The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-30

sHORl ST. DRY
A SUGGEST Ill Campaign
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s That very attrac Give widow. Mrs.
Jones, had brought her
two daughters to Midway Beach
FOR strictly matrimonial purposes.
Sof the daieghters Geraldine--famil-
$iarly called gJerry-was twenty, and
. Margaret-Margie for short-was
stwenty-three. While not ravins
beauties they we're more than or
dinart1y goodlooking girls, well.
brought up, with enough education
4 for their daily needs. Geraldine
petite and blond. Margaret looked
to be the younger. That was be-
cause she was of the submissive
$clinging variety. while Geraldine
was decidedly of the non-submis-
ssive. self-reliant sort In the Mid
West town whence they came they
had not wanted suitors, but among
them had been no one whom they
especially cared about and no one
whom Mrs. Pemberton Jones cared
about at all as a son-in-law. But
the good mother set out war oil
conquest from which she determin:
ed to bring back captives il 1t took
her last cent and sat any sacrifice
sofS health and comfort She hated
hotel life; but Midway Beach APP
YpSSsaAseo1S+d 6oouE Strategic poSiIton
and like skillful general she oc-i
8cupfed it. She did not, of course.
explicitly state to her daughtersl
sthe object of the expedition, butt
they suspected it.
The season at Midway Beach was
"a crowded and brilliant one. At
might the grea. hotel blazed with
fincandescent bulbs the band blareo
from the pagoda-like bandstand in,
front of the hosiery and the fidd-
Sles Ssangrin the ballroom to time the
dancers feet On the broad p1az-
"a young couples flirted and old
couples gossiped. while the sullen
and disappearing ocean pounded
son thd shore and announced to the
sshivering sands its intention OIL
sweeping the whole frivolous place.
TO destruction with the first winter
storm nm fS5
s Mrs Pemberton Jones had cal
Eculated upon some opposition to
her plans from Geraldine. but upon
none from Margaret. But as the
season progressed the usually
plant Margie developed an unex-
spected obstinacy quite equal to
her 4 sisters and as the season be-
gan to draw toward its close the
girls were, apparently. no nearer
catching rich husbands than they
We're at its beginning. 1t must not
be thought that the sisters made no
sconquests-they did. In fact Ger
saldine had the honor of respecting
~ nature millionaire and Margaret
rejected a silded youth of the. best
Wall street standing after each of
which events Mrs. Pemberton
Jones kept her bed for whole day.
The good woman was in despair
and ndulged in remonstrances
and tears at the manner in which
slier# daughters neglected their OPP
sRortu ities.f1f ma is so set on m ar
rage. said Jerry to Margiee after
one Of these family squabbles. why
doesn't she get married herSe1f?ii
She on ly forty-five, and looks
len years younger.
iSs4 But had Geraldine and Margaret /,
come through the frivolous and
fiery furnace heart whole and
fancy free? Not so.
IS On little fishing shack four
smi1es away along the shore of the
bay, two young men were rough
ing it for the summer. They had a
scatbo at. and they had an aged ne
gro to cook for them. They sailed
and fished and wore old clothes,
Smoked and loafed. It was life
good for the health, and the young
men showed it.
Most gentlemanly and attra ctive
young Fellows" said Jerry to Mar
gle after their first nj citing with the
hermit fisherwomen They haven't
money, though, pparently-which