The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-21

|ellgRI''T!'. STORY
Rosalinds Rustic Ro-
nance.
~ q. PAY BAKER

.fuoeu2 ny LD6 UUEeu dIu
Z n bravery was rewarded with the
hand Of The cattle kings lovely
mi Rosalind had another kind
III Tomance to think about, and she
Nc tie central figure In 1t. she
Was loved desperately and wooed
persistertly by two young men;
SnIy last night one Of them had
srooosed for his third time, and
H DAYS ago the other had pop
oed the question" after having pop,
" Il thrice previously. Rosalind
{ SWas satisfied that she loved one
n her ardent wooers, but could
( tct determine which Of them u
was. Il was this perpleIing puz-
IA that caused her temporarily to
sIose interest IN Roaring Ruteford.
ke was Crabtree Center's most
N Table daughter, when i come
NJ 'ooks and personality. She was
nlumn-not too pium1-and she
Esd a,ihurp hair-not red, mind
yosi-aIld dlmples. It might 5e
MENTIONED in passing that her fath.
! a possessed something else thai
"a s;ss plnmp-a bank roll. Many a
CrabtTee Center youth, with an eye
etSa5 adorlnyly on Rosailnd ana
the other attached hungrily TO her
iatheTs dollars, had entered the
I, Isrer,a. but all Of them had, tailed
ma droppsd by the wayslde; II
YOU can imagine waysides IN an
arena. r,o,,
were Felix Spriggins and Iosepau :
SmSrtlox. II beauty played a par.
sbnth were out Of the running. the
FORMER was built much like the
moo, and the latter like "a straw:
SEsIiy weighed 25O and Josephus
7 nuriar his spare moments whed
efWas not calling on RoSa!lno'
9Iix worked at reducing his grin,
Fdsing gymnastic apparatus wnlcn
occupied all the space In his room
S:that was not taken up with the
led, But the more he laoored TO
,lns6 flesh, the more he took on.
N6t +he same time 'Josephus
soIEht to acquire avoirdupols, but
ne only effect Of this was to make
him thinner.
crabtree Center was small, and
! III hank. where both worked was
4 latie structure resembling a jail.
Il would not have been IN exist
ence only for the fact that the
town was built at a four-corners
where all the rural highways con-
syerged and the farmers used II TOT
4 social business gathering place.
aFellx and Josephus are botn
nice boys" unused Rosalind as she
n1nched q chocolate. Il could mar
y either Of them and pc happy.
I u only there was sometaihS rolnan !,
tic about one Of them. II one OF
chem would perform deeds OF dar.
ing like Roaring Ruthiord he would
be my choice; but who can mag.
Inc Felix doing anything nefoic -
Josephus would be more lkely 10
display bravery, out VIVA. oppo.-
tn5ity IS there tor aeeas y. p1 TN.
.ery in Crabtree Center Yes :,
they're both nice boys anu Xno"
they both lYe me-
nW, Fe.8 Spsiggins haq a near
las Big as his bulky BODY. he loveu
Rosalind with all OF TINS generous
hear, and II ne gave a thought 70
her fathers financial Standing II
was only Incidental.
Josephrs Smartlox was 'ono OF
ltnery, and he loved the lucre MI
Menthorn possessed. Yes, ne iov.
Sd Rosaiind because OF her auburn
hair and dtmp!es, but be loved her
more because Of the oanSroil OF
which she some day would be the
custodian. -
Yes" mused Rosallnd, I must
have romance; ! must have a brave !,i
man. My choice Tor a husband WILL
be the one who does a heroic deed.
] will deliver this to them as an
ultimatum.
It was necessary, OF course, 70
deliver the ultimatum to each OF
her suitors on separate occasions;
Tor nothing would have induced
them to get together, not even the
power Of their love for Rosalind.
7 will marry the man VINO per,
forms the most daring deed OF
heroism," was what she said. y
don't know how you can put your
bravery to a test in this back.
woods town, but ! shall walt until
j.