The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-16
HE DAILY
0RT STORY
Chanee of Boarding
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ScSI 800 made himself smile at
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t ~ mt ~ 4urned back before they
1890 fI1e corner on which was
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5000 I9e loved
cecIfa q young unflliner who took
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i,s1s income. loent. her yellow head
9E;vsS IfS5ser 5Ier heliotrope bed as she
essneIIf sfgfaHs Of his retreat. She had
mani "a give them some flowers when
fi,sg5 T,assed She knew he loved the
Seiiotrope Had she offended him, she
-ondered.
WhMe she puzzled. With hu[t
heart Dri5cou was saying to hamsen-
Il nnst Keep away must not see ne[
any more. The woman marry must
love my chld-she must love my h1tle
E3abs!''
the fourth year OF BafpaFds iltS
with him, the baby with the Eous s!lls1l
black eyes had come to them 4nen
the next year Barbara oiea' anu S9e
baby, an elfish, Whimsical IoEADie
thing, had tunbled up somehow unoe[
his wfdoWercd care, and three years or
his old cousins somewhat grumpy
housekeeping md nursing.
Then the old cousin had remarked
and he had shut up the bungalow with
bungafnv8uea, and he and the child
had boarded since then, somewhat to
p.
fEn,es Then he had fallen in love with
fseielfa Reeves.
He had thought she was the mother
lFind, 81 cfrl (Babs loved herl until
lately. SSoce the evening before, he
was certain she was not. Then he had
decided he couldn't ask her to marry
him. Ma. that he was certain she
would mary him IL he did ask her, but
he coal8ut anyway.
EIis Iandlady of the last month had
i,ean Miss Reeyes's friend until Dris-
coif and little Barbara came TO her
6oard,n4 house, and it occurred to her
fllat her ouie4 boarder, who had some
thing to do with the management Of
the efsy water works system, would
IL an ideal second husband Then after
evening Cecilia came to take din
wtth ter and her prize boa-der''
81 home with her Mrs. Akers
70 ,oagsr Ceci1's friend.
-selsow Il. the last week she had
the Impression on Driscou that
didn't like children He had come
4 little earlier than usual the
ing before and started to the kit
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Iwonder SEED keeps that child since
Ms VIC died and he has no one to
50. Fo.. Il.z.,-. he heard Cecu's soft,
cJsS;S+Syoyce:= am going to try to per-
ss11as,4 him 70 let me find place for
I,5er u 4 hcmei"
D-fecou felt as though something
had strnSS him. He turned and went
,IDstaffS. She-she didn't want him 10
) ISeep iittsa Babs-she cared SO little
5 far MS 6abs she would persuade him
"a send her to homei
Pie child dropped the doIl Mrs. Akers
nd hought her that day and spranS
5T,Ic his arms. He kissed the eage-
little 'facs over and over.
aoh. Cacil-gIrI-dId you think that.
Fs,t could persuade me to do con-
cieneeless thing like that, no thought
A. Rsbs ran downstairs to tell Mrs.
A1Iers .seavors had come.
Mrs. Akers was already aware Of
met sbe had heard his step IN
o. back hall. She knew ne AaQ Qe4fO
Cecii's iaet remark.
GWas Misc Reeves here Just now
when. z 6ame in?'. Driscou asked at
titnner. Il thought heard her voice.
MI. AISars's I'd lbs flashed a smile.
ssf5b ,,oT1 eeres6ronner. none we
Jy-Eersenst Eayioe anythinq had. oh. YES,
sWs-rsciI ~ say,nr somethtng about
Rsbs Ssesri,f sheSsS
a. r-fec6II ISfto1 the rb,d "a her
ehafr, Mr. AterS, '' noting his set lins.
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