West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-02
SYNOPSIS.
uiussrstioas By Don Wilsos

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s :s's gives Sony som. lesson: in court
CHAPTER III.-s.ny DON. bi, .tov.
eipie hat and prepares TO 60 sit up with
sarah. Baumgartner has caused himself
70 Do appointed guardian OF Sally.
CHAPTER Iy.-sery shows his nrst
Sat the fsscinstias WitsSeTi.. Of saiiy
eao ne kissss her. II was the FIRST kiss
ns had ever known. But ssny was not
kis.ing sally. She promises him. how.
sver. that she will never again kiss amp
oan but him.
CHAPTER v.-sam Fritz. a drunken
re-
him . "moiasses tapper'-eaiis on sally
and interrupt. the Kissing. They 60 Into
test In ascordsncs with the customs OF
The place and the time. the enc who 10
80 In such a contest IL unworthy
s.d ssEins snoring. sally leaves the
rom Ter, In hun saying: Good night. gem
CHAPTER vI.-ssfry tells his father OF
glsncA 60 his bosom while he slept q
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CHAPTER vIL--ssny and saily meet
som.sSins % nsd.s sn. S SIs:s him THO to
from church.
CHATTER vIII,-This would be tn.
the times. which often meant disgrace
or even murder and suicide IL WAS the
rue rue IN saSh a test that the one whose
church would be the favored sutton. and
the rejected one was dlsEraced and must
~ forOs ssny dreass the ohurc Gpo oGdssi
CHAPTER Ex.-Ths church Is crowded
IA expectancy OF the enactment OF the
srcTancs and q crowd awaits without.
Seer to wait for the services to end ana
TOT sany to come out. Sally appears,
n. lant In hsr sxpeotancy. She walks
walk alone. suii seffy hesitates' Alone
s s walks nearly TO the gate while her
Sam takes sally's arm. She says: 81 am
eetisned.- and sefry il left In disgrace
sS % held up to the ridicule and scorn
CHAPTER -x.-sam continues his
drinking and Sally begins TO acquire the
habit OLD Baumgsrtner il disgusted at
ssfry.s miserable failure at the church
powerful blew with his fist fun in the
rae 5eny Tails Lifeless and the blood
minEie. with his hair. Then the repent
Ant fnther gathers the youth In his arma
and hurries with him to the house, ali
the tine calling for help. His cries at
seturning from the wedding ceremonies'
sally PUSHES I'D TO Seny's room and finds
him still unconscious. In the morning
cit out-dam' youi" he shouted
IL you Ssn'o-Jr Ant the boy could not
now.
tn. huge al aembled on high /,
moment, some instinct Of sanity strus
ting to control it-then IL fell on
ssny's upturned face.
he dropped among the clods-hi,
pale hair minglizg with the dust-hii
hands insrtly outlyinE--terror STIR
guiyerfnE In his lips and noztrils
Bioed slowly ooEed from HE mouth
ana nose. and q livid red mark beEas
y grow upon the depression ID 'Nu
forhsad which the bI.v had made.
One monsnt-tSSths old man
locked dowE st the Then he under
Stood thk ne had done II, and with q
savage snimsi-cry he swept the boz
into HIS arms. seffy doubled inertiJ
upen him, as the dead DO. His father
fsced frsnxisdly home with him, leap
ing fences Ike q hound. He put him
upon the pretty white bed the boy hat
been won't % make with such carr
faF himself II was dainty and smooth
now. The bioGA drippsd from seffyI
face and from his own beard and
stained the white coverings. The sish,
was full Of horrori He staggsres
drunkenly away. He looked hastilJ
Tor hts gpn-meaning perhaps, TO XIII
himseNE But then II seemed to him
that sery sighed. He fell on his
knees and agonized for the life he
thought he had taken. Then be fell
pulsebest. With a hoarse cry he
rushed out into the road, calling foI