The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-28

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'Donald's Daddy
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= Marjorie pointed at the dis
Appearing form OF a man
WY Donald's daddy. on
HjIfebarN do come ihere!" Editll
jumped mp Eom me c t'111icb she
sRinging hammock IN WIZ" ~ heen
gnd har friend Marjorie mo 80
ikting, She ran out the hont 30 So
Al after her own youneesS e tns
IA was fast gaining on neT IN 1 W.
ehase. Richard! RicnaFo: "Ne
Srarihr,e folded her hands com,
tcsntiv ana. TO herself, remarked
M at least there were some Su'
antares ii single bleSsedness.
.sponald's daddy! Well. that's !.
definite, I'm sure. suppJ1S some.
one Is married one Is merely S Tonn.
tindy's daddy or somepoay aaItIo,
my 81. somebody's VIE, sns s,, 0o navo
saiiized. while her friend Sun ba'e
chase to the truant son.
Marjorie had been doing seGc S,,s
al and social work In various
rsrts ~ the country and now was
itsi-try n vacation as the guest o.
~: College roommate. More than
i e,,ee during the fortnight that she
5sS snont at this home she nan
-esn the tall form OF the man
scrnss the street. Always ne nau
been Just disappearing nenin ,,.oo o,i J
great trees that led INTO tne W 800
Is the station, but always liz .n1,S ]
haa flashed through MsTlorie
mind a vague feeling that she hau
,ean the man before.
Edith came up the garden pain
,,t,,iite ont of breath and lead'ns
Seting Richard none too gently ny
lie hand, "Oh, Mari my dear
stav single. Romance Is all very
gseII. but--well, there is more than
Tomance with the big r to gettihs
married.
am say there is. Edith" Mar
iorie retoned lnughingly.
Edith sent the young son INTO
the house and sat down again pc
stie Marjorie.
s"r)onald's daddy must have some
other name, has he not! Ma''0'l'
ventured after a moment, 49,,
toh-of course he, has. put tnat
IN we know-and the iunny par
a II is that he really isn't.
N ''Isn't what?" 49,,
t.Is there Donald?" asked ILar-
iofie, sitting UP. "The plot thick
Y aoh yes, there is a Donald. q
ss1cls Of Donald, five years old.
IsiSith hogan. ''You see, Donalds
addy had some kind OF romance
q MS young life once upon a time
& iiear. and one day, five years ago
TlIan he was on a train going out
west 10 direct some moving PIC
4 mr. In his great California studio
he met young woman VINO VEG
Juggling an infant from a NOM
where there was no room anu no
mod for it-well, to some place
i Where it would be taken care Oh
ae short Of it is that the baby IS
Donald and the man is Donald
TdAddy. The young woman was d
DoeiaE worker and was taking the
trim with the infant. Why-Why-
what's the matter. dear?"
aDIatter enough. I'm the girl.
Marj6rie!" ~,
{'SOhlI'm not his romance-Tm
3tist the social worker that was
taJting care Of the baby and /
fhonght that the man looked fanlil-
iar. isn't It too weird for words
Hdith7"
1fWeird-lt's queer"
8rhe two girls talked the story
J over and finally decided to 1nVlt;
sphnald's daddy over to DINNER anu
let him tell the little social worker
what progress he had made WITH
his adopted son.
Edith, matron-like, was al q.
,fSiyer with the thought Of the mex
sShapter in the story. She had din
fler prepared with especial care;
fie admonished her husband mol
stiStalk too much; she had all the
1andles lighted in the living-room
siiti q fire IN the fireplace. Wen
have freight and candleIign'
and
And lovelight," Laughed Ned
4 IGdith's husband.
f,'S6t so soon," protested Marjor'
Donald's daddy explained how
ma u6U always ""ASSN
janlonship OF a son and Of how
ne had never married because
gf6ll, he skipped over the because
Ahd, when Just in reaction from
he shock Of losing the girl Of his
aarly romance he had Glanced up
% this lovely baby apparently VIE
ont home that would ever give
him adequate bringing up-he took
SHE opportunity to have son tc
Educate and love. Donald had
4 proved, Ghus far to be oil that he
}sWonld have wished in his own child
atAnd to think that you-the in
stf1iment almost OF the fate thai
brought him to me-should hap
pen to be right here in my OWE
lleighborhood, Miss Beacon. seems
almost unreal" he said to Marion
ie. as they sat before the ElickerinE
logs.
cidenea," Marjorie said. She hat
d warm, friendly feeling for the
man who had crossed her path fol
the second time.
t,You see we're not always Just
Ships that pass in the night DC,
cdsiunally we pass by daylight ant
Ms See each other and-remember,
; ne added, almost >dreamily.
When Edith and Ned retired
from the room, since they seemed
a he not too popular, Ned remark
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