The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-01
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Am Wa 0cI uhW0. - AngW. A1Viu
| the MINUTE first saw her that JIM
Jrs had made q mistake. so did his
mother.
Ann had stitched our handsome
Jim. Mother knew It and / knew It.
But mother Welcomed her sons bride
and folded her in her arms in the
nfcest way, and when the girl was
released the first thing she Old was
to adjust her hat, pat her hair, and
straighten her collar!
That didn't discourage me. fol.
lowed mothers example and embraced
! my new sister-in.law cordially. Then
mother Rugged Jimmy-boy tight, but
her embrace reminded me good dear
Of the tragic hug she always gives her
iaviator.gon when he returns 70 camp
| a sort Of farewell hug, as II she never!
expects to see him again. Handing
, Jim over to that girl was the same
kind OF tragedy for mother.
Ann proved TO be- decidedly lovely
to look at. Her features In the photo
didn't do her justice. Her chief beau
| ty was her wonderful color. And shs-
realized its value could see that
she Haunted It before my husband. but
she didn't worry much about whether
mother and 1were impressed by her
baby curls and her round violet eyes.
She wore the latest Juvenile" frocks.
Her modesty was the thing Jim fell
for, guess.
How was lie to know 1t was all as.
sumed? That 1t Is the very latest OF
stage tricks devised to beguile modern
man?
OF course I kissed Jimmy.boy in my
accustomed sisterly fashion.
Jim's new wife looked utterly aston
ishedl That kind Of q between man
and a woman was beyond her compre-
hension. i grasped her idea OF It,,
then fairly flew at Jim and gave
| him another hug. simply couldn't
l'help 1t. The little fool! She expect
ed me to stand for her primitive ideas
OF conduct! I would have to remodel
my attitude toward my precious old
chum to suit her provincial standards! !
Not q bit OF It," thought l. That
| girl will have-to learn"
Jim Is dense in q way and he didn't
catch on to his wifes state Of mind.
HE will in time! In short time!
said myself to myself.
Luckily we had to leave the bride
and groom as soon as the greetings
were done. We had to rush to meet
Daddy and Chfys at the station. Tnai
gave us a chance to explain aDoul
Jim's marriage, and to quiet Daauy
before he got home.
Daddy decided to be perfectly lovely
/ to Ann. "a pretty girl always passes
muster with him.
Chrys gave Ann the onceover and
ldacided that she didn't count. That
was the greatest mistake Chrys ever
made In psychology.
Ann was the kind Of girl who al
ways intends to count. She was hlgn-
Nv efficient in the art OF having her
own way. Any woman could see tnat.
'IShe went after what she wanted by
circuit6us routes and she believed tnat
nobody caught on to her selfisnness.
She was stupid, that way.
"She's Just one grade up from the
slums!" stormed Chrys as we iett
! Ann's room the third morning after
Iher arrival. Ann had headache.
breakfast in bed and all that, ana
Chrys and had gone in to be as nice
| as possible. And we found that ner
room was sight. It was Uttered Win
| everything she owned. mated 10 nave
any Of the maids see It.
When we went to say goed-mornlng
to mother, Chrys began: 80
aThat girl has no backgre tnd. you,
can tell from the way she uses ner
soup spoon!" -,
SAs Il that were important Chrys;,,
said mother. The poor child VIII
pick up q veneer Of manners very
quickly. But IL she isn't orderly, she'll
Eeet into trouble with Jim before long.
| He loves order and neatness ana ne's
q soIdier-and he will have It,"
4 III he wants it in. his own home,
he'll have TO keep host of servants
to supply It," shifted Chrys. THAT
girl is too lazy to keep the snarls out
Of her curls. We never had anything
like her in the family before. Her
first establishment about us-about
ali OF us Lorimers-is going to pc the
\ discovery that we don't consider 1t ele.
CANT to be lazy"