The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-04
Daily Short Story
D DECISIVE E EDITH

Effrh vas the positive Kind. At the
tenoer < % I she selected the trim
nins ier her own hats. And this In
spite % a positive mother and three
know wkaf 1 want Yelled Pan ana
usually ~ attracted such a crowd
pa The millinery shoD that her ashamed
motner and urtous sisters were Aylad
20 give II TO her a. soon as possible
and get her out
Al the AXE Of 10 she abandoned the
Methodist church, which thru genera.
tons Of her family had worshined in
and been buried from. and went wet
70 the baptist sunday school. Il like
The wall paper better she exclaimed
. little angels Tying over the
nlhooNs IN your church aren so pref
D% the pictures In mine
|. Her mother tried TO argue. hut, hone.
Iessly. Her sisters stormed. her father
sot angry: lou march straight back
neht sunday. he threatened. After
Ward her mother drew him aside.
make a scene. SO he. made wis. by
experience. gave IN n Edith was
henceforth a Baptist-and adear
perfect little scholar" her new teacher
700 pains TO seek her mother out and
When Edith was IL she WAS hal,
tom-boy and half saint. Her sisters
never enjoyed the latter transitIons
pecause they usually ended In A row
n Edith did what she pleased iust
20 show them that she could. When
sne reachec the maturity Of Is she
ueclared a solemn. deep hatred for All
except her father.
Dear. it's such a relief" her moth
er sighed To Edith's sisters. who were
Engaged TO be married at that time.
eau you know she mirht have
Deen whd about them" chem meant
the high chool boysD and you Know
We couldn't have managed herr" And
me gentle. gray haired woman as a
secret reward allowed Edith twice as
much spending money as her older
sisters had been given.
Inc sisters. being engaged. and 50
more assured. storped at their ps.
rents, You give in 10 her disgrace.
July You must quit" they said.
wish ! could. said Edith's moth.
cared firmly TO her younger daughter.
Edith. your father doesn't like your
joining three girls clubs. He saw
Tel him to lump a, then" Grossly
re,oftsd Edith. and bounced out the
married. Edith watched the $780,
ing interestedly. but she candidIy
tpld me family and the public that
she didn't think much of her two new
brothers. "Boobs" was one exnressiva
word applied. And they're moi rich
ana they're not good looking. and
mat LOOKS IKE, a turnip. and Fred
terrier she sighed. What aid Won
pleasantly. sS'ers
Ihat strained the relations hot u-os,
mem n her 70 begin with. Then ne.
Ing married, they assumed a wisdom
anu Ruardianship that they had not
uared before. IF they don, anil
nagging at me-" Edith coolIv lola Ihnr.
mother, III tell everybody in tow
mat Fred yells when the coffee ism,
Just so and Jim pouts when tho GRO.
Gerry Dill Is a dollar bigger than tbe
week efore And Ill think of other
tnings TO tell. And II ] can't think
1I rue things I'll make up some. .
tier mother warned her sisters And
they subsidized. Edith had a habit of
IuIhlling her promises. But they
ron a distance. EdIth's
tather watched her worriedly hnt he
paused before he had more than start.
ed a fatherly talk.
Edith went through high school
c5onSssanly, II not brilliantly, and Their
considered a profession. Her father
VINO was nearly rich. baked: her
motner cried when she almost de.
clded TO take a class in the school
lot young Cinnamon. "I1l lock her
up. SAM father. BE quiet" begged
ner mother tearfully, maybe she'll
thlnk OF something else"
n did think of something else
running a bird store. The ides,
her sisters. When the never would
clean the canary's cage al home .
re quiet her mother begged. "Id
rather she'd do that than-you know.
she might do anythingi And We
couldn't prevent her."
rtLNL,h dndndoued that idea. thoucb.
neL succeeding projects before tho f9w-
~ outraged maEiuations-a hand
iaunofN. Sufragism edith had a t,f.r.
All" opinion of her own pow.r of ~,
luIlg "a cafeteria. n day nursery "a
utiI lmuni1l bureau. Her sisters Fr.v,
""i'e' she might. Edith laughed wick
now .tnra VIII n.r-- H. -