The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-18

sIIG OR STORY
/ Voice on the Montain Top
(copyrght. 1920, by the Mcclure
Neu,sna ner Syn1icate)

4 ouIsE SALISBURY sat little
apart from the merry crowd VINO
~ were rathered on the roomy We
ranca CT the Stafford cabin this mrs.
evening OF Peggy Stnfford's mouse
she was wondering just how she;
= sohar serious music teacher. mac
The good lar,: to be included in TINS
f,appy-Eo-lucky. carefree party. vi
anrrse. che had always known Peggy
Stafford. And now PEGGY nad IN
yited her to Glen Mountain CABIN iot
the whole month OF July; 49,.
Louise mode 10 fef mind 70 tnIvn
side he: habitual gravity and TOT tne
Next few weeks initiate tne hshhs o
lieartednsss o. the other girls. "no
we're never rcrious two minutes ~
succession, bandy.ng. JOKES apoIs
their clothes. their allowances t tns,a
love affairs-often all N me sane
fIeath. Acting on this detelninaLsi a3,
she rose and pulled her low cnali
Al that Instant from somewhere on
tbe mountain above q voice resonant
I'd n nrojecied through megaphone
called down, Hello everybody!
"The Turner'S have GOMEZ" crien q
Meyed nv a sudden impulse. quite
rssszjbly tho result of her recent
thoughts. Louise picked up a mega
nbone living on the veranda rallms.
''Hark. ! hear a voice, a.. n
way nm on the mountain to2. Up Top o. :
Descending down be!ow---descenons
down below" ~ .,.a
she gang in her rich contralto Voics.
the girls clepped and from ABOVE
camn an applau1ing "Bravo! Bravo!
FTcnreio But Louise, blushing snooK
! ber head. She lad unwittingly over.
heard an aside spoken to Peggy "
( ier amt. who was acting as cnap.
eron. ~ suppose now the turner's
rave come. my duties. Will pesm IN
f. ernest ,sr she had said miscniev0n1s-
Il. ana Peggy had answered qulctEni!'
,,Bnsh. auntie. nobody knows ye.. Lore
h, Next morning! Just as the glris VIZ
sfinishing breakfast cheerlui WI. =
tie Noundeh from the veranda ana
iaiI FIGURE doomed in the doorW1y.
SsTop OF the morntng! anu a no.
thought to herself that sne ny, RsyTf thc
fore had she seen person annes Tail
very spirit of the outso oo,,1 ind on
, snnbrowred; radiatmg mea ccertainly a
Sonth Ia captiyate any maiden. LUCKY
percv she thought. Money! "
Siss9f beauty-friends galore
yw,innaarfIit mountain cabin-and now
7Ssh turner! To some people came
sS pSv wv was leading him in by the
lia1d and introducing him to II, the
nthers BETTY Laurel. Kit Angel. VII
+ SSnia wales. Sally Tucker and Louise
It s;shTry. AS Louise shyly advanced
8 aim hand, Bob held it for seconu
IN i,jg dSo this is the one VINO Sc
fferaded me last night" he said. %.
odd! How did you Know.
habiJfe OF voices cried out the very
Ehourilti I'm Louise's mind:
! mi Bob only shook his head ana
refuaed to answer. I'm here merety
AZ messenger boy" he announceu.
sN6other and the girls want You 20
coSee up this evening for a moonilsh'
sdaHs Be- on the veranda. SO long! A..
That evening was to Louise snS
most wonderful time Of her lle-a nv,
the most miserable. It's Wonaer IA, iSy
in Bobs singing her 70 sit WIZ sha l III
Tia home-made cakes and frufty
n;,nch were served. Its misery con
ssisted Il, her fancy that Peggys eyes
:SoiIoWed her reDroachfully, and IN her
f n~m reSientiess Judgment which con:
demned g man who flirted with one
girl when he was engaged to announcer;
Iong She lay awake while the cool
,,is9if breeze. laden with the fragrant
ay1eetress OF the pines swept IN
throngh the window. tanning her mol
Her last waking thought was one OF
sfetArmination to avoid Bob turner II
the future. Peggy should nave NJ
cause to regret giving her TINS VOL
s. onise. with singleness Of pur-
nose carried out her plans. Wnen
Bob called she was busy writing let
y Then. few days before the break
40 Of the house party; Louise haa an
adventure which resulted very LIN
3pectedly-t0 Louise. Sne nae pes sa
trying not TO feel envlous rs .h sdr
heard the other girls telling tneti
Despondently she left the others
q pm and wandered down an over
SeroWn path into the ravine whc1h ran
for miles, blsecting Glen Mountain.
Careless Of distance she rambled on
never doubtin~ her ability to retrace
her steps in a place where a trail was
more or less plainly evident.
Now IN the Mountains. when w
am,a sets, II set quickly-simply drops
sblN ind some peak and Is gone. Sud
dAiiiv. to her bewilderment, Louise
found that she YES being enveloped IN
stW3iight. Hastily she turned back,
and was amazed to find that. while
apparently there had been only one
way TO come. several trails ot1ered
itIienHeiyes for her return.
Sfartled and realizing that she was
On fha verge Of undergoing that dread
mi experience, being lost in the
siiioIntains, she sat down on nchen
rock to recover her thoughts
Iost In the mountains! Well,
saeareh party would find her ultimate
Nv She wished she had left word
sfhaA slia was going down into the ra-
Hsrk! what was that? Was it the
Wind IN the trees, or did she family
near \ voice? trembling little with
apprehension lest she was mistaken,
/ ss,e made q trumpet OF her hands ana
caSled. Somebody answered. Again
si,e called-again the answer. nearer;
Then followed the rustic of trampled
1nSerbrush, and dim form Appear
Al an the edge of the precipice.
moment later. her hands were
imnrisoned In those OF Bob. "The
iris missed you and I had a bunch
S S were IN the ravine. I've walked
miIes alonE the cliff calling"
Iouse started TO speak-choked-
then managed to get out, Nothing
aver sounded as good as your voice!"
sTYL-n. "a x,aioa nm tho mountain