The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-02
81
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ne Big Bully!
3, RAY BAKER.
.coptfiEht, 1920, By the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)

fsrn observed Aunt Emma.
ndrlng another cup Of tea,
Which was decidedly black.
1iia YinAlOW, her niece, slipped
l .fiar which had been diluted
cdnAideF1bly, and arched her eye
brcwss but said nothing.
,Ioek IT me her aunt went, on,
fiiigertrg the cup handle IN pleas
Mt santtcipA tiop. Here M near
Here she paused 10 con
S,Ve9y the cup 10 her mouth and set II
acR on the saucer with an air OF
fpntentInent Leaning across thi
.5taiJle she resumed: AND
cont know but I'd take another
cilAnce ~ 4 got one.
Her neics looked idly out OF the
window ok the cabin.
sTt Biilt natural" Aunt Emma
6fsiSted FOR a young woman to
aclud & herself like that from male
iety, Now, there's Frank sam
son for i1Btnnc
Ella turned with a gesture of i'm.
patience
Nov; what would DO the sense Of
sburdening myself with man she
excIaimed. "When women can get
aIonR albright on their own re-
sources, why lake on such respon'
Sibillty Do you think | want
man to boss and bully me around
All men are DULLES at heart II no.
IA actions. Frank Samson, esPe'
cfaiiy. Is too physically strong to be
morally strong. He'd try. TO break
my will and / don't want u broken
~ ifige 10 haye my own wav, and I'm
going to continue having q
&Ittt Etarn9 drained the cup
sEIla, she said surveying her
& nieca'B profile, you're to1, 2noc
looking TO be man hater Now. II
on were very plain and nn4ttfaT.
tive IT might &C ex ;lls%a'c !" va" ~,
mise TOO much. You ST Il t!lJnGht
IftGytu. aead aud never $ OPP &c CO..
slider /: on might be wrruS. ! hhnw
Is ufs OF .tendeIhearted MA. anr ~!
NO. I usbands wac that kind.
man could be ineau % y:'i, nm
You're talking OF the men Of an
other genration," Ella Teturneu'
I'm talking OF present-day men:
{ 10 know they're heartless. My en-
ployer sent me on vacation, pre-
tending to perform a kind deed. but
Il know the real reason was he real
feed / required rest in order 70
10 nv best in his interests. He
buiiied me into taking the vacation.
1T natural for man to be buliy.
You may call 1t something else-de'
termination, for instance but ~
You're wrong, her aunt said de'
ctsiyaly, 'but there's no use arguing
Maybe some day you'll be convinced
you have been unjust.
Maybe = Ella admitted, grudg-
10 tell the truth, Frank Samson
Rad attracted Ella more than sne
cared to confess. She resisted the
attraction, however, for she was
sincere IN her aversion 70 Inen anu
was determined never to marry
Hila was a successful business Wo
man; having recently become man
n aRer OF o retail tire concern in chi
"a 20. In the slack months OF win
~ She was; ordered on a ninety-day
"a ton by the bullying employer"
she..9hn cSeA her-9apt's home IN
SCaif fornia as the place TO spend 1t.
Aunt Emma was comtorta2ly Tx
ed financially, but she lived in 4
modest cabin on the outskirts D.
) the small city, She took It upon
gfierSelf to entertain her niece by IN:
yitfng young men to the house. anu
}sfn hat way Ella became acquainted
with Frank Samson, q member OF
one OF the clty's foremost tamiItes.
+ His father owned large orange
grove, and Frank attended to the
Wholesale marketing OF the fruit.
IA iIed spent two years in college,
but was too interested in athletics
to4waste time on his books, and was
called home,
Frank was more than six feet IL.
height and was broad, too. He had
IA good-natured way about him that
sisfarestad Blla but she told herself
st was only n.Feneer that would run
Oft ON close acquaintance. Neverthe-
fless she couldn't help thinking OF
him considerably.
The day following the dialogue
about men, Aunt Emma and EHh
went for a walk in the forest that
$ surrounded the city. They were
lovers Of nature and liked to wan
der among the tall trees.
They had walked for perhaps half
: IA hour along path when angry
voices at one side attracted their
attention. Curiosity prompted them
81 mari the foliage and look inc q
clearing. where two men stod race
dIteilyou you can't have It," said
one OF the men, tall and broad
And why uot2" questioned the
other, shorter but equally bToau!
with q thick neck. "ls It yours? z"
mo, but it's not yours, either
4 and YOU let It alone or thereu be
froubIe,n and the larger man held u
< dst under the others nose.
Ella felt sick at heart, for she had
recognized the aggressor as Frank
suason. She saw the other nah
Stoop toward the ground, and then
prank gave him a shove that sent
him spraying on his back.
BIal ran away, but her aunt did
not follow.
knew, 4 knew It," Ella repeated
q and over, as she ran towaru
cabin, and, once In It, she tn-
ged in q few tears. Although
twohld not have admitted it., she
begun to believe Frank differ
from other men.
Ger aunt appeared soon, putting
IA exertion, for she was stout.
gT,was d big disappointment"
gasped, settling herself in a
ar and tanning herself with a
o There wasn't any fight at
Frank Just picked the othel
low IN and gave him a spank
and booted him down the hill.
The big bullyi" Ella cried. II
~ he was like that A big, hus-
FELLOW picking on Smaller man.
s fine example of present.
5nan for you, Aunt Emma"
osaYe herself, she couldn't help