The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-12

p0nce was rumor that the young
lady had found the father of the "ba.
BY" Then right away I asked Frank
ryou know who Frank is-if they
had any duck. He said no." the
lucky that won the duck ducked with
bnother duck, and then I ducked with.
out getting any duck.
But the young lady did tell me not
more than "a hours beforehand that
she believed some people-a few at
least-read this column. because fel.
low Just like myself sent her a little
small, tiny. miniature ford-push cart,
that's It, to haul the baby" in. But
from the records OF the days events
i am led to believe that the car was
3 too big for "baby" and the lady used
II herself. She's gone but the duck
still lives. Harvey says we and the
Managing Ed. shall have a slice of it
rs soon as it's ripe. Just now Har.
veys too busy watching the trend OF
events on The West Virginian score
board to be thinking Of duckers or
buckles.
II I had stopped thinking Just at
this moment wouldn't Easy" Wilson
have been peeved? He came back
from Clarksburg last night where he
bad gone to see Hughes-"You know
Hughes as we'll as you do 'Hoppy' he
said. Right then and there my keen
nose for news asserted itself and |
started to pump him-not with q stom.
Rch pump, Of course not. But in our
own Vernacular, began to ply him
with questions. And after he had
opened up like the whale that evict.
ed Jonah without due process OF law
he admitted that he had weeks en-.
4gagement at Burk's Theatre at Man.
nington. asked him II he was going
to take another fellows job, and he an.
swered right quick. NO" He said
that front row" column has got me
a reputation that will give me any
thing want. l laughed right in his
face because I knew that he'd have to
30 half way to Pittsburgh II he meant
what he said.
Well, I'm not done yet, l floated up
No the Hipp and stayed just a little
while and left sore-or mad, like q
march hare. There wasn't a thing to
write about unless ! would be mean
enough to rehash what l said yester.
day and try to make It look like new
pews. Miss Abbott. Heilman and Jack
Lewis thought l was a bum P. A. fel.
low when told them there was moth
ing to write about. There was full
house, Just like the night before, the
Same company, acting their parts bet
Ter than anybody l know could, and
then It was the last night, So what
was the use anyway.
Tonight they start off with the "Ro.
geary and am going to have hard
time filling In this column with any
thing about the Lewis-O Oliver players
The balance Of the week. l guess most
pf the people In Fairmont saw how
Jack Lewis presented the same piece
last winter. The only thing new to
Z be said about It Is that Jack has new
company, and II It wasn't for fear Of
freading on the toes Of his friends I
would say that he has better com.
pany this year than last. We must
acknowledge that Media Gibson who
wound up as the finished" girl was
Buperb but there's Miss Beland-and
she'll be just as finished" Jack is
going to be the kind priest and Miss
Grandin will play the same part as be-
fore. ] would just like to add a little
testimonial to what l think Of "The
Rosary" and the way its going to be
played, bu space forbids. To make a
long story short. the boys from the
uffice went up to see 1t last winter in
crowds Of ten and they are boosting
1t now like lot OF baseball rooters.
OLD STAGER.