The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-22

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The Vanqu hing Of
Nancy
ssss3 ~ M. MEG ilIiams
You'd love mesit I were a pie.
Bsor my syrup and exc for my
Therefore sir. I'm asking you why,
You are raising this terrible
81 dust e
Thus Nancy improv1sed. her
head the least bit aside. her eyes
dancing w1ckedly at sight Of
N Lauren. most object OF all her
sSthralls: He stod half way betwixt
door and window seat, his mouth
mutinous. his eyes glowery. a
v letter had preceded him-the kind
70 letter Jealousy writes and seals
with a threat Lauren had indeed
Threatened the empress OF his
y heart that unless she ceased as
pfration for universal masculine
dominion he was going to cut and
& run for it-but all the way TO- the
q itch place he had been in glue
funk fearing she might also think
$50. AZ Suppose sh should tax him at
u his word Civ back his ring and
Of summer flirtations2 That would
be Shard-she was already hitting
i On all six cylinders that way, az;
cording to the gossip of Blainhill.
select suburb home e families
q Roasting super-finished daughters,
haturallys II disaplprored OF their
ssbeing put out of, court by an u p
RI start wi hout a single accomplish
\ ment ..3s.
True, Nancy danced like a viii
ss1ow9in tn eEwind, but never bother
sEed as to steps She rode in any
oldscostume she happened to be
swearing, played golf with as little
regard to sartorial requirements,
%sand at auction IBID her hand
D Nj thout regard for anybody's rules
sports clothes loud. even
ssvul gar, flip hats messy and beady
q things savage. Notwithstanding
sshe managed to look always like a
S5 picture, and to have all the most
igible beaus at her beck and call.
considering her sta
s.:tus as an accident. If the street
chad not got most of the Jennings
kmopey, Nancy and obedient gran
my would never have had chance
ITO snap UP the Jennings cottage
for year.
1.-THE rector had vouched for
8them-a work of supererogation
their bank account
s5SI is lusthood possibly made them
so little of#sticklers for the social
mint, anise, and cummin. Gran
@5nyss world beginning and ending
m Nancy, yet in its kindly round
#em braced all who were IN need of
h a.
Join sthings-not the village i'm
the special Provident,
y the mothers circle. u or even the.
ssli brary3 associations I'VE shall
STAY only until Nancy gets to
ivan ting somewhere else, she eS-
Fpl ained ...Of course Wei do our
q pa rt--but as ouGsiders-then
sThere wont be any trouble leav-
sing..s,
41,i,at had been lived up TO. Her
gardener had furnished plants for
3iSSsl the gardens whose owners
X Pack ed to buy them
aasaRy' help of the rector she was a
aery special individual providence
~ - new babies might have howled
down blessing on her gray head,
spS4 soft and plenteous were the
iaSettes she supplied. The library
was different. The Pitches had
Il brought books aplenty-they
bought few new ones, SO had evil
IDENTITY N one to spare. II Nancy
E -anted to dip into the latest SEN
Il sationSit was sent her from some
S;city agency under special contract.
Granny read little Beyond her
#Bible. PRAYER book, and the morn
Sing paper The paper kept her
Sfrom stagnating, she said What
could an old woman desire?
sssss She stopped midway the heavy
Header she was cons cientlously
wading through to ask plaintlve-
80. Laury, do you know anything
about stocks? Or bCc.et shops2
enough to let them alone,
.aury growled, glad deep down of
the stay in his progress Nancy
ward.
Nancy sat UP very straight.
Saving primly to granny: Don't
tempt innocence, Grannykins. l
sInow you're born gambler at
heart. it's your head that won't let
You play the market. Everybody
4hagn't got such head. Take care
sfosset proper example.
Now amt that Satan reprovins
sin Laury. she has bought her
self another bracelet, with her
winnings at the Eton bridge last
week 40 granny complained.
auren looked elieved-Nancy
81 mad 8 aface at Granny I'm glad
20 Know, he said, "been wonder
y s. ESS;Wahere It came from since yes
tefday----'a
sS$:sssssissAnd thinking A.. came by the
Ben-Bob Bobo route. Nancy
u broke in BE ashamed of yourself
81 for a ssillygin-as though I'd wear
and trumpery thing you idiots
here would choose.
Even a ring? Like this?
Iaury questioned, moving close
enough to drop a fine plain small
boxgin,Nancy's lap. she opened IL
sssingerly, took out what it held,