The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
TIE DAILY
HORT STORY.
Sa1fas BED GUIDE.
= R.RAY RAkER

h Ray BAKER
fCOgytII S1 1918, by the Mcclure
1IeEgpsper Syndicate.1
.rIss taFI. raWboned sailor stopped
Sfiinrsnsiiien he sew the aUtomcbIie.
ough Ig lips remained pursed and
aDoS eOnfirUed to form before his
mouth
ne hzIts1 midway between the fog
ban and tie lighthouse, and stamped
his feet sBGeetcany on the beaten
s1oWpzth, for they were cold IN spite
d heavy cTtEshoes-
Ben CIz1ks autoaob1e." he said.
ana he 9fd not say f 5oyfuIly ICES
calm On Marie ag3fE
Ths door Of the dwelling part OF the
uEhfhouse opened and a young man,
dressed 1a . fnr coat, came out, plac-
ngs . cap. also OF fur, On his head.
Je paused when he saw the sailor.
Merry Ch.fstmas!' said the fu7-clad
sllos ginning md he passed On TO the
amo5z.e, climbed IN, and soon was
alrling away.
Same to yuh," sang ont the sailor.
1o1gh he seoTied as he approached
tie aoo= t1o1gh which the other lad
emerged Seems he's gest;o' in a
barry aboze It Christmas don't come
There was nothing about the sailor
to denote taaS he was a seafa-fDS man
unless & was his rolling gait. for he
was bul6lee up much as the other
man. although his coat, instead OF be-
ing fur, was an old fuzzy blue one.
Navigation had closed some months
G-cstg1a had a icy blanket. and
ES4gry Ega-o~o1d -aa obI}Oa5 - a,5
e.ts1e- pursuits TN spring. so he fshed
Trough tae ice and helped keep the
aSo o9 Bennett supplied With food
is knock was answered by a dark
ted ESS-5 OF three years, who smiled
ra5gatsy-
fEe1o. Ereliac," he said, and he
tcck heE IL his arms I'D asked her
Sscls SE.2 aca what she expected the
cd gentleman from the north to bring
Big Scu>s what I want" she told
fzs11. tying to spol the part in his
lss=tr, an1 failing because there was
Est ncy there to begin with. Oats
z31.-5rst dig doll'
Fam tie adjoining room came an
csheF da-Scyec gil os nineteen wipiug
a-cz' ha2ds CT a na2ron-
laTy Dlaccd the tot On the hooz,
ss11 cS he CD so he discovered a pic
IRE Standing on TIE table. II was OF
Teg Eood locking young man
~ gee IIr. CLARK let a present.
: =rTySs1+S, ard Immediately Wished
had kept lis thoughts to himself.
b lie S:-1 f2re5 20
$50 said. With t:7se Of de-
9rro -9e1 Clark L II re lis picture.
sSe Eo1 6c2't object
"a seI1o- studied tie b!Ce pattern
see ia3c5 rcd carpet.
sSSEcS5ssl't 90 DI1c1 sod II cid, "-ke
ssos;sis.3- ''You m hes gettIn' pre-
T. tascss1s. Merle. / t:>cc5ht tA.zsS vas
{s-stty Ee1 understood between yon
n ne-but that was before Ben coa-
Ee2ceG taki9' You T!din' a2d s9ainin'
mp soycu- A man with car certainly
does have acI advantage over Is Door
guys
1Iade.s cheeks got red and she
tapped Ter foot.
Loka fe1c, Harry Hammond" she
said n 4 voice that sounded like a
fEngmssters whip cracking, you nor
no man s. &C ing to dictate to me Nz.
Clark kas feen very nice Besides.
hos highly refined gentleman. and
9E-ws1, you're not, and you know
Ben turned toward the door.
ateb5o 1 better step out o. It alto
gefher." he observed.
BE opened the door. and was about
70 step oI1s when Emeline spra1g into
his arns- He kissed the child on the
forehead. ther put her back o. the
door an1 vent out, remarking to him
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