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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-28
Silversand Lake. the 1ath


Imagine my feelings, Joan dearest.
with Mystery cluttering the air, and
not one word from Eric Wallis about
that woman. The whole hotel is agog
with her. 1t seemed, to scent some
thing dramatic the moment she set
foot In the place, which was after all,
only yesterday, though it seems a
week.
1 felt too upset to eat, but dared
not stay away from dinner for fear of
being conspicuous. The woman was
in the dining room before me, seated
two tables away She has a lovely
face, refined and delicate, but tragic
ally sad. From few words heard
her say to the waiter, I know she is
English. Which also accounts for the
slight foreign look about her; and the
not fuite -smartness of her clothes.
She kept looking up and around this
room, scanning each man who came
through the doorway with pathetic
eagerness. held my breath against
the moment when Eric Wallis would
enter. He didn't come. She scarce
ly tasted her dinner and soon hurried
from the room.
Soon aftelward, however. saw her
walking with Eric far down the lake
path, talking earnestly. What or
where the meeting between them was
cannot guess. Or what they are to
each other, or why she is here. or
whether or not shall meet her.
She's a lady all right, you can see
that" l overheard woman guest re-
mark to another on the porch-that
observation post of the summer hotel
campaigner.
Sure. English, too. You can tell
an English accent mile. Looks like
an affair between her and the cap
tain"
81 should say sol whatll happen
now with his other afFairs-the girl
with the red hair and that vicious
little shrimp with the vampish man
ner, the dark-eyed one?"
"0h, these men!"
We'll, it looks more to me as il
she's running after him. She needn't
have come here"
Maybe it was an accident"
"Accident-hm Why, YOU can tell
with one look into that face of hers
that it's no accident. There's a story
behind her eyes"
well, anything can happen these
days. Truth is stranger than fiction.
PROBABLY a war story. They say he
was over there throughout the whole
thing. And from some of the things
I've heard, l wouldn't be surprised
if"
hurried out of earshot, feeling sick
at heart and too dismayed to be com
pany for anyone. But l longed to sec
them when they returned from the
walk, so found rocker alone at the
far end of the porch and tried to piece
together some explanation of this
strange thing.
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/ had not sat there long before |
heard footsteps and Captain Wallis
saying, Miss Varick." l turned to-
ward them, and even in the faint light
I caught entreaty in Erlc's eyes, as
though he implored me not to pass
judgment before knew the story. In
her face was frightened curtos-
ity.
Miss Varick. l want you to meet
my-a-Mrs. Kymbal," he stumbled "a
little, but went quickly on as she and
l clasped hands MRS. Kymbal is just
from England. She was-wonderful
to me during a rather bad time / had
after-after Seichprey and Vimy
Ridge. know how nice you can be
to-soldiers, and she's good one
sit won't be hard to be nice to Mrs.
Kymbal, think"
THANK you" she said simply. 81 do
feel bit strange here"
oh, Joan, what fathoms of emotion
lie beneath the silly ripples Of oal
speech! Here was l., bitten to the
core by shock and outrage, and this
thin, gaunt-eyed woman writhing III
heartache, as could plainly see,
speaking pleasant nothings before a
porchful OF gloaters.
Send me your love and sympathy.
Joan-I need them!
DOROTHY.
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eenIe Found Himself Aee cepted s DUTY as Eatber

In my room walked nervously
abont for moment, fussily rearrang.
Ing the brushes and bottles in my
dressing table, and Strengthening a
picture on the wall, before could
finally nerve myself to drop quietly
into a chair and read that letter with
a calm, collected mind.
When did SO. these we're the words
that set a sorrowful order in the
chaos of my thoughts and surmfses:
Little Sister:
I who am about to die salute you.
NO use trying to Josh you, Jane.
| do have spasms Of being quite a
bit afraid, and this is one OF them.
The men who go up to the sky in
ships get that way, by spells. It's all
right, once I'm in the air.
Little sister, l couldn't write to
Dad what l want somebody to know,
in case crash some day. And |
couldn't tell Mother. But somehow
lately I've come to feel that to you
could write just how feel about
my baby. 1t looks queer even to
write my" baby. But not as queer
as l feel.
The fact is at first, 1 didn't give
the child any thought was only
irritated by the mother. But fel.
low has new ideas come to him,
about life and death, and birth, while
he's sitting around on the clouds,
with his own life hanging on the
throb Of an engine.
1t came to me yesterday, when |
was up in that immense solitude,
above dazzling sea of white, and ut
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DOROTHY.

