The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-09

tQrt nhe struck q match. Tnen III
the sudden glare Of gaslight hqr
eyes darted TO the bureau. They.
Travelled furtiyely 10 the little table
N the center OF the room Rath.
leen gave q deep sight and threw
sher beaded bag down listicss on
the bed. n
There was no letter 1t was three
Gays now.
She looked in the mirror and
suddenly q great hate for herself
and her cheap land her cheap
prettiness arose In her. There she
stood Hike q little blond doll, triz-
zled ia.r. f.ashy clothes, painteti
Hps. Ard what did it get hers Not
EVEN an Invitation to the White
Palace Friday nignt. The angry
look slowly faded from Kathleen's
eyesLand something like pain took
its phase. Charlie Hayes was get
ting tited Of hes. Some one who
got more sssn $50 a week pounltns
typeYrit6r. some one could spant
more money on clothes than she
could had won him away from her.
In their WEAKNESS her eyes
caught toe eyes OF her mother
lookingisweetly at her from out the
frame OF the bureau. Her lips
tremb.ad. An the things she had
tl,rown awsl. to come 10 the city
six noeths ago, the country town
hons bne had been ashamed tO
tell, ne. handsome, stylish Charlie
y Hayes about suddenly became
mort dear % her. She had not even
sent hes father a birthday pres.
ent Remorse and shame crept into
her heat, a wave u detlanes tu:-
lowed. Did no. with his fins
clothes dne BIS money every othtr
night In the week. think she was
going to forget her own people
Just 50 sac could have gay things
10 wear snd go to the Whit l'al-
ace to dance? Let him have ltos-
ammo sinnegan with her lace
stockings and a new hat every pa
day She would show him.
II was two days later, lust as
the winter sun was setting, that
Kathleen stood on the shabby sta
ton platform at Frackville, stood
there IN her plain blue coat and
rushed nell nell into the arms OF
: her mother. She had let them
know She had wanted Just this.
Dad trying to. tell her about the
big new Giant Tire Company pIaat,
hadn't she read It in the city
papers2 Jack jumping up and
down at! her side yelling about his
skates. And motherl Through the
voices OF them ell she could some.
how hear her mothers
For good, dear, you've come"
Sje said, mot Just a yisit?"
Nope, mummy, for good" Kath-
len answered as they bundled her
into little car which was an. &c
qhisition since hen departure
Came Home TO make pie for daddy
and, say daddy, can ! learn to run
this thing3"
You bet your life you can, but
your mothers going to keep you
mighty busy for the next few days.
Signed YOU up for the fair. Can I
tell her. mother as All right.
here goes, Sis, they've signed YOU
up for the Sweetheart Booth"
What you know about shat!
bought you being in the city
cSuId tell them cards and
SPADES
And that evening after the pip
ing hot biscuits and the frlcasaee
chicken and the CHEEKY. CONVERSE
tton In the coy kitchen they
vhisked her off to a committee
meeting OF the fair. What fun It
was 70 say hello to everybody
agafni The girls wanted to know
it she still knew how to make
cake, the boys wanted TO know II
any one in the city had cut them
out There were endless plans to
DO gone over. What did she think
Of this? Here. she was wanted,
Kathleen thought. Il was good u
be home!
But up in her little white cur
aimed room that night Kathleen
stood for long while in the noon
light and looked out the window.
TO say, !ou are going to forget Is
one thing; to forget It is another.
Now came three wild, Hurried
days 81 cake baklngs crepe paper
twisting and goodness only knows
what Then at last, the night Of
the fair Iitselt-clear, sparkling and
moonlit.
The esweenheart booth,n need.
less to say, wasia center Of attras-
ton, Here eager-eyed girls in
bright colored dresses stood ready
70 be bought" for dances. one
White dress stood out in contrast
10 the others. It was Kathleen's.
TIM tired OF colors," she told fiel
mother and brought forth a ruffly
summer. thing. Her pretty golden
hair was cembed softly about her
forehead With her cheeks Just
softly pink as she wriled In the
arms OF one partner after another
she was very lovely indeed. II
there was a look Of wisttulness ia
her blue eyes nobody noticed.
frhefe was too much noise, too
Aanch gsyety. for. that.
Nobody noticed either when, at
10 O'clock, Kathleen, threw her
white wool scarf over her shoul.
defs and slipped quietly out the
side door. That sweetheart
boath-s Boys and girls looking
things into each others eyes. she
could not stand It any longer. She
made her way sl6wly dow to the
orchard whore she played whe6
she was q little girl.
N 1t once she realized some
one else was there. Someone tall,