The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-01
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on Pickett Duty.
BY .IzoLA FoRREsTER.
tcopyright, 1918, BY the Mcclure
New paper Synd1cate.)

AiScY had waited for the Car
fois all day long at the little Yil-
iaae that lay on the east side
b Mount Agonac. She knew there
eoild Be no mistake. Lois had writ
len the directions down for her pains
taking1y that last day in Washing
ton
pon,t stop over in New York.
Change at Grand Central for Adiron-
tiack express. Take shuttle from
pennsylTania to Grand Central. Run
no risks &C all OF getting mixed up.
Go 10 Hltinge Falls. Wait in Had
flon's Inn for John and myself. viii
arrive on 2.19."
II was 50 typical Of Lois to trea!
K her as IL she were nine instead Of
seventeen. Just as though she might
have strayed along the way. She
sat on the upper porch Of the old
wooden hotel staring rebelliously Oft
III the wonderful panorama below her
"a slim, medium sized girl in dark
blue travelling suit that only accen-
tiiated the bright red gold Of her hair.
Two trans from the south came
a and went with no sign Of her sister or
John. Finally she went down in the
& cool, quiet dining room and ate
lonely dinner. She didn't know where
to wire them. They were to have left
Washington directly. after she did,
sion over an hour in Philadelphia toI
see Johns people. and come straight
on up.
AZ she stared andously down att
her dessert OF apple pie and whipped
cream, the plump boy from the Office
laid a telegram beside her. 1t was
nom Lois. She tore it open thank
fully, and gasped.
"Absolutely impossible to leave to-
night. Petsie has measles. Go to-
lodge until we come. Get Mrs. Du-
LOIS"
Petsie! That was John, Jr, aged
four years, the ruler Of an absolute
monarchy. And measles meant at
least four weeks. Nancy set her lips
firmly and frowned at the apple pie
All her vacation plans gone to smash
because Petsie had caught the meas
! les somehow at tho very last minute.
He had been fretful and cross for
several days, and a little feVerish,
init Lois had said it was the just the
heat in Washington. He would bel
ali right as SOON as they got to the
mountains. And now Nancy was
doomed to spend four weeks In this
place. The boy fingered at the door
talkine to the head waitress. She
smiled at him 1nVitingly, and he came
HACK
{ MA ba know any person in the
IN sba II retI0 named Mrs. Dupre? He
4 ~ I'D Al Of her reassuringly. Sure he
x = ~ ian q. - WAS as 1oe Dunre himself. His
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* ~ sn .,,s,, tSras Other times she<cook-
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4 s ss = 800 ss. md after dinner Joe took
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~. We So ST,as a little dark.skinned,
9S n. =; Isl indian weman. with big,
- -. dariS evas and a smile like
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s. NE me- w. sa.ossrrad Nancy had taken
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os.se,s s,,si, Of, ~ measles n wasn't
ssIs 2 e Ia 10 sSe had imagined.
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~ ~ ~ an5 +T,ad to natch It
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