terly alone with my thoughts, that
somewhere down on earth there was
that little girl baby who would sure
~ sometime want to know who her
mother really was. And here I'VE
been helping to the best of my ability
to Fix things so the child will never
know! It's all for the mothers sake
that the secret must be kept! Shan't
do anything for the baby's sake?
Maybe you'll think me cad, JAMIE
or telling, but yesterday, up Their,
N the awful solemnity OF isolation
with the sun above and only the
shadow of my ship on the cloud.
sea below to keep me company, it
struck me that being father was
the most remarkable fact in my ca.
reer-and that was being the worst
OF possible fathers and terribly I'M
fair to that helpless infant. I've never
even seen it!
l found mysel cursing society anu
its ideas, out loud against the deaf
enlng roar Of my engine. And l re.
solved to get leave as soon as l can,
and to do what can for my baby!
OF course, the mother will never do
anything.
But I'm likely to get my last leave
any day, in fiery mess on the
ground. And that's why I've got to
write to you. Getting introduced to
death, as I've been once or twice late
ly, makes man think differently
about the life he has handed on.
Little sister, the name on the card
enclosed isn't to be revealed, you I'M
derstand, or used, until some day
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UNION

Union men are interested in union
made shoes. Each pair of Barry
shoes made by T. D. Barry Co., OF
Brackton, Mass, has the union stamr
on it. All lasts and feathers. Buy
early for fall. A few pairs of OK
fords at 20 per cent discount. Smiths
Shoe Store, 327 Main St.-Adv.
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youIl give it to the baby. Unless
you should ever have to use it for
the child's own advantage.
Use your own judgment, after read
ing this letter. about looking at the
name. haven't thrust the informa-
ton on you-I'm only trusting you
with it.
In fifteen minutes / go up again.
We're drilling new pilots in forma-
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RoMANCEs Of a SUMMER Girl
BY ZOE BEcKLEY
Copyright, 1919, N. e. Al

Dorothy eyed 20 spending The Laey Beach having d
her lob and $500 the chance yns suitable husband during
The summer These are her letters home to Joan. her ehanl
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ton. It's dangerous for the begin.
ners. suppose I'll come down all
right in about an hour. And then
I'll post you this letter. Laugh with
me, Jane-and pray for me, some.
The sun., 1919-11-02

With books as with men, the ap-
parel Oft proclaims the man." and a
good book In a fine binding is to its
possessor double source Of pleasure.
That the making Of fine bindings
is not a modern art was shown by the
Grolier Club last winter In its exhi-
bition OF bookbindings made before
1900, and the interest, beauty and
charm of that collection will not soon
be forgotten by those who were for
tunate enough to see 1t.
On last Friday the Grolier Club
opened its current season of free
public exhibitions with a collection OF
about 200 books presenting samples OF
the best bookbindings Of the x1xtt
century.
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first exhibition here. in the little Photo
Secession Gallery, with all Of Its i'm
perative insistence upon simplifica-
tions and suppressions, and with all
Of its strange satire. 1t was sculptur-
esque, architectural, masterful, but 1t
was then twenty years ahead Of Its
time (this was six or eight years ago,
so there are still a few years Of de-
bate in store for iO, and 1t could not
be used decoratively until an. architect
with skill and modernity equal to
Nadelman's could happen along.
Now that we know the sequel, and
that this distinct field Of expression
was not to be sacrificed utterly to the
god of practically. but was to be
swaddled and carefully nourished and
brought forth at the proper time as
Nadelman's rightful heir. it does not
seem SO particularly tragic that all
this money making was indulged In
Only, as 1 said before. 1t is to be de-
voutly hoped that there is now money
enough to bring the child up-since
there is a child-in total independence
of the society which may or nay moi
have conniption fits at Knoedler's this
week.
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Notes and Activities in
World of Art

