The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-09
4 Matter Of Precaution.


GERS your manner, Mariorie-so
distant and stand.off-ish. A man
Anceds encouragement ii he
well, II you expect him 70 get any.
whore, the very new Mrs.. Gordon
said 70 her maid OF honor, with the
accent Of supreme wisdom possible
only to supreme ignorance.
Mariorie's answer was a eoft
chucisie Alicia's role Of experienced
marion diverted her amazingly.
stepsisters, close friends nothwith.
\ standing, when Frank Gordan. had
come incoming after her, she had en-.
gineered the transfer Of his facile at.
fections TO her housemateS so deftly,
so subtley, neither OF the newlyweds
suspected her agency. She had fore
seen how 1t would be-Alicia with her
liquid nature, taking form from what
II fell into, would try to live UP to
the Gordon dignity, partly in loyins
obedience to her Frank, but more
I through her own aspirations
Asa first fruit, she must marry off
Marjorie she + would miss her OF
coarse but a solitude Of two was en-
dcing IN the honeymoon year even
the best.beloyed terium quid crowds
q doyecote, no matter how roomy.
tYou are really pretty" Alicia
went on patronizingly: "Prettier than
! am this without conviction. But
then you are older-twenty-three al
most besides stopping there en-
barrassed, and looking away -
Besides. I'm almost pauper-with
fine feeling for the fine things
money buys 2 Marjorie supplemented.
not bitterly, but with darkening eyes.
Maybe you are right. Maybe ought
to be advertising myself in the object
just can't see II, Lazy as am, work
looks better to me.
'Marjoriew Alicia exploded, "you
know that s. out OF the question. Frank
! VIII never allow 1t. People will say,
oh, dreadful things. We must consider
our position. But you are joking
You must be. There Is nothing you can
do.
y am mighty competent cook"
Marjorie said slowly, pulling herself
together after the explosion, which
had hardened her nebulous conscious.
ness Of need into something impera.
tive. Until the moment of speaking,
She had never thought OF her cooking
as an asset, Now by lightning cal.I
culation she reckoned it, plus a bond
or two, q few sticks of furniture, and
right good will, as, a provision.
wholly adequate, for independence.
The house was Alicia's-work there
was impossible. Further the country.
side already, was suffering plague
OF tea rooms, wayside inns and booths
OF homemade dainties, aimed at motor.
lists beginning to be booth.shy. But
somewhere there was place for her
--she must find it the sooner the
better.
Next morning Alicia read tearfnlly
\ scrawl which ran: .Don't fret. hon.
lev gone to seek my fate--not sure
yct whether It win turn out fortune
Ior "a husband. Tell folks what. YOU
pluhse-you can make them belfeye4
Anything You lie so deliciously. You'll
hear from me through Judy-she
KNOWS everything won't tell. Be
good toeyourself and keep Frank In
his place until I come back. Love
and all the rest Of it. from the Wicked
Marjorie. N-'>
Judy knew everything tf,roueh hay.
ing been the door OF hope.
Dem Warrens people ober 10 Pine
Hill done come we're tn Ieern what we.
all dom and wiis ragarin an chargjn.
case dee couldn't git no cook ter stav
syid nni-not since Jincy, Judy's sister
mad been wrested from their kitchen
Ply sudden matrimony. Oh, yessum.
dee paid all right-most anything wus
asked UNI But de ole lady she WINS
cranky as ram. horn, even lafoh
sne len ana broke so many bones
Dem de two trained nurses acl dot
ueI repisod-legged maa, her son. even
wusser Dee WIS sto1y too much fe,.
any piai1 wukkin' CONAN. Mavhe o..
iaay monsbt stand UNI. Miss Mabie
petter frn long obcr dar. lisht an,
make pegagement, 'pend:n' on .rndv
Yer send on her suit case-and keen
ner monf shet ter everybody"
Marjorie nodded-she was bavond
speech. But she Rugged July tight and
ran away trying hard to whistle Six
\hours later, on the edge of sundown
She was in the Warren kitchen saw
ing 70 herself as she glanced around!
Tuesday OF creation week comIdn.t
have been patch on this. - The
ramrodlegged son had fetched her 10
1890 INtAfS1 a ueIpleSS naOu at
the spectacle within, then vanisbeJ
murmnring he would make it worth
her while to stay. WI ~
Faith may move mountains, but viz.
gin Ignorance can give it three in the
game II Marjorie had known half
what the following week taught her
she would never have adventured in
70 the Warren household. One nurse
was a kindly incapable-so was the
remnant elderly maid. But the head
nurse, Miss Smokers made up for
both by abuse OF the permission even
head nurses have to be hateful Small
wonder when she had marked down
me acknowledged one as her special
prey; and saw In Marjorie potential
rival Especially after order came out
Of chaos, and meals were no longer
penances but full fed delights. The
tongue-tied Mr.. Warren had no need
q praise them orally the smackinr
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