davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30

in the house she flew across the
street. AS luck would have it young
Doctor Avery was just getting out Of
his car. The girl in her white rufflcs
sped up to him GREATNESS.
aunt Janet" she said. Please come
at once!"
Doctor Avery found that the leg
was not broken, after all, but he lost
no time in getting Aunt Jane to bed
and ordered nurse from the hos.
pital. The fall had given the old
lady decided shock. but was nothing
serious. She would be all right again
In very short time.
However, as the days went by and
Aunt James accident became a thing
OF the past young Doctor Avery still
found 1t necessary to continue his
daily visits. Only one might have
thought that Kitty and not Aunt Jane
was the patient. One afternoon he
and Kitty sat on the veranda shell.
tered by the huge wistaria vine.
Its wonderful vine! "Dr. Avery
remarked during a sudden pause in
their conversation.
NIFTY uOuuSQ WITHOUT enthusiasm,
She had suffered much inconvenience
and loneliness because of that vine:
she did not have deep affection for
it.
"And wonderful old house." he
went on. land you are wonderful girl.
Kitty. Do you know it was the wistaria
that first attracted me to you? /
used to look over here and see this
quaint old place, with its mcntel of
green leaves, and think that 1t looked
Ike stage already set for beauti.
ful maiden with smooth, dark hair
like 'Evangeiine's.' And then one
day looked over and saw the maiden,
just as had pictured her, only far
sweeter and more beautiful. And then
when came to know her-Oh, Kitty,
| have no right to ask it, but could
you marry me? Even though 1t would
mean leaving this lovely old place
for an ugly new one-a snug little
apartment across the way? If you
only could"
"I-could," whispered Kitty, and her
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

"I'm not going to talk word OF bus.
iness tonight" said Jim decisively, as
i've left the DINING room in answer to
Dicks impatient command to come
up to the room and talk" Margle
looks weary and you yourself are all
hired out. You certainly must not be-
Kin to oyerdo before you get back
Iome and abe office.
E.It Is all nonsense going over 1t
again anyway" said Dick impatiently.
we settled 1t this morning and OBJ
beet thoroughly to going over the
whole thing again anyway
He stopped and looked at me little
bit suggestively.
- think he could hardly make him.
self believe that l would be so stub.
born as to go against him.
Perhaps I was stubborn. but was
determined to know something about
he whole thing before I'd let even
Dick or Jim run it. If Dick was to
lie everybody would expect me to take
!old and administer that property or at
east know enough about 1t to find the
light man to administer, and yet here
was Dick beginning already to resent
ny having the slightest knowledge of
What decision he had come to in re-
ard to the present system Of running
{. And I truly, believe, little book,
{ was not SO much because he thought
was incapable OF understanding as 1t
yas because he thought it was need.
ess trouble.
Two men had decided 1t was right,
Why should mere woman interfere?
Little book, don't believe Dick will
liver get over that feeling OF male
Superiority and until he becomes more
Rlerant Of all feminine opinions, am
yhre there will be more or less friction
the Waverly family.
i kept him waiting a minute before /
uswered his unspoken questions,
tfou can do Just as you like about
dg over the whole thing again,
ick That is up to you, but I must
gain assert that 1 am going to vote
AZ; own stock, and shall not vote II
ntil understand what / am voting
* Nploded with his favorite ex.
1--WE and then subsidized as Jim said !:
would not do that either, Margie
1t were my stock and l told Dick
~ morning that we should have had
eteat the conference"
be Aing a woman the most impor.
~ thing for her was buying clothes
1sing she was within walking dis.
tnce OF the largest denartmenf store
the world" was Dicks sarcastic
iply.
III you remember, Dick, YOU said
~ did not wan. me around"
well. ] did not think you were al
necessary to making decision ana
did not have the strength to comba,
tur notions. They are hard enough
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30

