The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
.1Ts AND FAgIEs FOR WOMAN AND TIE HOWE Circle
TIE DAILY
HgR STORY
Itl1V Trofs New years
ReSof1fi0n
~ BARBARA KERR.

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-rSO1GM Y.TROTs chrtstened Thomas
TrobWood Bfrney, sprawIed on
che Mbfe at his fathers elbow.
emerged IN printing something
little blank book which he car
1eG abont With him. It's an awful
IaIt JOB. isn't II daddy? But guess
,enee1naDs has TO do It anyway, don't
Z zsEzfass thas, Sir Tho.1as?" asked
n father, Etancfne up from his book.
mig. answered Tommy as he labor1-
Pretty big word that. What about
Yep. but then I don't say II r1uch.
q .r:51st 81 me. q net. You bet you do
you bet. YOU don't. AM I'm going
bet I lo.' And Tommy closed his
sfS;s SSa 4 little lat finger and climbed
q his saEheFS knee.
~ nd TSSlat s. Sc you're betting You'll
&. Bnstefains smiled his father,
Iniing rp the boys brown curiS.
iie ctifid was unusually serious, he
oleed fntenGy of his father. I'm
,ing 10 see 45ont getting a lady foT
= home. daddy. I'm so tired being
ffFoft one. III want mUTver, dad
"a muYTer is so handy And try
lao rnfSht to make his declaration
nv ISiatferof fact, Tomny-Trot's chin
iSte+ed and he hid his face on his
.thcrsS shoulder.
Mr. Birney laid aside his pipe and
= q fall long minute said nothing.
- that's your New Years re5olution,
Il cid man, to get Us lady for our
1lae5 He somehow could not say
q .sord mother lightly, though 1t had
"a i've long years since Tommy's
lirer died. at WouIdb be nice Have
found any one, spoken to any one
"a IKE TO have the lady wiz the
asny eyes that takes me to school
sorninEs," admitted Tommy. ask
B har once was she a muvyer, and
ssa said no, Just only a little boys
l,14 spect she's so busy being a
~ that she wouldn't have any time
Be 8 nnusYer,' and the child sighed
sec ed;y. 81 wisht you'd ask her
aEdY. Won't you?"
sssS:i Nv. don't know Miss Woodburn,
ii ma The father smiled a little
[.s,fssf as he remembered that he had
: TO strike pp an Acquaintance
the chi:d, but MISS WOODBURY.
q. ,s,iiI REFUSED him, though she
rg been q last friend OF Tom
.alas 1or him 10 sip his hauo
as She hurried to her school
:. ;..sGa was in the same bu4idinS
u lslidOrzaIIsn Il think we
s.sLy goo ,L4l4te5 toSetaei, sase-
FVGsa "a
ost AFRAID Pm sick, daddy"
A'ssis me boy; Il spect I'D Better
Icy gathered To1cmyTrot up
5Gl.a .. Es-ssa nm io1 Dca-
I. -s.4S11- your 4sp 44tted me D~s'er
Im gong - gsr tie sew Ie@r
IS Up to 11L LIE benny JoasS )
does,' colup4alued The chld
ext morning Mss Grace Wood
ssaoaened her pace, expecting
S1tny 20 come running as usual, then
e 1enaced her stepg waxing Sow
past the house. Inc door swung
osn ard MI. Birney, coartess, siI
oa ted about has NECK, IrAnt1cauy
aea that TomnS-1rot was very
IN the Group, that the doctor
yirg 70 get a nurse, but he !ear-
"a "a ciliid would die before they
Guild get help, as the woman VINO
sept their cottage was away
Fortunately Mlss WooaDurn bad
;zEen a frst-aid course; a.s2. In der
I.rous business OF being an AdntD
be had helped to take little NSpnsW
through q very severe attack
RhoR mil
- WAS precious. She began drawing
II her gloves and unCasteaInS her
vrsfisffs as che fastened aIIer NIr. Biz
lay. She telephoned her assistant 70
40. her ulace till further orders, then
reached out her hand Tor che apron
lSosfnefy she bent over FOAnnlS.Trot,
mo held out his hand to her. deity
= slnoothed his pillow, asking quick
pestIonS as TO doctors orders and
wing the bewHdered father 1oW to
s. mem. an the time talking in
liiE comforting little sentences
sind. .sWesre good pals, aren't
nnndy? And were going to have
owfnilv good times together,
- yTe2 And viii you make bar
Eain With meg When my little Peter
{ - was sick he did Just what want
hiIn 70 DO. WIZ you do that aart-
~ Ityou WA sou may can me Aunt
ace! 1ust,aS he does. VIII you. dear
tsRayVer can you mUvver' whisper
the child hoarsely.
No color flooded Hiss Woodbun's
Is. but with little life hanging in
81 balance there was no time to hest
5iis. can right, little man, it's bar
IN ana yoI'u take the bad medicine
ut e It were good
Patiently she worked, sendmg the