The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-08
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LsEIgR T ST0l Try
Crime TO Change
Yn11r. Mind
fennyrighi 1920 6y the Mcclure
4 Newspaper syndicate)

lSsR ELVIN Golfer was ot ~ eIt9e
Nt for the big event Of ms !mo
when. the telephone Go% he
US interfered. Just NY him
Thought some one was .3 ealtln It
wa because he feared 1t:
Sure enough, Mrs. McG j! N,tE,
shrieled IN the stairs and told nun
y ,I Nj, vac wanted: SO for the present
~ 9banGoned. the task OF MAKING
n fefractory bow tie look presents NJ.
able. mt on his smoking lacKet
4 Sad3ugttng the collar aTSuna nts
bare neck and went grlpPea ~
Z. is ssEIsile M 9SlS"0s said the sweet
voice 81 his bride.to- be. Say Mel
R. can't marry YOU today M,
dfhe worst had happened, Tue
A1rehoding was we'll founded. For
"a wears Melvin had been trying
10 marry Evelyn Meyer, and up 70
two months ago he never nag sue
ceeded In even proposing; AlWays
something had mterVeneo az tne
y " sSan Chen he was endeavoring
foE.tell her how dismal life would
n without her, the house
eaught fire and caused post.
1rSonement Of the attempt Another
Tine. in the woods during o. spring
rauble snake had rustIed IN
tfie bushes and caused Evelyn to
lee while Melvin was framing
Y sugar-coated sentences. AGAIN
they were padding a canoe, which
began to leak while he was pre-
naritlg to unfold his hearts secret.
ant at last he had succeeded IN
lInburdening himself, Evelyn had
made. him Joyful by Consenting'
and the marriage date was set.
All the time Melvin was apprc-
hensive for the Fates would inter- !
}eFe, The cause OF this apprehen.
lion was his knowledge OF GvS, |
forever changing. her mind about
tffnRs. She had intended going
"a q conservatory for finishing !,
course IN music, but at the last
moment had given 1t up. She ha4
tTIn 10 the Pacific coast planned
10 visit an aunt in Portland, ana !
n the station with the ticket IN
M hand. had decided not to 20. ,
~ was Evelyn's one big Ianlt' ms
6liank eableness and Melvin fear .
n would intrude on his mat
fmontal programme.
I3;it tie day of the ceremony
tawned with a bright sky and the
wedding which was to be simple
with only close relatives anu
friends attending, was scheduie9
for high noon and the brtdt ana |
groom were to leave Jefferson CITY
shortly after for Chicago, there
island, Melvin having obtained a
summer position as wireless oper' |
afor at the new station at the IA
nous resort. The boat trip and !
the summer on the island would !
be the honeymoon.
Yes, everything seemed serent
al last. until the telephone bell
SBut Evelyn, what's the he mat mat;
dressed
said Evelyn sweetly. tits no crime
! to change your mind Is 1t? This Is
Friday end. it's unlucky to star |
anything on Friday"
melvin actually was on the verge !
fNtears when he returned to mis-
fnom. He felt sad, exasperated
tand angry all at the same time,
40 the others. He tore the bother.
some tie to shreds, stripped off his
best clothes and threw them into
4 suitcase and put on business
y like checked suit He was unde-
termined whether to take the train
without going to see Evelyn. but
decided not to.
She was sweetly adamant over
her decision against marriage at
1--WE Just changed my mind
that all. You'll have to go to
Mackinaw alone, and III follow
after and wen get married up
there1maybe."
Melvin gave up argument and
reconciled himself as best he could
He couldn't postpone the trip
without losing his Job, so. he left
perfect for the lake trip and he
would have enjoyed 1t If only Eve
4 lyn had been with him.
I've good mind to give her up"
4 he told himself more than once.
she's too chaugeable. can't get
used to It. When decide to do
anything / do It, come what may"
For several days after his ar
ed from writing to Evelyn. He did
Tlot of thinking and came to the
enclusion he had been too len
'she needs some bossing," he
decided, and he sat down and
wrote letter In which among
other things. he said:
" Inc MOnbWk leHVes chicago
next Friday morning and will ar.
rive here Saturday. You are to be
ia passenger on the Mohawk, ana
there's no argument about It.
These are orders see?'
After the letter had gone heI
worried considerably for fear he
made 1t too strong, but two days
later he received telegram read.
fam leaving Chicago Friday
morning on Mohawk as ordered
with a pronounced sensation of
triumph and satisfaction Melvin
reread the message and folded il
carefully and placed it in pocket
for future reference.
She'll know who's going to be-
4 boss he said,
But Melvln's triumph was short
lived and his feeling Of satisfac-
tion was superseded by dismay
and mental missy. He awoke Sat.
Z urdaY morning to find a fierce
storm raging and as far as he
4 could see across the straiEhts
Wh3te-caps were leaping.
"a fine day for her trip" Nell
vim unused dolefully, as he went to
his wireless station. Scarcely had
hef donned his headdress when his
yB picked this startling message
III 8m the air: