The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-11

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Good Els III the Sea
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BYlROSE MEREDITH

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BYgRosE MEREDITH 81
+ y n II RS. MERTON fixed her hard
iNk bright eyes on Ruth's pale
xtAface. Don't pine after Ar
thur Bent. Ruthie-he isn't worth
one single tear from any girl!
II am not shedding tears, Mrs
N erton,' said the girl proudly.
THE engagement is broken-and
s he has gone back east
Il heard there was another girl
d out there" IF @
81 heard SO too" retorted Ruth.
8"and IL you do not nina, Nrs .
Merton, suppose we talk about
som ething else"
"Glad enough, my dear. for he
was as mean as all getout to steal
your heart away and then go OIL
but remember, there's as good 1isn
+ in the sea as ever were caught
81 suppose So" said Ruth listless-
", as she picked up her Knitting
81 am afraid 1 am not much OF
3 fisherwoman.
Ruth's mother came back to the
room and glanced at the weN-mean-
X ing neighbo. She suspected that
\ the trend Of conversation had been
toward the light-hearted Arthur
Bent. She sat down and br1skly
threaded needle. Rivers rising,
they say" she began.
81 want to know! l heard Little
Creek was way over the banks, but
didn't know it had broken loose
5if1 the river Keeps oa rising anc
+i,a d,;,, sbreahs-the1, good by to
I eI,,aSPiver ann All our honest"
s..7' -. ,oalaa ~ n Is.
n wonien Die river and
.1 sMiiliy , 49,. hen ~ snail stream
n TAXED aDoue =" 80 ana mar
were ~! .. e,oohe,s ,.ere dnc
& - :. : 49, a,r,:d Il Rlue
,ss,,sl IS =" 70 I,,,a lived on its
Y 49,. ca. twentv years" remarked
53:nsn. Morton as she went.
4 -.s1 4, .,r.;,d ahon, those
am more ~orii ~ a W;,i.ea re.
H p oooors IONS ~ ~. ~. BIS ,. dac1ared
sSglo'1nl aions 49, e.L s.aoa While IN
= gs MIS- f 2 . 'o.ie $50 ~ fr,g.
: 5Ft,tlt ooo."ay, enlD 1 .ns nd the
Il II rance rsala, q appiS 49, Tho new.
b 1 17fse's eaiLn a. r.en No. paze
ssiy plo"ea hieius 40 in,,abter and
turned 70 nei ~ et.' , aanenad
3 the aI8iets - ~ IS, sn,is,,v rlving FIN.
s.&a as sne noteo rs s% !ait,;nS pntho,
gers w hae ale ~, suu y : .
D. s 'tle ashe Sc q ias :
The girl smiled Don lausn =
me. mother dear. but ! am shifting
K "a scarf---it started out 20 DC q ihui.
i fler for Arthur---and since ne LIS
gone away, nave kept rlghe -
) knitting away, USING up ~
{ stray bits Of yarn IN the house-ee
the crazy-qullt effect sons - !
4 when have used the iast ~ -
wool, twill be competed anu az
my trouble VIII pc khItteo ~
see. it is six yards long now
"My dear Don't you think you
have done enough
"1-aa-1 begin 10 feel that i am
! aarine the enid am caring less
3 go. 49,,
IA ...11,hat J, b1essed scarf that will
III, ~; IL q good plan to knit our
trn,Ib1ee intoTusaf,1l things like that
8RnthieS i do believe the river is
rising-see / can catch the CLINT
~. ~ = be1ween those trees. i never
s Vii before I am glad we are on
$higf nround here-your pa says he
VI halieyes in building his house on a
&hi1l,,
.sS75S5 ruth got IN and went to the
ss5haclSs door They watched the brim-
y ino,inse river in it's rushing move
/ nYent toward the distant sea.
am afraid OF the flood. moth
y ,ersrf said the girl softly, "and yet
somehow. am waiting for it, I
have q feeling that things will be
different after that
s7 Gear child. / hone they will be
happier for all of US. but remember
h the flood means death and destruc-
y ton to many poor people up the
river
$3.50. know am not wishing for
at am praying that the bridges
viii hold and that the dam will not
break, but I am excited and she
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