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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
TheStoryLady

There had been secret in the
air ever since Peter and Aunt Grace
had come to the farm. One morn
ing grandma said to Aunt Grace.
Daughter, we must get at cake
this morning" So Peter watched the
process from the kitchen stool.
What lot of good things they put
in that cake, and what n big cake it
was. They baked it IN grandmas stone
crock and when it was cool they put
coolies Of thick white frosting on it.
When it was done, they put it away
in a glass cake box and though Pc
ter scraped the mixing bowl and lick
ed the frosting pan, they never offer
ed him bit of cake.
He woke up in the night and thought
about it. 1t was such big cake,
surely they wouldn't care If he mad
just a tiny piece. Grandma and Aunt
Grace were still up. They seemed to
have lots of sewing to do lately, so
I4Ger tiptoed past the sewing room
door into the pantry. The cake
glizteled in the cake box, but Peters
heart failed him, so he took cooky
and tiptoed back.
81 think my cake IS lots nicer than
if it came from the bakery he hear
Aunt Grace say.
Goodness, he had almost cut into
Aunt Grace's wedding cake.
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dinner. He found me on the porch, OF
course.
Good evening, Miss Varick, I'm go
ing to sit here ard look at you IL you
don't mind. II you do mind, let me
anyhow and call it part OF your war
work"
81 always choose the hardest kind OF
war work" replied demurely. Chap.
ter One began.
He told me his name and regiment
and that he had Just been discharged
And now that's all the war talk
l am going to be guilty Of he said
Il want to hear about you and what
YOU have done all your life. And in
tend to do :"
Now, Joan, il there is anything
every one adores. it is talking SELF,
l never knew how interesting | could
sound until heard myself telling
about myself to that quiet man who
just looked and listened and made me
feel that my little old colorless story
of Bentsville, of New York, of the law
office, the boarding house and the flat,
footed clerk was the finest entertain
ment in the world.
l catch the warning light in your
eye, honey girl. But no danger sig
nails needed! He is but a war.weary
man who needs rest and the diversion
of simple things. l am one of them
Night-night. hon; NOR tomorrow.
DOT.
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Most wives whom husbands de-
cetve find it out, soon or later" said
Mother Lorimer. And then in all
sweetness and pity she added, as we
looked on the fair face on its satin
pillow, Poor child"
And mother put her arms around me
and held me close. Perhaps the pres
ence of death in the house made me
a little more precious TO her.
81 came in to see If Bronson had
managed everything perfectly" she
said.
Bronson himself came up for her ap-
proval, for further orders and to re.
port.
Mr.. Golf has been located" he said.
HE will be here in an hour. He wish
es to go with the body, madam, to an
address-which he gave me- Bron-
son read from his notebook the stree.
and number Of Mary's terrace in our
home town.
Probably you can arrange to leave
on the five O'Clock express?"
The man realized that Mrs. Lorimer
was giving an order, not putting a
question.
81 will arrange it. madam" he re-
piled. I knew at once that mother
wished the house free from every trace
of the tragedy before her husband and
DR.. Certeis, and jim, Jr., and my Bob
came in on the yacht. They were due
about sunset.
Mother knows the whole awful
story-and yet she's determined to
save Daddy" said to myself and it
seemed to me that she was much too
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kind, that she was sparing him a hu.
initiation which he ought to be forced
to endure.
| had every reason for loving dad
dy, and no right to sit in judgment on
his personal affairs. Nevertheless l
could not but feel that q certain stern
justice had brought poor Mary Thomas
under bis roof and that fate had some
purpose in tangling events so that his
wife took plying care of the poor
child" after death. Surely, the Hon.
James d. Lorimer ought not to escape
his portion OF remorse.
l couldn't understand the wife he
had wronged. | watched her with ad
miration as she helped Bronson ar.
range some pale pink roses according
to her own taste.
AS soon as Mr.. Goff comes. let me
know" was her final order. Then she
took me to her room.
Most wives who are deceived know
1t, sooner or later" she repeated draw
ing me 10 seat beside her on a couch
which overlooked the sea. 81 never
found 1t at all difficult to discover who
shared. my husbands romances. |
knew this child today from the picture
taken when her cabaret fame was
greatest"
ooh. mother! Younew all the time?
And we've been conniving so des-
perately to keep you from knowing
mo one could save me from humil-
iation, dear child. l had to live that
down alone. 1t is the curse which the
Grant husband filings at his helpless
wife. But-once l had lived through
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the torture of jealousy and insulted
pride, / remained in my husbands
house-for the sake of his boys-my
boys. couldn't have the children's
home disturbed and destroyed-not
for their fathers sins-not to satisfy
my own hurts"
But you're so decent-today-to-
10 Mary Thomas? Why? Most wives
would have cast her pitiful body into
the street-in wrathful virtue!"
very few women understand me-
answered mother. But am sure that
the girl and l were both unfortunate
victims of something in nature which
enslaves man himself. She suffered
one way. l suffered, equally, anoth-
err"
II could never condone Bob's sins, .
l protested
You'll never have to. dear. Re
member there are more good men than
bad"
Then a maid interrupted to say that
Mr.. Golf was waiting to see her.
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.RoMANCEs Of a SUMMER GIRL
dorothy aged 20, spending The aLsly Beach having stalled
her job and $500 savings the chance pirg suitable husband during
The These her letters home 10 loan her ehum)
BY ZOE HEcKLEY
Copyright, 1919, N. e. Az
FATE DEALS ONE CARD.
No. 2.
Lively Beach Hotel,
Saturday night-late.

