The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-06
THE DAILY
STORY
81 A5 MARlA CRAWFORD.
TheEEip stick Alien.

faufAukaf VIZ AhSlAb tA111b Va ~
cnut6h. Ross made love to any
pretty gifi who happened to b
close enough 10 hear the sound OF
STnis winning voice. But he was q
clever fellow and he never put any
thing into writing. and he never
him.
Late ID the winter he invited all
Of his old flames and many Of his
fittle Mckefs, along with an equal
number Of good Fellows. TO make
up q guy house party at his lodge
In the mountains. q
Every face here q pretty faeeln
he sighed thankfully the first eve
ming at dinner. WIN, just OF that
moment, the hanglngs at the door
parted and May Tillrnan came 10
holding another girl, . stranger, by
the hand.
Hello. everybody" cried May
.gayly. sim late az usual. Missed
the express and had 10 come OF. the
local; then waited at the station
halt an hour to get a Ford to bring
me up athe mountain. Ross, this 10
my little cousin, Lizzie Wilson.
s,ale y sts.s " Nv ne
psstealy, 20 ! I'VE a!ong,
ansW yon s9u!u Ply w w, aaa ]
lug Guy aie II na1 " talss
souf sFeas anu blVsious par
EysIypoay .wa.casd hoss 70 &
sateSt u MS un.nytteu saest.
snea Wofe Y satn aress una
uieea et 2 1ecK. her nroWn
nag w sol, ~ ci9ns. oatnply Y
nsE fasr moutn was
W ~, M,as'!a sute " OF pralne
NY Wno,!y unneceasaly attripgte
y ~ species. "
ass s.s,,s san,s} sass " the WY q
z gIrls soeial success with men IKE
ROSS Rseder: Ross was tremend
ousIy pollte " ner ana AZ me giris
were ,pain,pny nice 70 ner. Lixzie
was aaImiess. IhesShaa nothing
TO tsaI ron nsE
EAen man. qia ms duty by MS
nos ana Wisnea !neT on on another
WIZ itne pTecislon% o an alarm
CLOCK 9 w tatal nour. Before
ssaIIeas ons @ltn g walk
ings rlains " motoriags ne TOOK
care 70 asqualnt himself with the
mahnsr % heF pc
st9wall ona we next unfortunate. ,
DAY s Tas W. m SIom t 81 me ad ialss
SCOTT yelled Ross coming ipto the
pis Iivlng ICON ana waving g saeet
q ssA98. papeI EYER uamn ser;
IN on w ap4ace = 9sats " 9
tpMn Esston to = unioR OF SONG
snihs anasg2L tneir 5orqeEs 70 walk
" igoAeq ar9una " tne woe.
y tasn .he WEI,
w .wl.a tWeLve glEis
~ \ snake lRe toAlHg pm any
sIsss
seseNs s sss,s ps ap I po aTsai
ROSS LOCKED Ct her sa%spleloasly.
~ ,gsta i5gm toMn Dy
tomgglgM hlsnL ~ 2 meahlme
aaksA y ~ shatss, toar at
NV ~ =. W ~ ~nS y
anu shaass otun
pssasn sseg
il4sls WiisoA M4S tus GUY ohs
70 99ye: .,: /
S9hae W sit4s, y Moula 70 eni'
nsIrasstng to hsye 70 spnsSTtp. yoS;
so.as ~ Astp H1ss mnsu
olaesl slFts Feiu0
naye tunonepn ~ III
neGlaIea ts9ss. Alter tns!
ttyesnlile tramp ! could 2 raw
neststeak. Gee. IN nnngTy!
Aesygent pack slnto tne kitcnen N
te% minutes and there he found
Lizzis she wore an all'enveloping
blue apron. .hef sleeves were roileo
up 5hert elbows ana sne seemed to
know what she was gong. me otns
or Two Girls were setting the table,
SLOWLY, carefully, touching thtngs
ginger!y; ~
Isn't II awful for this 70 happen,
Ross; right In the midst q put.
funag shifted one ofAthen.
Lizzie Wilson said n6thipg.S She
moved back and forth, capably,
from table TO stove. Under her
shtiitnl fingers cold. cuts were at.
t1acttyely arranged on platters
which we're quickly and ptettily
garnighsdESAfs9lad was masysious.
~ eyalfsg Ioat5ot the contentss ol
several tin cansAand fruit was
scrubbed and piled in a Big silver
bowl. Ross looked at her wonder.