The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-26
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SsHI OR S DRY
! April SHOWERS.
by ZEE MEDICINAL

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JACK Denton closed his desk
with a bang. damned his hat down
sSSon Ills head and started for the
door IS
Better take your sltcker, MI
81 Denton, suggested the office boy,
raining like the dickens
Denton halted in his mad rush,
right flanked and walked over to
48 he window Hump COM
rented bitterly; half to himself
ssa'N ature weeping for her sins!
ordi nariiy Denton wouldn't have
thought of ventnring out in such a
III down pour unless it was absolute
VI " necessary, but today the
weather. seemed thoroughly in &C
cord with his mood, and his mood
sdbyiously. needed exercise so he
took the boys advice donned his
sraincoat and left, forgetting his
umbrella.
the corner he met Byther, UNI
ddubtedly the best friend he had
earth, who pulled him under an
aw ding to sal For the love OF Pete
che tip. Boy! You look like a
ann bal about to devour some I'M
ron 81 old man %
8s ..N othing you can help; thanks
Just the same. Jim. It's only that
live discovered 1 can't stand this
pickering with Gwen
any longer; and I can't live with
out her. so what's a poor devil to
ito d ? ~.
Quit this tommyrot and talk
sense. for one thing. Gwen is Just
like ali women. You can't give
en- their way too much without
spelling them What's the trouble
athi q time ~
s3ss. Same Old thing Blaine's
Wedd ding I promised to be best
man and Gwen objected because
they paired me off with Polly Ack'
ers, girl she cordially hates, and
sh refused to go to the wedding:
WE'VE quarreled about it every
tina we've seen each other since.
can't disappoint Jerry, and 1t
swould be p erfectly silly to ask his
SSssanceesto change the whole layout
cot iler wedding party just because
ofl Il IS capricious girls whim.
Silly is right. Take my advice
- and come with me to the wedding
gafdless. I'll guarantee every
thing will come out all right
AT this point the Keeper, of the
store came out to pull up the avn
IA and they discovered the sun
Twas Shining brightly. april
show ers,' commented Byther Jo-.
lily. .'They bring May flowers,
so the saying goes. Take courage,
nj ack.
Danton hadn' t the least idea what
By ther was driving at when he
Eavs$ his guarantee that everything
swoul q come out all right, but ha
gEkneM his friends reputation for
rss6urcefulness ana somehow it.
rave him the courage, wien he res
turn cd, to his office. TO telephone
Gwen. sst' g Friday. the 18th he NUT
#tered 81 but here goes. I'm leaving
isstoInorroW for Blaine's wedding,
told g Gwen. Sure you won't
change your mind and come with
1i1 & ~
9sssI sve told you what I'll do and
tflaE4ends it, came the reply. 'tIf
s4y OH want to march down a church
$aisleS With that hateful Polly Ack-
ers hanging on your arm. laughing
up her sleeve because it ism T., you
can 20 right along. I'm through"
Denton went to the wedding and
played his part faithfully, confident
heSswa doing the just thing, but
f1e was miserable every second OF
the time. When he reached home
he found a registered package. for
which his mother had signed, and
be knew without looking that 1t
contained the last remnant of his
to Gwendoline Spur
:tock.
For week he neither saw nor