The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-29
TIE DAILY
SHORT STORY
With Jaundiced Eye.
BY Lillian Hall Crowley.
Nopyright. 1920, by the Mcclure

XVI lSe0 10 marty Ine, ! "SNs w
4sA jealous any more ~.
"rm 30 elad, Jim, cause tts an
avfui tSinr-being jealous. Why, I
don't know what the feeling e. 1a ns
love you and trust you, and tnats az
there Is to It." ..na
facedly, "but whenever saw 2 iel-
low near You | thought he's beat me
10 II and marry you before ! got .
chance"
~ see, dear"
Let's be married soon, Mary. Just
as soon as i get that job as foreman
Jack Costigan Is going back to Bos-
ton. and I've been promised his place.
i hate to see you working so hard N
this old restaurant; on your feetfron
morning TIL night. We can buy 2
home on The Instalment plan, and
then you'll have lots Of time for your
SELF. You've worked hard here
Mary"
work hard. It isn't anybody's fault
There are three meals a day, ana
they have to be served"
Thatll soon be over. OF course q
sWitchman's wages amt much, but
I'm countin' on the foreman Job" I,
Jim Maclean and Mary NaSeby had
been Keeping COMPANY tof a yeat
Of 30. They had been deliriously hap
NJ except for Jim's outbursts Of 1eat-
ousy. lie was a hard-working, am.
bilious young fellow, and after he had
fallen in love with Mary, who was
guile the sweetest girl he had ever
seen. he worked harder than before,
20 that be would have something 70
Offer hef. Now they we're engaged
he was soon 10 become foreman OF
the swttchyards. He would make good
wages, and Mary and he would have
their cosy home and their love-.
Returning TO his boarding house
after leaving Mary atsthe house where
she had a furnished room he sat on
the yeranda in thought. 1t was q
lovely June night and jim was so
happy he Just wanted to 3h there
and think Of how lucky nc was.
Mary was an orphan End had come
70 Missouri because It was q railroad
center and she could get good wages
IN the railroad eating house. She had
spoken to her brother, who was a
conductor, and married. Being an un-
unusually pretty girl she did not lack
for attention but she cared for no one
except Jim.
She couldn't understand his Jealousy
and was always able 10 explain away
lis suspicious with the simplest
statement. Jim was full OF contfi-
fion and cursed himself for a fool.
Jim's luck followed him next day,
when he was made foreman. He
could hardly contain himself until he
could tell Mary. They would be mar
ried right away.
Mary's usual time for leaving the
Irestaurant was 5 o'clock. Jim went
ksa movie to pass the time and then
went for het. He often found her
eating her dinner at one Of the small
tables IN the rear Of the room.
\ To-night-could he believe his
eyes? She was there at the table and
looking lovingly into the face Of the
best-looking man he had ever been
Jealous Of. The stranger was big and
masterful looking as he leaned over
The table and imprisoned one OF
May's hands in both Of his.
Mary smiled at him and then wip-
ed away a tear. Jim was raging. How
could she behave like that when she
had Just promised to marry him! He
had been 80 proud Of his promotion,
and now, well, curse every woman
that was ever born said he. He never
wanted to see another as long as he
lived.
lie stayed until he saw the man
help Mary with her coat and hat, and
then he flung homeward. He was
through! -,
But his feet, in spite Of his I1ind.
carried him to Mary's restaurant the
next night. The same big handsome
nan, all devotion was with her.
This was the night Of the Switch
mems ball and he was 10 have taken
Mary. The grand march would begin
at nine. He wouldn't 80! He would
goi He'd show her and her fine fei-
ne. dressed himself with unusual
care, as L that would help the wound
n bis heart.
BE was there on time, and so was
Mary, and so was the stranger.
aWhere'd he come from, I wonder?'
asked. Jim Of himself. Jim stayed
away In q corner. He could see Mary
glancing around as though looking
for some one. afraid I'll make a
mss" thought Jim.
Mary and the stranger were part
ners In the grand march. When It
ended IN a waltz the two danced away
as easily as though they we're quite
used to Il. Jim swore.
N his retreat Jim could still see
Mary's lovely eyes, with a trace OF
sadness IN them, looking around ques
tioningly.
Then-he saw Matte Vernon, a va
iuptiously handsome girl who had
not ben careful Of her reputation. he
recalled Mary's remark that she had
never been jealous. I'll show her. de-
cided Jim.
Jim smiled his most fascinating
smile as he walked up to the beauty.
my dances are all TAKEN she said
displaying a little feeling because
Jim had never before paid her any
7~attention.
IAN right answered Jim, I'LL take
some any way. He deliberately cut
several names putting in his own.
fife music started up. Come" said
Jim taking her arm, this Is ours"
He deliberately led his partner to
where Mary was sitting, and they
danced past her many times. Jim
never noticing Mary, but looking all
, devotion at the siren in his arms. Out
Of the corner Of his eye he saw the
stranger pull The resisting Mary 70
her feet and they also Joined the
dancers.
Then came a crash. The music
stopped suddenly; women screamed,
One Of the chandeliers had fallen, and
some one was hurt. Jim, forgetting
his partner, rushed to the scene. He
saw some men carrying the stranger
nut Of the debris. Mary lay inanimate
on the floor, her head in the lap Of q
woman friend. A doctor was hastily