oh, Joanie!
Do you know the quiet, thin sort OF
man WHO doesn't say much, but Just
looks? No-there aren't any of that
kind in Bentsville. They all talk. Or
| if they don't it is because they have
nothing to say. And they don't even
look-except at their hands and reel
which seem to be in the way and give
them trouble
The man ! am about to tell you OF
looks. But not at his hands and feet.
AT me, 1t is disconcerting Yet mar.
velously endearing.
| You will frown because he is the
man met on the train coming down
here. You will say, 1T is not the in.
production that counts; 1t is that a
man feels he can take liberties if you
are willing to forego formalities."
/ l know all that, dear. But this mar.
is different. He is a man of the world
He has just come back from the war.
Nineteen months Over There, Joan,
and TWO wound stripes or his right
sleeve. He is writer and has five
editors waiting for his stun. He calls
lit stuff" but 1t is the most marvellous
record of human bravery ever heard.
He is doing 1t for a magazine.
! Listen, JOanie: Suppose you had
been with me. And that Mrs. Van
Alystyne-Bender, from the big house
on the hill, had been our chaperone.
I Suppose she had come in contact with
Capt. Wallis through her war work.
And had duly presented him to us. Tell
me, would 1t have made Captain Will
lis any more the gentleman, and more
the hero, any more the deferential,
charming, delightful, respectful nc.
quaintance he has thus far been? No.
1t would not. For he Is not the sort
of man who makes broad assumptions.
Or perpetrates that horrid, yet all
too-frequent thing called the "tryout'
to see how far he dare 60 But let me
back up to the starting point and tell
you what happened:
/ the train drew into the station at
J Lively Beach and the porter set my
hays down with the others on the plat
form. ! seemed the only women who
was alone. Il get so tired of always
being alone!) We'll, as | glanced about
for the hotel bus, Capt Wallis appear.
ed at my elbow
He did not bow low. press his hat
upon his heart and say, Permit me
He simply picked up the bags and
strobe eff with them.
I'm take. them for you. The bus
is just over there
| 1t did not occur to me to be embar-
raised. felt as if had known him
seven years. yet through some strange
quirk had never noticed him before.
Like things you dream-all
funny and mixed up, but seeming per-
fectly natural at the same time.
didn't see him again until after
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Star Trial.
BY lzoLA FORESTER.

tcopyright 1919 by the Mcclure News
paper syndloate.l
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TEN YEARS BEHIND

