The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-04
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81 WAhI9A GA19G
(copS44sbt 1918 by the Mcclure News
payer SynGeate.1
m q LnSle Virginia Cranston. Life
h&d always been joke, but the
Aud Of Joke that was a JOY to
al @60 kpew her well, Tor no condition
Sosde bp0oF, or onset with the anti
doe afa eleser bright remark VINE
SkS NenI her gay happy way refusing
"a taSe sn5ttiDg serious, the serious
41ipded sbooE their heads and pEoph'
eSIed dfsSsteT, aud q rude aWakepIng
Wheo g did coma. And Lucille VII.
fhSIe uredietionS and her reputation
eupSed Il, tndulged It, and played up
tot With all the vigor and daring OF
abotAdinG youth. Even when the cark
fngeS OF var pointed TO every Amer
5car his duty; and relatives, friends
aud SGeethearts responded. She had
talyed Of their going and 6rally said
goodbye WIN a smile and a gay little
sai]gs pIetoYing the glad, proud day
OF heir Teturn instead OF shedding
tesfs IS ~ere most Of her friends.
NeS Only 20 the two men whose de-
sTottoa fof months had furnished spec
ulatnc fOe her friends as to which
WoDl6 MD her II either-bad she waV
ereds< Prfde and natural coquetTy had
kept her silent, though to a close OBJ.
seffeF the big bIue-gray eyes had q
sefto0sneSS quite unrelated to the light
WordS aud laugh, for il ner heart she
felt Tat lie had become very real and
eapeSt al at once; so real that she
did not wait any sentimental emotion
to plAY = Part ana betray her or them
INTO 4 false position. There are Two
kinds OF lovers, those who make love
easiS and gracefully and those who
do pet; ttlat is to say, those to whom
woOiea Is a uatCral git, and those who
only Scqufee it as the outgroTSth OF
deep SeeHng. Such we're James Moore
and Narreo Fielding, and how much
th95 bad neaut In her lire, and what
theg Ssal1T were to her, she Bnew only
sbsence could determine. That woulo
be tie acid test. In the weeks and
nopt6s following their departure, life
was xurped quite upside down for
la1fe Vtfetnia. With the zeal OF
true aa6tot she had thrown herself
hesfS and soul into wax WORK. Outside
spoftS were abandoned for BED Cross
Wof6S da0ciuS vas supplemented by
mitnass boxes of good tninSS we're we're
made fac6ed and Slipped with letters
Ct& EhNSSG ~ sb44V E4A4S"@4 ak SH%&AAAC ~
and I'll ths while she was thirllinS
thStkSue, Luc1ie virginia vas dolng
this bor=, her knirtjps n eglected IN her
lap - She sazed INTO tie IeaPing fam
es Of the open weed fire. wondering
row lcns it would take her box TO
reach 5anes. and if he would read be
t&es0 the ines Of her note and divine
her no6ye IN sending the candy With
it, Il oulJ be would see and under
staae> She unused. visualizios him at
his Post.
,Oreanas in the gloaRirg, pretty
rnajd," SAID She cherry voice OF Uncle
CharteS. IS be Slipped his hand under
her chin nd tilted her head back.
# Gid GOT hear Joy come in.' she
repred rtSins for his kiss. but igEoT.
ing SUery except With Sudden &C
cess Of color.
>'Dtd So1 ual mr. package? she esk
ed, Is she toTnad on the light and seat.
"a p@rssn beside him on the Daven.
port.
s'9ex, bot I Eocverized oc postage"
he aaaoopced Laughing.
.'GS~s" She asked puzzled.
sTTell I Sent It to Warren. as it cost
SO much 70 send IT out vest TO Jaues
and IS lorS as it was only CANDY |
thopsbt it Vas not worth al that post
age~ere1 though your pretty hands