The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
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Pretty Molly and Her
Slogan.
ay HANK n. wiz LlAlas.

~ FRANK II. WILLIAMS.
n RETTy Molly Malone had d
slogan that meant q lot to
Jack Hoffman, but Jack didn't
Jack only knew that lie tingied
all over clear down to the tips of
his toes IA his large good.loo king
shoes whenever he gazed into Mol
ly's big brown eyes, and longed 10
tell her she was the sweetest girl In
the world and that he'd be the hap
piest tpanSeyer IL only she q let him
lead her toa preacher and put Q
wedding ring on her finger.
But ttis not quite the whole,
truth % say Jack knew nothing;
more than that Molly was the only
girl for him. He also knew that sh9
treated him rather disdaintully,
that she had aflot Of other beaux
and that II didn't seem to mean
much IN her young life whether he
came around or not. And that was
q very dlsagreeable thing TO know
and no one can blame Jack for fight
inng back this distressing knowl.
edge and trying to fool himself ali
the time into belief that he didn't
know 4 az all.
But the knowledge OF Molly,s
purely p1atonfc attitude toward
him would rush over Jack like a
dark cloud every now and then
when ,asytonight, he called up Mol
ly for Il date and was turned down
becnuse OF q epreyious engagement
with another fellow.
Gee!n grumble6 Jack over tho.
phone after Molly had said, I'm
sorry In the sweetest voice imag.
Unable. I'm about as popular with
lyon as the smallpox. Aren't you
ever going to break a date with an.
other fellow SOS to have one with
megr
why Jack exclaimed Molly,
reproyingly, you wouldn't like It II
broke q date With you to 60 out
with some one else, would you?"
That Isn't the point'at ALL" ex.
claimed Jack. stHfre am lying,
down and letting you walk all over
me and everything. and don't
seem TO be- getting anywhere with
u N M. 1t Just r!les me all, up to
have YOU treat me only as il / was
{a good friend and nothing more"
A silyery giggle was Moily,s an.
swer TO THIS!
.'You can't keep running aroun.i
with everybody always went on
Jack tnournfully. Sometimes 1
think You don't care any more
about me than nothing at all. YoT
seemtol look throughme and around
me for some body else. What makes
you treat me like that?n
rph,n came the surprising an.
swer, that's because I'm living up
to my slogan"
This was the very first time
Jack had ever heard anything about
Molly, slogan and II mystified him.
What slogan" he queried.
What do you mean? What is your
slogan3,s
eoh. that szould be telling,p cried
Molly. sI'm not going to tell you
what my slogan is. But you know
what slogan is; it's q sort OF guid.
ING star, or philosophy Of life, or
whatever highbFow name you want
70 call Il. Il helps you decide what
70 do and an that sorttof thing.
We'll, I've got a slogan and Pm lIv-
ing Nv it.n
Tell me what It is,r pleaded
Jack
mo. Ill never tell" said Molly.
Never Is a long, long time" en-.
claimed Jack. Please tell"
No, no. said Molly. "Good by.
Maybe nj be- ablo 10 go with You
the next time you cali up"
And she hung up the receiver.
Jack walked away from the phone
disepnsolatelys
Now u wonder what her slogan
Is anyway, said Jack to himself,
III could only find out what it Is
might have d chance with her. BY
love, am going to win herl I've
played around with q lot Of girls in
my time and I've passed up a lot
OF dandies, but there never was a
girl like Molly and I'm going TO get
her Il tia the last thing / do. But
! wish i could get her of this
friendly foo ling stuff and make her
take q real personal interest n me.
What Is her old slogan, anyway?''
In spite OF Jacks determination
TO cut out an his other girl friends
and 10 stop running around with
any one hut Molly. ha Didn't mali