The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14
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81 I0RI!! STORY
BIZ ana Bella.

Bill and Bella.
XyAMk OSBORN:
|0olkLl ek,s 4g1e, by the Mcclure
4eMe1agef syndicate.)
2XNs4nAKOLD BILL BUR
9N Kicked the large white
Y1sned satone that marked one
'.e p' me- dfiteway that led into tho
|-.-- .9 y. rguss ana nis cousin, .
.|I 4 Z 2'.'zs. 4 s ..skls ht.e sneepisn
''.,., ~, pn II N 2 stifl
4. u - N tao MaIm V4cation
.'' ~ ~ pOy ~ tne PACK ..
! .' k0s ICY ~. coulu \ knowF
~ HAe tnAt !ellow
,s:s :. l g nsye nappen. na1nt
~ sss1s =: ma II
~ ~ = ~ = knoWn you were
~ ~ cIa1y ana get en-
~ ev "s[y ~ Wy 10 told my
!. z5 y AALneI, woula, not 70 let
w Y, yCnE !, yacAIlon mere. stead
w sA so9a'' ~ snars my foom ana
n = pa.;
10Y 9 MsnI 70 go fishing
Sea1ss ~ you Wonld and every
- ne 70. s1ser only week you
llhs tnis: wen, 30 on
49, ~, - get along with
M gnas, .,tnyWay, tn.nk You
~ 8 a 81 " An0M tnsl you
1I es \. +. - ~ y sIeso 2 sprlnging
~ a w; etIsr Ia Deen olgslng pat
81 & ~ .Is sp.lnsDoaFo IN Tue
ss.s. wv sxsly snlns.
ne truth Was that Bill Burton,
2Hee We IDOL Of his young cousin.
StsKe Miller, after having arranged 70
Ren9 MS months vacation at the Mil
!eE lam, where for several seasons
ne nea shared the sodish pastures OF
Z ~ eonsin. mad become first smitten
91sn ana then engaged TO Bella Mapes,
me 9lne-eyed daughter Of 9 neighbor
lftnier Of the Miliers. On the day in
question he had made 9 clean breast
s. the case TO his youthful cousin and
planned that Is he had accepted an
Ayitation % spend the afternoon and
tpt go fishing with his small cousin
q that young man had expected he
H1nlds
50 they parted ct the white stone
tat marked the driveway OF the
Aepeb farm that summer day dozen
Years ago. and after trying to find
tpost "a fishing alone and making
lilly about q girl young Steve enter
a the Alapes farm by 2 back way and
'ound shady place beneath 2 Mac
gnsll there ne might nurse his re
elitne4t II the vicinity OF his cous-
nndeing md possibly make obser
y tetipnH Of the Charming Bella. 1t
ms ~ entirely inconceivable to him
:liat any Young man, least OF all his
'Q1sias Blu Burton, could find more
ction In the society Of any girl
han Ia Himself. There was certain.
nothing utderhanded In sitting
under the lilac bush and watch
ms Bill and Bella Il thsy passed, aes-'
peciail ~ She would never diyulge to
my one whatever he might see or
lear.
4e might have observed that Bella's
Glue yes shone with unwonted happi.
aese and that she was decked out in
sss cfispest white frock. But Steve
'oeldn't see that Bella looked at all
iinetsnt from usual and 1t was neon
seiSahi TO him that Bill was greatly
Toying himself. Then he overheard
Hills
But you really are the dearest, best
man II, all the world really you are,
md 4 ought 70 know, because have
nfoshers and cousins and I've always
knoNn lots OF boys. And you are, oh.
% good looking, Bill. Truly you are. I
aeyes cared about a mans being so
eyffnlly tail II he was only well built;
and you are awfully well built, Bill.
WINK Napoleon was. lots shorter than
ron are and Alexander Hamilton
wasn't bit taller. II isn't as i'll was
q Great tall girl,
steve listened more intently. Some
how this kind OF talk interested him.
r thrsN side lights on this matter OF
coutsship that he had never dreamed
II There was 8 lot OF talk IN between
md than she listened attentiveiy again.
4 know you are goihg to make /
stcht success, Bill. Men with fore
heads shaped Ike yours always do II
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