to combat when am well.
Here, here, We are doing Just what
I said We must'nt-letting business
spoil our evening"" intercepted Jim,
"Margie,, l have always made It rule
to let business alone after o'clock,
unless something very important came
up. and now good folks, let's go to a
show"
I'm too tired" said Dick, shortly.
I'D rather not go tonight Jim"
l said, Come up to our rooms and tell
us Of the folks, am very anxious tc
hear more about Mollie and her baby
and about Harry and his political cam.
paign"
You sec, little hook, I had grown
very tired all at once and dread to
be alone with Dick, for ! knew by the
sign Of that gray set look on his face
that he was in ugly humor.
almost wished he were i'll again for
he had been so sweet all the time we
had been alone together. Perhaps it
was because had not crossed him and
had Just spent the entire time in try.
ing to make him comfortable-in his
way.
When we got upstairs Dick stretch.
ed himself out on the sofa and Jim
took one OF the two easy chairs the
room contained. The men lighted
fresh cigars and smoked for a while
in silense, while l went into the other
room to change my dinner dress to a
loose negligee.
Oh, how wished l could Just take
OF my clothes and get into bed. l did
not want to quarrel with any one much
less with Dick.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30

answer brought his arm around her.
After he had gone she sat alone In
the leaf.shadows, dreaming.
1.-THE wistaria," she unused; "he no.
ticed me first because of the wistaria.
used to hate it, but now-why, love
the wisteria!"
After they were settled in the little
apartment-which was not SO snug
and ugly after all under Kitty's mag.
ic housewifely touch-Kitty used to
look over at the old brown house, with
its huge Towering vine, and sigh
softly. But 1t was not a sigh of re.
gret, quite the opposite.
~ love to look at the wistaria,' she
would say. ~ can see how you felt
about it-but oh. John, it's awfully
lonesome being picturesque! I'm SO
much happier here with you!"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
Personals.

DR.. Geo. L. Howall was a business
:isitor in Clarksburg on Wednesday.
Arch Brumage who has been work
ing in the oil fields Of Kansas, Okla
homa, Texas and Mexico for the past
two years, arrived here on Tuesday to
spend the Thanksgiving holidays with
his parents.
Ed. P. Stewart, who has been visit.
ing relatives here for several days, re.
turned to hi, work at Confluence, Pa,
On Wednesday.
A. J. Mcdaniel spent Thanksgiving
in Fairmont.
Mrs. ]. Lane Parrish was visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ". Boord at Shinnston
on Thanksgiving.
Blake Billingslea came up from the
University on Wednesday to spend the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
The DAILY
SHORT STORY
Aunt James Wistaria.
BY HlLpA MORRIS.

tC6pyright 1917, by the McClue News
paper Syndicate.)
a UNIT JAMES house was cot i'm.
fZAf pressive In itself. It was a very
old house, square and brown top
I'D with square brown cupola that
kaye It a deceptive appearance OF size.
NJ was not large house, and It stood
ON q corner lot opposite the enormous
new apartment building which quite
Sydwarfed, II by comparison. The apart
Sfnent was so new and gltttering, SO
.Droudiy disclaimant of anything that
Twas not up to date that It would have
made Aunt James house look almost
fabby had 1t not been for one thing.
jdis one thing was the glory and the
spIendor OF the old brown house a
khuge wisteria vine that covered one
Kwhole side, clamboring up from the
Ifatticed porch below to the iron balloon
Ties OF the upper dormer windows. 1t
kWns the largest wistaria in the city,
I,ecple drove by on purpose to look at
II when 1t was in bloom.
lksKitty Carow,, the young niece who
I'd come to be Aunt James companion
7ftnot like the old house. 1t made
iiomesick for the tight little New
FORK apartment she had left, where
there were no dim old rooms with
faded rugs and musty books. She
uscd to look rather longingly at the
new apartments across the way.
Aunt Jane" she ventured to say
One day, "why don't you build apart
ments here? You could put large
building on this lot"
NJ kr4a rfy onfofW Sho oNn1n i0na1 in 4.
ltone of whitening scorn. do you think
a would dig up the wistaria for apart
glents?'
And very soon Kitty found that the
wistaria was the very soul of the
House, almost it, reason for being.
4unt Jane fairly worshipped the wis
faria. The fact that It darkened some
of the rooms did not matter. the huge
Wine was too sacred to be trimmed
FIFTY used to ST behind its stads ana
long, inwardiy, to use the pruning
shears on 1t.
But very soon Kitty found that the
wIstaria bad its uses. There vas a
young man in the apartment building
'across the way, very handsome
young man. He came and went in a
huge gray motor car apparently al.
ways in hurry, always looking very
Important. Kitty learned that he was
a physician. By using the wistaria
as a. screen she could watch his com.
ings and goings quite closely and with
pht being seen. 1t was very lonely
for Kitty at Aunt James; she had no
young friends in the town, Aunt Jane
laid not approve OF what she termed
sgadding". So Kitty did not meet any
1oung people. Before long she found
Arself watching eagerly, twice day,
the young doctor across the way.
10. even looked up at the tiers of
sfa1ows and wondered which was
his5 then FLUSHED at herself for Won
iering. He used to look over at Aunt
Tane's sometimes, too-admiring the
wistaria-no doubt.
When It came time for the wistaria
to bloom Aunt Jane put on a sort of
holiday manner. She donned her best
gown every afternoon and sat on the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30

