The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-18
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Wictorious Defeat
q Ry 81. LOUIS IRAYBOLD.

. 70 90
! fcouyrfRht, 1920, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.J
"a HgATHED in furs, her soft
cheeks rosy with excitement
and The tang of the crisp
s5eys Margaret Demorest
80 an the running board OIL
M rfRther's luxurious car, SIP
min greatfully aromatic COL
teeiS hot nom the rhermos o0t-
"a. She was thinking partly OF the
~ game three hours away; parity
81 the momentous declsloh|sihe ha Il
Is make some time before her re-
turn.
she had steady refused to wear
any, ieil.tale colors or even mowers
which might be construed 70 ~
sSsns eyen though she sat with her
amer on the side held by his alma
This decision was forced upon
Ser so to speak, by the odd colncl'
lance that the two most persistent
SSiitor Tor Margaret's fair hanu
ssare 10 play that afternoon on op
: 5osffe eddes-PerTy Endicott as
5tiaJ'terhack, Peter Spaulding az
80 cklei Each had begged her %
| ct him know on this occasion hST
answer to that most VIA .,, o. IT., a. ~
auestions, would she marry MN!
yet even In her heart OF hearts
Margaret could not choose. Dull
5ffered her much besides. his heart,
55erry had more money, quantlties
81 n. and was In a fair way to make
mora with seat in the STOCK e&'
change awaiting him and any mum
eYEiof influential friends. Peter
rad less money but was the de
senffart OF q long line Of success
( mi professional men, and hlmsell
5ossesBed the training and brains
md instincts to carry on their ira
ditions. And Margaret need never
marry for money alone. some
times she wished that Perry was
4less handsome and debontr, Peter
80 we'll got UP and merry-eyed
{ ANYTHING to swing the balance. :,
She sighed as she settled Dach
beneath the robes as the chauieui
srainR the car buck into the un'
hroken line OF traffic headed fol
-fhe greatest game of the season.
yVrapped IN his blanket, Petel
Spaulding sat huddled on the side
lines waiting the umpire's whistle
He lifted hls gaze TO the colortu
crowded stands opposite, where
rising tier on tier, massed INT
cheering, singing muitiiude c9thG
10 see him ana small HANDFUL OIL
men defeat or go down under ar
.edually meyer group of opponents
Somewhere in that throng, ne
Knew. sat the girl Of his heart. He
gfsuaffzed her from her softly curl
fnR hair to her dainty little feet
I What would he give TO call her his
:. And vet he realized that beyonG
auestion Perry Endicott, whom ht
would presently see out on the
white fined field of battle, stood
uuite as high a chance as he o.
winning her. Well, she was a prize
faT someone and-the whistle gave
he sfRnaI. Throwing on his blan'
get. Peter ran with his companions
b "a position. The tip-toed multi
fide waited, alert, excited. The
s6me was on.
IA the end Of the third period the
4eang stood tied, Margaret clasp
"a and unclasped her fingers IT
die shelter Of her huge nun. Hel
sther, his cigar tipped at an angle
hich suggested iaunty hopes, was
1nfident that the trick would be
armed In the Anal period; II he
Sgaa right, thought his daughter
Perry Endicott would como to hel
for hts answer with all the subtle
influence exerted by the man WHIT
has won.
Oddly enough, Peter at the SAINT
moment, surrept tiously nursing {
strained ankle, was thinking The
same thing.
And MaTgaret's father was right
IN the midst of pande monipm Mar
garrett, her Hands beating tattoo
With her mum on her mothers arm
saw the tumbling yellow bali pick
y edSup by q man She presently real
i16d WnS Perry Endicott and borne
u obstqcless SWEET AWAY. behind