The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-27
TIE DAILY
SHORT STORY
In Self Defense

,lsnok you ant believe it-but It's
gospel true"
Calm yourself DIizabeth-that
u, II what you are about to say
needs to have me believe 4. MIS-.
Jeniter interrupted with frosty
dignity. yet ElimmeT Of Keen IN
terest in her small. sharp eyes. As
principal OF art and literature In
the community high school at the
county seat, she felt herself all
tliofity made manifest IN the flesh
over all the younger generation
indeed. 10 say that she regarded
herself as the first word OF culture
exc likewise tho last would be
hardly an reinstatement OF her
spiritual case.
MISS Jerusha Kay is going to
TJutop6--for six months tour -
bAttIefields and everything! Bess
exploded, "and take Allie Locke
with her. paying for both out Of
her own pocket.
Impossible, Why. she has
never even limited such thing to
me-" Mrs. Jenier said acridiy On
the contrary. she has been posi-
lively rude when once or twice !
offered her exceptional opportunity
-"
II know It's impossible still its
So Boss interrupted. Before she
could say moro Mrs Jenifar had
YiEen and was nowderinE her nose.
the sure preliminary 10 putting on
her hat. "Yom Seem so positive !
re.l ] must look into tho matter
at once. OF course she will expect
to join my party--wc sail the first
Of the month. 1t will! 10 very trou-
blesorne to make room for two eI-
trans Mt this late hour--but per
ha3S the agency you kno% il VIII
do for me what it will for nobody
else"
"non't bother. Miss Jeru'ha her
self told me she had all arrange
meptS made steamer ticket,
berths- everything BcsS Com
tsted Wit hthinly-veiled sntista
tion. "She wrote 10 aNoth""
agency, way back in tho winter.
setting this time 81 ~ 10 suit a.
liA-you know she had 70 teach IN
- ,.,u.I,,-
MIs. Jenlls, SANE NV y ~ 80,
wear "a Hie A" re- - ho,d
ship OF things in Hampton she
felt her supremacy challenged in a
vital point. Throughout fifteen
seasons she had regularly roninc'-
cd nhrtiaS abroad even in tho heat
OF wartime there hnd been places
anu thiuES ~ sec' ."'igpm ~ -,
,:a.se' '-t ~ 80 - -, Taon ma,
hnnle iIu t,'g ~ H.
ITlotlG 9ppI, '''',' ~ ~, ,,,a,n ~, 100
TUE is" ,,,, ia" =. =" .nIl.s ,non
iGcEea HeEe W'r' i"iHS ~, -
ssHoUs.i 70 smErrtS' , ~. ~. ~ oaon" 49,.
n9nHsG,ns FaNE"t' r"'' sS,m. i,
F2ore INA ~ ~, GF i.n,,. ,not h. =
& ! oEstmIS" & """ ,,.-i,,,
Biuls!pteu HS' 80. n,,,i,,ns
.st usnNS ,.,,,ts, ~
tneLs ma .H. III " 49, .o,,,.
3Hirts n9,",Nt sls..5-n .,, go -,
taat Gon.lI AiUL ~, 80, ,,.,,
cares ""u !"r',,Ie" ~ ~ n,s n",,.,
MANY tS
sea- a.. ,, sri,,
NJ ouTnV"' "'"H " cro,,l,,.
ster. won ~ w. ,., '' Ia snotfsd
Dut 81 So.ur" 80 nnd IN
Ftouts az s"r va, $3.50 ,,a,3 nnonrb r f.,
comln y, - NJ n -, """ ~ bor WAYS
nave ne III, III. W. =, ~ Terirer mi,
lnaepenunit,S :" m, r,.nnonr,ont
10 20 i, ls. " -. ~ 1890 Vas a,I
ana tnN.nH ".T LILY " ' ,,,;"ry MI mt
oinE I"s" NJ u"' ,nn,,nr sbook her
, npr!a, .,,; 49, thrr,,rh 60, Icoth,
nea1. n'I Is '%S ~ ~ sinds hs~solr
Mhen "el" ~, ~ ~ ,,o,h,s al" mood
stranu1N gu" ~ 80, 49,, -
nor houe ~. ~" ~. - ala NO.
ApparenuE .nuL 70! ,urrir,,go
dawn, MISS "tL ,.t' III, -, an .
went throuem W. "'' IT. 90 CO..
may SPEAK tL.s ~ = -. sb.
emn as auEe nv, +"t""h ,o,no
stage dtnH tuIl ~ ns"i ~, ,r a","
hack sonetnlhs Sh!hnsL, "uL NIL, ~" -,
hSalthy GoIot "no NV Z" ,mT's -
eyes tnSt taa never n''en ~, s"aJ'% ha
Came alone. sue ma, so" =" ~,
hind IN new 10Th. L.'". W. a.,
hut equal 70 the gong avn; o, w
t~pair-AlIie was OF me ~. ~
adoraoly cua1iy anu clansins' "o
in the least likely 70 EeaFn ~. :"
RnTAAF XIII D6VOn0 SAYING lUdL lllt'