The times-Does that strike you? Do
you illuminate your home with pois-
onous gas? Don't get scared when we
suggest wiring your house for cleo.
tricity-we can show Tou In five min
utes that the electric way is the most
economic-we do house wiring in a
mastery manner at modest cost. Let
US talk 1t over. Fairmont Battery Elk.
changes, 225 Meredith street. Phone
1911.
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song. but one Of the range riders bal
lads he had taught her.
And suddenly she paused, holding
in her hand letter addressed to Mr.
Walter X Ramsdell. There was also
a large and promising catalog for him.
He opened them obviously, but with 4
grim determination to his mouth and
jaw, Cherry read the letter over his
shoulders
Dear Correspondent
We were much pleased to receive
your wire, and would refer you to our
catalog hoping you may find suita-
BILE object for your affections. Trust.
ing to receive your valued order at an
early date, we are,
Sincerely yours
Meyer & Hobbs
Walt lifted baffled face to Cherry,
and she laughed.
Il knew you'd get one. Lots of
the boys have answered that ad."
and you let me send that tele-
gram?" he demanded.
~ wanted to have you ride over Of
ten, Walt, so could see you" she
Whispered. And did choose the will
low set, you know"
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Week End at Camp.

VVCNN -TTU dI OdTVP'
Miss Jeanette Bright spent the
week end os the guest of Miss Helen
Neill at her summer bungalow "Bide-
a-wee" on the Valley river Miss Car.
oline Bright and Mrs. Rose Steele
were Sunday guests there.
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If there is any time in the yeal
when Friend Husband-or even an or
dinaty set of parents and family ap.
preclates a cool and dainty looking
lady across the breakfast Tablet is
in hot weather.
Here is a most charming negligee
for summer-made with loose foun.
dation slip of white china silk or crepe,
to wear under delectable coat of pale
lavender chiffon. with collar. cuffs. and
deep hem of creamy thread lace, and
touches of deep violet satin ribbon at
throat and belt.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-27

espionage on these workmen was
greater than has ever been ". upon
the greatest criminal"
Mr' Gompers declared that the men
have been run down, dispersed and
some assaulted" when they attemnted
to hold meetings.
Can you give instances of that last
practice asked Senator Sterling.
Eyes, at McKcesport,' replied Mr.
Gompers. Since >the strike the Offices
OF the IRON and steel workers have been
closed against them"
IL suppose that was done on tho
theory that collection Of crowds would
create disorder said Senator Sterling
II don't know the theory. but do
know the purpose" Mr.. Gompers
SAID. "lt was to prevent the leaders
from counseiling with the men and
making the strike effective.
Says Corporation Dominate.
81 know that many of the public
ofhcials IN districts Of Pennsylvania
are under the direct domination of the
United States Steel Corporation. The
whole conduct of the strike in Penn
syivanla shows that whatever helps the
corporation against the workers will
have the support Of the Pennsylvania
authorties.'
Senator Ph;pps read a statement
made By Woodrow Wilson in 1909, in
which Mr.. Wilson SAID that he was 30
helce partisan of the open shop" and
that the attitude of labor in America
was ito give as little a. possible. ." The
statement was signed: "Dr. Woodrow
Wilson,"
81 think it is as unfair to quote Dr.
Wilson Of 1909 as it is to hold up
statements Of w T. Foster. secretary
of the steel unions committee, made at
that time and since disavowed, and saw
they represent his attitude now" said
Mr.. Gompers.
Senator Phipps also read a state
ment by Woodrow Wilson in 1907 de-
clarlng that the labor class was as
formidable as the capita!istic class.
Gompers Tpholds Wilson
"The whole course of the President
IN regard 80 labor and in his effort 10
compose differences is IN itself a suf
hcient answer Mr.. Gompers said. He
appointed the president Of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor 20 the Council
OF National Defence. He appointed the
" ar Labor Conference Board with five
members from organized labor.
The declarations Of that board de-
clare for five principles: the right of
collective bargaining; the right Of rep
rcsentatlon of workers in contro
versy; the eight-hour day; the right
OF living wage. and the right to
organize into trade unions. That
boards declaration was approved bv
the President of the United States, Mr..
W oodrow Wilson, and the same per-
sonnet became the War Labor Board"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-27
''No Cause for Strike. -
asserts Mems Spokesman
Inland Compnny's Employees
Kept From Toiling by Mob.
Says Message From Worker

