The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-10
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ST III STORY
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Aunt Marcia, Just removing a cake
Of tat from 9 bowl Of cold broth, drop
ped her spoon and gasped: PIER
rettel You herel Ny dear child, you
should have written Or
You darling old slow poke" kiss
ing Che surprised and somewhat annoy
led lady on both cheeks. Don't you
know That US half the fun to just
swoop down on people and surprise
them Why i you had seen your face
when ! opened that door! Purposely
Came up the alley and through the
back yard l knew you'd be in the
kitcheni =
But, Pierrette, really you should
have LEI me know; you see"
g0h, Aunt Marcia, you ought to-
know me By this time. never tell
peopies when I'm coming. Don't you
know last year when came unexpect-
ediy and yoIi were going away and
had 10 postpone your TRIP 1t didn't
4 really make the slightest difference
( that you started three days later"
ayes; yes; but this time it's differ
ent. We"
Ptewon't be the least bit Of trouble;
not bitl Let me explain. You see
really and. truly, / did not have a.
chance to write and announce myself
4 formally. The Evanses are stopping
\ az the Belfonte and Just begged me to
take trip to town; they know a lot
Of pe6ple and, It will be Just one con-
tinual string Of good times! No, not a
~ Wv svsry meal. Won see / wont be any
tronble.a
1Neyertheless. nv dear" began Aunt
Marcia desnerataly. "you should have
writfan because--"
pierrette snothered her with kiss.
q see that must take you into my
confidence. Listen, YOU know last
mnnth / was Al the Evanses' house
naFty and. Amt Marcia. met theI
ioyeiiest man, DR.. Edgar Warner. oh,
anntfe i canit tell Won. but somehow
know that IL i don't get him / don't
want any other mani I'm almost sure
~ liltes ma varv much. but do you
lnnw Glen Evans cousin. that tall
ssiri, ,nbo sjs nerfectly stunning Well,
She's irving her best to get him, and
when elem wrote me that Elsbeth was
M y tnS S,es and ia Gaining ' headway with
Nh M Sar warner i thought it was high
time for me to pack my suit case and
fake the next train"
e 81 am am yery sorry for YOU. my child,
mt n IL mite your own fault. told
Won last year not to do it again, this
sdyonning IN without notice. You
I ses+z-o 'T5s'
q 'sWhere's Katie?" Pierrette had,
soDsned her suit case and was shaking
oiit two pretty dresses ~ must have
fiiese pressed at once"
SsKafie left two week ago, and fur
finer more, YOU wont need those geor-
gette dresses at all. II you'll stop
5 ehattering and listen-
9Y6n're much mistaken, Aunt Mar
eis. Il YOU refuse to have me here I'll
simply 60 to hotel. Il"
ifYou won't leave this house, Pier
retta Melville, seizing the girl by the
shamldars to Obtain her undivided at
lefti0fi. I'VE are QuaTaQLlQeQ! 1luOs
~. and Pei have the scarletina, and
1horSh thew ara out Of danger the
pSaTd Of Health is dreadfully strict
bsraS
.Tba georeette dresses slipped un-
,oticsd In the linolenmi and Pierrette
f1onnsd on the next chair unable to
snsak =
,iSs 1o, bed 4e,eeranhed 1'could have
warned YOU. or Il YOU had come in at
the front door You would have noticed
the ti, niscard. is il is, make up your
mind mi for a months stay. / do need
s s,a,,, helm and / g1less nv house dress
( "a viii fit YOU fairly we'll"
Amt Marcia" in pitiful voice, all
& tha Nv shirts flown away. "is It real
n n tTiSe? Can't possibly sneak outI
81 sonsa nav? oh, why did / GOMEZ"
nd alter a few moments uncontrolled
a5bbiTg aAuntie. who IS your doctor?
Mt M any chance DR.. Warner?p A
faint hone sparkled in the lovely
treyvT; ewes
AMI Marcia placidedly seasoned the
4 ann a. never heard OF the man. MY
fsn1fiy, nhysician is old DR.. Greedy"
Pierrefte stumbled upstairs to Aunt
Mareis,s snare room and flung herself,
without regard for the crocheted bed
snresd across the bed, hopeless,
sabbine bit 81. humanity. The dream
S.,ss ovar. she had lost and the bean