The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-21

,SIIORsI STEtD Dry
slAs Questi sofsFurniture
.By az KyING KING

charles ana Marian had been
setting along beautifully. Furni-
ItureSWas the rock on which they
.fspltt. OF rat b er-to improve the
Observation-Disclosures was the rock
(which divided the stream OF their:
TRANQUIL love and split It into TWO
It is always sad
when loev's young dream gets
j sundereds5nE This way. hey Weie
people, Charles CorDln
land Marian Clay. He was a DOOR
Keeper working In the city Ten
EIttles away and she asslsteo - 2.
1.-THE soda water fountain at tns
Village pharmacy.
s 1t was over the great marble
counter in front Of the f1zz1ns
that Charles 5fell ID ioVe
with her. To see Marian draw q
;ss.raapberrys plain or concoct a
ssschocolate sundae was to see Hebe
herself dispensing the nectar OF
Sthe gods. At least that was the
II WY III seemed to Charles. Their
Z courtshipy had been a long one. foFs
@ifheY had both been saving up 70
= tart d housekeeping. And no"
@,charles father had given him
& nrefty cottage. Both Charles ana
Marian had each a nice little nest
egg laid aside, so they tlxed the
4 davs and began to buy turE nltuIe
4 for their nest it'll their nestegss.
parents approved and SO
%dfd the parents of Charles S hal,
lies received raise OF salary ana
Marian gave up her. i piace q LIZ
soda water fountain.
Tne buying Of the furniture tor
sfhe new home was a perfece DEL
sIshfng orgy with the lovers. lhes
sspent carfare recklessly and wan
Sde cred from one city furniture shop
ia another until they had examined
and discussed enough sofas, chairs,
tables, etc, etc, to have furnished
gfhe city hall They agreed won
sderfulIy well upon their selections,
and when there happened to be
little difference of opinion upon the
Sadyisabi1ity OF buying any certain
piece they had a charming way or
giving III to each other. Until II
came to a question of one corner OF
sifying Z oom,S then there came a jan
Cling chord in the harmony; the
music OF their lives was 1azzed:
Marian wanted to buy for that fatai
corner little three-cornered table
they had seen in one OF
the city shops. while Charles
5d9C1QSQly3 sIauC1tu 1ot ,is8ssls LIZ
;:positfon one OF those atrocious
Eimftat lion smahog pedestals with;
gilt trimmings. In a vision he saw
himself able at some future time to
place a marble bust upon it-possl-
iblNsone that resemb1ed Marian.
sssss But that's such cheap-loohng
thin said Marian referring to the
pedestal. ;S
ssButg t isn't cheap, my dear" re-
Piled Charles; 1T is markell
a ont care what it COSTS, re-
sforted Marian. sit looks cheap, and
besides. it sin wretched taste.
And thatswas the. beginning oft.
Each tn fought the other was un-
both were. 81 have
given In to you in every other
thing, Charles, said Marian when
Hheadiscussion had5lastedSov over sew
leral days and showed no signs of
looming nearer to q con clusion.
have given way to you in every
thing before, but this time must
insist that you pay some regard to
smySYishe
Given way to me 2" exclaimed
he,srWhy, i have let you choose
whatever you 1iked-a1ways. Am
s[Sto have nothing to say
And so It went until Marian
wrote Charles letter saying that
was over between them" She
sWas OF the opinion that they could
9nayerabe happy together after mar