The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-05
Getting RID q 9 Rival.

and Here was Z no ss,ise trying to
delnde himself on that score. 3 "a
There Wns only ona tifnr that kent
Edmund from marrying Clarfse-- the
matter fof finances. h III a wear he
would be In posit Hon "a ia fba Anal
piunge. but h2 feit tl,at III somethine
8 were not done IN Inc meantime "a r..
mo the rival from 11is path. the
plt3dge might never deyefop: n
Edmund would not have objected TO
The rival II the latter tad NOT fried to
mcnopoi ize Chartse,s time. He was
Wiling that ti,e rival slionld live IN
The same house WITH, her and er,iovy her
tfompafifonsi,il, ak DAYS ana { three
RIGHTS 4 week Snndav and ire nfh 3
nights. Edmund felt beIongad TO him.
The riyai held the balance sof mower
because Clarfse lived a the riyaTs
4 home and Ind Il rigit to demand 4
large share OF her attention. The ri.
val; you see. was the sfrl's mother.
Charlse was an only child and her
father was dead. The mother was
only twenty wears the senior 6f her
daughter. Who was twenty. and the
%Ho had been close companiens since
M. SCOTS denies four years ago.
They attended theatres and various
social functions together. thew went
shoppifig together. and frequently Mrs.
Scott come downtown to eat lunch
With c,arfse, who was head bookkeep.
1t seemed that Mrs. Scott took par.
dcular delight in .frlterfering win nd.
mund's plans. Often when ii,e WonidI
cali his fiancee on the telephone and
ak, -Howe about lunch with me this
noon r. she would reply. ard love M.
but mother Ii corfinr down ~ When
he would tell her aI.m coming mn this
/. evening. y there would he an objection
the form 81 .'Tm sorry. I'd. brit Won
can't mother and / are going 10 th9
Joffersofs party, 81
II he said SLOW wonld Won like til
20 to the show at the Mafestfc to-
nieht? as like as not the answer
would be Mother has asked mo toI
60 with her.. II he called nm a week.
h ADVANCE 10 arrai,ge for. an s !, in,,
nc the theatre. he would be told that
II can't say now. Mother il consider.
Ing eoing.
Now Charlse was anxions tn divide
her fime more equally between her
nother and her sweetheart. INF, stI,a
former would 4 have none al Ia rs. me me
mother was not exactly iealons.. Il
was simply that she was 80 used to
Ger dauEhfe r's companionshin that abe
could NOT Conceive Of getting along
without II.
Moreover. while she did NOT have
any partfcnlaf obiections Ia Ednnnd
she could not bear to s1ook Sforward. III
q day when she would .be senarated
from Clarise and left alone IN t,e iitfiel
house on tie INN. X = - : -ess.S
When Edmnnti did sspcceed IN set.
ting with Ciarise. whicl, : was abo,t
once week. Mrs. Scott vac % -graci to
n her freatments 81 him 'H ~ vac 2
cfascinaffnr nersonaiify and her mhvsi &
c1l atfractfons consiierinS tba d;fyer-
eiace ii their ages was ne All. tSs
equal df ii4f danrbter's. INT nonasnf
her attractions made an Yimnress;o,,
with Edmn5,d i ,vbn told, :, ;,s.e,s se s,'s4
be wonid NE 10 fienort har az .A =,
''undesirabie.p -
Thus nSafters STOOD wben Ed,,,,, =
came home one. night after q visit visit l
li1e scnff i,o;na ~ no !, =
nrns5 co,;,tsa.,s st, .n aa rscs.veo me
ar ana dangbter lhmf he no : .,,..s.ss
when he entered s t iibrs Mss a ra% la
fsi fs'' r M, = - 81 Sa. 4.
rbai,. beforssSs ricnina o, 10 te ,s.ats
smol<fnT and reasl din RS eyen,n s.a as
oer loeksts mn and .iinu ~ ssea h.l pa,
-n,iIe' -, dnrn HE faae IN M p .Ss,a
vas nv int Ioorsd t tsr 80 :. ne uncle
sr IN snifeaf yiyid straats sa ~ y. yoan y,
g .R ' 9,a,e ~ - ~ ~
tsn,f a IA ~ he ,norsrsd t a1Ms lone ars
matt AZ stjss .nr,et,, Su va. J. .ne
At tia nfffese yon sIaoI soh y, y, wrons
rdmnna inns sS,rsss , w III -
sYsS Dict itss ali "a 3 a.o,s : cna,i.
.aid witi, rnod tnrsd .S s.ocA, ..a ne
,ays,,;t i ,s,st,, rrosiss!, Oh
lime i,ye IISeen = w ,s,,rL rornd aas
rouffi fhe ,,lnct 4 trving ~ Soa ann,a anu
nvsaif and gett;n J. ,ye , ~ s III. .s
lime. And there's M " tromb,sN - t me
office and yo,, ~ snn,s ~ 1. :. .oup's' as me
The offfcs NJ was , ,vi,sra ss' ..r,c., : AZ,
oncie was affsct IL soIis, y, - , me
oe0beSs Scondncfed q nrosn @ y ;ns m,s
,nce bnsinssss Il 81 : NJ e me-
Who l,ad 4 haif iirterast nr..sntng ~
HIM e Z sift Ed-,nnS., pns ass., ~
~or MAJ and nicI.s ar1 = 9y ss.aslve
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