The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
TIE DAILY
sHQRT STORY


~ |I.IIIlDl q Opu0D
- ZANE OSBORN.
|||1II' - loIo. ~ he Mcclure
|.r1 aool eyn1IcAto.D
- n0EEIoO1 O1oooD had near.
- 1'IhI,1 tVo1. ton acres Of sOod
~ T.I1oa oo1 . desire to 40.
IL ~ 1n1 q order from his pub
N.h.rI = 0oI a he manuscript Tor
~ ko1k a lr1ck e1I1cning n ancient
D11H ~ Iho first Of October. Natur-
r||f |Ho course 81 he summer would
|h1ra ll1rIf a Only one way. HIS oe-
I1cIIII o111 preventing him from en-
I'|('nr. ~ possession OF ten acres
10 kii patriotic duty to raise
YIhlie possible, and in the mean
I'D - .Volld complete his book from
- nflo1 he had been collecting Tor
a. n1rf i've years. He would DIVIDE
~ fIno h1iWoon the mental work OF
~ hook an1 The physical work Of
supervising his garden.
n. t1nIf not cultivate ten acres m
1000. I'nr6Il. Labor vas scarce.
n va necessary IN the community
UEr|. d tn acres was located to pay
fIII. dollars ana . half . day for q
I|||T1rs There would be no economy
"a - r1IlIol'um n that 6ort Of gar
denim. To only thing left TO DO vas
11I1 AZ ORPHANS. he had heard OF
1'.| rs doing 4. 30 he wrote
~ llk n1SIost large city where there
- n 1I1Ium foP mOthorless and
l.|I&.'or1 rIrla and boys and asked
~ |ED l1Ing boys Of fourteen OF
l|I|1|I NO w0ul1 profit By . summer
~ ~ country Win plenty Of whole
1rm6 iced and not too strenuous out
door work. He intended incidentally
n I've them daily instructions in the
6aS9|cs. but this be did not tell the
6u|hoIlllos Of the institution.
Professor Osgood was really moi
VolV I'D o. very eccentric. Perhaps
- II1kt some day become eccentric II
I1lI 10 much 70 he solitary contem'
rII|I.n of ancient Roman truck gar
NE|a nut now ~ be sat one very
IrI11lny Nay morning In the railroad
||.||06 a nabcock's station waiting
|.| ne arrival OF HE two orphans who
were i HELP n Ms war work. he va!
00||1 Z normal looking young man Of
||I|YI|go ~ SIX.
I..1.ra 0fnynon. whose five acres
1I|1|161 hIB, was also 1t the station
f>If1 vas Knitting q sock to save time
anI ne fnct that she wore . rathel
Severely oIl, fairy short suit Of KHAKI
win canvas eallefB and . wide
Rr|rn1II khahl hat proclaimed the
~ 1I1l 80 Ia recently gone in fol
1890 ~ a var MEASURE. and thai
A. 80 ~ ~ ra9uiar occupation. MOI
S.S'Sr 4 49,. "a write and having 9
$500 ~ "a onorrV ana fully a. much
SSlrIol|.n q the professor. she wal
Sisrri11 IA monaeo her five acres
siese ~ ~ now waiting at the
.,e,,cn N 1acrIVa nom the conductor
1870 sc<1- fHat he had promised Il
k-'.l No. 1rnn ~ cifV On the morning
s-@,-
-. $3.50 -. ..e.r,v vher
- ~. .,, S' ~ AZ, rseisd his ave,
!. 4. .,..ts L. so. rte bows
is.,|es Srt nom the car vestibule 4
hI1I fnr ne seeds. Professor Osgoot
va I'm csrlinr about IN search Of th'
|Mo .|1rfp hoys, when the train chug
rh1..1i out Of the station and two
SnhS|Inlial but completely intimidatet
iii. 1foSsod N blue Bingham. eacl
[.I|l|nr cotton umbrella and
II.|n wicker suit ease, advanced to
ward Barbara.
|Uo'ro ne orphans" one said IN .
n1n6I0no t. Barbara. and another
held out Q sealed letter. which from
the importance Of the envelope. hat
been hSId closely By . warm hand al
m. Hav from the city. The ink hat
r1n. 11l Barbara saw It was addresses
% tpfolossor oseood." Barbara, no
HAVING the slightest Idea Of professor
0..0nI'1 nIans, was entirely mystiileo
but .nI|inT on the two girls. handel
nj. letter q TIE professor. He real
Il twice slowly and then handed It d
I.Ih.fa. ne knew her bat slightly
but ne was the only person in tn
station. ana hssurodly he needed mora
support.
Ir.@ ft@s have an been placed,
III. [. .....| ~. ~a~->l -. A. v..afVny