The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-27
THE DAILY
SI0:RI STORY.
a Trial Triangle
IN poRA MoLLAN.

ny LOHN WOLAtttNs
~ OsE HALL came out Of the
X west, accompanied by her
~ mother, Mrs. c. Slater Hall,
fard her father, Charles S. Hall.
Rose came toyously; her mother
acduiescently; her father nelutt.
antiy, with many protestations.
Papa Hall stayed Just long enohsh
TO get his family enscohced in an
sextllsi1e hotel and then hustled
back.
MI. Hail left an imposing bank
balance subject to his daughters
Signature, and for two weeks Rose
was sublimely happy. She was a
bewltehing little blonde, with softly
waving hair.
For a year previous to the reall.
Eation OF her dream Of spending q
winter in New York Rose had
Studied religtously the Sunday edt.
lions OF the great city's newspapers.
The result was two sheets OF let.
ter paper covered with notes Of
rlaces and things she intended to-
ice.
In Mrs. c. Slater Hall, Rose could
find no solution Of her problem.
Mrs. Hall possessed two enormous
Interests, and two only. Her aches
and painE and the movies. In her
home toEh It kept her humping"
as Rose expressed II. to keep up
With the changes in the programs
" three movie theatres. In New
York even unlimited leisure and
endless taxls could not bring sue.
cess TO her desperate efforts TO see
All the releases. Rose tried the
eompanionshIp OF Marie. her maid.
Marie was blase, ttnarpreciatite
mo fun at all, Besides. she utter.
ed yelled threats Of leaving. Rose
turned in her extremity to Ger.
tain friendly middle.aged clerk OF
the hotel, wh1 knew all things.
.tfyou don't mind the cost" sug.
rested he, you might engage some
saecent, presentable voting man who
Knows his New York rs a sort OIL
Permanent escort. Oh, It's quite
often done" The clerk even knew
Of such person, until recently al
guest OF the hotel himself, but al
bit out OF luck and having some
difficulty finding a Job.
The idea was utterly novel to
Rose-but so was New York. She
told the clerk to bring on his
courier or escort or whatever he
might be. And the very next day
1eb did. The young man. who gave
ais name as Jerald Holmes. seem.
cd all he was represented to be.
sosRose engaged him.
Then 1t was a case OF breaking
The news to her mother. Mrs. Hall
bestirred herself 10 be a little
shocked at this caprice OF her
daashter's, but In the end Rose had
her own way. as always.
Jerald Holmes proved to be a
delightfully."- sympathetic compan.
on: AS the days went by Roses
endowment OF the things she had
ooked forward 10 was complete:
Tor wasn't she seeing them prop
erly dressed and properly escort.
edg
Also she was glad-very slad.
Rose succeeded IN convincing her.
selt-that Mr.. Holmes was mar.
ried. In their first interview he
had mentioned wife back home"
Tor whom he intended 10 send when
heswas settled permanently. Mean.
while. he assured Rose. acting as
her escort was an exceedingly
pleasant way Of bridging over what
would have been for him a very
awkward period.
f their conversation ever verged
on the personal, It was the man
who always steered It away; SO It
was with never a hint to build on
that Rose concocted a picture OF
Mrs. Jerald Holmes. Because her
escort had the look OF an outdoors
man, she placed his wife as the
tatlor:made type, She probably
combed her hair smoothly back and
affected those mighty good looking
sport suits and sailor hats that one
saw in the shops. Unconsciously
Rose imagined Mrs. Holmes a di.
rect contrast TO herself.
Yes, Rose assured herself, It was
Tar better that her escort should
be married man-provIded his
wife did not object, and she. had
Mr.. Holmes word for that. For
otherwise he might attempt to
make love to her In the many op.
portunities thrown in his way, and
then, OF, course, she would be
obliged to snub him. Or he might
be a fortune hunter! This train
~ thought always landed Rose at
The same terminal-thRt she was
glad Gerald Holmes was married.
81 course!-
It was afternoon on one OF those
mild sunny days which occasional.
~ lose their way In the calendar
and stumble into the wrong month.
Rose and her escort were strolling
In the park and amusing them.
selves by feeding those little furry
5grafters, the squirrels. Rose nad
never seen Jerald Holmes in such
happy mood. It was contagious,
but at the same time she couldn't
help wondering what had caused
SIT. So she questioned, very cas-
aally, "Had some good news?"
EYES," answered her companion,
how did you guess II? Word came
this morning that a position | was
waiting for Is open and leave New
York at the end OF the week."
So his position was out OF town.
Well, what difference did it make
10 her where 1t was? II he did not
see tit to tell her more about It she
y would not ask, so, while she was
tiurmuring congratulations. Rose
shiyered slightly in the wind which
seemed to have blown up OF sud.
y hnn She Mishad the mild dav had