The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-04
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81 I0R STORY
Necklace of PEARS.
9. PERRY.
cVSfight, 1918, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)

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your ring. Must / cali faith
9osetta had risen from her chair,
II Chin raised and her eyes blazing
III dtKna ticn. Rosetta was very
when she was aroused. and
t.|l Wight longed to kiss her, but
j q Il took the ring she was ex-
liss 10 him, and with Just the faint
6llfIg Of his shoulders started for
x door. He looked back j.is! before
vent out.
The Tire Of peht.up nrehrand
9 pll sIay n the glance she gave him.
NE sense OF tho ridiculous seized him
IND lp could rot refrain from winktng
ligf IA the most tantali2ing fashion
enable just before he passed out
& was the last stray. She flung
!etelf on the rug before the crate
nd wept hysterically. 1t was all end
Billy and she were strangers.
Ind dared dictate to her and she
tgnid not allow him to do that until
~ WaS her husband. He had said she
M spelling herself with cosmetics
ma her gowns we're not sensible The
1etehi The beast! She would never
peaE 10 him assaili. Never!
o. two weeks Rosetta was unliap-
SHE had told herself that she hat
"a eilly, but gradually she had begun
Z ~ Think that she did not. She could
heXb forgiven anything hut the wink
te had openly defied her the girl
II Ei,e had said he loved. She had been
100 angry. though, and had shown him
thai She could not control her temper.
wonder he had lost his love and
ekpect for her, she acknowledged at
only he would telephone to her, or
de spmething to show that he was anx.
iQne 70 take up things where they left
nll She would nAff qunrrei with hun
alh she resolved. She would follow
liie advice IN everything cosmetics
ana clothes included. Billy was bet.
tef Judge than she was, anyway. But
he did not care, she could see plainly.
lily did care. His peace Offering
cane ia Q neat little box, and when Ro.
setta opened Il and discovered pearl
eklAce shining up at her she forgot
~ about the quarrel and was ready to
take Billy ii her arms at any time.
She sfSrfed for the taienhona ~ ask
am .f6 come srirbt over. Int before abe
rf,lsf 6fly Il Madeline pratt her chm
VA announced.
6nSe m and sea stha necplac % 1,;,,v
has inst sent me, the dear old SOUL"
ross ta cried in delight. before Made.
line had 2 chance to speak. "He says
ME Nd Girls raced mn ,ha st.,r. -
n 4 hSi,dn,r Share . she I haa ,o a.
% "a IA II, j i,rassine tah,a MaSa AZ.
Iilie a, 6ldg IL IN 10 tha lirbt inatant 1,,
,slVEy 3Rosatta ;t,s q chaan init..
i6n siie sexclajmed e. unndar aga
1ns Ilota ti,iAi Ynr & -siot n, y - -
HDsAtta snaf toned 4 from her and a..
ahmed II closely. So II was. she had
moi looted at Is critical,v hefore Init
nov. sc, could see Il wa a w,orti,ess
st,,inf 0f heads win : chean i hrass
fasfssier' -''sS
enif iss sha .eried 4. .sha ,,rn. ~ Stow.
Her: Nlrha cad i, II reunired ali Made.
IimSn slEiil "a q symnatlisar - t h.iny
Is6set kA bank "a her senaass - = = =
sand Il firht hack ia him ~, cor.
.,ose q latter ia 20 with Il ! Wa,,l show H
hin.,, Madeline declared when Reset.
"a IS floofl of tears had -hean stonhad
The READS we've caref,,llv mt ef hacL
h fhes hnY witch waas really . hand.
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btiSf ana 4 ~ fl,as noint .ynnr - reac .e
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