The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-16
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SHORT STORY:

HSF10RI STORY
Salvation By Matrimony
~ MARTHA MecuLLocH.WlI.
LiAMs,
GG1oMINGT There's the lasr
bell Zillah called 10 her
cousin Frances from the
opBapst step. still Sunday sun
e made her glow like y rose
newly open. Frances, noting Il
atghea faintly-she crayed beauty
on Aiags-Ao trspsagurlpgs Of
Nsn gpF shadow could ever make
pthes thar hopelssSly Main. A,
4esst g her own eyes-her mirror
qlQ not picture her best moments.
Few Indeed ever saw lhem-they
carle ghep she was wrapped In the
PeaeeSqt green pastures With the
team 81 still Ysters gemming the
aistanee. Something awoke then
MAJ made her % one With the goop
Hqfla naFt and parcel Of its har.
mons and rythm.
DO comet 1t makes me fidgety
slttipg ,aleHe In our big new" zjl.
IN ertreated.
Franees rose slowly. III you car
Ealt tYa Minutes she said, speak.
s almost loathly. Yet in less
tine she was beside Frances, !ris,
dm severe, a perfect foil for tbs
otheF figure, q Cppcrete OF rosgs,
rlnhens aud gIrllsh charm.
I've men we.e already seated in
lheif spew-tall, young. They stood
aiffefentially outside for the two
sifls 20 seat themselves. and later
Went through the ritual with d rev.
erent ease that bespoke habit. Also
AeY listenad alertly, catching every
nplnt 81 the rector's discourse.
FRANCES was u%naccpuntahly glad IL
VAS one Of his best, hs!efest but
esmeats throughout, and breathing
NE Fital witness Of the spirit. The
lchlifch was full. After the henediC.
WON thesstFangers halted uncertain.
4f Then one turned 10 Frances
With please, do you think we may
speak With the rector? We cams
especially to hear him. It may be
ny only chance. My father was a
sppd friend OF his ali through The
eotlFse at Princeton-"
Then he must have known ms
isther. too. Did you ever hear OF
GoEapn Trabue?" zillah interrupt.
i. en-
Rather! I'm bis namecake," the
stEapgsr said, holding out q card,
which read: Gordon Trabue Whit.
selt And I've grown, up on tradi.
tipns OF the trlqmytrate.." he add.
led ITO think OF finding part Of Il
IN Just this way"
ms middle name begins with
w zillah said laughing: md sure.
" betasIahn Whttsett Il / were the
man lsopght to be-"
Don't say that! Nature knew
nest young Whitsett said. looking
J down her. Then Frances and the
other Granger being duly known,
me four OF them sought The vestry,
FsbeEe the rector rcjoicad over
ttstns almost as II they had been
bA1ds from the burning. After a
BIT Ziliah declared: Everybody
goes home with me to dinner. Yes
yod, tool" shaking her finger at
Rector Fitch. Frances wont mind
going by for my Aunt zIllah. your
good angel-aad mine. daren't
trust you put OF my sight. Daddy
viii be home from that tiresome
eontertion-and g!adder thau any.
body to see you. He'd distnherit
NE I'm sure, II I iet his namesake
escape and, smiling at Billy Brent,
he has always a double welcome
for the friend Of his friend"
Frances, take that lad along
With you. I know my ZIllah-she
set in her ways--It you have 10
use force do II gently, please" The
rector laughed. Frances frowned-
m spirit only. She did not mind
doing zillah's bidding. nor envy her
the ease with which she carried
things before her. But II was hard
70 haye7t to make conversation with
some one new and strange. She
lad no small talk whatever, not
4 aThelrector trod nm sevnra, ,cor,s
of youf mind Rjnv ,Ieclared no
fifey went down the vastrv stens
aHow do q know ," France,
askad startled,
sYnnr ewes teN +a,ex- p,Nv "a,
I tortedi IThev are danr"rouslw
fTuthfuln
aHow9r Frances asked
NV turning away tris,ds evsn
when tSev ia not mare !"
Sras fhs raniv