INDIANA HARBOR. Ind. Sept. 90
A. X. Perkins. an employe of the In
land Steel Company, who has pre-
sided at meetings at which expressions
were made that many of the men
wanted to return to work to-day sent
telegram to Senator Kenyon, chair
man of the Senate Committee on Ed
ucatlon and Labor, declaring that the
lnland's employees want to contra
dict the testimony of John Fitzpat-
rick. yesterday.
The telegram asserted that nearly 90
per cent Of the 1000 employees want
to return 20 work and that the men
had nothing to strike for. 1t was
stated that the company had given
them an eight-hour day, a profit shar-
ing system, collective bargaining
plan and bonus each Christmas The
lowest wage paid common labor, ac-
cording to the telegram, is so cents an
hour. "and on the whole the Inland
Steel Company pays a majority of it's
skilled workers higher wages than the
Amalgamated scale. The working con.
dltlons in the mills Of the Inland Steel
Company are the best possible
The telegram added that the COM
pany had instituted a 15,00O,O0O hous-
ing project, maintained clubrOoms, Wis
ltlng nurses and physicians and that
1t does not discriminate against en-
ployes for affiliation with any organi-
cation.
This strike was called against the
Inland Steel Company's plant without
any demands having been made upon
the company the message continued,
"and d large majority of the men at
tempted to go to work last Monday,
but were restrained by threats Of a
mob of about 5000 men, mostly out
siders. We consider this strike a crime
against the men that toll and we be-
lieve 1t is blow at the vitals Of our
government
New-York tribune., 1919-09-27
Colorado Fuel Offers
Rockefeller Plan to Men


DENVER. Sept. 26.-J. K. Welborn.
president of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, has informed the com
mittee representing 5000 strikers at
the plant at Pueblo that the company
would stand for an open shop and the
operation of the Rockefeller plan Of
industrial representation. John D.
Rockefeller, jr., who is the principal
owner OF the company, will not take
part in the settlement.
The Pueblo allied steel councils GEN
cral strike committee issued state
ment to night repudiating the Rocke-
fellor plan and what they term MIR.
Welborn's attempt to force it down
their throats.' and declaring that they
arc willing TO continue the struggle
to any length to establish real de-
mOcracy"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-27

employees; it is a strike against the
state. 1t is not a question of increas-
ing any capitalists profits; it is purely
a question of saving the state from
disaster"
All the Cabinet Ministers worked a.
full pressure in an effort to avert the
strike. Before the break took place
Secretary Thomas declared: God
knows | am trying hard to bring about
a settlement"
"To me this is the saddest day of
my life said Mr.. Thomas in an inter
view after the negotiations were
broken off. Mr.. Thomas added that he
and his colleagues on the executive
committee of the union had made
every effort to ward off the crisis.
Transport Workers Silent
Inquiries at the headquarters of the
big Transport Workers Federation.
which is combined with the miners anl
railwaymen in the so-called Triple AL
lance, elected no statement as to what
action the organization might take.
Mr. Thomos said he was sure the
miners and transport workers would
.O.l4 ,Ae slrike.
The fundamental cause of the dis
agreement precipitating the strike IS
explained by the Evening Standard.
which declares that the government
during the conference with the union
leaders made an offer for the continual
ton of the present wages throughout
this year and into next year until the
cost of food. now reckoned at 1i5 per
cent above the prc-war level, had been
substantially reduced. Owing to the
uncompromlsing attitude of the men.
the Standard adds, an agreement
upon this basis was found to be I'M
possible
New-York tribune., 1919-09-27
Request for Troops
At II aukegun Rejected
Illinois Corernor Decides That
Disorder at TIE Steel Plant
Does Not Require .4ction