veranda where she could be seen,
rocking gently, ny the people who pass.
ed by or stopped to admire the wonder
full Towering vine. She made Kitty
put on a white frilled frock and sit
there too. The slim dark haired girl
looked like quaint figure from an
old daguerrotype, quite in keeping with
the house. More than one remarked
upon the picture that she made. Kitty
saw the young doctor look over once
or twice. and as he did so she felt
a wave of color sweep her checks, she
bent her head lower over her embroid
cry.
ADD SHORT
One afternoon Kitty came in from
the veranda to find Aunt Jane lying
on the floor in the sitting-room.
grooming.
81 was trying to straighten a pic.
ture and I fell" she explained. 81
think my legs broken!! Get doc.
tor. quick"
Kitty helped Aunt Jane to the
couch, and as there were no servants
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
All Traces Of Scrofula
Ersdicated from the System

with highly satisfactory results for
Scrofrla. Being made OF the roots
and herbs Of the forest, it is guaran-
teed purely vegetable, and absolutely
free from all mineral ingredients.
You can obtain S. S. S. from any
drugstore. Our chief medical adviser
is an expert on all blood disorders,
and wilt cheerfully give you full
advice as to the treatment of your
own case. Address Swift Specific
Co., Dept. F Atlanta, Ga.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30

Above, the director OF explosives for
Northern Minnesota.
It's not the wrong picture" either.
Honest. though, it does look as though
the headline ought to say poses at
Bazaar for War Relief" doesn't it?
However, when the Bureau of Mines
at Washington s. o. SD Mayor Clar.
ence Magey Of Duluth, to recommend
district director of explosives to con.
troll permits for handling explosives,
Magey flashed back the name of his
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
By the greatest Of al! purifiers.

By the greatest Of al: purifiers.
a common mistake in the treat
ment OF scrofula has been the use
Of mercury and other mineral mix
lures, the effect of which is to bot
tie up the impurities in the blood,
and hide them from the surface.
The impurities and dangers are
only added to in this way.
For more than fifty years S. S. S.
Blood remedy that has been used
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30

2S-year-old secretary, Miss sybil Jen,
sen.
She was appointed. Uncle Sam has
stopped being surprised at what wo.
men may do in this war.
Miss Jensen's district includes the
Mesaba range which has more iron
mines than any other district in the
world. Aliens are not permitted to
handle explosives. Much of the labor
there is alien. Blasting must go on. 1t
sounds like "man's.size" job.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
SPIDER CORN BREAD.

five or six years. will retire from the
business on Friday, November Both,
and the Four States company will take
over the business and operate the meat
market on and after December LIST.
Mr.. Atha who is interested in the coal
business, will devote his attention to
that in the future.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
- "A PAGE FOR WOMEN AND. TIE HOME !.

Each day
nv MIS- s. upon
Cut them and them. Todays recipe is tor-.z
SPIDER CORN BREAD ~
THO cups meal, cup flour cups mill. eggs
TABLESPOONS melted butler teaspoon salt three teaspoons baking
ponder.
St the -four meal salt and sugar bowl add the milk butter
and well beaten eggs. well: then add baking powder mixed lightly
Pour into shallow bakepan that has been brushed with little butter OIL
Bake in hot oven 20 minutes. els ,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
Death of a Former Marion County
Resident,

Resident.
News was received here this week
Of the death Of George Jackson which
occurred at hospital In Clarksburs
on last Friday. Pneumonia was the
cause OF his death. He came to Mo.
rongah shortly after the opening OF
the mines there and resided in that
section and at Worthington until with
In the past two years when he removed
to Clarksburg. His wife died there
about one year ago. The funeral &C.
Cured on Tuesday and interment was
made in the l. o. o. F. cemetery at En-
terprize at 1880 p. m. He was SIS years
Of age.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30