The exhibition Of paintings by Will
liam Sanger that will open at the
Touchstone Galleries tomorrow has
an element Of adventure in 1t, The
artist worked in Spain during the war
time when artists fell foul Of the mill
tary authorities. Mr.. Sanger was ar
rested three times during his fourteen
months stay in the country and de-
tanned several days each time pending
the usual military Investigations. For
many months lie was the only Amer
lean citizen in Spain carrying a United
States passport aside from the en-
bassy and consular officials. His exhi-
bition is the first collection Of Spanish
subjects offered in New York since
the season0of 1915-1916. Most Of the
forty paintings have just arrived
from Madrid. where they have been on
exhibition.
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gay. There's a glimpse of the o. d.
circuit singing Pull the Shades Down,
Mary Ann" and OF another group
awaiting the signal to attack. 1.-THE
sergeant is ready to blow the whistle
for his squad to follow him out
through a path in the barbed wire. In
another minute they will advance
close behind the bursting shells Of q
heavy -barrage which, lifting. will leave
them face to face with German ma
chine guns"
There are sympathetic studies Of
"marraines' of Papa Perrin, who
seems to have controlled the wine sup
ply at Soisspns, of the hospital nurses
of the various Yankee and allied COM
rades, including Tommy Atkins, the
genuine poilu. Belgians, and even the
Senegalese. There Is the joyful read
ing OF the mail brought up to the front
by the ration detail rs well as the
Yank coming out of the trench, dirty
tired and grinning." 1t is probably
the same individual, not so happy, who
is seen in another sketch peeling the
incessant "spuds." The old French
peasant women who did the best they
could to mother the homesick Ameri-
cans who fell to their share; the young
mademoiselle who looked just like q
girl he knew at home; the innumer.
able dogs that followed In the wake
Of the army; the little boy Jean whC
came around at mess time for "con.
future Americaine"; Madelon, who die
the wash; the soldier. smart and trim
who had been on every front from
Chateau Tfierry to the Rhine" as wei
as that other hero, who, like Bootl
Tarkington's Clarence" simpl.
drove a mule" are some of the sub
jects Of this artists busy pencil.
The occasional poems that accom-
pany the drawings are by Private 4
r. Bankhage. and first appeared IL
Stars and Stripes. Like the draw
ings they have the suggestion of hav
ing been done on the spot, and that 4
the quality that will make the bool
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bers of the museum and invited guests
tomorrow afternoon. This exhibition
Is an enlargement and development of
the one which was organized at the
Casino in Stockbridge, Mass, in con-
nection with the memorial meeting
held there on August Is.
Mr.. Crowninshield died in Italy at
Capri on September IL, 1918, and Is
buried In Rome. He generally re-
sided at Taormina in Sicily after 1911.
During the years 1909 to 1911 he was
director OF the American Academy at
Rome. Although in the years preced-
ing this appointment he was especially
distinguished as a mural painter and
designer of stained glass, his artistic
activities during and after his presi-
dency Of the American Academy were
very largely devoted to oil and water
color and in spite of the monumental
and decorative traditions which had
inspired his earlier career. he con-
stantly kept in touch with the pro-
gressive tendencies of recent modern
art, as is remarkably shown by the
present collection.
This is very largely composed Of the
italian work of his later years, in
cluding many studies in Calabria and
Sicily. Aside from his activities as in
structor in drawing and painting and
lecturer on artistic anatomy at the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts between
1879 and 1885, and as a widely EN-
ployed artist in mural painting ant
stained glass, Mr.. Crowninshield was
| distinguished as a scholar author anC
poet. He graduated from Harvard ir
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Bookbinding being claimed as
French art, the French section of the
exhibition is, of course, by far the
largest. Here we may trace the styles
that followed each other in quick sue
cession through that changing CEN
tury, based on the varying fashions OF
the time-the Empire, the Restora-
ton, the Second Empire, the Repub-
lie, and the absolute departure from
any set style that came with the end
Of the century-these surprising at
tempts to express individuality that
make us gasp when applied to book
covers, even though the workmanship
may be impeccable.
Napoleon's love for the classic in art
is reflected in the bindings made for
him, and the influence Of the Pompeian
discoveries is felt In the borders made
by the Bozerians, as It is throughout
all the art Of the day. An unusually
large collection OF their bindings is
shown. as well as those OF their sue
cessors under the Restoration; Thou
venin and Sinner. several of the vol
umes being the ones which won first
prizes at the various expositions of
the craft
Toward the middle Of the century
there arose the great Trautz who re-
vived the use of the tools Of the noted
binders of the past-the Ewes, La Cas-
con and Padeloup-with such wonder
full results. Each of his mosaic bind
ings has been carefully listed and its
history recorded; and It Is remark
able fact that every one existing in
America will be shown In this exhibit
ton. and they make a dazzling array
OF rich gold and finest leather. picked
out with brilliant, jewellike bits in
contrasting colors.
Among the more modern men repre-
sented are Cape, Chambolle, Cuzin
Marius- Michel and Mercier. so skilled
In the gilder's art.
The English section shows the worn
OF the followers OF the great Roge,
Payne and devotes much space to tn,
varieties OF styles used by Bedford
closing with the early work Of Cob
den-Sanderson.
II has been the intention to incfud,
no contemporary workers, as TWEEN
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shown some time ago in one Of the
smaller galleries. and resulting like
THE Serb" from some war travels in
the Balkans, exhibited the same gen.
uineness of feeling and were made
further distinguished by a peculiar
liveliness in the line and an instinct
for novel and pleasing compositions.
They were sketches. They were at
tractive reports of things seen. They
were not quite SO personal as Frederic
Remington's cowboy sketches had
been, a generation ago, and there was
no such possession of the subject as
Remington acquired, but they gained
Mr.. Robinson many followers who
looked forward to his performances
with interest.
In the present series Of drawings
the artist has taken a venture into the
world of ideas, and into the Biblical
world at that. He has made a draw
ing Of "The Crucifixion." of Lots
Wife" of the "Prodigal Son" and OF
the Hands of Moses" 1t is clear he
would have been serious. Unfortu-
nately he is only sad.
Throughout the series there runs a
streak of cheap thinking that is es-
pecially Objectionable when spen,
upon sacred themes. Judging by the
work Mr.. Robinson prepared himself
for this effort, not by a long course OF
Bible study, but by a perusal of the
most fetid of the Bulgarian best sell
ers. The wild dramas that are
put ON the boards of the little
| theatres in the hope of aston
ishing taded world seem to
have affected Mr.. Robinson's religion
not little, In such a theatre our ar
lists Hands Of Moses might have q
success-but no where else. The
eloquence that was so notable when
the artist was under the spell of the
aged Serb" vanished when he sought
for a merely astonishing effect, and
the drawing becomes as false as the
idea The absurd Jews who hold the
prophets hands aloft have fiat feet o!
O weakly Rodin cast; there Is actua
interest shown by the artist IN the
piecing together OF the cross, but none
at all in the dead Christ who is nailed
to 1t. OF all these pictures, that Of
''The Temptation" in which II Is 8
modern captain of industry whit
tempts Christ upon the mount, 4,
sincerest- The Christ In this drawins
has something spiritual in His beauty
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Boardman Robinson's
Bible Drawings :

