The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-04
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n..rnrnrnlcK HARE

b. FREDERICK HART
fCpyrisht 1920, By the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
s<N TOW VIVA, do you think q
M that?v asked Mrs. maria
Johnson. regarding the
esNs,,c sst.un figure Of their sum.
,usr iSoasder as he walked assoss
M iaNn N front Of the comfort.
ssi;ie IA farmhouse. "The young
nsst's tatint Carrie ont TO teacn
hef o play tennis" a.,
I'2Mr Johnson looked Up from tne
fSfm catalogue he was persuins
! md erunted which VS. as near A. ~ J.
j ever came to making q direct
repiy 70 any question o. ms wlles
Z INA coufaSed, she continued
STaint risht, IN my mind, for him
q an the girls head with q lot, o.
highfanltn city nonsense. Tennis;
Why. ne GIRL don't know nothln'
II All about II, an, first thing you
know she'll be settiu' herself. ny
iike 4 regular debbytalt, Ike We
Fead about in the papers; WY =!
don't you say somethin' Jobiaa?'
siThis last 10 her spouse, e1asperat-
"a ii his apparen: lack o. atten'
- I.
ton. -, ,.,.,
johnson put down the catalogue
with q regretful sight and DetooE
himself to speech.
81 don't sees it go!n' to do mel
any harm to get q little knowledge
Z q game Ike tennis" he began
sides that there boarder Of ourn
II ! real lIkable young teller. You
lei them young 'uns alone. Maria;
faint no harm Go!n' 10 come out o
our Mary playtn' with him. You
gjest let Fem alone"
Mrs. Johnson could think OF no
ADEQUATE reply, so sac contented
sherself with a snlt., which express
/, "a 4 world OF doubi Of the correct
ness Of her husbands judgment.
!: But a glance at the Two young peo-
Die showed that they were DECOR
ouSlJ batting a ball back and forth
without any suspicious actions, so
she was forced TO conclude that, Tor
sonce, her husband was right. a.
Meanwhile, out on the sunny
stretch Of grass near the orchard
fence the young man. and "our
NARY continued 10 bat the inno-
cent ball back and forth. 1t was
\ Mays first experience with q
tennis rackuet, and she displayed
. charming awIVarGness. They
hads neither net nor lines, but what
djd they care? Mary had caught
eagerly at the handsome youths
sngeestion that she learn a little
about the game, and be, on his
part, was BY no means averse to
lake the chance 10 talk to her that
Ills tutelase offered.
BE had ben at Cold Springs farm
Tor four seasons, and during that
time he had seen Mary grow from
. shy youngster OF fifteen to 9
charming creature who might well
catch the eye OF any young nan, let
alone q youth Of Edgar Clark's dis
criMinaticn. And be, in his turn.
swas not one TO be passed lightly
by. Tall, sunbrownsd handsome.
: he was a youth TO be looked al
more than once, and many maidens
soI his acquaintance had looked al
him several times. But It remained
Z tor Mary 10 capture his heart-al-
sthough be hadn't told her yet. For
Once IN his life he was aftaii.
Not only was he afraid Of Mary,
with her bright eyes and ripping
brown haif, but Of her mother, Mrs.
johnson had all the conventions,
suspicion Of the "city man. and
though be had striyen with might
and main to make himself popular
with her, he had to acknowledge
that she still regarded him with
nothing more than tolerance. The
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