The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-03
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psri1fnme thes they had g uar-5
sSSss likeSyo J IL, walled
IN arfeHhnaIlys on1 = onlysl& th1nkf
s sI ttred# f@syou# and II ed..oI
sgnEaged. ess it so dreadtI1su Wy
say but how much bette
We are Mn arr1tea:4
sssSo$heresaEy ourSr-ring!3s gu
fnni q w. IN ID lei d out his hand
Inning Bit 81 jeWelry.7
s5T'hahghesstr ghtened&h his should
curse tear, he.s a y g;
sobgIly sWorl Ids better : -,
sstryst to takesi tEsensib y o e''
aeIskg home: n;
after Jim had 5le IT. y Marie MAJ ne e
Wond ered IL any eT.m man .ssn q
esbsaISt he cause ofHhersd eject on.ghle
sfrfgd afo8sttfl rs til eSsuspi cion.@To be
gssura. any Cir woul d have NgroW VI
ss:sWaarV long ago Of this smonotono
And he offered no u hap
! afer prospe after marriage,
N5narria geS could geYerssbe eli, Sh1s MS
Ssole@dutysnows laySw III his brot her.
8 d arSa gS Marie was concerned
no s@no othersman than j i'm had ever
sSeyen one tiny thou ht.
sSsYet there #was9another man In the
L iooffin gsz:sast tall sleek, ST unattrac-
dive you who had many times
LTD Marie sadmiringly%a they as
kes3d together in the eleva torsto
33sfheir respe ctiFea places Of employ
SInent And that mani ertS Rogers,
"a avs al tersf e'sengagement to
~ iIn was brokenBheS accomplished.
sshisa wish through$5the agency Of 2
sssfel1oWsste Of Marie
day after$he met Ma,
ertSdroveas her fn#hf small but
sSsmile-dsyourings road sters far up
alongsS Hudson. There was
othngssIowsab bout Bert
Marie; 1eft#a at LOSE lends Of her
q oWnsnalk1ng found 81 life ar more
ssexciting8noW8than sitEha been with
sJim Jimss money had been limit
RedsandShad.hadstos be spent in many.
ayssBert,,sSappear to- be ample.
and ghad@butsson out let--one good
time saftersanothe And just now
itspIeasedgh him to include Marie
Seats he latest comedy;
sSsuppersat@theSm ostsexclusiYe little
hamp err picnics on
Sdlstantssbeaches nidnight dances
Il soft hted Ills lassy foored
anceShaIl So aTie #WentStheg
3
slsoEp1hereitsW ou1d all Lend
tsArrived@ the light of9the lnfan-
lily ball the one annual eStrnva-
NSanceSshe and 81 I'M had permitted
Bert tossed tickets
gsfori INTO her 1ap$asEthey sat to--
ssgether on8a grassyHb u IT, overlo ok
ngstheSS Sandy Hoo panorama
ssNo t9crazy eb tout to said Bert
ssinahisg bIases way w. bu I've mi Shit
SasgWeI lstake It in ,,s;s
OtheI# years Marisfhad not fuss:
Yedaunduly about here othc5. Poor
Mold innSs had th ought tn that VIII at
ever shesswore outshone al the
costumes fsall the others. Bert,
SsMarie called was sconsldera bly,
sSgnnorecrftical. Therefore She drew
Som rainy q ay balance and
SssSBertss8f1ower wero 4! lavish and
~ 81 oWy, and VI Maris couldn't help
but nk,anot nearly So fragrant
thg&nodest bunch Of violets
hadgalWaysScone from I'M
lPfnn ing lem on, she sighed: as
rsWOuIdIJ in1%ever have reco5-
izedS inMthe phtsticated Image
sssvhic met his gaze, his little
SsssForsomesr reason or cot her moth:
sInE8SWent III ST right Bert could
least, not in that
gkKSaY;.: Swinging way she had
ned tos1oyasinS Jim. Also, she
didntgscarefo or IA Sfsil ly compli-3
menfss BertsWh1spe red sin her ear
sasaheS SheIdahersra closely
said he had a single-
trad KIM ndg and coul keep his
feetsandhis#t ongue#go at the ,t7
30 odd safferS ali, thought Marie
4 To- herself, to@be8 dancing with the
ESman#ewhoA was giving you the
sstin 8 our SyoungEsl life, and re:
Seal nan yoush l' I'd Grown own.
SsSsSs ThescTistsSca at 81: intermiss1on :
Haltconcen1ed by a screen OF
SMnaImlIa#Berts threw& bis arm around
shou Ter. lat instant t.,
Marie knew Knew that twas
IN andsno taABert$w could bring
sher8happiness:
sss5,sTakesmeS home once. Bert, =
insisteda colo w. ~ r nj m
sNs1ck t.,s zSsA And S$B ert, inwardly
/ snseringHatsthegi girl who wouldn't
sspIayaSn ass les called s4it, was vas:
forced acq lIesces I. z
WhansMariegfou dsherse1f$ at home
and alone.sits otstoog late. she
eIfSnerYous1y, to find out
SssifSJfmMWasSstt II fire free to be-
co5maNboundAagai n. QuiYering she
toor,dAatsthe telephone.
IS Is M arie. oh,
iJfImcouids youSco over for five
minIites ESomething{to tell you!"
FYSS8B1ftesn minutes f1atersJim stood
II inSfheMdo doorway and sstraightway
III forgot thatsasw aiting taxi outside
ssWas@Tunnin up steep record.
All ne realized was that Marie
shoidinBSoutE both arms.
sSs2 yoHsmeangyou aren' t tired
iS az q ca J In want
~ = Il dilnp1ed.