The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-16
I TIE DAILY
HORT STORY
A Good Patient
By MARTHA MecULLocH-WIL.
LIAMe.

platnttYeiy VIII neI ~"
fetching glance. Her sole auditor,
!. Hubert King. ESQ., accepted tne
tribute within at face value, thouSn
I he made a pretense of depreciation
with That's just your awtully 100
Kindness"
"%Irnpoys!ble," said Miss Dorothy
with an accent deserving italics.
.I'ye watched and studied you ever
sInce You came, trying TO pick a
flaw, Tell me-is there anything, -.
Anything ut all-you really can't
THAT remains to bc seen" J: Hu.
bert answered with 4 significant
look. Dorothy draI ped her eyes,
inurmuring delicateiy: When you
See-won't you please tell me-"
"If o promise not 10 synpH'
y thi3e." from j.. H., oEsayins the SUB
1le. She clapueh hcr hands crying
tOyously: ''Instcad ! shall reilcitato
YOU. II mus BE- dreadfullY lonc'
son1e-thfs being III 4 class b% your
She was, you perceive. wholly de-
yotd Of consciGnCe--at least Wherc
he male Of her species, nozsng rat
ness, conceit and wealth, was con-
earned, J.. Hubert waa truly as per
feet n specimen OF tho gentleman
strictly handmade as was ever
turned out by tutors. taiiors. mas
ters ofeach social grace, rs G al
n1ired himself in the finest French
plate mirrors. He was indeed the
supreme achievement OF his worthy
paTer.s-plus the millions thrifty
accumulated In the cloak and suis
trade. They had tOtlcd early, mar
ried latc-after the money began
rolling up, camo this browning mer'
CT a son to inherit it. SO nothing
had been spared, much less scan''
{ ed, toward his p%erSecting. 1t spoke
\ we'll for his native fiber that he hac
I not come through such bringing up
utterly worthless.
Dorothy. III the rashness Of youth
did not see that the S~uperpallsn
masked a real man. His conceit OF.
Tended her. also amused her--sha
felt It rather the pu-t OF womaniy
duty to abate it. Therefore She
played will O. the wisp, letting him
approach within arms length. then
dancing, CHANGING, beyond reach or
COMPREHENSION. Now AMI then IN
!. kindly, she treated herself to flat
tering him to the top OF his bert,
He purred under 1t SO naively, it
was worth while. Besides she tru'
Ally owed him something for the or
chids, motor parties. candy and so
on wherewith he had strewed her
path since he dawned upon the
scene.
How dare you to do It, Dot: And
how do you endure MIN Johnny
sDetmold. the child OF the house ne
manded when J: Hubert RAD taken
himself impressivel% away.
Through being o humane PEI
SON" Dot retorted. Don't you Know
how cruel II Is 10 deny sugar p!uJns
10 children who expect tiem"
Hmm! Must a J. H.. Is prey
ty we'll Erown. johnny aaid SNak'
ing his head "Fess up now. DOS:
You have real serious ~lascntiohS
else you wouldn't, couldn't, II
shouldn't ought to play no siGn
game"
"Of course havc-and inc nes'
intentions in the world. Q tJol
sy. Hes due TO carry marEs Of nc
to his graye--and thankfully. 10
learn that he can't hiy sometninE
he wants supremacy VIII be SO g3ou
for him he will hardly know MN
SELF -.
"ENpect 10 be remembered IN ms
will, CHI" Johnny b~antered. Shc
flung her left slipper at hint nae
come of when she tucked q foot un.
der herself in the hanlmock; Jo9n"S
eyed it measurinEly. "~Glnderelia.
plus" he said gravely. Whats the
number Dot or 81" ,,,.
Three D-and g mile TOO Dig:
ously, as she ran unevenly inside,
From the stairhead she called
! back: "Ill tell or TOu, Jack o. the
Bean Stalk: fou. mothec shal!
know how little you respect age!
I'm three months oder than o
sand sever years wickcder--a'
the very least" Jack chanted, rug
, ging the slipper. "Enheed I thtnE
! o used to be n spider--Just beer
reading in a bug,hook how the lad!
spiders serve their mates"
"I.m sorry for the one who trio:
to eat you" Dorothy countered
Johnny sighed deeply. u. H. will
afford such a full meal you won'
.shave any appetite left" he said ju
m ,,1,, 6cE{U T AaI{ove you'll Eei