The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-25
DAILY
10RI STORY
Tie Happiest Moment.
~ VINCENT G. PERRY.
-. To5q nv fhe Mcclure
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(copyrights 1913, by the elSSI11e
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had been weary journey anG'
although st was more tnsn = H% az
over chester Flood wondered u ~. IS
could stand it much longer. ne 1S ~
not slept Tor forty-eisht nouFs 1 <IlS "a
beginning TO tell on MIN MoG aG
- sioIITiiiey never end? He WondeEeH
- ~, really wanted it TO end
~ Sed himself. Could ne race I's
fS5isadz efter his failure? The more ne
f5,o,igI7+ az It the worse it appeared
s11,5f "a almost worked himself into
sf55essnzv ~ ae thought OF the ordeal As
6sGore him. They would not uh'
defstand that he had tried his Dese
80 tI,af the odds were so great
ms. him. II they had NOT gwen
fffn rch roasing send-oR II |oUl9
~ easier to lace them 4nsteaa ~, "
rl5ears there would be s2eers- Lac
ord had no use for failures
But would they not have niue
,Ff1nsi4J,1y for him? Didn't friendship
cornt fc,r something after all? surrey
nav I.5f91iIdg see Il wasn't his Iaalt- nc
sod tried SO hard and been SO conn,
dent IN along. They had encouraged
Mn, and we're as sure as he was
that he would make good. y ou.V
fhey think he had i4u2Sed! C!i' u
some 81 them had onl5' gone VITA MN
10 see what little chance ne EaE. tet,
hSp5 they would realize 10" tALIS9
had been, after all. That thoIEaS
helped Id nsto regain his ease anu ~
sat back IN his chair, trying 10 1oFse'
his troubles. but they would not en-,
tirely leave him His mlno tF"'s'eu
back over the past months:
Four months before Chester h2O
bean an energetic young druggist, as
sfstant in Inc Leading drug store VI
lie town Of WingtoVvu, without
thought OF care HIS life had been
an easy one and the salary he was
earnings and partly saving, gave ever!
Indication that it would remain an
easy and comfortable one. When lie
had GRADUATED as a druggist he fel
he could not have happier moment
than when he received his diploma.
but a year later, when Hazel 1udnum
had promised to be his wife, he real
led that that was by far happier
moment. Up to this time he had only
known two ambitions, 20 be dfIs'
eist and 10 mary Hazel, and ~hea
y the first was reached another ambt
tfon deyeEoped-to be a moving PIC
t1lre actor.
Chester had always taken an inter
est in amateur theatricalS and. when
a moving picture contest was conduct.
ed by leading magazine and chance
was offered to a limited number oil
young men and women 10 be tried out
by leading picture-ProdUcing cor
porati3n, he sent in his picture with
little life history of himself, more in a
spirit OF 1un than anything else. But
as the time for judging the contest
drew near he began TO wonder ii by
any chance he would be one OF the
lucky ones. The more he thought OF 1t
the more he lougcd for the opportunity
that would be offeted the winners.
What wonderful things he could do
with salary such as he had heard
that some Of the picture actors re
ce3Eed! He could make so many OF
his friends happy. Hazel could have
gowns such as she had never even
dreamed OF. He could send little lame
Cheney Wilson to the specialist IL
New York and have the operation per-
Formed that would make him strong
41Rain. He would be able TO advertise
rSn every paper in The country for poor
BID Widow McNfcors son and make
"a dear old lady's heart glad once
|edore by bringing the prodigal back to
Ter. There were scores Of things he
euld do to make others happy and at
<he same time make himself the hap.
Hest man on earth.
Although Chester often dreamed OF
these things, the possibility OF winning
The contest never stayed in his mind
ofng. so when he received a telegram
ISom the magazine pToclaiming him
lne OF the winners the surprise was
me greatest he had ever experienced.
Wfnstown had never produced a
celebrity OF any kind and when the
Jews was scattered broadcast, that
Chester was one OF three young men,
udged as the most handsome three
p the country. it nearly went wild
9TH excitement. The Wingtown Echo
I'd athree-coIumn cut Of Chester and
first page for week was filled
ltd Rrfte-ups about him. The re-
orters dug up things in his life that
had forgotten years before, and
rched around until they discovered
at heWas a descendant of long line
famous actors. That would make
I'D IN the pictures, there as no
ebt The things they wrote even
1Ivinced Chester that he would make
Impression and would likely be
Jsred a contract that would com
snd large salary from the first
The hysout was to be made in New
* and he could hardly wait for the
4e 20 come When the day for his
arture arrived he was given a
nd=of such as Wingtown had never
5en anyone before. Flags were
we'd the band played, the bells rang
q the toNn6oIk locked to the sta