Spcclal Cores pondcNcc
CHICAGO Sept. % Little disorder
developed in the steel strike in the
Chicago district to-day. Requests for
troops and an increased number of dep
uty sherifs in some communities were
rejected by the authorities to whom
they Were addre sod
The most serious rioling took place
All Waukegan, whore mob Of strikers
from the American Steel and Wire
Compauy's plant stored the automobile
Of John McSaauc, d foreman. McShAnc
fred one shot INTO the moo of 1000
but no one was hit The mob threw
tacks and glass INTO the road and
stoned all automobiles. regardless OF
their connection with the strike
The disorders led to a conference be
tween Waukogan business men and the
county officials, and an immediate ca
for state troops was sent to Springfield
Governor LoWden refused the request,
on the advice of Adiutant General Dick
son, who went to Waukegan and made
a personal Investigation of conditions
there.
Requests for an increase in the num-
bcr Of deputy sherit's at Indiana Har-
bor were characterized as untlmely by
Mayor Leo Mccormack.
Another mil OF the Illinois Steel
Company's South Chicago plant was
placed in operation to-day, and the
actual manufacture of steel began for
the first time since the calling Of the
OF
New-York tribune., 1919-09-27
Big 6" Will Meet
Tomorrow tO,\Ote
On Strike Threat
President Rouse Again Re-
fuses to Arbitrate 44-Hour
Week in New York Book
and Job Printing Offices

Hope Of a settlement by arbitration
of the labor differences in the book
and job printing Offices practically was
abandoned yesterday. when officers OF
Typographical Union No. again re-
fused to consider that method Of reach
ing an agreement.
The refusal was made at a meeting
of the executive committee of the
Printers League, the employers or
ganization, at the Hotel Astor Leon
II. Rouse, president of big Six" said
his members would not arbitrate the
demand for a forty four hour week.
Because Of this action labor condi-
tions in the book and job printing
offices last night resolved them selves
INTO this situation:
Members of Typographical Union
NO. 8, whose contracts expire next
Wednesday. October /. demand a
forty-four- hour week and sl4 a week
increase in wages, refusing TO arbi-
trate the shorter week. They will
meet tomorrow to vote on a strike
resolution.
Members of the seven unions Of
mailers. cutters and binders. whose
contracts require arbitration of all
differences for periods extending be-
yond October /, have agreed TO stand
oy thelr contracts. Thelr demands
now are being arbitrated
Members of Printing Pressmen's
Locals No. % and 81, who no longer
are affiliated with late irrational or
CARNATIONS. can carry on no further
negotiations with the employers as
unior presentatives, because of
their differences with the parent
bodies. They will take strike votes
Monday
Nevertheless members of the Print
ers League said last night that they
did not expect Big 6" to vote strike
tomorrow. The meeting Will be he
at New Star Casino, 115 East 10th
Street. The call for the meeting said
"a strike vote may be taken"
At Yesterdays meeting of the league
the full membership OF the executive
committee heard the report of the labor
com mmlttee. of which William Green
chairman The committee reported j.,
offer TO settle all difference By arbtra-
uon and ITS refusal to deal with tn
outlaWed unions.
Mr.. Rouse. as spokesman for Big &. -
tnen was called into the meeting and
asked again if ne would submit the =
uands of his organization to arbitra
ton. He once more refused to arb
trate the forty-four- hour week. After
his address the committee of employer,
adopted a resolution TO accept no plan
that dad not involve the arbitration II
all demands of the unions.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-27

VINO, after working four days and parts
OF four nights. will collect S113.25 each
=, Mr.. Ridgeway, of the international
mercantile Marine, submitted figures
or four weeks, taken at random, begin
nlng with May Is, showing wages
earned and collected by longshoremen.
VI Ola longshoremen employed 45
earned between $40 and $50 week
loo received between $50 and $50, 146
received between $50 and $40, and nine
OF them received over $40 in wages for
the week of May. IS.
lhese figures provoked violent pro-
test from Mr., Dempsey. who asserted
that they represented the wages of an
especially favorable week. Upon re-
quest OF Chairman Ripley the InternA-
tlonal Mercantile Marine has agreed to
produce its payrolls showing wages for
an exteAded period.