The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-02

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iBy.eS. n III aA< Era
GEIopyFiHht, 1911 by the MCCLURE
Z; 1atSsIe 81 Spap dic9te
IS tte san I sSn1s toward Pl4e
,JttA PeaE Il spread 4 broad RIB,
Z a y hal a. YER acrps4 rys sSs4
take:: lsiIt not Tor long did their
sob dance on the sGke2' fotsthe sun
gnfhered it$up lt<es g traln anu
ydropbed With q sigh behind tne
6eak: FEAST It Beemed q sa6n
from the fiery orb OF the eey. ne n
tho1F atis tired : IRON ON Z.S1S
twelve hours Of labor, but IN tt Il!t
I'D vas leaves brushed by an eve
aine wind. Amid those same leaves
BIRDS rustled restlessly anu t"l''
Tered.
il II ssSs 4; tine Tor lovers 70 Wajt'
n aion the shore and. cast pep,
Ies iafd tae kening waters an q
maxi fooiis 81, rehnark ks, OF to! BAt on
r,IdtiE 5 snches and whisper sweet
aons enss III
T,y56 I6Sophe era. q man. gna 2
. giri. did lit on rustic bench put
4 no sjtch foolish remarkst or Sweet
I1onSS q Il Issued from theiE hps'
No. Eware not there TO make love;
\ fhay 1ere Just philosophers, anu
fYfsnS IA rhe man had never been
III icslge. ia said; the girl had been
( an ~ Z now but not with her pres
sfit t6npanion.
T3sy had met-this man and ms M,
Rtfi no were not in loye-tne oaS
nc fffved with her mother 70
III The summer at Summt ~! ~
AZ Ran was half mile from the
FS3nch, perched on cllh pro
IA o4t into the lake. Lights
{ii6t beginning to shine from
n tie windows, or was It the
Ffs;sfioT OF the disappearing
snS, parting rnys2 No matter; the
ron III the girl were busy phil
Ss0p ISihg, and the lights from tne
100, 49, were subjects that did not
4 cali philosophy.
NJ wore both Just out OF col
ie1e they knew Just how tnS
Sfi otIGi1t to BE: run. They had
mi eommohs for they had tag
ri c4:iEally the same course. a.
ft65if tn different schools. b9D
~ IA ersted In books and pny'
not Fl and other things.
ri mt now was the time to
ri i5ye. and 80 the girl spoke
der love for another mn
Nc two had become ErG gree.
3endE since they met few weeks S3Iss
68id she felt that he was hAe
81 6gr. So she told him.
a great big. strong, hand
ann nan" she confided. I saw
64ia first when I attended base
ssii mo. and he was the catcher
ssssaftr. team. never had been IN.
: 3 ted In athletics, but one OIL
GlfI friends had insisted that |
ttends q game. ! realized t9e ~. NJ
mont Shaw him on the 1lelo tn SS
Ia love with him-ne was 50
md satrong and handsome !
i;fSe,yI, he was destined to do great
;thinu4 and he did. In the last IN
lnf3gs Is hit q home run that brought
i6SthS necessary scores TO WIN 40E
cdl school
.sThe Students picked him up ana
- "A j;IFn around on their shout.
~ md cheered for him; and /!
< n; too, and was very proud
{sI1a some time later7 met MN
d7she called to see me severn
3 fffnea IL felt, somehow th3t No
lti6yg mo too, but he never spoke
q IL only vacation had moi
S6nISis 10 soon, and we could nave
sSsis5 r. more Of each other! But ne
- 4 senior. and he is through
school, and is going out TO
IN sthe world, Probably we
ia Il Yer see each other AGAIN
IN y'1u think we never shallE"
other philosopher looked
the lake and shrugged the
Shoulders. He was not Dig
III trong and handsome. lnstea9.
~ - small and apparently weak
decidedly !. not handsome, al
N; ID Be sure there was some
y M yery fascinating about his
Sss girl was beautiful, with snap
Mack eyes and raven tresses'
T,,iks3, Z. Swapping eyes she turned on
8mpanion an an appearing ""E>.
ahd Ae sighed.
won think we ever shall see
Il, al diner again?" she insisted.
III other philosopher shrugged
FStoulders agai4 EandE SAID sim
6hD never knows.
Vas his tavoftts expression
svthe SYer he got beyond his GePta
philosophy he closed the DIS
s5Ion with zone. never kno gg !,
andlIAt It go at that: Sometimes \ :
w sthe girl, and, this was one OF
|, dc lines. She decided It was time
Il SfnGurn to the hotel. :
m set of along the path. Hail
tf6 the hotel the man PAUSED
MI atruck match scrYtirtStng
s{i5e s;S5th. He dropped behind her
fors faw steps antthenrcauEht, pp
WHY did you dd tAet'" she aeE
3the way down. he repltea.
II iced several ant hills there I
IAN Sii1ered,, and 1898 not want, 70
NJ "a them-thatg, all The an t1s
w q harm, you know they pre-
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