The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-11
IE DALI
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You Never Can Tell.
~ Corona Remington.
Copyright. 1890, BY the Mcclure
5 Newspaper Syndicate.

ccpyE,gA.. 1920. ~ {, the hen, Mcclure
Mo ono had ever loved as deeply
M a. those two--Iames wilcox ana
Constance Helmeon. ynev LOOK.
ed into each others eyes n isR oane
4 and for the fortieth time that evening
made the same remark-with slight
! variations. :.
mo one. dearest; no one on earn
has ever felt 1t as we have, ne u oiu
known each other all our lives, but
from tho beginning of time-cleal
back to the first day"
And it shall be this way to the
end OF time" she signed soi1y mto
his ear
After a long and tender parting
kiss, almost sad because u was tne
last. he left her, never to return, tney
both well knew-until me m az. s.,d
And thus the days spec py anu anu
NE de who were totally unconscious Of
the world about them. At last one
bright Sunday in June Constance
a Jimmy ny darling, my sister Aggie,
home from college last night. She's
out now, but ! want you TO stay 70
dinner and meet her"
asure, / WILL he replied. But
what do care about sister Aggte!
She'll only try TO monopollzc my very
ownest-" He kissed her again.
Later they were summoned to tle
& fiinn g-room and James was intro
lduced to Aggle. He took his eyes OH ~
Constance long enough to glance a.
the newcomer while being presented
when suddenly his knees shook be-
meath him and he thanked heaven
when he was, safely seated. Aggie
was exactly Nike Conatancs-mGl
things Constance lacked, too, Con-
stances eyes were wonderful. Ag-
hle's more wonderful. Constance's
nose was pretty, Aggie's beautiful;
and so it went. Alone. Constance
was pretty; besiie Aggie she glim-
riered In the background a faint imi.
sation OF her sister. They resembled
each other yet Aggie was more SO.
In every way and every thing she
WAS more like Constance than Con-
stance herself.
When he awakened from the first
shock feeling OF unspeakable re-
morse came over him. He swore at
himself for q cad, a traitor, 9 VERT
able blackguard. Yet every time no
looked up, these sat Aggle smiling
Nc him and he knew that 1t was no
horrible nightmare but q terrible
twentieth century fact. AS soon as
ke decently could he got away,
tnumbling some excuse ABOUT q
7zil that night as he tossed and
turned It was Aggle's picture that
kent smiling at him in the darkness
md not Constances In a panic ne
S9onld close his eyes to try 10 shut
Int the vision, but always 1t was
there. And the next day he was to
bring Constance over to take dinner
With his family! She would be sure
&tO notice the change in him-the
whole world would see-yet 1t was
'ffnpossfble to get out Of 1t. lie
would carry it through somehow,
EhenA cook up a business trip and ges
aNfiy for a week or SO until he could
Y force his fathless heart back into It's
All dinner the following evening
after he had introduced his rather
and brother to Constance, his motn-
er having already met her, ne Droke
tine luSWS OL tuo UuoLASSo tAAP. T..
Harry, you'll have to entertain
Eonny and look after her while I'm
Zone. I've bought tickets to Tine
\ Shepherds Call You must take her
md think oil me when you do 1t, old
eSapn he ended With heartfelt
qThe .business trip" did James but
little good. He returned in the same
iiesnerate state OF mind and was al
most afraid to call on COMFY for
fear Of colEding with Aggie: he
felf sure his countenance would give
us secret away Truly, man is COM
skblicated and variable!
Reaching home at night he went
sfraigiit to his room and dropped
into q chair, marose heap OF pc
wildered fntrospe ction. Ages later
4 he was conscious OF his brotner
standing beside him IN his smoking
sThat things beastly color, was
lanes only greeting as he glared
siha occupant, In his hostile stare
Harry made no commentl bust
switched off the light.
What the dickens did you do that
!. tof?r roared his brother.
Because I want 10 tell you some
hing andI have 10 say it in the
Hurry up then, DO" he growled
X JAMES, 1 swear hid 1t, swear
did, Harry began In frenzy.
Hid what. you lupatic? Are you
"a afiid it until COMFY broke out
crying last night and confessed she
Ilidn't love you any more"
Whatf gasped James In a hiss
aYes," Harry continued, "and when
she had made 1t perfectly plain and
realized 1t was all up between you,
i told her bow l felt toward her.
simply couldn't keep It in any more"
Speechless, James jumped up out
Of the chair and Numbered toward
8he door in the dark.
swat! Where are you going"
nyalled Harry. "You wouldn't do
anything to Conny-would you?"
aConny nothing" answered James.
finn going to make an appointment
with Aggie. She's more like COMFY
than COMFY herself Is, but how the
devil did Cupid ever get his wires
crossed like that?"
How "mls." Came Into Use.
The origin of Miss" is curious,
md. oddly, enough. an almost exact