The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-19
CONES SONS
OF A BRIDE
tcopyrignt N e Al

aDcn't fool yourself. The police
viii never look for me-" Ann said. =
was silly to get excited. Why, NOBODY
knows j went out TO the bathing oeace
nobody but you. And nobody saw
you pick me up In your car
aAnn. what made you do Il! y
wasn't Necessary. The man never
would have bothered you after today.
Daddy had bought his shop-he wSs
leaving town tonight. ANN! on
A You'd dI better stop CRYING yourseli"
said Ann sharply. 7 didn't 90 II!
"very well, Well stick TO tnat
story.m agreed.
Siou-think-you are convinced
that did," Ann asked with her
best baby stare.
/ let her query pass. ! said:
Tell me about 1t. Or tell me as
much as you please. Somebody mas
got to know and has got 70 netp
'S $jane, it was this way. lie sent
me a rote-said he was going TO leave
town on q long trip. A boy handed
me the note this morning. | came
over to your house TO call Ives on the
phone SO that nobody at the big house
coul oyerhear me. You know how
our branch phones are all linked up!
THANK GOO ness discovered what
YOU were IN to. Ann. 1t seems the
one bit Of good fortune In this awful
Il didn't use one OF the Lorimer
cars" Ann continued. Il didn't want
/ a chauffeur along. /! went to White
| Point on a bus. was late. kept
| Ives waiting. The bus was Jammed.
Nobody noticed me-"
eve will hope not"
81 went straight TO the bis patn-
house and paid for one Of the better
compartments. They face the water.
Through the wooden Stats Of the WIN,
dow | watched the crowd. Presently
| / saw Ives, walking up and down the
broad walk, before the women's wing
Of the bathhouse. He was waiting for
! me. or course he couldn't see me. |
opened the box and unfolded my bath.
| ing suit. was surprised to find the
gun in the box. You remember, J
tossed II there, In my room this morn.
| ing? Well, in my hurry TO keep my
engagement, | forgot to take II out
| tied up the box at home without no.
ticing that automatic"
| nodded approvingly. The defense
was good, | had to admit. suppose
that Justice was never binder or more
! IMPARTIAL than ] was as listened to
the remainder of AIMS story.
Through the wooden blinds, saw
| Iyes-in his bathing suit-and he
seemed awfully common and vulgar.
| The day was hot-and horTid. ] don't
/ like to 20 swimming, any way. Never
did. Makes me so warm and all
mussed up. Such a nuisance undress-
| ing and dressing. over and over, In a
I stIffy three.by.three room. As look.
ed al Ives, sort OF struttipg around
among the half.clothed girls, | said
i to myself that | was going to all The
bother and fuss and discomfort-jrst
! for what? Why. if didn't watch my
stem, that queer man would put HI,
arm around me-out in the water
carelessly-as Il, he were helping NE
and he would hug me-too tight
! shud1ered. Ann noticed il.
| Il shiyered, too, just like that" she
/ said. Suddenly. the situation seemed
| perfectly awful to me and absolutely
unexplainab!e. ] hated myself:
hated Ives. ! called myself fool. ]
| called Ives a cad. couldn't imagine
| how ! had drifted SO far. Such an IN,
! suit to my perfectly grand husband;
And to Bob-such grand man; And
| Daddy Lorimer-he's so grand, too.