Of those now dull, blue
eyes of his farther and farther back
to the red lips of the girl out in the
country, the girl whose little doublet
ring is in lis box OF remembers" be-
cause she sent it back TO him when
he Ind been two years at college and
grew careless about writing ITO her,
| EB9k Surely, .tleY can think about
tic fFi,it crop Of this great land Of d6rs
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