The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-13
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Venii Vidi, Vici

1 but somehow those who did
looked again and again. There
was nothing arresting to the cas-
sual eye, not salient of shape or
%coloring or motion. Demond tolc
his sister that her friend was re
.markably unremarkable' the #11rst
day OF her visit to Waysend. NOR
did he revise the Ferdit until Ce-
Gle Ware appeared on the scene.
CeciIe was arresting-dimpled,
rosy almost loud in her coloring,
with merry dark eyes, and tendrll-
y " hair from whose soft dusks sun
rays struck vivid Titan flashes.
Audacfous in everything from cio--
thes to creeds, full of life even
z to oyerflowing, with a bird IN her
throat that piped sweetly, il a Bit
sshrilIy at times, and pair OF
dancing feet, she was commonly
justified in writing upon her
spirits banner: "Yeni. vidi, Tlci,
and getting away with 1t.
Thus she was Evelyn's compile
mentary color. After the manner
Of complementaries she brought
out her opposite surprisingly. 1t
took Demond three days to realize
the fact. The freshet helped a
bit. For three days il inclosed
= Waysend with flooding silver
wall even the hardest might net
pass. At first Cecile "adored it,,
sleeping until noon, then spring
up to dart out in her bathrobe and
rance on the turf inches deep IN
/ water. Over her shoulder she dar-
ed Demond to join her. Don't be
afraid cat like Bah and Eve she
half chanted. THE water is fine
once you are in"
IS. He only laughed, shaking his
head. She too laughed, but there
Mas q sediment of piquc below her
ntrth. 1t got more ponderablc
when no word was spoken regard
ing her exploit in calling up the
young new minister aud saying:
eff you want any first-hand CYL
dence about the flood, come over
5Sand let me tell you. hear you
are giving Il series OF miracles
stilis will help to make your next
sermon corker.
Cecile's heart. unlil;e the moon
did not always have man in IT,.
4But man within her sphere OF
Influence, several men indeed
added to her-joy in living.
Demond had played up to her
SO CALAMITY she had set him down
cas- too easy. Add that Evelyn.
coming first had not captivated a
creature SO suScep ,,.. 80,
Ss s'fl mao oohe ~ vii W.T. Joy 49,,
sFlng mn, .aMas Cesl, -, !ass
see, preaaclous ~ in ,sei.,Ie. ~ i,ao 80
pract1ce.esen me nsip.ess ,tuo
ecence o. ,he sounS W.. W.
Sss,u n.y. IS. =. -, E,,el,-n
d eit curious eiiss .. - y :
Mho VEL. ne' 1I 81, e di, SI,e ~ a1aea
LII IN nav IT, u I;tS So ,.. re-
& mona shoWeu haL wa" .aS q 49, ~,
tnat nlau Gss,.e
& at ner ln Ls - ~ .ne M -
If only she had known EVELYN
was not on conquest bent. Shyly,
in the mistiest depths or conscl-
sousness. she rlsloned love ana a
lover. Both would come IN their
: own good time. Until then II was
hers to be happy in life, sunshine,
flowers and singing plrds. human
52comradery. ana the JOYS OIL irlehu-
5i.ly service. 1ntuitively she saw
tl5sough Cecile-her arts, graces
sfs grimaces, With tolerant amuse
s$sd9n that made either criticism OF
thought of rivalry out of the
question. Allen Demond as head
s4of# the house, owed her hospltable
courtesy-nothtng more, Re-
ceiving it in unstinsed measure,
heswould have blushed redder
than any rose at thought OF de-
mandins anything beyond.
She had no mind to cast herself
for the part OF Little sunshine
while the rains descended and
the floods came.
Instead she sat quiet, reading q
little, knitting great deal Her
Fingers, slim, tapering and deft.
sy5rought rainbow miracles OF gay
wool, but it was Cecile who
sssnatched them away to exhibit
them and demand praise for them,
5Sas excuse, it seemed, for swathing
herself in their filmy softness.
The rainboys, she knew. set off her
gypSy beauty especially in a