The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-25
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
An I~ncorruntihle Thief
81 Martha Meculloenwmams

her I love hrr,' a ropust
bass voice .ang, as Jana
came down the gtepg. sne
Saade a face at the singer, nen
gave him her profile, q creamy
fEcemea against her red SHnshaae,
as she said: why don't you tell
her yourSelf? Remember, pTocras.
tipation is the thief of lime-and
no time like the present
"PleaSe, I'm slngin' to my DOS,
Rough-Eeck, trying to train MIN:
You inteupt." the singer returned
sadly, which is very bad-ior
both 81 us. "Tention, Roughly
you 20 tell, but don't say It with
y AoTerS-und you haven't words
enough. That's lucky-she !ooEs
ssat you spm'p'n awful when you
venture on candled speech
Don't you maan caRdid?" Jane
broke in. The dog trainer frowned
and shook his head. = know what
/ mean-Roughy's the n that a
to find OUT he said. Now, old
/, top, listen hard. Do-not-say-tt
h-Rith flowers. She has all the
flowers and then some. But she las
also a fine, almost athletic appe.
titIe-so recall the time when yoll
fetched home 10 me a t~hree-pound
RorteFhsuss steak and repeat the
performance for her benefit
$50 that's how you do Il! No
wonder you're such pals with
Roughly" Jane cried joyously. But
aren't you sIIly-tO share such a
proVidsr with anybody"
Dear girl, thersT lis method in
ms madness" RouBhy'S master cx'
GfpIained airIly. TT has suddenly
dnwned on me that your offtshness.
syour positive indifference to me is
passed on a craven fear OF Scant ra.
lions. Cupid solus is VIGOROUSLY an
iHditferent conmisary--hut Cupid
plus Roughly, oncd you know what
he can do"
II see" from Jane. 81 also see
that a prosperous future will de-
pend very much on a happy cnoiGe
: for neighbors. Suppose Fate ofdain
ed us to live where such dissipa.
tions as porterhouse steaks were
Feligiously frowned on?"
Why! We might make out on
legs of lamb-at 4 %pinch-or even
a fine fat fowl. A real chicken !
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ed AT idast he diS-ons lime, /
snnnoas SiS confidence excused
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piess
lgheo re was tr"cA'
60, nc baid' mat seetheu 10 HIe
fe4onlous-conslderlng We
sfTic men. But the iadE' paItS
OF the other part, said We o%ed neT
i've aoiiars-two 0 the pII1 am
the paianSe lot tne M'"i %na !, :,
!, on ner teelliSs a. "o'us "tt.ou. NJ,
5anue swept nun " cou'tes!.
sLaa ! am you TWO soI YOU, ON
uppance one tinle' she saIu IN lLe
kest manner OIL N"fa ~ co1H.
M nope also ~ leacheS " !"
sen.tnree doliars OF Gn!cNen
ne4ther Oh " ate > slh'ui sN1'"'"
eance
II Is. lou ousAt 10 save US rom
such thlhSS IN lutuFe' h'e"S"e ~
quIeSced'
over ner shouldeF Jane La1ue'
spo1lea peauty n helEeSs, nuns
back IA am ~ thlhk "uuut u
pFoVlaed you Gon put u w 'me
round OF patrlotic pniiaAlnEop9:
NO dancer OF tnalIIuSt pure
pau pniiantTophS-"hlC means,
you Know, ioVe OF your ieIioM
man, BledSoe calleu AFTER het;
WnlsLling Konshy 10 neei any
marching away In me other ulrec
ton. he was riotous-arunken
with happiness. Free from ues Ina
aad threatened to hoia MN tor llIe'
He d !augnea IN tne iSce o. tItaI
even as he mad laughed IN tne race
OF hideous death. always leading'
though he might crawl through q
hail OF bullets, sparinE MS men
where how ne might nut
neYer spartng himself; Iner5
. seemed a magic in such hardthood
he had come hack without a
6crateh-Without also the precious
J. trinkets. orders. crosses what not
which he calico hardware de
luxe"that Rewarded other men
no greater courage nor daring.
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