The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21
BY LiLlIAN HALL CROWLEY

I always get out before We az
ready. / Just can't stand 1t any
fnore!"
4Iet's play one Of her own
tricks on Ter, not because We want !
VI 40 Il. but to show her the KIND
n things she does. We may al
- N this town iorever-and think
Mollfe spelling our fun all that
,fime,:. denounced Mary.
aWhat can we do TO her? We
can't 70 and tell her 70 behave ne:.
an. Shed tell all the boys ana
then act Ike a martyr" said Eve
ssThe boys never get within a
mile Of her" declared Mary.
aWsll have to think out some
thing" said Belle.
% jumped Evelyn. LOOK girls
l0o There was Mollie Crawford
coming along the street with a
handsome young man. She never
!. looked toward the three glfls, "a
would have been the natural TINA
q a., but passed smilingly Oh
chatting with her companion; =.
sWho Is he!' the three asked Ii
49, ~ wv
probably some one here on bust
mess or visiting" Belle volunteered
Bale and Evelyn arose to 90 ail-
fthey had vowed to teach NOME
SieSSor. A week later the girls
met aeatn. They had found OUT
the young man was the new teller
in ne bank. Also. he had walked
T6ne with Mollie four times. .
ENow TO business" said Belle.
think you, Evelyn, have 70 get
[ HIM away from Mollie. You are 50
ihnocent looking he won't suspect,
md Mary and ! viii aid AND aOes
you ,r.
cob. l couldn't" exclaimed eve
lin. at seems 50 deceittuL"
we've got to use her tools
wen tate him away from under
Saf very eyes. Now for the plan"
Mary found she had business at
'fhe bank the next day and I1aneu'
lEvered a az % get an introduction
10 the new teller.
sTTl see you often, Of course,
MD she. 'In 8 small town one
Knows everybody"
1T hope So" politely answered
Tom Adams. A..
That same afternoon, later, tne
roung man was again walking home
With Mollie Crawford. He always
refurned the same way, going past
the Marden home. Mary and Eve
IN were cutting roses from 0 bush
near the walk.
Nary introduced him to Evelyn:
TOMS eyes opened wide, as indeed
thay might, for Evelyn was a pic
In her dainty pink dress which
on her blond loneliness. She
boxed q part Of the rose setting
Mary's dark beauty made the note
q contrast IN the picture.
sAre you getting acquainted! Z
aSked Mary.
Ss'Weil-not very rapidly. 70!
nee. a lot Of work has accumulated
a the bank and | want to get thai
graiehtsned out as soon as can
'..if you have nothing to do, com.
here this evening and meet somt
q my friends. Well dance on thu
sThank you. III come: WI
Won be here, Miss Jetries" Es
furned to- Evelyn with q rathel
marked look.
woh, yes, Evelyn will be here
Mary answered for the now uncom
TIl come" He put on his ha'
Mary, I can't go on with 1t.
was 50 fused, l didn't lure him ONT
sHe was taken with you at once
Nov, dear, Just be an actress a.
you were IN the play last month
You were acting q part and you dlt
4 beautifully! Remember, you arr
1cting q part now, with Belle ant
he for support"
livery well. I've given my wort
IN see It through"
Tom went to the Marden home
where the three girls surrounded
LIN. Mary and Belle saw to It tina
hedanced often with Evelyn. The.
made the couple walk in the ros'
Earden. They started q good cam
paign, but Tom was so easy t
manage that they had little to dc
Tom danced once with Mollie
but his eyes followed. Evelyn
dainty figure until he caught he
eye and she gave him a shy, swee
emile.
Only once more was Tom seer
waking home with MollIe. H
locked Jored, while Moll!es fac
e Ike q thundercloud. Tom AMI
Evelyn were together constantly.
Then they noticed a change b
Mollia. She smiled more and grad
ually left OF saying bitter thing.
Once when she began to answeI
Helle with the old sarcasm sh,
stopped short bit her Lip and an
gWered pleasantly. The girls wert
i7Iprtsed.
Tom was seeing Evelyn home, a
uSual, after one Of the pleasan
summer hops When they reachet
he yeranda be said:
Lets sit down; I have some
thing 70 tell you" He drew tn
unresisting GIL to the hammock.
Evelyn, dear, l love you and
want you to mar"
stop, Tom, stop! Oh, Tom, yol
mustn't. I'm not The girl you thinl
I am. I'm q Villain and I have
ccbiession 10 make" The golde]
head dropped low so that she dii
not see the twinkle In her lover
VIVA. 4 IT, dear: You love me
sYes, Oh yes, but you won't wan
me when you hear. l tried-l de
Nberately planned to take you ava.
tom Mollie Crawford. smiled q
wen, YOU succeeded, dida'
Ana you don't despise me"
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