The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-12

yfJY - psnstve::" the neT
$&I young minister asked o.
w Patricia Love, who ans
wsred vaguely @Tm jus! wonaeF
wondering about thst:" from
20, whssher It's more fun to Be
ri6h or-Eioked." Fron Patricia,
t6iemnfyAdssp down she was
isHEHiuf hard. she was given yoG
see. to laughing at most things
and neople-herSelf not barred.
ksr bearx IA especial. alhett ~
GAS outwardIy the pink and pat
fern Of oITiiity, were each ana
several, Merry Andrews OF sorts.
poEEFbiy because she lacked IL
Lusions regarding them. They
EES xe9u TO marry, not the Sri
S6o val, but the one who could
bring TO them her fatha7's pres'
tfEe. hard clear vision, and inHlu'
anea. not 10 mamie 4 thing go ma.
ttrial and gross as money: After
that son will understand WY
brother Dorset, after trying Va1nl5
"a look very much shocked, com
nrotnised with his cloth and MS
COINCIDENCE by answering: 81 doubt
II YOU ever have tho chance TO
find out. Rich you -.are-Eicked
yod never could be-
'tNot 80 sure Of that myself
Patricia flung back at him: y
had q biiasfuf time once being
worse than ] eyer dreamed ! could
be. Even yet remembering It
get thrills.
"Tail me about IT," the minister
BAfd. He was not merely a min.
later, not even merely a man.
Rather a human being OF silToun6
eauipmeaA VINO took Eouls fol
granted and set about the Saving
Of them with zest and diligence.
Intelligent but not intellectual
earnest; honest ardent, sincere in
love to God and man, be swayed
Sad led, his flock By the force Of
81 upIe. rather than the weight
6fN asoning.
Patrieia, puzzled him even a
she was puzaled by him. Three
months In the parish he yet had
shown no trace OF adding himself
TO her list Of Victims. At first She
had been rather reiteTed-to have
had him signing for her openly
would have made the other wo.
mdu, old and yonnE. hate her
more than aver. They were nome
so kindly -atfeetioned toward her,
even without special cause
though their spitsful saying rolled
off her as water from a ducks
back, It was on the whole, pleas.
Anteri to keep TERMS Of reasonable
amity. But when time made no
ehenge in Dorset Patricia WAS q
trifle piqued.s He ought at the
least TO find her refreshing IN
that she did not lay herself out
for his ,enthraIlment as did almost
all the oEheTs.
1T is too bad to tell-almoSt,"
she said. smiling roguishiy. But
remembeF-I was five. m~otherless,
mighty badly spoiled. and just
through having humps Mumps
alone as / recall it is enough 10
excuse. anything so Ioathiy-and
II you dare look at yourself. never
do you quitei regain vanity enough
20 bs healthy. Add that Aunt
Lucy was with us for a time-t
tfy-out to seeiR she could stand
that awful embarrassing me. She
seemed to be standing It beauti.
sulty-but I vas not standing her
at all. She dyed her hair, and
wore young frilly clothes the
pinks and biues and yeIlows |
Iouged tor-aud wns forbidden to
have"
nYou we're e1Cusable-no matter
what you did, Dorset interrupt
ed. She flashed him a side glance,
an Vent on: Don't be rash!
Wat and hear. She had a tea
fight ono a%fternoon--l wanted TO
make part Of 81. She wouldn't let
mO-beeause ! had laid down
licking and screaming for an hour
70 prevent my hair being curled.
Il was yellow then, and right
pretty. I fancy. That is-as It
grew. The company law It differ.
mt" stopping with an. eltiu smile.
'"You dyed I'LL suppose" Dorset
commented. Patricia nodded:
''YGs-also my hands and face,
and most OF my fine white dresE.
She insisted on white for small
chfldren-as though I did not feel
more grown up than I thought she
was. You sec. she nasged and
auarreied with servants. and was
mean about money-tbings ] can't
abide. I made FREQ with all her
make up-even put on he. false
curls at one side. carried her best
paraSoI. and fan. and trailed her
lace shawl behind ma. Before she
saw me I got to the middle Of the
rHom. hobbed ms head and said
"risten people! I'm Miss Patricia
oTe-and all Of you como TO SET
re tomorTow-come to diuner-
III have ice cream!"
There she sRooped on me, and
triSd to carry NE QUIT scratched
FeF face and kicked 90 hard she
dropped mo and crumpIed down
all in a heap. Daddy came and
took me upstairs-and said he
ought to punish me, I think he
ought to have done ft-now. I
didn't then--snd he didn't. Maybe
he hadn't the heRrt-jt took the
dye a month to wear off me, and |
had to stay strictly at home unt1
I was a Ehite child. once more,
And fair time With everybody 70.
Ing, and my Princess pony getting