The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-10

Isl OR STORY
NY Day
81 MARTHA Mac. WILLIAMS


like him - commonly he is
yck Of refuge for anybody in the
IieIghborhood who lets herself get
,pYer.gtrled. You sec he can do any.
! Wing, and has nearly everything
cara, gated saddle horses, two
canoes on the mill pond, a delight
tul big old house, with an adorable
aunt 10 play proprtety at need,
money in both pockets, sweet dis
position, and the most engaging
brand OF ugliness, unique, even ais.
tingpished.
Ne Chains to have helped raise
me-and iutimates that he Is nos
proud OF the Job. l know ho% 10
sTske that-as gulf for public con
Sumption. Privately he looks an
other story-though he hadn't ever
asked me outright, my mind was
quite made mp to marry him, when
was good and ready-suy after
was rising twenty-five. Maybe !!
, ought to have told him-but il taxes
so little 10 make q man give him
self airs--eYeu John. Then | real
~ couldn't conceive him g.vnG
Lady LoIing thought, except aa
my friend
Yet he called up at an ungodiy
hour-tust after uaybreak. wake
10 the lady bird and have her ready
10 ride with me-" he said. Your
logs will lit her-shel! look line ~
my Mextca saddle-and tell her to
let her hair fly-It Is u dead match
Tor TrImble Toes name and lail.
The inpertlnence OF h.m! II TOOK
-. I fIupRH nIf M
him like house atire, but ne oii,S
laughed back. Don't be IooliSn'
Saftcy. Green eyes don't become
ve,t,-not one btu Then as l gasp
ed 'You shall have roses ~asheu
An iiaw-if you're good. Otherwise
Swell, the Lady Bird won I DC Je"i,
ous OF sister blossoms. vi course
/ froze otter that- babe MN COM
: i4S,R hurry-routed up lady--snS
n horribly cross until she Knew
NIiy.-.hen she asked me as sho
went into the bathroom: how FIc!i
IS this scarecrow OF yours Nan
mean IN real money BELONGINGS
don't interest mel must invest
myself for hard cash, you Know.
jis II think he has as much as seven
3ollars.p flung after her. SO an
~ could barely keep my voice
st5ady. wanted to tell her sheu
5aaiucky to get on a bargain couh'
.er-but didn't = being hosles"
sramps your style sometimes.
When they rode of to breaktsst
I'D tLe pines 1 had to laugh-John
Tofie 40 easy and lady so hard, II
WAS about her third time in saaulc
knew she wanted to hold on 10
sIirimbIe Toes mane-but she dun
II must say she was game.
fJnst then dad came down, wear
y mostly a dressing gown and
5rFiar look, Mother was ill-he
ad called the doCtor--now 1t was
q m Ia me to call on the garden par
- ana that atternoon-mother
swasn't able to endure noises oil
iattsr. sduealing, motors, and SO
,Sorth. 10 say nothing Of jazz, even
an Inc lawn. A pretty big order
mt luckily waited till after break
sast to start carrying it out, inc
Fiiers we're back then-Lady Win
S,ar n6sa burnt scarlet at the TIP.
IShn 1iftedsher down just as though
ia had been me, and set her on
sfiSe Diazza. SO / had to say: On
~ your boots pinch, dear? I'm SO
aorvl Get them Oft quick. John
fyownsd q little-but forgot It when
he. heard the pickle was tn-anu
IKE an angel got me out oi Ia a,
Went home and took the paLty ~ ~
Ivy OF my hands. l loveu nm ~,
s Il ninth he called up 10 Ten LtG
"A Jatything was arranseu, CO..,
T6und up with: "Of course gou
won't leave your dear motherI 81
I,m coming to fetch the Lazy bi I u
IN time to help Aunt Jane recelve'
+ ,That made me murderous-Dut
had mo- time even to see reG-lol
6eTa came the Lorton car, WIN jos
30 F,arrel and Elsie Duke inside
/. Ill hacked around with bags, anu
,sTiit cases, and things, and explain
siEe sthat they had come this Ihurs'
~ instead of waiting until SatuT'
3ay when they were expected, pc
Sai,se fbey were coming anyway "
ytNs Marty. and Mrs. Lorton s!gheu
Vi over the price Of gasoline. l5u.
IN sftsr All It wasn't SO bad caLieu
X IN JoIlnl telling him to bring the Dig
lear-not the roadster-thot IS, un.
X sss he vented TO make three
trips tete-a.tete. ua as,oon 7
flntoed into Lady's room-founa
her whimpering on the bed ner
bIistered nose dropping coia cream am,
Sfer feet swollen two sizes, and RED
"a meets. "But-they-a-are-
Tnt-the-w-worst," she splutter.
al aT-I-can't s-sit down-Im
7 "a sore. But IL must go. Even
thoueht it s-aeems l can't hardly
sstand." -,
"of course, you must go-you
4 shaiI, Il / have to get a litter !
! said crisply - determined Johh
si,onld see the wreck of his happl-
I,asS while the wrecking was in the
aoute stage. Lady's eyes were IN
eomnnisslon-the most dangerous
kfings about her-but somehow
) they didn't seem formidable win
red nose in between.
Elsie Duke is my evil genius
: she's taken that first aid thing
~ time she got through with her
sistIons and salves and grease paints
& outr-igIlt, she had Lady on foot, look
! SinE a bare shade the worse for the
ride keep your veil down, and
vail Spanish" she giggled, and
RAJ " =. i sS.,,r,t ~ thn dances" she ad.