The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-02
Tie DAAY
0RT,,. STORY

~ JANE OSBORN.
(COpVIight, 1913, by the AcClure
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Nv ted % Oncn TIC kci 'tcrF drls'
w n hopstown, little ala she
fnaio that "a the 5ual7y a.,-..-,..
aot 8i1O ioFtthet plTpo1c 80 mant
a, bOth ,tFiylQl and important,
49, 80. 70 make difficult her
FER. chahiieur's wife was
q ne last minute she had to
% the station for a taxi; he'
N -f,Hgot 10 press the dress she m
~ 10 wear. che misiaid her purse.
yaIflt Oane off from her tavorite
~ 'Sheoi--iust the sort OF things
an ines come 20 mar the Sc
4 actresses as we'll as the
Of,IS. % Justine FLANDERS was IN
re FlBl mood when she started out
"a Cred as she slammed her
lent door Just why she had con
- ia 60 70 out % a little town Ike
ri1fonstoWn a1d make an appeal for
Red CIoSs aid before lot OF narrow
MINDED c0lledge professors and minis
tBf1 ana country folks. Sun she had
hen asked especially by DR.. Tayioi
HOlmes, the president Of BishopstoWn
COLLEGE, Who told her that the college
mon had voted her the the most pop.
uIlP actress on the stage, and he felt
ne could make a better appeal than
anyone else
TIE men at Bishopstown were Just
q an age when the emotional, but
n1goF sentimental. acting Of the fam
0as fed.haiFed actress left nothing TO
~ desired. As for DR.. Taylor Holmes
~ had never seen the lady either on
tfO sage or OF. He admired her as
hs admired anyone who had a. defin.
Italy succeeded IN the achievement OF
= worthwhile ambition as she had.
Ne had Get hrs heart on becoming a
college president, and she had on be.
coming . leading actress; and AT a
hitle less than forty they had both
accomplished their ambitions. Ins0
Car. mnSed Taylor Holmes. they weT5
kindred spirits. In spite Of this con.
VictiOn, the schoolman folt some mis-
swings. While he didn't disapprove
d actresses, 10 still retained enough
% the old PurItanic traditions Of the
family 10 make him feel that members
@ the acting profession moved in a
different sphere. HIS stern old father
he'd thought ''plHy-actoTs' were en-
iasaTios Of the devil. for his own part
he merely avoided them No wonder,
tnen, that aS The time came for the
RED Cross rally with justine Flanders
IS. the chief speaker and himself to
Introduce her. ne had some actual pal
pItatlon On the heart. His maidJn
sister who preEided over his household
tor him. had MORO than palpitation.
so frankly didn't approve, though she
made an especially elaborate toilet
proparatoTy to the meeting and con.
scented 10 sit with other celebrities on
one Of the chairs on the platform be.
hind the speaker
"Of course said the sister decorous.
u drawing on her black gloves as she
waited for her brother to crank his
cheap but entirely adequate motor car
o. their departure for the hall where
ne meeting was % be held, "of course.
We won't have 10 have anything 70 do
With her socially. hope she won't
look indecent this with an emphasis
On the "lOok" As II there was no doubt
whatever as to the actresses actually
bsingsO.
The college preEIdent paid little at.
ttntlon 10 his sister He was divided
between steering a straight corse be.
tween the ruts IN the bad road that led
from his house TO the hall and rehears
lng to himself the words OF his intro
duetcry speech.
Urho, Rho Rap,eo,,. o,tr1,, -. Iii
NC and beautiful, On the platform, no
nne would havo guessed that her de.
parturo from the city had been fraught
with Interruptions and distractions.
she did not have TO reherse her speech
Tor Il was the identical speech that
bad been given on all previous occa.
sioNs Of the sort and she knew It b.
heart.
ia know hcr anywhere by her hair"
whispered someone on the platform
seats.
We'll. At least she is decently
dressed" conceded the Presidents sis
idcnt stepped forth to introduce the
tef % the professors vifo beside her,
ana then there was hush as the pres.
great actress.
fully three minutes cheering fol.
owed befSye Justine began her talk.
Inese was not the slightest doubt o.
The fact OF the students entire ap.
prevail OF their idol With such ova.
ton Il was perhaps no wonder that her
TAX was inspiring and that she used
sucn powers OF persuasion that within
zen OF fifteen minutes two thousand
dollars had been subscribed 70 the
rive fund. President Holmes could
aot have entered more effectively into
9 nae his own effort been studied and
aot the rOslt Of a burst OF actual on.
nusiasm caused by the magnetism
q ne Titian-h2ired actress. lie pull.
q bic check book from his pocket and
ll6n0d checE with a flourish, which
y gave 60 justine.
How much was Il lor?" snapped his |
n8ler, tugBinG az his coct tails. 81. |
Wouldn't give nor the satisfaction OF !
iottlng al my contribution" And tina. T!
700 spinster almost tainted when. !
tlth little SHREK Of Joy, the speaker
lourlshed the check and called out in
totes that might have been an ANA.
ion's cry: A thousand dollars from
PRESIDENT Taylor Holmes. Bc-c's
sods blessings On the president and
non she had the president by both
rms ana was beaming up into his face
ndfemlinS first at him and then al
.netauoiencO as though it was the
.apple8t moment OF her life. That did
ne business. The same tactics had
one the business ct other Red Cross
fige9 before, but no one guessed that,
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