The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-02

~ brown amused eyes OF Tue
Eirl opposite him. Ruth. yon are
& puzzle, and Wish you WoaIo
dnEavel or unriddle or somethhs
y BlAe. You know love YOU; you
h let me go. Just 80 far until tnlnK
you have some feeling for me- anu
ehen-then the cold water, ne Ao-
ded gloomlly.
she studied him grnvely, y do
y think great deal Of you. ! Ike to
Be with you. You are handsome.
4 md as rule good company. You
7 do many things the right way, but
- She paused, her haffling eyes
studying him.
"But-" he urged.
"But she continued, there are OBJ
Itaeles."
Hs stared at her sharply. "o&;
stacleS or obstacle? All, | see;
there is someone else. / thought
Fo-a rlval--back in the old home
town. Wont you tell me about
HING"
She unused as she paused before
answering. why, yes, mlght-a
.little. like him becauSe-well, he
Il spIeudidly unselfish, thoughtful
81 others ana always even Temp
cred
He must be getting ready to
+ die with such a record he inter,
posed bit bitterly.
And always good.natured," she
added quietly. 81 never heard mm
say an unktnd thing except in de-
Tense OF kind things.
Ruth, beg your pardon, /
swear l am sorry, but | can't bear
tho thought OF some one else HAY
ing you," he said earnestly. Tell
me, isn't there much 0 a chance
for me?"
She laughed softly. WHY do
you desire me SO much? Yes, Stan
ley, there is chance, Of courIe.
/, do like you, but--%ell, | gue9s
you understand.
He did not understand, however
HE simply knew that there was
rival who must be beaten, who
! must be prevented from wnulng
the brown.ey2d, brOwn.hai"Cd GIL
whose slight but graceful form
had walked into MurdoeE's heart
the first time he saw her. Beyond
grim determination to win heI
from her old home lover he aid
not go in his thinking,
The ext dag dim ray OF light
struck him. All error by a suhor
dinate in the offire aroused his
ire, and quarrel followed that
led to his being summoned into
the managers office.
Stanley, that COMPOUNDED
temper OF yours makes more
trouble in this office than auH
other thing Now you are worth
too much to us 10 fire you, AID
yiu know il; but for heaven 5 saN,
{ takr brace Treat people Il hi
lLure decently, aud thcyi! think
more Of yCu!" the manager SAID
earnestly.
4hink more OF YOU THAT. was
What Ruth was driving at,
Thunder! ! didn't realxe was
such a nut as that" he sad 20
himself as he debated the matter.
.srhat home town chap has some
thing on me therc!"
From that hour he bra a"I de
cIdedly, and he was astoIighed ~
the changed attitude of II oiiiGa
toward him hut he was moro
happy over the change in Ruth.
They we're returning from an
afternoon together at their !aTol.
ito beach. She slipped i snail
band tbItush his, Stan, 10 You
know that this is reco.i cay
You haven't Quarreled WITH any
body today.-not even tho coEGu.
tYs who "snSsed" you on the Il.
How ashamed of you have heep
Bometlmes!"
'You never will be in the future
because OF theSe hot.headed stunts
Of mine. Brown Eyes, am going
TO gain on that home town chap"
She laughed in her merry way
and walked bit closer to him.
Out OF clear Sky. destiny OF
It Is that breaks into a
mans way Of life and shoves him
into the right path, another incl
dent came to open his eyes.
Adjoining tho apartment house
where he had his rooms was a
fine court, cool and comfortable on
+ the warm days. Returning from
a work one afternoon he found the
9Stwo children OF one OF the apart
ment dwellers playing in HIS
chosen corner. He drove them out
with some degree OF anger.
He was rewarded with the sound
Of a heated girlish voice saying:
you big brute! You are the most
selfish man in this house!"
, He stared at the flushed face
! OF the young mother. "SeltIah!"
He heard ANOTHER voice, glrlisb
like this one.. say OF his rival
"splendldly unselfish."
He rose, called the children
back, sat down; and taking the
scattered blocks began to erect
Fascinating tower. The children
slowly drew close 70 him. and in
few moments they were deeply
Interested. The mother, harder to
win, softened until abe smiled.
When the playtime was up the
youngsters were his friends and
! the mother apolegetic, but Stanley
was sober
n am mighty, grateful to You for
what you, said Really, did not
realize T. wasesuch chulnp. but
now I, see J; Here's where take .
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