The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23

Il guess my fairy godmother wal
/ mapping when / was born, Sylvia
thought to herself, for now thai
3acation had come and she found
herself without enough money
saved to last through the summer,
she must 90 on teaching.
5sStill the Worths may not be
50 bad she thought, but a little
SiMistful smile curved her lips and
she looked down at her gloved
hands In her lap, wondering why
tate had reserved for her the task
Of tutoring all summer. .
sStill I'm rather lucky In a way
Sylvia philosophical; I'm getting
my vacation and, though my tutor
ing will just pay my expenses az
least I an earning my living.
z She settled back and closed hei
eyes YEARLY, for now that the huE.
n and rush OF the last few days 9!
school we're over she found herself
yefy tired.
She Ofound after a week at the
camp on Mink Island that the
: Worths were very nice people IN
I deed. She had 10 tutor all the
:norning and she gave part OF every
atternoon To amusing the twins and
somehow she had grown In the nab
Il o. telling q last story before bed
4, time to Betty and Ben.
But there was time In between
Ehen Silvia stole down TO the boat
handing and pushed out the canoe
while she chose the light paddles
aud pushed herself far out from
tie shore. Then she felt as though
she we're free, as though this world
. q blue water and the bright dome
I. q the sky above her and some ISL
and reckoning to be explored were
hers, too.
Often she would put her worn
copy Of 'The Three Mnsketeers" In
The stern and paddle smoothly IN.
III she came 10 the particular ISLAM!
Of he. delight, that showed q tliit'
ed shade In the glstenins sap
phire o. the water.
Then lying under the trees on
the rough shore. she would forget
herself In hairbreadth escapes .:
iall 10 dreanling o. charming cas-
lies across The sea,
Il was on one OF these excursions
that she had brocght the unopened
lafter thai had come that morning
from Dol. Now opening II and
!: EcannIne 5isfwttlf eager eyes, she
eve a llle sholt G! JOY, dot is
sEaged! How wonderful"
For the next few weeks Sylvia
band no time for dreaming. for the
WORMS we're having company and
every minute OF every day Sylvia
must spend with the children.
Sometimes at night she would slip
int0 her he'd 100 tired 10 90 any
Ming Int fall tlream!essly asleep.
And then the second letter came
Elsie WINS going 10 be married In
the autumn. Somehow Sylvia fell
4 cold pang OF loneliness tear al
her heart.
And ,hara was A certain voure
;eabtain that Anna knew
sThat's enough. / believe In
actually getting Jealous" Sylyis
said aiord to a iay that ieered a,
ber from the shore. She pushed
Z mt with swift. sure strokes for hel
i ,fayorite island. She drew hel
! .canne nm over The pebbly shore ant
,fSsn' s lifting N e' her. or. head she saw !
5 snirsl oi smoke emersing from The
u Frees
SSa ran alonz falling once Il
ssr ~, ri,sb and Stunned, nsnting. he
J Inre = ire over which a youns mar
ma lesnine
Her Island, Her sole posses
sioni Her one loon to freedom.
~ think this is Simply outrage
= ons," sylvia said. her cheek.
fISsh,np with Sudden anger
Tha Tnnnr man lifted q smIl!p,
!. Atsce. ~ hep yolIr pardon"
saWhat are YOU doing on m,
,.isnd5" SYLVIA hernandez.
:aThat,s INST what / would like I,
trnw--what arc yon doing on M,