The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-21
lie DAILY ,
81 HORT STORY
Jazzing The Quotes
BY DORA NOLAN.
Copyright, 1926, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)

With TyLlUllC CEedhLHB
couch hammock swung TO anu IEo'
Through a latticed honeyaucE!e
vine came fragrance and moon
beans blended by soft breeze;
a brew which no 1.JO law can toF-
bid, though fifty judges pass on us
Intoxicating quality. And now INTO
this paradise OF young lovers came
dtsCordant note. Mary EllZaDeth
introduced 1t, and though the I'm
bre OF Dou's voice was caresslllSy
Bhe chose to disregard that ana u
take offense at his words.
''You wouldn't call 1t c0AlouAu'
ed, Donald Whetmore, II CAcle
James should take ie into ms heau
to give us enough TO builu you
tine new garage without your NY
up to you TO make soou impress
sion when we 90 over there tomoE
row evening" ~.
Now, Donald Whetmore, Ike
many men who work with tneir
hands, was not given to analy"S
hig motives, This matter ueeusu
some thinking out, he decided, ana
who can search Tor COlu reasolis
and hold the only girl IN the "oLlu
j In his arms at one ana the same
time? So Don merely answered. IN
a concillatory tone, EVEN j. uon |
banker after his money, Ia want
your uncle TO Ike me lor your s1Ae'
dear" ~,
likes ana dislikes where mere peo-
pie are concerned" laughed Mary
Z. Books are his hobby, II you
Just allow yourself TO be Doreu
while he presses on about tAcln'
throwing IN Il quotation, careless,
tly, occasionally, youll get by an
right" ,o,, 49,,
! said-tnat particular evening III
the hammock sheltered ny me
moon. bathed honeysuCklu, can DC
imagined bv young lovers and
those not yet too old to forget. II
Is sufficient for this stoy,tu re-
late that when Don departed. some
time later, he had agreed tC Mary )
nIan and carried away with nam
IN volume entitled "Famtliai QUO
tations," Also that lar INTO the
morning light burned III his room
Ing house niche.
Because he was one OF thoat
. symmetrlcalIy built chaps whoiH
the garment designers luxe a.
models for their standard Slz+ :
Donald Whetmore looked very Wen
i indeed in his ready-madc suit. IN
his eyes at least, Mary Elizabeth
was a rosy dream in her frilly pink
organize gown and hat. The car
Ia which they set forth for the
eyentful call was the best Don hau
mn hand for demonstration pur-
noses, All this grandeur, however,
was lost upon Uncle James, whom
they found on the porch OF his
/: spacious home, lost physically III
The depths OF q large wicker chalt'
for he was a little man; anu men
tally in u small volume Douho III
limp leather. ", -,
said In greeting the arrivals, hold
ing out the book as though he cN,
pected his guest to shake hands
with 1t. Give me the old ones
"Weil, give me liberty or give me-
a-1odEe in q garden or cucumOerS'
responded Don cheertully. From
then on this irrevercnt Young man
totally and purposely disresarueu
Mary EIizabeth'S look OF, horror
and Uncle James puzzled Irowh
which changed TO angry resent,
ment as the conversation ran on
something like this:
Uncle James = This is Haw-
1900 ~
M9 2I nol ,,ost He,e tbe puv who
n ,tC1,,,S $3.50 whic6 thp huilh.
salu, ne eto tlo M moss ="
ers F e,t sas tHSaS man WIN
9HS ~ SSIInnI,, in v0i1r husIness.
as Mary tells me, but.
SsesS tn09 ahoI, fi1nrish like
I9g1slness I az ' tras - iNtarTrnteI
W w 4t;TsIv
y Nf6f.Sy fSIstaricallv) Its been
HafS tSdsS think nv face is
S 5 ) [I;hbing cheeks flushed
gs,sttE S,o,,;s+hinr besides sunburn
w bo s t. r. SitraCt Don's glance
ssS ,s,et SNs
4 = W. f,S my iseverelv)-"As the Bible
S .sSs u M Ea y sr nm r.
~" Sr an Thinning nm in despera.
.y,S Ntot y.oS ITncIe James. there is u
~ .ttSt1,Io,. StoTn1 cowinC. I'm terry
S111 Fr.i5 ~ tTem A man was
4oliiSx,aS h,t I,Sbtninr vesierdayi"
tGV. hut 10 die and go where life
IL h1Sf an empty dream!" deClalmcu
3So1- vTandIV, waving his arms
sSSnnd nr9miscuously as Mary
,FS,5SsSeth dragEed him down the
Ss,aiir ~ 9he machine. leaving Uncle
TeS1taS standing on his OorC6, "best
5SrIanS" IN His hand and his lips
t!nS5 hlinV with ,unaDoken words.
TTbe +iSa home wns an omlnously
,tIant me Don waited for the
StS,.1S ~ Lreok while Mary Eliza,
SAOsa " - -, ,,,nrr IA In,