The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-17

on the mantle to be some day formed
into the coveted feminine .rat..r
Hanging consplcnously to tile. gas jet
lby.a string was n folded paper. John
.sefzedtit. ItSwas a note from his wife
running thus:t q '9bls4i i'alrt
epear lJohhGf' Just iad a telesram say.
ifgtmotherals very sick. AM going 10
take; the 30 ttraln. Brother Sam Isl 70.
Ing e. meet ine attic depot there There
isS cold, mutton In tile ice 6eSs 4 hope lit
i'm her quincy gain. Rnylt lie ;inilIliian
% cents, She had i Il bad s.las, spring.
Don't FORGET To- write ITO tbs eNfnIlany
about DE gas meter, and your good ,so6ks
are in THE stop drawer. i win wrileato
morrow hastily $40 vgfr selaA,EY.s
Never during their two. Yeats 81
fnsltrini0ny lad he aud Katy beeti Sep
arated for a hight John read thes hdte!
DYER and Eotep III d ,inmf6I1defi SssiS.
Here was az break Oil "a fffontite thItj
hid iieyer' Vdrle,i and il 'ieft kfli zetl.i
~ There On atiie 'backit6f d ehhir hhngs,
patlietieally empty anl fofiti,ess.s lie
red Wrafper WITH black dots that Sic,
always Wore While getting fliS snieliis.
Fer &eekhas Clothes hid 'iieetiff tossed
here and there ille her 'iiasta. ~ .tHniiiei
PAPER 6fg ofiiier fhtorite ibhter scotch
10y with rs string yet uiiwouhd. 4
Idafty paper 'sffawic,l 'dnetiie fidor.T sap
Ing rectangulafiy4 where d railroad
Stihie table lad beell CLIPPED from It.
Everything III The room SPOKE o. a
loss ofean cssciice gone. Of It's soul
and lie departed. John Ferkllis stood
among the dead remains with il queer
feeling Of deSolatlon in his heart. 3';e.'s
lie bceaii' to set Tie rooms THY ~
well as lie could. When lie touched
her clothes II thrill Of something Ike
terror went through lila. He .Jfa,I'
never thought what ;existence, wol,3t
lie without Katy She hal l.eeon@ III
thoroughly anneqle,l INTO Ililso qtfeSSSs
she was likeIt he air be i,brcht6ed
necessary. but scarcely noticed Y6w.
without warning. she wis gone. Sln,I
ishcd: as Completely liljselt as, II I'D,
hatl never existed. ofcoIrse It would
he only for h few days, OF Mt most 4
week or two. hut 1t seemed to him us
II the very hand OF death lad pointed
n finger Mt his Secure and uhcreiitftii
home.
John dragged the cold mutton from
the Ice box. made coffee AMI sat down
TO n lonely meal face 10 face with tile
strawberry marmaladc's shameless Ger:
titicate OF purity. Bright AMONG With.
drawn blessings now appeared to him
the ghosts Of pot roast and tile salad
with TIM polish dressing. Ills homie
was disinantled. a Quinzied mother.
in-law had knocked his lares and
penates Sky high. After his solitary
meal John 50 tat a front window.
He did not care TO smoke. Outside
tlie.eiiy ronretl TO him TO come join in
its dance. OF folly and pleasure. The
night was his. He might go forth mn.
questioned aud thrum the strings OF
Iolllty as free MS any gay bachelor
there. He might carouse and wander
anil have his fling until dawn II he
liked. and there would be no wrathfnl
Katy waiting for him. hearing tile
chalice that held the 'iirGgs Of his joy.
i'c niSht pias Popi .at acSoskeS
with his roistcrlng friends until Aurora
dllnmctl the electric bulbs II he CLOSE.
The lymencal strings that had curljcd
him always when the Troglnorc flats
had nalled unon lin were loosened.
Katy WIS gone,
John Perkins was not accustomed TO
analyzing his emotions. but as he sat
in his Katy Iercft 10 by 10 parlor lie
hit unerrihgly upon the keynote 81 his
, discomfort. He knew now that Katy