The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
| TEIE DAILY
SHORT STORY!
Popcorn Queen
|,By p. RAY sAkER.

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tnls Mosic Ds X a. .i ias /, - y.
mAfhea req taAssRA1s W y ~ ~ "
the popcorn queen; snst 90 you
say. maoget
Aadge Holhrook tuFned 9 glance
on him in which the presence OF j..
ritation might have been noted had,
there been more light
Popcorn queens she said, with
4 tinro Of asnersty Ia TIE tone. "Do,
= an mean old Mrs Quentin? What
A name 10 appiy Is her! Ted, you
must have popcorn Oh the brain,
Yousre eating &c Of talking about
n IA the time some day you'll
nave 4 ruined stomach because Of
n Don't YOU know that popcorn
Win destroy vour annette. coflsuf1l.
inc Il br fhs barfel sthe way YOU.
doqp
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eH nas ss "a ~ . 4 i se,, ~
10y ~ ss4 y, !, ~ 49, W. !, a .gsSe'
nnsen psssses n. M, y "a s 80 S,si,a!
pesSsns ~, sSs asi HI ~ n Sta,,r
auu ost ~ ~ sss ~ es - A'VN1
'sn'ns f4ns .,
POPCORN y a1 " petiesr slof me.
ne replied lusssean,t seem 70
set enough % " ! es, mrs: Quen'
Tin Is the popcofn queen. I ! on see
she used 20 p nelshpor 70 US ofeE
IN Naiiey s3its5 ,apn 7 cal oh heF
now ana then 20 renew acquamt
ancesnip-apa g CONSUME DIG
bowl o. popsoIn s,yn1c Z sne atWay 4
prepares sns ana ner husband
VINO WORKS at tne ssa,WIllll, are per-
rect tiends ter popeern-as gad as
or worse tnAn y: y pFomiiseu Y
nrine you tor Y can some t1me' SO
Jet : STOP NOW
Madge snrnggea ner shoulders
ana anlnstea neg cane aa1pt;
Mi nsnt , I'm @ ~ ii,s, because s:t
US fatper gnlllyl anu llu. itnls Wlil =, ~
an opportunity % get warm. But
don't expect me me 70 eat any corn:
hon KNOW aet us,.. Ia ~. It's u, pau .
enough 70 sflp saEogunA anu .ill 5"atSh
lot q others ~ Up on it-and hear
mem too y me y, pelnE onligeu
Remembers We can't stay long.
ny sge ~; aHentln wers
quaint kindly old souls, hoth with
bean,tng rgndy races, ana tney ex-
Ienasa ne ,s, Mel g e 70 ths
vayfarefs The man OF the mouse
amoksd q eorncob pipe while his
wltc busted herself " me kltehen,
and tne TWO Young people sat about
me fireplace plaze, whicn Was
glowing sens ana discussed Weata.
er motion Picture stars and Con
gress whlisthe gents! OLD eentiemall'
liz tiie Kitchen could be heard a
Sgareato relEaltl.llke the voice o. q
machine spn ail4 presently mrs
Quentin nstleasintoi tne parlorl with
-FOUR nesplpg BOWS 4el flutty wnite
kernels WHEN ste proceeded 10 dis'
t1pnte
I'm sorry drs: Quentin. sal !
Manee pqt never sat It, It
looks tempting nut y really don't
care tot is
Lsla saSe aeplored the
nosfeas you certainly 90 miss
,os = iiies rs $3.50.
Wien me roadster haa resumed
~ folii'ts on tne sroad Madge re-
tlsrksus
Naee people ppt that popcorn
eallns session sneariy Grove me-
Wlia.
rum Nilifls SAID Ted, smackine
his hps, lean! taste ~ yet. Madge
you must learn TO Ike pop corn. b.
the way, naye sou eet tit yet when
we are 20 gst. married
Maage dian,t reply az once.
Don yep! mink she said,
fnaIly that y would be nicer for.
you 10 leaEn " IKE poncorn, see:
lpB mat nave no use tof 1T: And
az Tor naarryilg ynt; II haven't
1nongnI seF1easlys about y, In fact
marriage doesnst worry me at all,
ou'ro nlse enoughatrtend, Ted,
EXCEPT wnel you're eating popcorn,
out TeailS NoAia never 90 Tor bus.
bana' Let's lax 2 1outl the wealth
er.
But reg gas tnsistsnt. Perhaps
me harvest moon, rising over the
eastern NUS had somethtng to do
VITA y
But you can give me 9 little
nope can YOU Aaadge5 You know,
m gong away 70 the city--to get
rich hdn5 and N want annAakt1inFs