The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-21
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
MOLLY PUTS IT OVER.
Copyright. 1913, by the Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate
~ INES MACDONALD
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" and brains DO not happen 70
the same girl, so when Fred Bar.
,On brought his new girl home 20 din
neF one night his mother and s!s.c"
we're much disturbed. for Mollie stan
bury was perfectly, insipidly lovely.
Fred had had other girls 81 hl5
youthful career, some o; whom were
gOOd.l0oking and some Of whom were
not. All in their turn had been plsst1
upOu by Mother Barton and Sister
Jane-and found wanting However
u 70 doubtful whC Their this had any.
thing to do with the failure OF those
FOmances 10 develop int" matrimony.
for Fred had perfect confidence in his
Own talents as picker OF winners.
This IL one OF the falacies Of youth
Besides passing on those sweet Young
things. for whom Fred seemed dns
DOeed OF his own accord 20 fall Mother
and Jane further added 10 their biz as
Ffed's romance arbiters by tr0ttins
out at several times several Of james
"the dearestg r.inthe-UOrId' friends
Who we're exposed to the Indifferent
Fred without result, for that migrate.
ful young brute loved them not And
now he picked a brlinless beauty
who would "Just rain his life
"she's q rotten card player twink.
led Barton Senior that night, when
Pred dropped into his fathers study
for q smoke after having taken her
home. but she IS sure a little beauty
SOM"
While at that identical moment
Mother Barton sat on the edge Of Sis.
tOF James bed and literally groancG
for her beloved sons future happiness.
MEN are SUCH fools" she sal !.
take 4 shapely girl, with rice hair
And eyes, and they fall like an ange.
cake when you slam the oven door"
"She hasn't a brain in her head
that GIRL" opined Sister Jane, who was
well, skinny-and just loved TO
teach school.
But Mollie, in her own room, with
hoP shining hair in two pistails down
her back, stood before her mirror and
inspected her pUlchritudinous Seif
through tragic eyes. Something was
the matter with her. They had been
perfectly lovely 10 her. Fred's mother
taTbey Otyidnvdie'bu ahad
and sister, but although Mollio was en-.
tirely too lovely 10 have good sense.
she was murmuring to herself:
"They don't like me- Why why
don't they like me?" The lovely figure
IN the glass didn't know the answer 10
that 30 MOllie turned out the light and
wandered toward her bed
"They don't like me-" was the first
thing she said to Fred the next even.
ing.
"WhO dOn't?" demanded Fred trying
to adjust his own ordincry brain to the
new topic under consideration.
"Your mother and sister"
Rot" They think you're great
How could they help it,"
"But they don't" insisted Molly.
"What put that into your head?"
l "Weu. | Just know they don't
chow do you know" Men insist on
cling logical.
IL feel IT," And Fred was being in.
reduced to Intuition, which is another
ERIN for bunch, and women without
rains specialize in il.
'For one 80 young" Erlnned Fred,
N you have a very mature imagination.
WhereupOn 1t was necessary at this
Oint TO pursue the fleeing Molly and
i've her the kiss she deserved so that
tome time later Molly's Mortified moth.
" found these two young things plan.
ming a quiet wedding to take place
within a week.
SO Il happened that Fred told his
mployer the next morning that he
,uesSed he'd take his next summers
acation right then.
'What's your hurry?" asked the Old
Gan.
Getting married" admitted Fred.
Anybody know"
molly Stansbury."
The Old Man laughed delightediy
and patted the proud Fred on the
shoulder.
Good boy! But say" he said, "oio
Gfagin will be sore! He's always
Dragging about Miss Stanbury. Says
she's the most level.headed private
secretary that ever bossed her boss.
Going on q trip!
Fred nodded.
"Wen," he offered, If you'll go 10
Cleveland and put over that Clay
bourne contract we'll call It a three
weeks Job, and you can have your
summer vacation too"
And 80 It came to pass that Molly
and Fred, happy though married
climbed aboard the limited for Cleye'
land. gaily intent on the only rCa'
Honeymoon that ever happened. For
no matter how commonplace otheT
lives might get to be, they looked into
each others eyes and knew that theirs
would be different Strangely enough,
when they returned and started house
keeping in their little apartment they
we're still OF the same mind. Then
came that most notable OF events-thc
family'S first dinner with the Newly
W6ds. Fred had instructions to come
home from the office early that night
q possible, but be was so late that
Mother Barton. Sister Jane and Dad
we're already there when he arrived.
Molly dropped everything at its most
critical stage and danced out OF the
kitchen 10 fling herself shamelessly
into the ready arms Of the stalwan
Pred, huGglng him with a long eager
Mss, IS u those who looked on did not
exist. Ffed's mother would have
taken him TO task for being late, but
Molly leapEd 10 his rescue, explaining
that her experience in an office had
made Il clear that things we're bound
20 occur at the last moment to make
men late for their dinner.
And Molly'S dinner was a thing TO