The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-28
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Counterpart.
BY KEITH KEN ION.

copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Susy opened and closed her fan i'm.
patiently while Bob went on pleading.
ly: You used to care, Sue. I'm posi-.
tive you did. At least you were aw-
fully nice to me. and at the Washing.
ton ball you didn't mind a bit when
1took six dances. It's all can do now
toiget one.
Bob, you're greedy! Just because It
happened that you got more than your
share OF dances once you expect the
sam thing forever. Can't you see its
impossible? About twenty men have
asked me for dances tonight. Count
II up yourself. How can / give every
one OF them six?
You are begging the question, Sue.
IL one must use plain English. here
goes: You know / love you. told
you SO two months ago, and you prom.
fsed TO answer my question in week.
That was the week Bert Ewing came,
and you scarcely looked my way once
while he was here. guess you for.
get that I'm still waiting, can't stand
this suspense any longer. What is It
10 be-yes or no, Sue!
The spring evening was warm and
the music OF the orchestra foated out
to them through open doors and win.
dows. Above, moon almost full look.
q down upon wonderful world OF
lilacs, hyachinths and tulips. che girl
and the man wanders down the gravel
path until they came to the gate. 1t
was hard even to pretend impotence
on such night, In such a garden. with
the distant strain OF music In the
air.
She temporized. Suppose It's mol
It's Just about what expected! bit.
terly.
1t was the spark needed to send the
finder into flame.
You're jealous-that's what you are,
and I'm sure It would be anything but
heavenly bliss to spend the rest of
mydays with you. So I'll say no since
you're SO anxious to hear It. And
please remember that that means
have right now to be nice to whom
soeyer l please-Bert Ewing or any
one else!
Bob made no answer. The music
had stopped and the return to the
house was made in silence.
Susy convinced herself that she had
done exactly right In refusing Bob.
i'll had said yes to him tonight that
would have meant slavery FOR the rest
ofsmy days. He would never let me
dance with any one else, or take walks,
or go motoring with an one but him.
And after we were married he'd look
me up for fear Of another person look
Ing at me.
But that night. after she got into
bed, somehow things looked different.
The despair In Bob's eyes had gone
straight to her heart and stayed there.
so she cried herself to sleep and drea-
med that she was clipping with Bert
Ewing and that Bob. with the same
heartbroken look, was following on
motorcycle. She stood up and held
her hands out to him just as the "
Gle disappeared over an embankment.
She woke with a cream.
Bob. Bob! she cried. oh! thought
he, was dead! And she sobbed softly
into her pillow.
Daylight lightened her remorse how
ever. She realized now that although
she was sure she loved Bob. she was
Just as certain that he was unduly
Jealous. And so her busy brain hatch.
led: a plan that was calculated to set
everything right in the future. She
would cure Bob's jealousy by making
him believe she was going to marry
some one else and then, when he had