The drawings by Boardman Robin
son are disappointing. Mr.. Robinson
holds an enviable place among the IL
Illustrators, and his effective cartoons
and stirring sketches have aroused a
general hope that he will make a place
Of credit to himself and us. The draw
ing of "The Serb" in Mr.. Gallatin's
collection, published here last week, is
eloquent in every line, and the mute
appeal of the peasant eyes Is testi-
mony that the artists pencil responds
admirably to a genuine emotion. for It
is clear he was moved by the spectacle
of life of toll and privation. A collec-
tion Of other drawings by this artist
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welcome. not cnly to the doughboys
who "were there but to the countless
mary who wish they might have been.
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on view at the Knoedler Gal
leries.
1866; studied art in France and Italy:
was president of the American Fine
Arts Federation of New York from
1900 to 1909; an A. N. A.; member OF
the National Society OF Mural Paint.
ers; honorary member OF the Archi-
tectural League. and corresponding
member of the American Institute Of
Architects.
His book on mural painting. was
published in 1887 and he subsequently
published the following books Of
poems: Pictoris Carmina, A Painters
Mood. Tales In Metre and Other
Poems. Under the Laurel, and Villa
Mirafiore. On the occasion of the re-
cent memorial meeting at Stookbridge
Prof. William Roscoe Thayer of Har-
ward University paid a high tribute to
his distinction as a poet. During the
period Of his presidency Of the Ameri-
can Academy at Rome Mr.. and Mrs
Crowninshield were recognized leaders
OF the American colony in Rome, and
their garden parties at the Villa Mira
fore, which was their home and the
seat of the American Academy at that
time, were notable entertainments, es-
pectally as this was also the period OF
the exhibition Of American art which
was included in the international
Roman Exhibition Of 1911.
The works shown at the Brooklyn
Museum will include over 200 exhibits
number OF about 14o. are carefully
executed and completely finished and
framed oil paintings and water colors
mainly Of italian subjects. The col.
lection will entirely I'LL the largs
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Private Baldridge Was
There With the Yanks

