The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-14

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or became Wayne's protests.
why don't you get into some
thing else yourself" she flared III
at him one night when he was .
Ealler. "You don't seem to be do
lng so much. Clerking In a grocery
lint much ahead Of mixing
dough-"
It was Wayne's turn 10 flare.
eAl right: all right. Have II
your way. I'll show YOU" he graf
ed, and he seized his hat and walk
ed to the door.
Virginia protested but he open
ed the door and strobe ont into
the night and out Of Virginia's
Life.
The next morning an OUTBOUND
interurban car carried among It's
passengers one Wayne Wilson
with . dismal looking suitcase in
his hand and a fire In his heart
BE flung all other thoughts but
success to the winds, and In ten
years he was owner OF a string Of
prosperous. grocery stores in PORT,
land. he had needed Just some
such taunt as the one Virginia
hurled at him to make him get out
and hustle.
Fifteen years after he left Carl,
ton, Wayne was a sordid money
maker. The one romance Of his
Lite was all but forgotten. A
rdened bachelor OF thirty-eight
was Wayne Wilson-not woman
hater, because women did not play
q sufficiently important part in
his life to be hated.
Then he decided 1t was time to
take a vacation and he Travelled
along the coast from Vancouver
to Lower California. On his way
back to Portland he decided TO
visit Cariton-not for any particu.
lar reason, but just to look things
over and see Il he knew anybody.
Il he gave Virginia a thought 1t
was to vision her indlstirctly as
the wife Of Bud jenkins Or Jimmie
Upton.
At Rose City he left the steam
train and transferred to a decrepit
interurban car.
The ancient car ratified and
groaned, and made him sleepy, so
he dozed with an elbow on the
window sill.
When he awoke from his nap It
was night and he felt sharp
gnawing IN his stomach. He look.
ed at bis watch and saw It was
II o'clock. To his surprise the car
was not In motion. He could hear
voices outside and saw. two men,
whom he remembered as fellow
passengers, pacing beside. the
track, cigars glowing in their
mouths. Wayne was alone in the
car except for a woman who sat
some distance away with her bach
toward him.
Wayne reused himself, went
outside and accosted the two men.
Have We gone past Carlton?"
Z should say not" one OF them
answered. Eve aren't half way
there yet. We haven't any power.
The third rails absolutely dead
has been for five hours. The
conductors gone on a 'ten-mile
hike to the nearest telephone. Be
leve me, this Is a dismal place to
be dumped. Right out In the wild
erness, fifteen miles from any
road. We're out Of luck"
Wayne groaned. Next to grab
hing money he liked eating, and
his stomach had been out OF a job
eight hours.
Tim Starving he complained.
Elsnt there a chance for q feed%
2 The two men smiled.
There's Just one way | know
NE, said one Of them. There's q
hdy IN the car who has some
provisions with her, and she filled
rs up. I've seen her before on this
run. She has a store in Rose City
and another at Carlton. Perhaps
g you'd ask her shed give you
some doughnuts.
Wayne WINGED and tried to con-
vince himself he wasn't hungry.
Doughnuts. Not for sixteen years
bad he eaten one.
he returned to the car and never
looked at the lady in front Of him.
He resumed his place ut the win.
dow and tried to sleep, but his
stomach wouldn't let him. BE pic.
Eured mentally a. nice large, brown,
weet doughnut with a hole in It,
I'd lis mouth watered.
til not do It." he said deter.
tnedly and shifted his position.
He closed his eyes, but the action
had no.eifect on his stomach.
I'm starving" he Goaned.
sShoe leather would taste good.
Wayne heard 0 noise at his
ode and turned to see the lady
passenger holding out q cardboard
box n which reposed q half dozen
temptilg.lo hing doughnuts.
z Have one she said with al
dazIling emile. She could not
have been more than thlrty-fiye. |
Wlyae SIN tried TO resist temp
So-asE Aaal hesaid shortil
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