The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-03

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monds you will marry q red.headed
girl. When shall | say? In a
year,"
"oh, no, soy as soon as she over.
talks you, You know jeff Is mad
about Blondy," gisgied Net.
Janice spoke bt: seriously.
"1'hey wouldn't get angry over this
nonsense. would tfey?"
"Been thinking about that" ad.
nltt'u Net. Lets do this: Draw
up an oath OF allegiance to James,
oldest Of potentates, as Eongfellow
says. Make them all sign and then
they can't so back on his decre:,.'
"ATy, but you've got sense for one
whose hair looks like youra," com.
mended janice as Nets last hair.
pin VI Mt sailing through the air.
"How's this for Banker Brown
Won't he love it?
" You arc a poor lad.
And your fortune is bad;
II YOU ever do well It's a wonder.
But you shouldn't the nation pl,tn.
DER
. "But I've b en- thinking" con.
tinued Lorna, "that I'll not trust
my fortune to this crowd. You're
accurate and all that, but you're
SO cold-blOoded and Grass. want
mystery and dark.o'.the-moon bust.
ness in mine"
Trust ne for that. Love and
dark.o' .thr.moon is Blacks best
feature work. RI write Janlce's
too"
Never mind, Nettte. I'm
hostess"
mot on your life!" shrieked two
Girls in unison. You don't miss
getting up in your placl ut table
and reading your fortune off Just
like the rest Of u.s."
So when at supper it became
JaniGe's turn she tore optn her Gu.
yelope, stood up and began:
Janice is January's child
TTo:fqced, like her heather god.
father"
She stopped, blushed, fie.tstsd.
Jaw, that's all right, Sis,p said
Dan, taking 1t from her hand. Il
can spell
"Janto1 is January's child,
Two'taced like her heather god.
father:
She pretends to like a chap that's
Wild,
But & dead In love with the
other,
"Hu'um," unused Dan. us my
buddy.ia,law present."
i say, JAM" demanded Jimmie,
1am ! the wild man from Borneo "
amid peals Of laughter from the
girls over Japlee's confusion.
Janice kneW Il she looked up
that she would meet the serious
eyes Of Prot. PeaFpse, who had al.
ready read his fortune.
Net gsnero4sly rescued her, CALI
ing Tor Lornas fortune. Lorna
picked i UP ginserly. looking
threatanIpgly ut Nets
"You'te . sgsgt young thing, your
middle namss Dp9ne,
You'll pet your fate IN the dark.
o the.moon:
i y9a meet your fate in broad day
One p the other would die of
The ministtr took the edge off
for q minute, 81 guess I'm about
the last one, and ! beg to say that
l do appreciate immensely meeting
50 intimately 50 many OF my flock
He was tearing open his envelope
while he talked, then he sansed the
lines and laughed. tAnd dark-o'.
the neon or pot, I'm not easily
fFighEned;E and he read it through
With spch evident enjoyment and
Fltty eemmEnt that he vas voted
Q good sport.
When they adjourned from the
table 70 the billiard room for a
1itthi dance before hbeaking up,
Pbeh Fen, as Net said atterward,
"bFazenlY sought ont Janice and
claimed the first lance"
New L ! could molly qualify as
the ether I'd No care who the
wild ehaR' was" he ghlspkEad as
hs looked down into JaRice's blush;
Ing face
Faint heart" laughed Iauicei
"But veal talk Of that another
tine" she pleaded. He agreed, but
declared that be Wepld Soc her
tsthef next day ana ask him Il the
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hs YelseFle in the PEisEiy umbrella
Copyright, 1922, by the Mcclure