The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-13
Rescue the Perishing. 2
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& lsepyf;t; tt 1870, h- .ns Mcclure
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tfp, N the hard sunlight OF the morn
Ing eftar. tho glow had bcen ruthless
e1hix Tho hat Wns revealed hat.
thing moro except thht II looked
etiftfds even top heavy pcrched upon
her insss Of .na1en brnids.
But she would ns+er. ncyer admit
4 Il. TOO good spc.t-besldes her
faith was: .'ff YOU mako bad bar
z kath etink the clcrcs' to t." Jen and
y 'Rfhh-S Sue; her o1dcr1, had bren al
Ways ehopping aid changing clothcc.
bcatx, even churches In big revival
ybGfs. Clivo hnd no patience with
& that sort Of thing. Spiritually she
!! vas "a ,thang Ceiling IA Tho Gold, pros
porous family that could have been
50 happy II only ahc had ever found
way to be content. Tickle Jen had
married her fist sweetheart without
taking the trouble to break off her
third endorsement. Rtah-Sue had
chansed creeds abo1t the same way
~ for tsd, albeit stsnch Methodist,
he was never sure what his politics
Nanny and Olive were the stead
last minority. "fseai mulish once they
took 9 notion" said their family.
t4411ARhy4lR6tln ullnlklkUbS was d LuEOW.
back TO the old Colonel, Mammy's
father, who had nouted his college
bred sons belief in a round earth.
rolling about q pnnder sun.
That has, however little to do with
the case ~ the hat. 'Riah-Sue from
the bed called drowsily: Want to
swap Iiyy for my blue straw? I
aven't worn 1t much"
"a whole mon.h-ar,d most every.
day, ~ Olive interjectod. Besides, my
haa is a heap finer
sutyou don't like it-own up
now. 'Riah-Sue retorted sliding out
pt he'd. In half minute she had
perehed upon Olives head the blue
ttraw also setsu2on her own tunb1en
law1ty locks the array Of golden tans
barely touched with blue and dark
red that certainly became her won
nermliy Olive looked at herself in
the mirror, then at her sister, rosily
bitnktng; looked away. swallowed
hard once, then flung up her hand,
saying tensely: "Have It your way
but hate swapping things"
Even beaux?" 'Riah-Sue asked
With a smile of .contented malice. Olive
ran away from her. but with a flush
that was as betraying as 1t was be-
coming, angrily glad Of the way out
Lat had been found for her"
hee did not see the blue hat again
fortnight, miserable fortnight
gh cram-full OF gay go:ngs on.
traysons, next neighbors. COM
" rich and jolly, weco doing
ings possible for their young
up from Texas, who dubbed
th high spirits even as their
g. dubbed over with riches.
of them had come up in two
handsome but not offensive
equipped. The uniformed
ir was indeed almost the sole
f3ostentation, since each OF the
Gfaysons and the two Millers
more about his job than he did,
dearly loved doing 1t. "But IT'S
lbpy to have him." Lsbeth Miller ex-
plained frankly. "Grandad's ordered
ns, Put on all the dog there is-and
hen some. We like to mind him
except Billy Grayson. Old sober
sides 4 do believe he had rather have
walked the thousand miles up here
than come in even an airsbip."
Notwithstanding the sobernees Billy
had taken Olives heart by storm In
their earliest encounter. Naturally
nemg what she was, she had been
high and distant with him, fearing to
betray her enthrallment. Gallant to
ythlng feminine. he yet played no
fayorites. That did not olense 'Riah-
Sue IN the least it spurred
her pulse sof universal conquest into
making almost open assault on his
affections: She did It so gayly, with
such touches OF dainty malice as made
the more effective. Billy first blush
cd and ran away, then listened, then
laughed contentedly, oven agreeing to
take an extra passenger back to Tex
as but deserving some liberty Of
choice.
Diva looked on, smiling stubbornly,
but with heart like lead. It helped
little to have young George Miller
ners shadow processing as often as she
Il gave him kind word. Not bad sort
she wished devoutly she could love
htm-but since che could not, had no
thought OF making Of him consolaS>
ton purse. Then there was Lilly
Gfaybon, whose world was bounded
Icur-square by Cousin George. Olive
weps inly over the hopeless tangle
y ut Ltsbeth and young Neighbor. Ed
ward Grayson-whose world was for
the time being bounded by them
selves.
Things were at this pass when
Billy sprang the Rest Cure. All other
festivities had so palled he insisted
upon taking all hands to a green shady
meadow in the upper river valley,
there to listen to the birds singing
yespers while they watched tho nun
set eonply In long dun distance.
Nothing TO eat but broad and water,
with sscant mitigations OF hot roasting
ears md shlaekberries, both acquired
8 onSthe way. The acquiring made Billy
and Gebrgie Miller, who were in
charge o. It so late. dusk had turned
to starlight darkness before the corn
was properly. In the fire.
L was too warm to sit about the
fire, 20 the company fell properly into
kohtudes Of two. Billy was the last
70 seat hipself-and Fate ordained
him to chose his partnes by her hat
A blue hat, wide OF brim with only q
r.bbrn and rose outside, he thoughl
!, he knew Who wore It beyond peraG-
venture. Therefore he burst out hush