II Was There" is the proud title
that Private G. LIE Roy Baldridge has
chosen for the collection of drawings
he made at the front and which q. p.
Putnam's Sons have just published.
He will probably engrave that title
upon his coat of arms IN the near
future. along with a million or SO OF
the nations new elite. for It is Just as
good a phase as "je Ders" or "Dieu ct
mon drolt" or the other things that
people used to put on their coats Of
arms And the drawings abundantly
prove that he has the right to use II.
The subjects range from Rnaus %
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American gallery. This win be spe-
cially decorated for the occasion by
Mr.. Crowninshield's former pupils. and
his bust by Albin Polasek Will aIso ne
shown. Following the exhibition In
Brooklyn there will be a circuit tour
Of the collection among various Amer
lean museum and art institutions,
among which those of Rochester,
Buffalo and Cincinnati will be in
cluded.
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CrowninshieldM oria]
BROOKLYN Museum

A memorial exhibition of oil paint
ings, watercolors, decorative designs
and sketches. by Frederic Crownin-
shield will be opened to the public in
the galleries of the Brooklyn Museum
on Tuesday, November 4. and will con-
ttnue through the month. There will
be first view and reception for mem
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-06-05
Health Report.

The following is the report for
month of May from County
Quarantine Officer Maness, of
contagious eases reported to him..
for the county:
WHOOPING COUGH
Ellerbe, Rt Fired McRae,
Rosa McRae, Blanche Henderson,
Everett HENDERSON.
Norman w. H. Kellis' 3 chill
dren.
MEASLES
Rockingham, Rt Twill Nc
Duties child.
TYPHOID FEVER.
Jackson Springs, Ri. Farley
Williams.
]. M. Maness, M. D..
County Quarantine Officer.
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Victorian Community Gu

This is the fourth year si
our club was organized. 1
year was the biggest year
world has ever known and
was our privilege to witness
wonderful events and to bear
share of them winning the VI
We raised large sums of mo
in bond-selling. War SAW
Stamps, and other campaigns
addition to our civic and edu
tional work. We also did Il
Cross work. This year we h.
settled back to home and ce8
munity problems. The offica
were reelected at the beginn
of the year. We meet twice
month on Tuesdays at tn
o'clock.
April Is we had a program
poultry raising" The ST
poultry specialist talked on HI
to make farm hens lay and I
pleasure and money one g
from keeping poultry" We 1
cussed the breeds of chicke
and characteristics of each q
decided to all raise the sal
! kind the Rhode Island Red.
1 On May 18th the program v
on Health and we had
excellent talk by DR.. w. r. \
lntosh.
Our las. meeting May 2
was held at the home of Mrs.
A. Hutchinson. The progr,
was "Prese walton Of Sunni
Food The principles we're
y county agent. 1t was !
discussed what we might be
to prepare for the Conmur
and State fairs. All enioyed
meeting very much.
The club has succeeded
raising a nice little sum
money to help the work Of y
tifying our church. We are
ling now to devise some way
get water on the school kro
before the opening Of nett +
May we continue to work
as much enthusiasm and joy
ever.
The,next meeting will +
the home Of Mrs. N. A. Me-
June 10.
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4old Glory"

-es FL.
Wherever we fly "Oid Glory
Wherever she floats unfurled;
Freedom! we cry, and her foes we defy
Ali over the wide, wide world!
Each star tells a,conq'ring stery
Where right over might holds sway
Three cheers for the red, white and blue,
that's you'll
The flag Of the U. S. A.
CHORUS:
Over the nation from ocean to ocean,
Wave on sOld Glory, and tell your story.
Tel Of the heroes who fought with devo-
ton,
TO win our freedom. the old Yankee
way;
Flag Of the free, lead us ever in duty,
With truth inspiring, with valor firingl
To fight for honor and home and beauty
Flag of the Y. S. A.
We've borne her aloft triumphant,
Where fields with our blood run red;
Rained on her tears, when she covers the
biers,
OF comrades, whose souls have fed.
UNFOLDING your fame, old Glory
Tho lifeb the price We Pay
Three cheers for the red. viii E and
Llue, that's you'll
Our Flag Of the LISA.