The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-22
Jocelyn Of the Blue Arrow
BY RAY LEWIS
> Q OUR little girl is determined

Ehppy.
Then had arriyedja little girl so pref.
y even in her first baby days that
Aoily, searching her brains for the
aainttest name she knew, named her
socelyn. And the child grew up TO fit
sae name-sltrn, graceful. with softly
Earling sunildssed hair and eyes like
Due velvet panstes.
Vaguely ct first, then quite defin.,
Seiy, the parents grew to realize that
ne crudeness Of the girls surround:
ah ss were not calculated to develop
ner mind and character as they wish.
I'd: And there was the question of edu.
cation. After many hours OF anxious
neditation, Molly sat down and wrote
20 her widowed sister-an enclosed a
snapshot of Jocelyn.
As q result, 'Jocelyn went to live
With her aunt in a distant city, where
phe went to school, learned how To-
zpeak the kings English correctly and
sow todress. There had been money
anough for it all without any asking
Of charity from the aunt. for Cant,
Mcdonald, in spite of diminishing traf-
s,c on the canal. had made good with
eis Blue Arrow line barges.
AS the years passed the girls visit
=. s..-,,a... s.nu ruother haa oecom'
80 III t,ssa snd tney considering the
,dSs.. INA naa oeen satisfied. Now
-sts.,. . ss u .,'I1 haa come her
sa, SAVING tnat she was tired Of
e, e-,.1s ,.way 50 long from home ano
'.ori i ~, ~, MaS eomlng before they
20 @ nv TO-
sans sl ~ threw his portfolio
6,nraa NJ sle pdnk Oh the canal. re-
- .,as lat anu mopped his brow
ss.a-, s sae soW pam on not Aug.
s- :, !. 49,, W. sseh N me interests OF a
o,d T-s. ssoly on tne Passing OF the
All a'eosetner deAgntr
"a IL.
49,, 800 s1os Iioeor boat that would
,FsS, ~ .. "Si9 just ABOUT nit me
ete,ct - . Ihen coula
sno'sat az 7 Travelled and yet go slow
enousn not 70 miss anything
,,,s ~ = = N answer TO his wish a boa,
<sn nsI ose around aIod tne bend OF the
Ssssra Iss. nos tne motor boat Of his
49, 49,. : : tsaa appeared the bead
' a9.r II 2 .1 y
So 1870 c.leu JACK suddenly.
49, tees io y, lar. lar.
49, ws.s 81 a.ne oarses drew abreast
-, Ss a.ss lolward, plsSed out the
ian VINO seemed TO be in charge and
go ~. y MN board and2lodging for
as ~, ~ :, npensatlon to be given
M t..s
,,.,s.s 49,, nesi stated tnen called his
:. THIS young man wants
A.. s.ns ., 8 ZIP Win us; can We put
40 ny
- ~ me ups Oh his wife formed a
~ 80 Hen sne checked 1t Why
.nsre Is room on one of the other
-. So ouT daughter has Just come
s1t,le and our. punks are full but you're
Fescv, l.n 70 70 stake your meals with u.s."
3 ssaII9rd found himself installed
Snr ssa,Ieo on the plodding journey
= p1Ltaso. me tow had been held up
oFnne y one OF the locks as pre-
ss;, n,s strins OF oarges was put through
haa cllmoed out to sketch the
e'ek.
AS ne swung back to the forward
saArse, tne occupant OF low rocking
yaar IN the cabin doorway looked up
Sllckiy Taken off his guard, Jack
;snfeu nnbeheving. Then he bowed.
tslu SAID, m going with the tow for
~ way. Are We fellow travelers?"
joceign smiled. I'm the captains
Saughter, she returned simply. ESQ
GUESS we are"
Followed long. lazy days of leisure
IS travel and the young people soon
9ecame obliyious to all but each other
Long ago Jacks article on the old
Fanal had lost much OF its Importance.
Why worry about outside occupations
rhen his fathers considerable bust.
joss would some day be his-a bust
1ess which IN the meanwhile gave him
comfortable berth and a months
racatiop And yet--if it wasn't fol-
BIS dependence on his father, wouldn't
ne perhaps allow himself to think Of
this glorious girl more seriously? AS
It was-well, dad was an excellent
parent and all that. but he did have
exaggerated ideas about the Importance
81 family and all that sort of thing. III
rs son ever suggested such a coptin-
Fency as marriage with barge cap.
Snin,s daughter, dad would 20 up in
sAe air and Jacks prospects along
With him.
But the little md If love saIdor,