To Relieve the Famine In Pennies.
The First National Bank of Worth.
:ngton is doing its bit to relieve the
famine in pennies prevalent In many
sections. On Wednesday Of this week
1t made large shipments to Councils:
vile and various other points.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30

4 Former State Official and Banker
Here.
NJ. a. Kendall, former State Treas.
urer. but now with the Farmers De-
post National Bank of Pittsburgh,
was'a visitor in Wo-thington recently.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30

Thanksgiving vacation with his par
ents here.
J. Lane Parrish left for Pittsburgh
on Thursday on business trip. While
there he will secure supply of the ia.
nous Little Wonder heaters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-30
Worthington
German Propaganda al Work.

From all appearances the German
propaganda seems to be getting in its
work in this section. Their method
seems to be to work on the laboring
men who have been depositing their
wages in the local banks. They try to
make the laboring men believe that
their money will be confiscated or that
money deposited Will not be paid for
six months, a year and probably never.
y great May inquiries have been com.
ing in to the bank here in regard to the
matter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
DARCY To PLEAD
WITH COVE RNOR
Australian Will Attempt to
Show Whitman That He
is No Stacker"
S/NzrN-lr7owSk
International News Service:

International News Service:
NEW YORK, March s. - In an
effort TO prove that he is no slack
or" Les Darcy, the Australian Tight
er, is coming to Albany today TO
plead with Gov. Whitman 10 rescind
his order TO the state athletic COM
mission prohibiting Darcy from
showing in New York state.
Darcy made a brief personal ap-
peal TO the governor at the st. Regis
hotel in New York on Tuesday
evening, he rushed up to him ex-
Icitedly and after identifying him
self. began to protest that the gov
ernOr had done him an injustice.
Les said he can prove that he had
been no runaway from military
service in the Antipodes and that
when he had offered to enlist he
was told that he was under the mil
itary age Gov Whitman said TO
Darcy: If you wish 10 discuss this
matter with me come TO my Office
at the capital
Darcy promised TO do so and the
governor was notified that Lester
would arrive today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
PETE NOT FOR BOYCOTT
Says He Is Ready to- Meet Johnston
at Madison Square.
international News Service:
NEW YORK, March 5.

International News Service:
NEW YORK, March 5. - The
threatened boycott on Madison
Square garden by several managers
of prominent pugs gets no sympathy
from Pete Hermann. new claimant
Of the bantam championship. Herr
mann returned to New York last
night from Albany where he beat
Jabez White. Pete said that If
Jimmy Johnston makes him a rea-
sonable offer TO meet Joe Burman,
new contender for the class title, he
would box for Johnston in the
garden, boycott or no boycott I'll
meet Joe Burman in a 10-rOund
bout in this city said Hermann,
providing Bprman isn't beaten at
the Harlem Sporting club on Friday
night when he tackles Billy Fitz-
simmons
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
SEVEN MEN WILL
GET MONOGRAMS
Chester Grant, Local Boy,
Among Players to Receive
Basket Ball Letters.

Seven men will be awarded mon
Ograms for play on the Notre Dame
university basketball five this sea-
son. Coach Jesse c. Harper an
nounced yesterday afternoon.
The men who will be given sweat
ers bearing the coveted letters are
Capt. McKenna, Grant, Daley, King
McDermott. Fitzpatrick and Ron
chetti. OF this number, Grant Nc
Dermott and Fitzpatrick will re-
ceive basketball monographs for the
first time.
Dick" Daley. veteran star. who
will be graduated from the school Of
journalism in June, is the only mem
Der of this years squad who will be
lost. but ne will be badly missed
next season. Daley has won three
basketball monographs. In his first
year on the team he played guard.
Last season he captained the gold
and blue and played a stellar game
at forward. This year ne was again
shifted. being moved 10 the center
position, Daley's play has been con-
sistently brilliant although he has
been the hard luck king" of the
squad. suffering injury after injury.
During the fore part of the past
season he was so badly hurt that
he was forced TO stay out of several
games. He hardly had got back into
play again before he injured his
arm. In the Wabash game here, he
suffered a sprained ankle. but the
injury mended rapidly and he went
back into play in the following
game. He was hurt again on the
final trip of the season. suffering in
juries TO the ribs which he had hurt
last year.
The picture of the basketball team
will be taken this morning and il is
likely that a captain for next season
will be chosen at that time.
Because of the rain yesterday
morning, Coach Harper took his
baseball men back into the gym
nasium for the daily workout in the
afternoon. but he sent them through
a fast drill Coach Rockne had the
football squad working out of doors
again.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
NAME DRILL SERGEANTS
FOR TIGERS AND BROWNS
Oycrnment VIII Pay Travelling En-
penses, But American League
Offers Salaries.
STUDEBAKER LEAGUE.

