The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-02
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!STIOR S DRY!
THE FLIP OF a COIN
'ey CORONA REMINGTON

rs BY CORONA REMINGTON 8S
Just once more. one; two.
Barbara Collingsworth placed
the tired little fingers over tho
agingly.
There that will do she said
moment later. .Memortze eight
more measures OF the ..Flowar
Path" for Tuesday and tell man.
ma you've been very good little
Z girl.
, sOh, wait a second: / wonle:
whether there isn't one pull!
in the candy jar"
Almost wistful1y Barbara watch
led the dancing little figure, as
8moment later, it skipped down the
front walk and out Of the gate. Her
mother heart went out to evey one
OF the forty-odd children in her
Ssclasses. but Evelyn was her ia
Yorite,S her fairy child
That evening after dinner as
gEarbara sat reading the paper TO
hers mother, her heart gave a sud
s#denSjump as her eyes scanned an
announcement: Newton to Have
New Music Teacher Next Friday
Prof. Raymond Valentine, pupil
SSof9s the late Karl Forester. vii!
Ssopen5a studio over Philips Drug
known in metropolitan music cir.
cIes8 and will teach the Rackman-
shoff Method
Aslook of pain stole into Bar!
sssbara's eyes as she glanced at her
sinvalid mother and wondered
happen to her if the
boys and girls fiocked
oyerSto the new teacher. Ever
since she had graduated at Carson
College ofiMusic she had been the
Ssonly teacher in Newton She had
@hadi the parents were pleased
with their children's progress and
Seach spring, when she gave her
pupils recital at the Masonic Hall
1.-THE whole town turned out en-
nasse for the event. Now this
new teacher had come well equip
stpe ed with all the tricks of the
sSltrade. Studio and -.RackhamoffI
- she quoted under herr
breath. He would be sure to draw
probably had flowing
docks and a foreign air as well, She
unused.
80 Itswas with forced enthusiasm
that she went through her work
the next day and the next and the
next. BY. the end of the week
three of her pupils had stopped
ssands Barbara knew that the studio
and 9Rackmahoff Method were get
ting in their deadly work. Within
1, mon tn she Lad lost nearly thirty
:#of her pupils, and something had
Ito be done. Her usually happy
face was clouded with worry as
sshe thought over the situation.
JzxxJa III 4 20 II ~,
ssthe pot boiling?" she asked her
self desperately. Wish we'd
never come to Newto-. Only So
III d the bank, and this months
bills not paid. Ten little injuns |
&sitting on fence she quoted |
s-rimly to herself. "Soon there'll !;
be none. all right
Into Barbara's eyes there crept
the look of a trapped animal. she
must do something, and DO II
squickly. Her mother must not SUI
FER. Somehow she must try to keep
sher from realizing how very serious
tossed and thought and planned ant
8worried,s and next morning arose
white and determined After hurry
ing through the housework she put
Son a heavy veil and went out With
sset face she made her way to the
sstudio over Philips Drug Store. and
az she felt the blood rushing into
cher cheeks she thanked goodness
sHor4 her thoughtfulness in putting
ION the veil.
Outside the door she hesitated a
moment before knocking. Some
#one inside was wristling cheerfully,
& fitfully. when she knocked 1t
stopped and footsteps approached.
what would he be like? she Won
sdered. Since every one had tact
fully avoided mentioning him to
her she had hardly heard anything
about him. She did not even know
wheeler he would be young or old.
ga s.Oh, beg your pardon. / thought
syouswere one OF the Kids he apollo
gized as he stood in shirt sleeves in
stheS doorway.
fact is.'' he explained. IN
fsconscious Of his visitors embar-
SAassment, 81 was trying to sew on
me fgure out how they do it with
souttsewing through. Gets me-" he
laughed.
Carefully keeping her back to the
light Barbara sewed on the button
andaprayed for composure. She
thauAed heaven for this chance to
pullherse1f together.
But that isn't what I came here
zfor,h she said after pause, al
tempting laugh. TT came to
ssaythat if you ever need an assist
ant
But the man did not hear what
she was saying. With a jerk he
had turned her toward the window
Sandswas staring at her face.
Good Lord! Barbara, it cant
beayou! You here with me again
Nov I've got you this time I'll !
never let you co.
She struggled for moment.
then submitted to his trembling
Icaresses.
Aentine?" she asked after a |
9Rhile. her curiosity reasserting it.
self. You used to be Sydney |