The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-10-25
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THE RIVALS
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BY AGNES G. LOGAN.
light. 1918. Western Newspaper
Union.1


It seemed to David that he had al
ways loved Shirley Dare. And Shlr-
ley, realizing that evident fact from
the time OF her schooldays' had been
an lmperious ana caprlcious sweet
heart:
MOI mat the glrl deceived David by
i,Fetehuihg aliection returned. she
hau merely accepted MS devotion as
~, 9N'VNe $50
hue eoun'iE Town nuu peeit uhusu'
~! luie' '''"S summer puNid pres
nv '", tl'e sii,uoWS poIeh was Wei-
'eotl,eu' 90 "',r'ueaS NeiVoines COM
p"iii',''n'i' N'os, u r"ir'unuS young
lnel i'au sone 70 war Willie Young
Moi'i'It oi surrey acquain'hhee
sought INVERSION III vacations else
- N"u ""uiu io, ne 80 osreeau ~
anu sun she 'olu MN coinpieN'y, !
oet n, n',sn' ."Fs ior s"u, ,,.'sy.
"Ntu sill,ieu ~ pe ei'ier uisasrse'
"u'e VI uiiNi"l 10 >n','eS WoIiu oe
a.,taIn 80, ~ hp,,uV. -
~ = ~ " 49, rHS,''s uufH
80" "o'. e. r. "' ns i Nh W. .lres.
,,t,;h - "p ,n"' aosr So !,
might MAKE shlr'eys heart fonder'
Wheh separation became unoear-
no'e' anu ne began 'he' iloiiieWhru Trip
was ~ u Straist spirit OF appreneh.
+. s'oii AnA,ousls ms EYES S"hep aneaa
10 lne niue porch thep ne under
STOOL
Shirley was there In her white frock.
and beside her a tall young man.
Where had the fellow come fromt"
David sayageiy wondered, as he walk
ed up the pain, and all AT once his
newly bought suit seemed common
and his own bulk clumsy In comparl-
son with the strangers faultlessly clad
figure.
"Why how do you do?" said Shir.
lev There was new formalIty In the
extension OF her hand.
"Very WELL" answered David. and
released into silence. Shirley intro
ilaead tie men.
ar Webster Is an attornev here
y business. slp mAlnclv rYuIaIned.
"iIa has btan HBflnT Fairbanks dun
ITusf inv IA, remoyr mat Imnres.
s. n"
Shirley hel been doing her nret.
tftst. pavii mentally decided 10 re.
.r,,.yr :, 3 .Inpression. she ond tbe ioy.
ar4 attorney appeared 10 he on the
fr!endliest terms.
As weeks slipped by and the three
were much together. hone and fenr
struggled pernlexedly in Dayid's heart
There were ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mo.
ments-when ShIrley's eyes seemed 10
seek his with a new tender question.
Again, she would turn, vaguely trou-
bled, to that other manly. admIring
face. She was weighing herself. Da-
yil knew, trying to find the answer
to the problem ~ her heart. He d..
cided to go hacr n tho CITY. 10 search
the record OF d 5 stranger, VIII had
come with triumphant self-confience
among them. And the man provoa ~
be all that he had represented. and
more. For John Webster had laid no
claim to the wealth that was his, or
to the envlable name Of his family.
So there In the city David fought a
great fight. and the unselfish love Of
his lifetime triumphed If Shirley
were even now hesitatlng between the ,
two men in her heart, he, David would
go away forever.
When he returned again to Fair J
lands new light shone in his eyes.
and Shirley could not know that 1t |
was the light of remuneration. John,
Webster's ready smile had dlsap-
peared-the atmosphere of the little
porch that evening seemed fraught
with vital element.
Quietly the three sat talking until
the hour grew late. Then very YEARLY !
David arose. There were new lines
about his mouth, and his face was
white.
Goodnight" he said slowly "and
it may be good-by. have been exam
lned In the city and they find me- In (
A l condition to fight, SOL have
enlisted for the war. We leave fol
camp In few dnys-then over the
water" t
His two listeners were silent-Da- !
vld laughed softly. Nothing heroic
about II, you understand" he added; !