The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-22
NAFEGeAN@l
or BRBE
teoWr1E8t, 1890
Ann Thinks It . Wonderful Idea to
Help Deb "EIope."


1--WE always neeD perfectly crazy
about opponents. It's the only
way. Jim and / eloped, you know.
| Now Jane. believe M. I won't gum
up Deb's wedding, II you'll let me
in on It! PleaSe!" This from Ann,
to which ! replied:
Ann, | think It was perfectly
outrageous o. you to ~listeu!"
Couldn't help 1t, Jenie. wasn't
pussy.footing, honest / wasn't. l
Just ran ovor to sing you a little
song I'v0 been writing and l was
humming 1t all the way upstairs,
fixing up the second line Of the
chorus, and l was going to surprise
you, and instead, you never heard
me and ! was the surprised one.
Stunned, positively, to think that
Debbie Burns would dream or elop.
ing! Just like me! And now l
can't remember my soEg, that is
nothing but the title which Is, You
Can't Live In Love Town All the
Time!' Say. girls, amt it . peach
OF An idea? Listen, Debbie dear,
can't / be a bridesmaid or some.
thing? Where are you going?
When? What are you gong to
wear?
Now Deborah Burns is so fine
herself that she believes in the
goodness of everybody else. She
ought to have known that Ann was
pretty and silly AID tricky but she
acted as II the child were the
spirit OF integrity. She pur her
arms around the bebe and explain
ed:
Nothing has been planned yet
except that | am to meet Ted at
four this afternoon at the Valley
Parsonage"
"Whee.ee.ee!" whistled Ann.
What a jolly romantic spot! Only
I0hould think you'd pull 1t on right
here in town SO it could get into
all the papers right away. II there
Is to be any fuss about 1t, why
elope?"
This Is not a joke, Ann Lori
mer," l said in my seVerest tone.
Nov, you must promise not to tell
u single SOUL"
Gross patch! Cross patch!"
uuklILlGu AIII uAtlA Leu SUb ASA
short with:
Jane is going to take me to the
parsonage In her car. Ted will be
there with the license
"And me with the bouquet" Ann
interrupted.
Then Ted will catch the 5 o'clock
for the east. It's the only through
train which stops Mt the Valley Sta
ton. So | mustn't be late"
"Say, girls, let ME drive the carl"
Ann pleaded.
"If you'll promise. not to tell" l
insisted. felt that If we were to
keep Ann out of mischief we woE11
better keep her occupied. Really,
l couldn't think OF any promise Ann
would not break on IN Impulse, art
err which she would spend hours eX-
cusing herself to herself ror her
treachery.
1--WE got to be or" she an.
nounced suddenly. ~ promised Van
I'd so with him to the football game
this morning. You needn't look so
persniCkIty, Jane. Jim said I
could. So there. Pity you can't
chaperon me all the time. But say,
I'd heaps rather stick around here
and help pull this thing OFF. How's
Ted going to the Valley?'
"On a local train"
Ann LOrimer, do you intend to
keep a secret-just for once In
your life%
I persisted because l knew that
there wasn't much of anything
Paul Van Eyck couldn't worm out
of a woman when his %flattering
tongue was at it's best.
Ann departed without promising.
She went down the stairs singing
her first original melody and do
dance steps to it, with a high kick,
even as she descended.
You Can't Live in Love Town
All the Time!" she called up to US
as she slammed the front door.