The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-11
THE DAILY
e .s,I..!.lOR
For the Summer
BY sRUsY DOUGLAS.

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For the Summer
~ RusY DOUGLAS.
YoAN had been invited % lunch
OF the Civic club rooms. She
vas the guest OF her aunt, and
sde felt not at all thrilled at the
prospect Of Q couple OF hours spent
OYER the lunch table with o half
dozen women whom she had never
seen before,
you may be q BIT bored, JOAN
her aunt remarked, "but It wont
hurt you to know q few influential
! women, You may even hear Of
4 something interesting to do, to help
With next years college tuition"
Interesting or not-I have tt
lind something, Aunt Nell" Joan
replied.
SHE was an attractive lookins
gtrl OF the athletic type, and the
friends ot her aunt found her q
bright luncheon companion.
am trying to cut my living ex
pense in the country this summer
and I'm torn between letting my
Inother's helper or my chauffeur
go, remarked one OF the guests.
ITS q far cry from one TO the
other. isn't III" asked Joan's Aunt
Nell.
Cant you drive-yourselt?" ask,
ed Joan. Why any one could have
q car and not drive Il was beyond
COMPREHENSION with Joan, who
loved % run a car.
Eyes: but I am temperamentally
unfit for It. I'm always In trouble
with the village policeman or some
one on the road"
Joan suddenly had an inspiration
irWhF5not discharge them both and
try me-tor the summer?' she ask,
ed, half In Jest.
Her Aunt Nell looked at her to
see Y she were in earnest.
Can you drivsg"
Joan nodded. Anything from
islzeIte. 10 Rolls Royce, she
laughed.
And-do you know ANYTHING
about chfldren?6
'.Iscan feed them, battle them, cor.
rect their English, keep them out
theins, sbe afdad tSSs
NJ, ~. -.
,.,,,;. ~. W. M9 una 4ookea thoaght'
NY ~, -. =. y Gan tor moment DO
ou IsAsiI why 70 90 something
,os ~ ~ .s su@mefs aoufe IN college,
NJ ~ ~ .: ysl.'
h,. ;,,;s, AZ ~ s sssoasse next year
IVY ! a .!si. ay sometning TINS sum
mer e hsln g. Gag out with my ex-
~ aoNs Tue country. love
/. H. ts M. e sl,,,s.! aa9Ie enii,
es 81 q w scaulan,t S you Try me!"
sss. spnla 7. noty
ss.ss f Msse ~ atransea, ana inside
tgEtnlsat Joan was established
Is sae sp Nv nome Of M; ana Mrs
~ y ts oassa X general compan'
'eH =. y W Sn FIlqIen ana helper.
pE9ssa I 70 70 ne 2 very satistac'
M sIanss Ihe9t, lor NOT only did
s9 ,n y iye :sars 3. Jonas wherever she
tse ttt5 y, ~, "ut sne took the chil-
aren WIN ner ana kept them hap
~ Eng wei Wnlie tnelr mother
Msns ~ oWn VI way. Sne Taught the
t ags y y, nlns so ne.p ner cnange a
AEs; sHs ShoWea me onl.dren no"
y agst. ny. tne rugs insiae the car,
p9 q, y W Sne Z, W u ana 40 many
gay a s sssss tt1st Iook time. inc boy
plF W. .M st,!t N tue raaiator, meas
nfea On tne OIL screwed up the
efease SUBS ana learned to be a
gfeas heip under the direction OF
eosn
9nlEe z WONDER, joan SAID
Mr; Ienas Wnen she mad met him
at the sIhln one nignt with thret
1eeiS atessea and 6athed chill
aren! ~ me Anae3 seat. Parker had
otnlng IN you as q chautteur, be-
heks met
4 haylns Wonaertul time and
get.lns tat. ! snal! De sorry to go
peck VI eoAsge IN september, she
salas shiiitull Shipping past one
by enesel tne cars ahead OF them
ON tne Ioau nome.
ON several evenings when. she
naa5 to$Tait tor the train and had
narkep tne car AZ the usual stop.
ping mace sne observed a good
looking young chauffeur who usual
" piasea nls car next to hers. Al
Ways tnis young fellow was readins
anIing his spare moments.
ns tran IS late tonight, he
Remarked to Joan one evening as