The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-29
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SHORT S DR''Yl 4
The Court Of First sResor,
by MARTHA SIcCJLLOCH.
& CIVILIANS.

BY MARTHA McCJLLoCH
= SAfyyILLIASIS.
Anne dropped into an easy
chair. saying stormtly: Oh Mrs.
Dean; must speak to some
body. II shall dies unless i do!
what's the fatal something ?"
inclination to laugh Anne Rwas
hardly past her honeymoonshe
had ~sunS the praises of Peter In
every key throughout a tedious
engagement. And all the first
month the praise chorus had
strengthened was wonder
) fui-nobodys like him. No other
woman ever had or could have
ssuch d lover-husband Anne was
happier than the sunshine. She
knew now just why she had been
4created-to love and cherish Pet.
er-but was puzzled as to how she
had fallen into such amazing and
sundeserved felicity.
Continuous harping wears thin,
the rarest strain. Mrs. Dean had.
%paeans. She was genuine glad the
young folk were so happy, but
wise enough ito be sure the hap
ainess would last longer IL not 50
8furiously advertised Intuitiyely
3she understood that Anne's adora-
.<tion was grounded in seldshness
AN inariticulate effort to charm
Peter into forgetting everything
but herself.
She was rather p1reous figure,
gasping and snubbing, her fine
hair a little unkempt, her eyes
red-rimmed. It moved Mrs. Dean
q to say kindly: Tell me your
8 it is anything
"a friend may hope to remedy
Peter has joined the gun
4cIub.1 Anne gasped rather than
said. S'.Without a word to me
Ssaid he knew I had foolish pre-
%judice against guns and things l
ost next to me. Think
Sof that When he knows l have
been brought up to regard killing
things-what they call sport-as
next to a crime.
5 rs There's no killing at the club"
Mrs. Dean commented. They
shoot only at clay pigeons for the
joy of craftsmanship. You ought
to- be glad rather than hurt
so! Door Anne walled. You
know they go on camp hunts once
! or twice a year, stay fortnight
and kill, kill all the time
stH-m-m! I think you like the
$venison they fetch back" Mrs.
Dean interrupted.
s Anne flushed. 1t is dead, and
not eating it won't bring >the3poor
deergto life" she protested But
that ism the real hard part.
have to stay at home. How can
Peter think of that-as crazy as
shewas to be always with me?''
ssYou thought you knew him
up and, d own. backward and for
ward, NIX Dean began to an
sswer.
''isg.Ap;5 -oke in eagerly: But I
did,. I find am married to al
sr<4-t a stranger.
.tWell, you have all your life to
let really acquainted with him,
1Mrs. Dean said patiently.
Anne sprang up angrily You
s-nor-Peter needn't be too sure
Sof that she cried. Separations
,fare not looked at as they were II
rs 20 home after things blow over
SI shall. easily take my old place.
VT II thought you meant what
You say I should be sorry indeed
have thought lot of you al
ways" Mrs Dean said refiectively::
- on svOWeo5 III SiSnL u oou aho
man: Until death us do part. II
YOU are thinking of perjuring
yourself simply because Peter viii
not let your. personality submerge
shis-we1I, it may be lucky-for
I him.
Anne gasped again, staring hard
at-her hostess, then covered her
lace with her fingers and broke
into wild sobs. ''TI-thought
svou'd understand" she moaned be-
Z tween paroxysms, that you were
the begt friend had--one could