The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-26
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81 Martha Mcculloch.WilIiams
sS5 81 orment. Where IN the world
are you?'' Mrs. Reed balf-houted.
shalfswhfned, her head cooked side
wise on her long thin neck
s Next door to right here. Here!
Here, a gay young voice chanted,
the while very handsome leg and
"a pretty foot became visible belo"
d the spreading branches OF the
d apple tree In the Miller yard . on
know waste is wicked 1t kept on.
\ Haven't you told me ever since
I you came here-making me eat
things I@hated because there wasn't
pig. And these streaky Junes
: Just cry out to be eaten. = had to
what "a beauty basket I'm n. bringing
ssllom q e. she cried, s~ing ing down
eftly In spite Of he; burden.
take yohrS pick OF 'em --- then
YOU cam say I'm stealing--you
know receivers are as bad as
th;eEes.'' stepping ltthely through =
gap IN the diyispn fence
I'm RS. Reed sighed acidly. To
think your dear father was a.
mi1iister,' she said primly.
was-I' IA the reaction from
his painful piety,'' the girl flung
Jack So gllileless he never s "a: /"
knugh people n OF even You -
Ne8 merely. thought the posto-
Sfnce she must stay a while
ger in the house with this in
1sufferable& sain, she would keep
ma east Va gloze of decen cy over
ssthe association She had not al
s5SwaysS cen so wise earlier, there
had been years Of battle-it was
insthem she had earned the nick
s anne of Torment, which she had
TONED resenting when her father
lied, He Lad gone from life cling
singEto her hand, and muir M urlng
s:sssof tly: .'Daddy's comfort" so low
other ears did not hear. She mad
gIind erstood-here in, face Of death
ssShe was rendering her the justice
Move for her had withheld in lie.
Aa8had not wished to sharpen .tne
Ged antagonist already exist
sSant .betwixt his child and.the mis-
eaaaffit3 new wife. Needs must they live
sFtogether TIL Dare was one ana
tWen ty-then, coming into her
grand n others money. she could
Ma q as she liked. But she was Eot
ssasS1uite siSteen-Ella for all her
acastiron hardness would keep her
III safe comfort. She was rigid
lust. according to her own lights
"a ~ ~ hichE never took account Of the
mad distortions Of Jealousy.
FAINT none of the new apples
4 can match old streaked Junes,
Mrs. Reed mum led, her mouth
#cramtuly,y surveying as ne SPOKE =
n eeD1y bitten core. Dare NODDED.
then sprank up, saying briskly:
your leave or without tap
plezdumplings. II feel in my bones
attay Fit the situation-not quite
sure though just what it is.
S.sWh OIL make. 'em? ! won 't-you
"a y Mrs. Reed shifted. Dare
giaughed softly, saying over her
sgsgshmlder. ..You watch me- Or ra tn
9er----d ont. Wait till you see results.
Indeed play company---1'l get Sthf:
whole dinner. Supper we ought 70
-eall it, to save scandal1zing the
S. 9
y t.Im 'fraid you'll need a nls
;sySorse'n ever one. was neeaed. MIS-:
freed interrupted. Dare out in
atheS passage laughed proyolzingly.
then banged the kitchen door and
sfbo1ted it fast.
haenAstrenuous ones indeed-she
called from the cool dining room,
ssDirner5 is served, ma' an, ana
adjust that instant came an in
frepil knock on the front door, un
.Aeryc:ce by the impatient Tat-tat
ASf Small high heels. Next half min
ute Mrs. Reed ushered in a tail
young elbow and small, very
pretty, very cross young woman,
sSwho ali but fell upon rush-bottom-
led chair, SAYING peturliantly, n
here TO get whatever it is that
smells SO good. Motoring always
makes me wolfish ----------''!''
lew have had blowout-here
half way to our dinner the man
#axplained t.While the repair man
VI scomfng could you, would you, be
good senough to save me from be-
ingeaten alive? This young per-
SON. nodding. at his companion,
.shas been threatening it for half
AN hour
II can feed you. too" Mrs.
SrEAs said with a wide hospitabIc=
&$ENfT tsJust as soon as you wash
Gust off Ill promise to find you
5 assnack.
US For theawery first time she felt.
II dfstiu city proud,of Torn ent, who
3 stood @ unruffled, family flushed
and @beaming proudly over, broiled
SssSchickensssbaked cold ham, several
r-nrann6Hsof vegetables and relishes
II i st biscuits, brown bread, wafer
thin, fresh butter and crisp rad
fishes set out in the best china upon
sgssssprotless linen, with the real old
silver cleaning in the low sun
@light, How had the girl done it?
MRS. Reed had never suspected any
ssuchs capacity in her young antago-
mist. But she was glad beyond
4 words for this sudden development
Of it, She had placed the strangers
Thomas Clair and the rich
miss M rray he was due to marry
shortly. Clair had given names-no
Ssn1ore--ears attentive back MIS-;
Il Reed-then Miss Green high school