CHICAGO, March S.-With the
appointment of drill sergeants to
join the Detroit and ST. Louis clubs
of the American league. Pres't John
son announced Wednesday night
that every club in the league had
been supplied with military instruc-
tors.
The sergeants were ordered by
Adjt. Gen. Mccain, [. S. A, TO join
the Detroit squad at Waxahatchie.
Tex, and the st. Louis club at its
camp in Palestine, Tex. The officers
were sent from Dallas. Pres't John
son said that although the league
had offered 10 pay the travelling ex-
penses of the officers, Gen. Mccain
had declined 10 accept il. The
league. however. will reimburse
them for their services
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
HOBBY ACCEPTS $500
CUT IN ANNUAL SALARY
Signed Contract of Red SOx First
Baseman is Received by
Club Officials.

BOSTON. March S.-With the re-
ceipt Wednesday of the signed con-
tract OF Richard c. HOblitzell, first
baseman of the worlds champion
Boston Americans, Sec'y John Lane
said that the last principal holdout
among the players had fallen into
line. Hoblitzell, who received s., 500
last year. was dissatisfied with a cut
OF $500 in this years term. but
signed at $1,000. it is understood
Hooper, Lewis, Leonard, Foster
Mays and Gregg are still unsigned
but club officials have stated their
belief that the first four named
would be at the training camp at
Hot Springs. under contract soon.
personal affairs being responsible for
delay in signing in some instances.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
PLAYER HOWARD BAKER
GETS REINSTATEMENT
National Ball Commission Recog-
niZes Right of New York
Americans TO Him.

CINCINNATI. o., March s.-The
national baseball commission Wed
nesday reinstated Player Howard
Baker TO good standing and recog-
nized the right OF the New York
National league club 70 his services.
Baker was carried by New York
on its reservation list in 1916 as a
voluntarily retired player He. how
ever. signed with Bridgeport OF the
Eastern league. being under the i'm
preston that his transfer 70 that
club was regular. The commission
ruled otherwise and announced that
severe penalty would have been
put on the Bridgeport club if were
not fact that the present owners
had nothing to do with the alleged
transfer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
HIGH PLAYER IS
MADE INELIGIBLE
State Athletic Association Re-
fuses to Allow ZiIky in
Tournament.

The Zilky case which has occu-
pied the front row at the high school
for the last three days came TO a
climax yesterday afternoon when
Prin. ]. s MCGOWAN, by means of
long distance telephone message,
Put the case before A. L. Trester.
secretary of the Indiana High School
Athletic association for a decision
The decision forwarded by Trester
stated that Edward Zilky would not
be eligible to compete i'm the sec
tional tournament which opens at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Friday afternoon. II
also mentioned that Zilky's ineligi-
oility does not make the remainder
of local quintet ineligible.
The Zilky affair started Monday
when the local authorities received
a report to the effect that Zilky
had broken the rules governing the
eligibility of the high schOl players.
that Zilky had not played indepen-
dent basketball while being a mem
Der OF the local team.
Early Tuesday evening Prin Nc
Cowan announced that one OF the
teams which was entered in the
tourney. which later proved 20 be
the Mishawaka high school quintet,
had asked for a further investiga-
ton which was granted by the local
authorities. The course taken was
10 put the case before the associa-
ton secretary. A. L. Trester.
The ineligibility Of Zilky neces-
stated a change in the personnel of
the local team which will be en-
tered in the coming tourney. The
list as announced by Coach z. II.
Burnham last evening is as follows:
Forwards. Capt. O'DonneIl, SOusley
and Cochevety; centers Donovan
and V Smith: guards. r. Smith.
SzabO and Award.
The preparations for the staging
of the tourney are about complete.
The Y. VI. c. A. floor on which all
the games are to be played has
been equipped with bleachers which
will accommodate about 1000 peo-
pie.