The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-11
TIE DAILY
S SHORT STORY
The Pearl Beads.

~ brook 6 HeathS?'' E1o4se
lrnur1, the young blonde driving the
little car down MonteaGIe street, ask
ed.et the girl sitting behind her.
10 agree with what was Ia CLOSES
mind was the easiest way OF getting
along with her, and unless It was in
matters Of grave importance or some
thing that concerned the happiness Of
othsr people, Laurestfne never disa-
gree4 with this spoiled foster sister.
tSedley have the best necklaces. -
lshe said now gently.
lt only mother had not lost her dia-
mond and pearl neckIace!" mouraed
thelyoung driver. Aunt Ellen says it
was perfectly beautiful, and mother
SAD should wear It at my graduation
She put it away for safekeep-
dEsoe1eWhere one day when she left
the house, and she could never re-
member where! cans see why faith
&c tsnst willing to put as much money
IA one for me nowi"
Leurestine's saw why. Corey Far
mum did not believe In the extraTagent
Style oG dress in which Eloise and her
mother reEeIed, and though he usu-
ally gave way to the mothers de-
malds. at time when the hands
Of millions Of hungry little children
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his generous chiId-loving heart could
never sanction $4,000 pearl necklace
for his daughters graduation gift
Somehow Eloise would never under
stand nor sympathize with her fathers
IDEAS. Laurestfne, the girl adopted at
Itrees Ssas more like him than this
dot his blood, born the next year.
The corner a little old man. stopped
a slightly lame, wearing clean blue
He{aIIs and jumpers started across
he street. Eloise, frowning heavily.
1Was inatfenttve to her driving and
the old IrtShman was knocked down
and did not rise. At the hospital to
which they took him the two girls,
shaken and troubled, waited to learn
the extent OF his injuries. When he
recovered eonsciousness LauTesttne,
against Elofse's protest insisted on
seeing him. As she bent over his cot
nand q pair OF bright eyes, as blue as
her own, looked up at her out OF the
White old face she burst into tears.
1T breaks my heart>to think We hurt
you" she cried.
Don't reddeh your swate eyes for
me" he whispered Elf die twill be
becuz me time has come"
ne put his hand in his bosom and
drew out q little package. IT found
thot yesterday in the linin' Of an old
coat whin I were ragpicl1in'. They
ata't worth much, beloike. but they're
NEncommon purity beads1~an' said to
heself when I found 'em, they'd |
look purity ON me garlie's neck n
-sere amin to mail 'em to ye; didn't |
ilIaoW I'd have the happiness to put 'em
IN yer hands meseIf! Could ye kiss |
me- me daughter-fer ye are me |
danghter-Ger ye are me daughter
list vance efbore ye go?"
Your daughter!" she cried out.
sFPls, me dear" he answered. "'Whfn |
Nora your mother, died gave ye to !
the rich folk that knowed 'un give
Is thousand times better chanst than |
pooI Tim Malone! promised to keep |
away from ye, and I've done ut as
much as was In me. I plned con-
slant to hold me little CROWN daught-
e. n me arms, but as thot cud not be,
I Kim to the city where she lived, so
Z end sometimes let me eyes rest on
her were q section hand fer the
iraiIroad until I got lame: now pick
faEs. Vance IN q while I've sint ye
present unbegnownst- Do ye mind
bunch o. American Beauty roses
hin ye graduated2"
Eaurestfne remembered. She had
thought Bob had sent them and had
not wanted to put his name on them,t
Tor that was long before Bob knew
loved him. Crying softly Laure-
kissed the wtthered cheek many
AMI be back before 6 in. the morn
inEss she promised. 'SWfu you be
Z glske then
Sure I WIN, me DEAR he smiled.
IA yen kiss me vance again II I'm
sleeping eternal. and yen wear 'en,
won't ye, yer old daddy's beads?"
Thatafternoon Lauresttne was call
ed to- the telephone.
We've got orders to move IN the I,
morning at g." she heard Lieut. Vim
cent saying. Sweetheart, I'm com
ms up for short half hour this even
TomorroW-Bob was going to-mor-
row! They had not dreamed it was
to be so soon! And she had promised
him q her father would consent, that
SheSWouId marry him before he left.
Fer father! y
Bob was . Kentuckian, q vest
Pointer and proud. What would he
Say e she told him her father were!
iFIng. man who said ''ut'' for It, and
nf9eT when he meant never-a ragi
nj evening Vincent wondered at
her Whlte, stricken face. She had al
been so cheerfully brave before,
Wien they had talked OF his going.
nile: Laurie he besouEht her;
coming back! And you're going
e marry me In the morning, as you
prol1lsed, aren't you? Can You be
ready by SIX for the ceremony?
SKI At six she had promised to
ss1 MS E Farnum's hIghpttched
goIce, q the telephone, reached them.
: "a have my lost pearls Ny daught-
rought them In to be cleaned, you
Somebody on the street handed
e1 % her2 Ny monogram on the
cisspl Can you come right up and