The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-14
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BY RUBY OUGL.Ass

Temporarily; Outs ofOl lr ! :'1!Eee
BysRuBYs DOUGLAS
Grace o'Briens spent many hours
4 81 her day cooped up in the tiny
! outside boxsoffice fo. a moving pic
i tuTe Etheater. It was the only way
sssheE had of earning her living
when she had found herself a
young Wild ow after the war. She
was "a accurate, systematic and
quick, and It did not take her
slongSto become expert in the art
Sof5selling tickets to the hurryilng
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Two elevators ran fron the out
side foyer OF the heater where
she sold tickets and two girls
soperated 8th csc lifts. They were re-
& 1ieyed. as was Grace herself, Dy
5 other girls who came on to 40
at the5work-
ssgsss.s.Sometimes. Gay. I wonder
whether heSmonotonous ups and
downs Of my! life here in this ele-
vator are not more wearing TO
thesnerves than the Sedentary lie
you1ive$ cooped up in that box,
remarked5o one of the elevator girls
toSGrace& when there was luli IN
patronage for both Of them.
81 It's an even break, acqu1esceu
sCSrace. s.'but II think we are lucky
ITO have any jobs at all, and M
sthankful5for mine.
s..That's the reason we call you
Il5sE7.Ats that s1noment man stepped
dp5 to the little window. put down
Ha9do1lar bill and asked for tlck-.
Set AS he took the change ne
Ex1 ha ri
sturea at Grace O'Brien's face. Sud.
sSdenIy5 he reached his hand
Through. 80
Grace Lowell" he
gaexclaimed. SIT is you
Grace Cooked at him scrutiniZ-
singly." Bob Morton!" she cried.
s FOR a moment each held the.
Iiand of the other but did not
speak.zIt was ten years since they
had seen each other.
Aren't you lost?" asked Grace,
SsStF a loss for. words while he helo
Her eyes SO compellingly.
sa5as"I'm just on here for Visit; ana
oh-it's a long story with me-"
sadmitted Grace
And then, urged on by the gath
s4ering string OF expectant patrons
Sof tie moving picture house. the
&mans disappeared
ssS5saAnI old FRIEND? 2" asked the ele-
.yator girl when there was mo
ment Of rest again.
was more than that-ln our
school days. said Grace.
$3.50 h-." breathed the girl mean mean
~ I've were really-truly sweet,
hearts in those days and then !
came East and then the war AUG AVG
George in his uniform and the
call to the front-and well, l mar
rieds George before he left. That's
an: have never heard OF BOD
rom that day to this
9s5slsss .sR,,tEyou will-if I know chin
RhenMI ssee it, laughed the girl.
..And saw his
was the next day that BOD
Morton was dragged by magnet
10; the moving picture Tn eatre
sagain &
sssss5:...Isn't there some time; some
mace. somehow thatiwe could have
he asked. after taking -
4Grace for few moments.
SgGrace was silent. She could not
ASK him to her tiny room Sns
would not ask him to the genera
snarlor of the boarding house Sne
gdfd not like to let him take ner
80 some place of amusement:
couldn't you Just visit
9here2' She said hesitatingly
"A group of persons sought tick
fine place too talk,
!sBoob3 said amusedly as he TOOK
Sagains the place before the glass
sWindow. 'Now--isn't it2
isn't exatly my idea of-oi
rnrsnance.,, Grace laughed
bob stepped aside again. He was
sthinking His time in New ! orK
sssss Cav says you are an old friend
al hers said "a voice at his side.
Bob turned hastily and took on
MS hat. ...A1-yes-very old. From
Her home town. in fact. You-you
call her Gay?"
is eve call her that because she's
4 lei, :. brick in the face Of the trou-
sT1e she's had-and it nickname's
SGrace very well.
Bobsremembered that Grace was
wearing black-a1l black-on both