The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-30
THE ID AL II
SHORT STORY
A Halloween Hunch.
ey RUBY DOUGLAS

|;hSa BY RUBY DOUGLAS.
SllEfoyrigtt, 1920, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
J, HALL we take the galIoping
road?" Constance turned
N her horses head into tho
III, soft road that led to the
aThe brown OF her riding
the bay coat Of her mount,
sld.brown Of her huir all
I'd in with the autumnal tints
"A. trees aud brush through
~ the galloping road ran.
"Eelen-lve always had hunch
Ei1at I'd meet my fate on this brl
dlepath," Constance remarked
when the two horses had settled
down together into comfortable
Helen looked al her companion
That's q cherry thought Tor sUGh
wonderful morning, dear "a
certainly enlarge on IT."
i "Oh-I don't mean anything tra6'
| ic," Constance fastened to explain
ci4seks for moment. II mean;
Twill meet tho man who ! shaii
eventually marTy-here. -
"WhO said so-the outjn board:
Constance shook her head ana
her bobbed brown CurlS danced ne
meath her sailor hat. No Just
Helen suddenly laughed oh
it's the Halloween atmosphere
that has taken hold OF you l
thought you were beyond -AaH
Con"
Constance smiled TOO Perhaps
Il was the spirit OF the old.time
fairies that made me think OF Il
today. Butt have always Thought
should marry man who was
fond OF horses and II lie Is, where
is there better place TO meet
him than on this famous ghli0pihE
road?"
"There isn't-but il never works
that way In every ay NE, ~
Nothing further was said on the
snbIect bur Constance, born III Oc-
toher, always felt that the month
held especial happiness Tor her.
The thrill Of autumn was in htl
veins, her horse WAS Just lreSh
enough to need careful handling.
,thdi was a party at the club that
- Is kkhE S&-it was Halloween. Ev-
ching vlnted to romance Tor
Instance.
''f1l dare you to ride to the party
- "a ,c Asien a m s99 s1''' S"''s",
isSgatIt of our clothes
tsOh-its Il spOOk party ana we
can get some OF the other girls 10
take our black dominoes anu we
can nut them ON utter we got there
ride through this path in the
moonlight would be great--and II
would be different" ,
Helen. "But-rm game Lei els :
get Mr.. North to ride with uS--ahu
perhaps Mrs. North"
rier. Are you on, them"
Helen loved TO ride and rode
well and the idea OF going on horse
back to the Piping Ridge CLUB 10
Halloween party fitted entirely
into her idea Of good time.
The girls cut their morning rae
a little short IN view OF the pros
SSAnd when the moon was uht
faASnE her slender silver self ia
savens, they were again on
32Ehorses and had been joined
Three other equestrians VINO
4 20 were going to- the club TO the
Hisn!t Il wonderful ?" Constance
cried as she galloped through the
t TIT is;A sa agreed Bert North, who
tor the fairies tonight, Con. This
Is going to be some party.
Whon they arrived, the music
was being waited out across the
club house grounds, the .porches
were lighted with dim yellow IAN
terms. witches with great brooms
were tanning the. air, ghost'lIKe ng'
lures were lodging from oen!no
7tFees and, altogether, It vas { me
typical old'feshioned Hallo"e Ell
fiis it Just l, IIelen--or, do you
queer and spooky2" whispered
asfance, as the two girls slipped
their Disgusting costumes IN
8 dressing room.
IHyerybody feels that way at
pike this" Helen answered.
n Constance had real preGno'
ti6n Of impending rate .b S1e
ma, child.Iike games Of seeing
Sour lovers face in the mirror, put
ESae ealt that somewhere, somehow
f6niRht, she would meet some one
Who would mean much to her III
The orchestra was doing, its best
10 add to the gayety OF the occa'
Sion, and the musicians were play
Ing everything It knew that ia{rt aSe
Z W9IfaF 4Huk9bk4S NhS@ W. =, R-'-h-.- =. :.
themeA, minor motifs. Constance
wRs dRncing with some one she
could not recognize
No one spoke. Spook danced
lStth spook, black and white 70
$tSSer. Constance had partner
Sho was q perfect dancer. she
NTisfi 10 discover who he was by his
ASn, h!g size. At last the muslc
yS$Spped and he took her out on the
ooTch, There, he raised his black
kond frtfle, for air, and Con
Ttnnce knew that she had never
eSseu him before. ,-,,, -
Then she, was, not atralq ~
aueuk, Since(he did not know, heT,
Il there was no danger IL recognizing
Aess Yoa arc a stranger" she ven
saT rae; man laughed. II was," he
aaid, II DO not feel ike one since
tiat dance. Two cannot dance
tHEt wonderful. waltz together and
Abs absolute strangers. Qid not
irTnw q could DO waltEed to" :.
"I,isgta Dream Of Love was II
aot?'' asked Constance.
The han nodded II am a guest
az Mr.Sand Mrs, North and they
nointed you out to me-they Knew
vor, 1t deems. even In your disguise
ana said l should enjoy this dance
with you. May | consider that our
III YOU think we need one" Con.
k.,.aS ,,.nDlNad ''TO me your pres