The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-27

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EIsH]E=OR Is. ST. DRY
a Summers Experiment
ByH IRVING KING
Mary Kelton had just been
Il Graduated from Well es1ey AMI
& Ralph Chambers had just been
t4graduated from Harvard. All new
4 " fledged college graduates are
very old and very wise. II you
don't believeE 1t ust ask one Of
them. Ralph was all that a Har-
ward graduate should be; tall, ath-
lettc. good looking and on speak
ling terms with all ! the "olog1es-'
sssM larry was all that a graduate OF
sSWe1le lesley should betall, athletic
good looking and on speaking
Aterms with I. oIogies'' of every sort
Il and very earn est Together they
made a couple that people turned
tos1 look after in the street They
swere# both orphans, likewise sec
NJ ond cousins, and were possessed
aErichs great-uncle who had SO
sSsordered their lives advanced that
sfa1l they had to do in this world
was to marry each other and IN
SsSherit his fortune s
" 81 ssis all too utterly absurd.
Hssaid Mary as she sat on the piazza
ls1 Shers summer n otel with Ealpn.;
Sit was Mary kiss your little
aEand. and Ralph, now kiss
1St little wife, And it has been
SS 4ysame thing ever since-w1th
thes kissing omitted. %
Not always, interrupted 11' '1
Ralph.
.Don't be frivolous continued
I'm ary. 1--WE are at a crisis Of our
iii lives and must take decided and
reasonable action All. Ralph. hu-
sgman hearts are not to be shapet.
5molded and con trC\ed&<,yt an ola
mans whim The soaring asp1ra-
NJ Hons Of the soul are not to be con-
fined by sordid considerations OF
mere money. or the boundless d es-
ssfInies to which we were born. cir.
by a preoraa1neo
saGourse Of life
S..Quite So" replied Ralph, who
twas not much of an orator but new
ssertheless able to express himself
fund erstandingly. quite SO. lagree
with kyo gu perfectly. I don't want
4SIJncle A1exander's money can
make oney OF my own. l know no
lend OF fellows who will see that l
get started right You see, Mary,
5S@ISwant to carve out my own career.
sgRalph was SO pleased with this
phrase that he repeated itA Yes
at is it carve out my own a1 ca ca
@sreer... S
ss.And whatgw that you said Q bout
= the Eeart?" went on Ralph.
80 Z don t just rem mber the word 8,
but they were all right-just the
s#swaysI feel. about it !, OF course you
sknow I like you immensely. Mary
shall for that matter But
YOU see there may be some other
Sgirl-you understand.
And for you, Ralph" replied
3sMary,I have$and shall always re-
gtain the sincerest regard. But
%fee1, Ell know, that
HI have another life long toSmeet.
without which life my life is in
complete.
.tsame here" said Ralph. And
sthen, after a minute of silence,
s.ssssYou don't suppose that by any
sSchance we have already metz ~
No, no. Ralph interposed
MARY BE true to yourself, be true
Ito your, ideals We have put our
hands to the plow-let there be no
turning back
Ssgss At this highly original phrase
Sabout the pillow Ralph scratched his
ghead thoughtfully-a bad habit Of
X his when in doubt He had come
Il; to this interview - arranged by
MARY, who had stated beforehand
1.-THE Important subject to be dis
cuss ed-fully even enthusiastical-
s&lys in accord with the proposed
Il there, with the moonlight shining
:ss0n the flowing river below, the
might birds calling now and then
from the wooded mountain
which rose behind the hotel, With a
y pleasant sense Of Mary's proximity
;Sand the sound Of her voice IN his
ear, he was beginning to waver-
~ gu see he had not Mary's strength
s%of character. Mary sensed the wa
svering spirit with surprised dis
& may, and, as became a young lady
of decision, took prompt action.
"There, Ralph said she, rising
E".your hand. We are friends al
ways. But the stars OF our destin-3
:Sies lead us in different this.
1Good night
Quite right, quite right. Good
might" said Ralph
The summer days sped on. Ralph
II threW himself avidIy into all the
4 gaSAties afforded by the hotel life
e a11swas one Of all coaching par
Ssties, auto parties and yachting
u parties on the river. Mary confined
VI herself to the society of her chap
II eron-an impecunious rela tive
Y furnished by Uncle Alexander -
& and to that of such of the guest as
I she suspected Of being 'tintelectu-
u all and Serious" She and Ralph
s saw each other every day, but
II there were no more moonlight
conferences The belle Of the hotel
was very young widow with lots
or money and soulful eyes-an al.
v Turing combination. Ralph, be1nk
II seen now and then in her COM